Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-09
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tUfC EXIo40A0G hHe1f tOtCSs
ALBANY, July 9.-The joint convention met Mt
noon and proceeded 10 vote on filling the short
term vacaDcy.. with the following result: When
Senator AStOrs name was called he said he Dr.
sired 10 explain the reason he and Others refused
to enter the conference yesterday. They bad
determined not to enter any snap conference.
| such rs that Of yesterday. He also said il the
two men nominated were elected IL would
throw the House Of Representatives into the
hands Of the democrats. He voted for Roscoe
Conkling.
Senator Mccarthy, when his name was called.
said fortunately or unfortunately he was the
chairman OF the Senate caucus committee which
refused to enter into joint caucus He then
argued that the majority had a right TO call .
caucus. as had been done He also spoke OF the
duty OF the legislature to fill the vacancies in
the U s. Senate. and in reply 10 Mr.. Astor ~
ferred to his vote for Crowley. He voted for
Eibridge q. Lapham
Senator Winslow called attention to the fact
that congressman could no; be voted for at
special election. He voted for Roscoe Conklng.
Mr.. Alvofd, in voting for I.apham referred to
the case of Waldo Hutchins. to whom q special
certificate of election had been granted Mr.
CropseF, after making flaming Speech review
ing the whole subject, announced that he was
paired and had no vote to give. This was fol-
lowed by long continued laughter. Mr. Derrick.
who had constantly voted for Mr. Conkling an
nounced that though he Gid Rot attend the eau
Gus, he would vote for Mr.. Lapham. Zap
plause.l
Mr.. Draper. in voting, also argued that il
Messrs. Miller and L.apham were elected to the
United States Senate their SUCCESSORS in the
House Of Representatives could not be elected
before the next general election. He considered
the caucus irregular. and did rot think it bound
the conscience Of any one in il. He voted for
Roscoe COnklng
Mr.. Duguid. in voting recited the mode
adopted to secure a caucus ard insisted that il
was entirely regular and proper. He closed by
calling attention to the fact that Draper had
voted for Richard Crowley. who in also men,
Der Of Congress. He voted for I.apham
The Ballot I'm Detail.
The vote was announced as fOliows:-Senate-
Potter. Z; Conkling. 9; Lapham, Is. Assem-
bly-Potter, 43; COnkling. y; Lapham. 81:
Wheeler. 1. Combined vote-Potter, 80: Conk-
ling, 81; Lapha,n, 60. Wheeler, l. The chair DE-
clared that no choice had been made, and that
the convention would proceed to vote to I'LL the
att vacancy. -
Senator Baker voted for Warner Miller Sen
ator pitts. in voting, insisted there was no dan
ger in voting for present members Of Congress.
THE INVALID PRESIDENT.
Sympathy Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone.
NEW YORK. July "A dispatch received by a
resident of this city to-day from Right Hon. VIM.
+. Gladstone, prime minister Of England. and
Mrs. Gladstone, saying that they ''are mucf,
touched by the kilograms about President Gar
fields condition. and feel profound sympathy,
and watch anXiOusiy the accounts OF the Presi-
dents progress"
NEW YORK, July Subscriptions to the fund
for Mrs Garfield still continue to pour in. W.
w. Corcoran, of Washington, to-day sent check
for $500 and George i. Sency for the same
amount