The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-28
THE ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL.
THE HOUSE REPUBLTCdNs CHOOSING
GiRETELD and HOfR
A stormy Cnucus and Close Vote Rctweea
Hale ana Hoar-frye OF Maine Denouno
ing Republicans who Voted for the Riu

Hale and uoar-Frxe ar MAJ. n....,n.
A >''"""'''"' VINO "osed Tor the Bin.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27---The caucus of tbe
uo,so Ron,,hIioa,s ,r,,a .,aI.. ."uou9 y, '',o
HOUSE hopupiicahs this morning TO nominate
members of tho Joint tribunal was tho most
eVoiinS .' VI ,no scssioh, ana threatened ono
., .me 10 DO broken up by the opposing factions
The extreme opponents of the bill, who were. Of
,orn,j,od ., ..l,'' '' "o'' , ,i'' Wv oaucuS w,
tcrminod TO monopolize the selection. and
tho moosure This fa,,ion r,,iisa a.9,','1 W" A..
o '",S i",uoh r"liieu AROUND MR.
friends of the bill and n few more of the liberal
wing, who had n, first opposoJ the arrancamont
bnt yern rn"I,, -. , p, os"u''e "rrahsemcn,,
put were ready whom defeated. to abide by its
provisions. These two elements confictod. and
soon locked horns.
Gen. GARFIELD was first elected by an almost
unanimous vote. only three opposing him.
Then came the trial Of strength ba,yaon NJ,
''','Y 'o 'uui @ y, S.'ong,h between Mcssrs.
. ioai anu 'iae' Ihe iatters : followers were dc-
what thov callsd tho eurronJ,r ,rt,' I,
wore ,vlIlina ~ conon,,o o Nv lo'r men
W. wore Wiling 70 concede one. and united on
improper to yield any further. and this cn,Isn5
lhe controysrsy., Four ballots were taken. and
tern0on that, had it not 6ecn for tbe sn"orh ~
MIR. Frye of Maine, which is charactnrlznd IA a
have been selected as inomb"r Of tbe ,,,ni
mission. '''"'' u '"o 0o"-
r.. MI La TO- thn
of nominating Mr.. Hale and was tbn i,et P;n',
after the caucus opened He was Very bitter |''i in
hostility 10 tho men wo anu had u er5 nUs conceal M nus
ton. He said that ho had no conildcnco in tba
Democratic party. and he did not believe that II
the House thoy would do So He Te9ar"cJ tha
Electoral bill as u surrender on tho bart Of th9
great deal of Sressura ,s r,a' brn tnng9 had Reen
BY mcrchants and bankers gooE'' IN favor W eeaf az
His Citv lI.u nj
capitalists Of Boston. and he had hnnn ne ~ tlio
Rapbicnn nnrty prI ,vhrn ,ne Tank and HE o. tho
would sustain the m"mbnrs ybo ynh neIra Iron;
The bill. He proposed MIR. Hale as % a mcmbar i 81
and who could not be relied upon Under ali
cir,nmstanccs. He said that there was u class
upon. He would not be satisfied 10 hnya tr'
Willard OF Michigan on the csmmis-ion for hs
:, Mr., Fryes romarks naturally ofrcnird all the
HnIpnDiIians present who voted in favor of the
tation upon his fidelity very keeriy and ra-
piled with spirit and cloquence. IL; sail ho
had been n Republican from tho very fonda
tion OF the party when there Was but ON" r", trn.
Rrcssonal district in the State that sent n Re-.
publican to Congress. Golden opportunities
the ing party. but l.c had declined them nil
and chose TO be a member of the Republican
Of success that could be forcscen. He hnd Stood
by tho principles that he then espousrd' and he
tho sincerely Of his RepubIicanisin. iIe then
spoke Of the bill and justified il ns i, meas,,ra
necessary for the welfare OF the country. Tho
country demanded that the Presidential dispute
should be settled in accordance with the (,npsti-
tuition, 50 that no man could question The result
when 1t was reached As 10 being "A mrmimr oi
the commission. he said that he did moi want
tne position. partly for reasons OF II personal
nature; He did think. however, that the frienda
or the Dill should bc represent ON the COM
missi9n i by one Of the House Republicans
Prof. Scely delivered n vigorous protest
against the sqhemo of putting two bitter oppo-
hehts OF the blll ON the commission. II would
nav" n bad effect on the country and would ba
most unwlsc proceeding. He believed thiS