The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-23
CONKLING COOKED.
The Curly Headed Stalwart Killed at
Last.
Elbridge c. Laphan Elected United
States Senator.
The Way to Harmonize is to Destroy
the Kickers.

Albahy, July 22.-The joint ballot
stood: Lapham 63, Potter 40, Conkling
ling 2S, Woodford /; necessary to a
choice 67. Senator Jacobs moved that
the convention take recess until half
past one O'Clock; carried. The chair
then said that he had been requested to
announce that the democratic members
would hold conference Immediately,
also that the republicans would hold u
conference Immediately. The conyen-
tion took recess.
The republicans met in joint con-
yention this afternoon, Is senators and
50 assemblymen being present. Skinner
moved the roll be called, for the pur-
pose of nominating a United states
senator. Draper moved to substitute,
that the caucus committee should
call caucus for this afternoon. or
they refusing that the special commit
tee call it. He intimated that the stall
warts would retire unless this were
done. Hayes objected to turning this
conference into caucus. Robertson
said that he had been assured that
those requesting this conference would
abide by its results, and he learned
that if the conference adjourned to five
o'clock this Afternoon, that all would
come in and join it. Senator Halbert
said that the crisis had arrived and il
there was not a union the republican
party in the state would be hopelessly
divided. He was for union and har-
mony (great applause). Pitts said the
past should be ignored; he wanted the
roll called and each member to name
his choice. Woodin favored the mo-
tion for the caucus to four O'Clock this
afternoon. The time could well be
well spent in shaking hands over the
bright prospects in view; carried. Re-
cess till four O'Clock this afternoon.
At 3:3J this afternoon the republi-
can conference assembled in the assem-
bly, chamber, Senator Mccarthy in the
chair. The roll was called and 81 sem
ators and so assemblymen answered.
Skinner renewed the motion Of this
morning, that the roll be called and
that each member should rise in his
place and name his candidate for
United States senator; carried. The
roll was called and Elbridge G. Lap
ham was named by 81 members. Conk-
ling by 27, woodford by and Evarts
by1. The vote is the same as that
cast in the joint convention. On mo-
tion of Senator Winslow, Eldridge G.
Lapham's nomination was made unani-
nous amid three cheers. In the joint
convention Lapham was elected as
United States senator to succeed Conk-
ling, he receiving the full republican
vote, while the democrats passed a
solid vote for Potter.
(Hon. Elbridge G. Lapham, who
succeeds Roscoe Conkling, was born in
Pennington, N. Y, in 1914. Was
raised on farm and educated at the
Canandaigua academy, where he was a
classmate OF the late Hon. Stephen A.
Douglas. Studied civil engineering
and worked while on the Michigan
Southern road. He abandoned his
profession for that of law, and has
been practieing since 1874. He was
elected to the 44th, 45th, 46th and 47th
congresses, from the 9th district of
New York, comprising the counties of
Livingston, Ontario and Yates.
He is an administration republican
and has always been opposed to Conk-
ling. So bitter has been the feeling be-
tween them that Conkling declared
Lapham should never be elected to
succeed him, SO long as 81 men would
vote for Conkling. But the die is cast
aga inst Roscoe and his political doom
is sealed.-ED. LEADER.)