, 1881-07-23
Lapham's Nomination Made Unani-
NOUS and His Election I'M
mediately Effected.
Rancorous Letter Of Conkfing Thanking
His Captivating Gang Of twenty
seven Bucks.
Speeches Made Last Night at Ser.
enade Given the Newly
Elected Senators.


las ended III regular loye-feast. After
1nore titan niIle weeks Of ilercU purity strife
and bitter controversy, accompanied bymany
scandals, and engenlcstng much hard feeling
and harsh talk, all tllo Republicans have
Joined In electtnE a Successor to Roscoe
Conkling, and nro yying with each other II,
shouting 0nco moro for the "grarM old
party," while all factions -Stalwarts, Half
Breeds, Fcatheriieaae, and Democrats
iayo united tonight in lousfn9
1olllflcation over tho result. Tllo
Legislature has been in session 200
days. "a record without prcccdent,-und 1t Is
natural that tho cnd should DO hailed with
enthusiastic expressions Of Joy aud Gladness.
Tile feeling Of relief and pleasure Is greater,
as tho termination cutie rather unexpcct-
cdly.
At h1pN1G1lr
the prospect Of finishing to-day appeared
small Tho Buck overtures for q cauclls or
conference having boen rejected, It seemed
llkoly that the contest would run into next
week, owing to the ,,nwilliugncss Of the OBJ
structonists to yield. This morning, how
ever, several 0f the moro Intolli-
gent Conkling men renewed ttelr pro-
posn1s, and urged the Administration
leaders to agroa to holding conference
where oil could meet and talk the matter
over, to sec II some Termination OF the strug-
gle could not be devised. AT the same tt,no
rumora were clrculutei by the Democrats
TINT they would iuayo In body unless all.
election WIS made this week. These circum-
stances, and the general desire Of all parties
to roach a. conclusion before tomorrow
night, induced the Administration s!de to
Yield another point to tho Bucks, and In hc-
cordnnca with their desire IL was agreed
during the morning TINT
4 CONFERENCE HuOULD ne HELD
to-day. The decision was not reached in
time to meet before the joint convention, so
at noon tho Senate and Assembly cast the
fifty-flftlt ballet, which resulted rs follows:
Lapllau,, C3; Potter, DO; Conkling. .; Wood
ford, 1. Tho Convention tl8n took recess
until ha1f-past l. 0'c1ack. Judge Robertson
requested the Republican members OF the
Legislature to remain after tie recess. The
invitation was very generally accepted, both
by the Bucks and tho Administration mon.
Judge Robertson, as soon al tho conference
was called to order, stated that Its object was
to elect candkfata for United States Sem
atof. Mr.. Drapor. q. gtfckler to tho last
for caucus called by the Caucus Committee,
presented resolution cmboaying his views.
It provided for tho appointment Ut q Special
So't'sAAstos' ~ ,S*saA - saue"st "'H't paof'9V
that, In case tho Caucus Committee ro-
fused to issuethe call, the Specla! Commit
toe should do SO. Dr.. Hayes thought he saw
q determination to change the conference
into q caucus, md As5nrte1 that such q
change was not indorsel by him. .
:, JUDGE .honEhrsoR THEN EXPLAINED
taat the Bucks had lad a meeting this MORN
INK, nt which they had agrecd to 20 into q
conference with the Administration Mem-
oefs ana aotae ny lts result. After sonic
1ufner MsGusslon' " oelng statea thas soy-
efal Nepaol!caas VINO would llke to partici-
paa were apsent recess was taken unal3
O'CLOCK I!lo Joint convention subsequently
took second recess hntla 4o'clock. At3 tho
CAUCUS rs tao buckS want 70 ca!! II, anu rs
the Administrator men IN thelr elatlon are
W!1ln8 70 conslder u was ca!ied 10 order.
N!nety-ono OF the loo Aepuollcans took part
IN Inc proceedings.
- THE BALLOT
resulted as 1o!lows: Laptam, 81; Conkllng,
~; Woodtofa, Il Evafts, !.
Lilo nomination OF Lapllam was made
unanimous, on tno motion OF Senator Wins
low ana thtee checfs anu tiger wore given
LOT Lapnanl AMI Tor tue grand old
Republican party by all tho mem.
bers. Speeches were then made by
SENATORS Wood!n, ualbert, Pitts, Speaker
Sharpe, Asseublymen Rafnos and Hustled.
iu which oil agreed that bygones were to bo
byRonos, that all differences lad disappeared,
and that tho party was nRaln harmonious
unit, stronger aud more vigorous than bofora
tho unfortunate event which had produced
tho long deadlock.
THE aLoI1FIoAT1oN
was stopped only by tho hour Of 4. when tho
4xnnrRHt0n tn 4lA1nf,1u n ftAf.