New-York tribune., 1879-01-07
TIE CONTEST FOR SPEAKER.

40 REPUBLICAN Caucus HFLD LAsT EVENING
MANY MEMBERS SILL DETAINED BY IHE snow
-GESERAL HUs1ED Confident OF Mr.. AL
Word, ELECTION.
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ALBANY. Jan. 6.-The caucus OF the Repub-
lcan members Of The Assembly wac not held to-nisht
owing to detention Of many members at their romes
bv the late severe snow kilograms that passed
,ariy IN the day bet the Imprisoned members ana
their poIitca. friends IN this city showed that
il would be impossible for the former 10
reach here in time 10 attend the meeting
so that the announcement OF It's postponement
in the afternoon papers did not surprise any one he
Democrats OF the Assembly, however, attempted 10
hold a caucus Fifteen OF twenty eight members
mel in a small room IN the Old Capitol this evening
around q sma table There were present Messrs Beck
man. Duryea. seebacher, Patterson, DouGherly'
Clancy. .McDonough. Morrison. Grady, Holahah
MadIgan. Dugro. Douglass DAVIS and Flynn
The country members looked if they thought tie eau
Gus a solemn occasion bu, the city member. were in
Joking mood After a little informal talk about whether
or not It would be mold caucus under tie same
circumstances "a had r-evcnied the holding
Of one by the Republicans, motion was
made tuat the caucus be held tomorrow
II rclatonl 10 this motl.n Nr Flvun. Of KING
.oeulnIy SAID that il would Doe unfair o. 1od caucu.
when so many party associates absent. Mr Hola
han OF New York then said thatit very plain many
Of their associates showed IN the western part
The state. Nj Duryra. of suf k, iaugAngly said be
agreed Win Mr. Holanan aud would point out tA'l"
was very carly 'no" storm n November mat VS. 'e
talnIn the Democrats ~ home The motion TO adjourn
the then carried. f. Is conceded that EfAstus
Brooks w D be their candidate tor speaker.
Tie struggle among the Eepub irtn A. emhlvmcn for
the onuauon for speaker coutnu with considerable
hrrreuess durlHe th' d"V ana az inlS evening III,
trains from the west ano ''utl"t' 'r'l-" I'D N'',I'
absent members "h" reside a'hS fu' Ihf "i A' LT''
drliis 20 get 10 the railroad. OF pHVA''"n' 't
weary waiting FOR trains ana OF many d''""'.'"'
on theirl 'urney. one o.. .le Ele county lA"'''' ''
I'r' Z" every ones "'''..-.'' "' -.' ''' 'I'N '
Wv OF the Ere E.lf 'o. Ih'f' 10" ~" D" ,i''-'
seventy seven ~ TIE mae" --''tN H.N.i'f' HcLi'i>
T. f, conii ui'v hone That all WI. h" ah'" 70 re'ra
THIS citv by tomorrow rpor. NJ A.v'ri 11F-
he thinks tlat possibly the c.ueu- may he held
.a'r to-u"rro" an n"'u IT l- very '" a' however
II amy is held before Wednesday The absent member
arr from he following counties "I.'an- j. 'i'a'. -
'aauiaugu' j.. .'''n'.It j. '-"'-' j. -' J. 1T
4, Nla-a.a =, Nonro" - Fue - 'ehe-ee l. Livingston
Mr. S.ar received n te,c-ram from Nj steele %
60, .-,,-t, ...,...,.,.r D., had end ..,-.-.d with
''"'-'' . 49,. ~.
Two teams and fifteen mon "a reach tue Nf"-i'IS
Central Railroad To-day rur taa- Dee nid only -rlccardri
IN travelling t-i miles ana Ia" h''r.h Me' ''. o. -o
Ils supporters OF Nr. Av"rl ana Mr. an. DO 'hr mex
-.,...-. . ..c oft T7..-c ,,. r,.-,. an ,r.eupt
Y ''--- 49,
uP'u '''" 'i'
rleiseai TO the hostile candidates. Tbs attempt
80 ,-.-.- ts r,. o..r-a1 r.r,ab
TO- "l.| ""a' P'-
d-Ea ID either camp anu a. d''.-'A' noe '-eI' nave
,,.r .,,r. y. .r-.r1 % 'pmr4r tidy tuar on anv
- 49, g.. ...... .... -.. d.. ...,.
PG ''''' '"'' i' '-. ".' '.". '''- '-' ' " -''A
about tle moral character oi the candidates. ana *
.Cfuu yiruIcrr attacks were made uuOu their chief
.,,.,-.o-s Tho cvc.ta-,or.t cf,lrp,rarad to.ui,.-
N"iP'' ''4' AN "+ '-'''-''
in offers 10 bet upon the result u the caucus
and almost in n-tcuf encounter between
-- man t -Ie ce--is,r ~ tha ua.4y.u U,r-e Af.r
TINS tIAbllou OF temper H""t'e' N" 7upp" l'I5 "i
both candidates tv mutual agreement avoided debate,
-5 ,,,.-5 ,,,e,,l1tf q vnry ,rr,caba attitude vt.
H"" 'o"'-' I-''''''--' . - "
-uVaker Hustled. john I. -myiu, senator rockwell,
lanes ReIieu. and C4uA. Commissioner Wright.
-, ~, ,r1 r9,. ,flei sf~ -r.sr .r .l same manner
Goo y...r.- p -......
have been Mrs~F-. warner -I".r ia .'' L. A.-A'I'
United STATES Commissioner Deug!sou, OF Utica ami
-.... -..-.
Tonight there arrived ron Nf"-loik senator hlT-
,r r,t, T 0.pr,.p llrr.s,I Crp,tu Bernard BicIiu.
aut a 4ii-t A"Al'.l %. "'"'- "" ga '"' '
ali favor The election oi vi AN"rl ~ HIrfArf anu u4F
rue he'd ~ fortunes with -rr9t yIyHr For tie first time
-.-,r rH --I--e Ic-au the corridors OF the Dravau
,r tnr Eut before the LesI'Ufe f~-enin cS c'uN'f
men den-,. ycd-,d together. and iurloIsv smoking
"u.' M . nus n.T ..i. ,,,,l rl-l .,It ,Le ,I,v
r ,rvo-t men nave had he cr upou th.ir opponent
and ,caI eminent being no favor of that -cnemaus
L , ff. = or men rad o summon no all their uu-
- -, 80 ,i, ,i. --.all..r TIrst.,, ~. mn
\. r' " has tUo v.iss 70 one that is for Mi ,oau;
,nt Af loan upr"Ftrrs are , nt - iS
iasu Who pledged tne.r votes TO him N nth ago have
Ett " Urn M ~, WI d' dl, -r, - lir ,"'r, .sys -ss-
~ ne cor4dnt ~ rein, elected hpt has nor vet rsti-