The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-30
THE REPUBLICANS CAUCUS.
CHOOSING THE MEMBERS or THE
LLECTORIL COMMISSION
Edmunds, Morton, and FreiinRhuysen Selected
Furious Speeches by Senators Sargent,
Morton, and Cameron against the Liberals.

WASHINGTON, Jan 29-Thc Republican
Senatorial caucus met this morning at 10 o'clock
to select candidates for the Electoral Count
Commission. The Senators who had opposed
the bill had boon actively engaged since Friday
Inst in canvassing thcir strength to ascertain
whether there were any weak -knccd brothers
who would hesitate to put the knife into Senator
Conkling. They had discovered that the three
members OF the Electoral Count Committee
would stand by each other. and that there wns
grave danger OF Senators Howe and Christancy
going with them. 1t was, therefore, necessary
that the absent Scnators-Logan. Oglcshy. and
Paddock-shouldbc bc present Accordingly. thcy
were tclcgraphcd to he here by this morning
without fail. In the meantime the friends Of
Senators Edmuuds and Conkling were not dlo.
but had seen every Senator on whom thoy had
reason 10 believe they could depend. and urged
them to be present at the caucus
There was II fun attendance Of Republican
Senator's. and Zach Chandler. VIM. +. Chandler
and various other outsiders who wanted to 500
Conkling sacrificed were early at the Capitol
and remained until the caucus adjourned. sem
ator Anthony. who had bcon confined to his
house since the goth inst. WAS present to pro-
side over the caucus deliberations As soon rs
it wns called to order in the ladies' waiting
room. the siruggl" began. and continued until
l2oclogk. the hour Tor the meeting of The ; u
s FURIOUS 'rfh'- were u'llN'rru ny M'@~rS.
Hlit NV, M'Il,'h' nHl 1m'fuh. n' lHu'r ur-
tnr'd llW l'' h"puhnran monitors oi the
J,lh' '.ihmiii'r from We SrhH, hud SURE, n.
dcrci t9 th1 enemy. lie would not say That
they h9n soh put a. a. some had charsei put he
Wa Sa.lsii,u th9t they had succumhtd 10 niiu-
Ssno,s Wnien nnu ncen Drought To- n,,ar on thrm
from Nrw YORK. Boston. anu elsewhere. whcrc
mere We're many men half-henrtcd and weak
knecd. lhat the whole thing was n Democratic
.ontrivan'o designed 10 bring Mr. Tildcn in
he was. quite certain, and the men who had
yielded 70 outside influences AMI surrendered
thc rights OF the Republican party and gly;nup
tho adNantages u possessed, wrr"nnt cntitlod To
"a" conlden'e oi their party. He did notac'usc
tn'm OF btd motives HetnouShtthry hhd pccn
oN.r'om" 10y th"ir more willy advcrsurics.
. Mr., Sargent was not guarded in his spo"'h.
lie chnra. icrizrd the conduct oi the Republican
senators who agreed with the Democrats 100 IN"
t"mmiiier a7 tr'a h'r9n-. and said they htl
i"trN d their party lie was very point i i'm
his allu~iun- 10 senator Conhllng and init
mat d that certain influences in NV York hul
been potential in controlling him. II" went 90
length into the condition Of Affairs In the south.
and in- -icl tAut tAe party Vas bound hy ever,
cnn-ld, ration 80 stand hy the K'iuvu .u,
Boards oi Floriia and Louisiana. It
would h' a cuwnrlly d"sori,n of the
hrayc men who had dared to do th"ir dul
iu ia hY-e stat s.. and Il would h' -'.i mur.
cpwuriIy tp gn hurk nn ~. d.-fInsui i-hNi wrn-