Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-19

is the one cause of all our woes, and to it is
directly chargeable this lsAg and tedious
contest. While taking my stand upon an
impregnable position In accord with par
ty honor and party usage, l have found
myself supported and esnlfMed by the
Jeffersonian standard Of fitness in my
candidate. Ii he honest, il he capablef
Let every nan answer to his
own conscisBos. I answer that
out of all this ssa Of dstraction, out
of the surging and ssstAing pool OF un-
just criticism, there rises no
BREATH TO CLOUD 9Hl HONOR OR M
2 4 TDGRTTY
of Roscoe Conkling, and the world con.
fesses his matchless ability. Influenced
by these convictions every sentiment of
honor, every impulse prompts me while
unburdened by caucus decree to MAINTAIN
the position deliberately assumed at the
beginning. Having seen my duty clearer
from day to day, if every tongue but
mine were palsied, should rise my voice
alone in the faithful performance of that
duty, and affirm the greatness and stain
less character of ths illustrious statesman
and matchIess orator under whose wise
and skillful leadership the Republicans
Of this State have won so many and such
signal victories vote for Rosco Conk-
ling.
The vote stood as follows:
Lapham. .....43 Conkling. III
Potter. .S4 EVarIS. ...l
Necessary to q choice, SO.
Speaker Sharpe did not vote and it
was announced he was paired. Senator
Halbert inquired who he was paired with.
The chair said he could not give the in
formation Spinola said he knew of no
Democrat he was paired with. The con-
vention proceeded to vote again, as fol-
lows:
Lapham ........54 Conkling -. .....27
Potter. :34 Evarts ...........
No choice.
Senator Halbert moved adjournment,
but withdrew the motion as Spinola de-
sired to speak. He was proceeding to
say another vote should be taken, when
Alvord raised the point of order that the
only question was to vote. Senator Stra-
han renewed his motion to adjourn, which
was carried, Adjourned.
PREPARING FOR SIMILAR EMERaENcIEs.
In the Senate this morning Senator
Mills introduced the following bill:
Section 1. Whenever any vacancy exists in
the office of the representatives in Congress
from this State occurring on and after the 4th
day of March in any year, and more than sixty
days. before general election, a special cleo
tion to fill such vacancy shall be ordered and
held, provided petition therefore in writing,
signed by ut least 200 electors of the Congress
sional district in which the vacancy exists,
and who are entitled to vote in said district
for such representative in Congress, shall be
presented TO the governor at least five days
before the time for holding the general elec-
tion.s f n5s sf84
See. 3. Upon presentation of such petition
the governor shall issue such proclamation
for such election, but no special election shall
be held under the act within twenty days be-
fore the general election. NE
Sec 8. The provisions of this act shall ap-
ply to any vacancy now existing in the office
of any representative OF Congress. This act
shall take effect Immediately.
The bill was made the special order for
tomorrow morning.
sTALwART CONFERENCE
NEW YORK, July 18. .-Ex- Senator Platt and
3. A. johnson were closeted with Ex-senator
Conkling last evening, together with the Vice
President and Senator Halbert, a leading stall
wart who came here from Albany but returned
tonight. It was said there was no truth in
the rufnor of the intention of Conkling to
withdraw in favor of Hamilton Fish in order
to insure the defeat of Lapham.
ONLY A QUESTION OF TIME.
ALBANY, July 18.-Reports tonight vary as
to the prospects of an election tomorrow.
Some think an election on the next vote is
certain, while others say it will be delayed till
Wednesday. The stalwarts are very reticent.
They have been so at nlghtfor week, as they
hold their conferences In the
morning, just before going in
to convention. Not much attention
is given to the report. CcnkIing has issued
orders that Lapham must not be elected. The
stalwarts, it is said, are now acting on their
own judgment, and it is regarded as only a
question of time when they will forego their
opposition to Lapham.