Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-24
NEWS By TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK SENATORS.
The Balloting Continued at Albany
with no Result

with no Result
ALBANY. n. Y, June 23.-The' fol-
lowing is the vote for United States
Senator in the place of Conkhng:
Wheeler so, Potter So, Conkling
80, Cornell 1, Lapham II, Folger l,
Hoskins /. No choice
The vote for Senator to succeed
PIatt was as follows:
Depew SO, Herman So, Platt 27,
Cornell s, Wheeler ], Crowley s,
Lapham 4, Tremain /. No choice.
The convention then proceeded to
another vote as follows for the
Conkling vacancy: Wheeler so,
Potter So, Conkling 80, Lapham II,
Folger /, Hoskins 2. No choice.
For the Platt vacancy: Depew 50,
Herman So, Platt q, Cornell Z,
Crowley 6, Hoskins 5, Tremaine 1,
Lapham 3. No choice.
The convention then adjourned.
Tee bribery investigation commits
tee to-day examined James Tilleng-
hast, of the New York Central Rail-
road, as to a deposition made of GER
tain large sums of money which have
recently passed through bis hands;
and G. P. Ingersoll, of Chautauqua
county, as to remarks made to him
by Bradley, to the effect that he
| bradley had got tired voting for
Conkling and Pl4tt and would vote
thereafter for Depew. Nothing of
importance was elected. John [.
Davenport was then called and testiS
fed as follows:
I went to Washington in May to
see about a case wherein J. had been
retained. At the breakfast table in
Wizards Hotel, Washington, the
question of the marshalship was
| brought up, and the names of Hugh
/ Gardner and Colonel Erhardt were
mentioned in connection Herewith.
After breakfast [ went to the Presi~
dents house, the Postmaster General
being present with me. The Presl-
den asked me who would be a good
man for the flee of marshal in New
York [ replied, I could not say.
He a-ked, "How about hlr. Knox q
l said his appointment would be an
excellent one. The President asked
me to see Mr.. Knox at the Arlington
I did sC,and'talked an hour with him.
but Mr.. Knox insisted that he
did not want it; had no acQuaint-
ance with the politicians, and feared
it would interfere with his profes-
sional business. f Fnding hm IN
willing to accept it, judge. Gardner s
and Colonel Erhard s names were
again brought up, followed by my
suggesting Senator Strahan's name.
! went back to the White House and
found the President busily engaged,
but be came out in the library, and
after tell ng him about the refusal OF
Mr.. Knox, mentioned Mr.. Strahan II S
name, out the President did not
know him. went back
to Mr.. Knox, and after
talking awhile I sent that telegram
to Senator Strahan and came on to
New York. [ met Strahan at the
Union League Club that night, and
asked him il [ could use his name
for the Office of the marshalship
Mr. Strahan said: Do you know
whether Conkling and Platt are to be
candidates ," | answered that I did
not. He then asked me: "Where
are you on this fght?" I answered
I'm this issue I an with the Presi'
denr." He said: q don't know
whether either of the gentlemen vii
be candidates, but [ don't desire to bt
embarrassed" He asked if this offel
could be held over TIL after tue set
tlement Of the United States Sena-
} torShip. I replied: "No. L mus
have an answer immediately [ tOlC
him that of course he would not be
expected to vote against Ccnklins
and PIatt. He wanted to consult
with Judge Gardner that night and
give me an answer in the morning
/ agreed t. this, and in the morning
he telegraphed that he would not
accept the pace. ] receivet tele-
gram about 2 o'clock that morning
from Henry E. Knox, at Washing on
asking me to suggest some name i
Senator Strahan would not accept.
Here the committee took recess.