Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-12
DISPATCHES
Call for Another Republican Caucus
at Albany.

Call for Another Republican Caucus
at Albany.
ALBANY. July l2.-Ths following ap.
peal has been sent to the joint osuous
committee: Gentlemen - Tho under.
signed committee appointed for the pur.
pose at q meeting Of the Republican
members OF the Legislature. respectfully
request the Republican Caucus Commit.
tee Of the Senate and Assembly to unite
in q call for . caucus Of the Republican
members OF tho Legislature. to be held
at such time - said committee shall
name. for the purpose Of nominating
two candidates to be voted for to all the
vacancies 10 the United States Senate
occssionsd by the resignation OF Roscoe
Copkling and Thomas Platt. No caucus
Of the Republican members Of the Leg.
islsturs has OF been called BY the usual
and recognised method. The protraoted
contest owe filling the vacancies above
referred to has made II clear that no set
element OF this question can be reached
which shall secure acquissspos In oil Its
results, restore harmony to the party
and preserve the integrity Of its orsani.
zation except by striot compliance with
party ussees. We firmly believe any
doctrine or rule Of action which attempts
to guide party conduct except that which
recognizes the control OF the majority
and free opportunity for participating.
all will necessarily prove fatal to the
organization Of the party.
The document then sets forth that
proceedings under the Law to give the
successors OF Lspham and Miller GER
tiHcatss to Congress would be so long
drawn out that the House OF Represen-
iatives may meet before they can be
given certificates with any degree Of car.
isinty. This 10 all figured out and care
fully demonstrated. This document 10
signed by Edwin G. Halbsrt. Robert b.
Strahan, Il. q. Tuthill. P. W. Cullins
and Il. J. Hurd.
A response has been sent to this com.
mittse Of stalwsrts by d. MoCsrty.
Chairman OF the Senate Caucus Commit.
tee. Hs says: Early In the Senatorial
contest an effort wal made to secure .
caucus OF the Republican members Of
the Legislature for the purpose OF nomi.
mating two candidates for U. 8. Senators
In the place OF Conkling and Plat. re-
signed; but for reasons then publicly
stated; the Committee on the part OF
the Senate declined to unite In such call.
Since that time %sixty.sevsn Republican
members OF the Senate and Assembly
united 10 calling . caucus, and In the
call which they issued every Republican
member OF the Legislature was urgently
solicited to attend the same; and what
10 unusual. personal notice was given oil
those uniting In the call. OF the time
aud place Of meeting. Such was the
only method for . convention OF Rs.
publican members after the refusal Of
the joint committee to unite In . call for
q caucus, and such 10 the method usually
adopted. and which. during the present
session Of the Legislature. has twice re-
ceived the sanction Of each Of the gen.
tlemen OF your oommittee.
In pursuance OF that call . caucus was
had, which was attended BY sixty.sigbt
Republican members OF the Senate and
Assembly, being nearly two-thirds Of
the entire Republican representation.
At that caucus candidates to all the va
wsre duly nominated. There
has been no complaint made that the
proceedings were in any respect unfair.
1t was open to every Republican mem
Der OF the Legislature. and ct the call OF
the roll the name OF each and every he.
publican member was called, and the
severally received the unani.
nous approval OF the cauous. In view
Of these facts. the majority OF the Sen.
ate Committee decline to reopen the
question OF candidacy. on the ground
the committee has nc power In the
premises. The power to call . joint
cauous for nominating candidates for
United States Senators has been exer.
cissd by superior authority. and 10 sI-
hsustsd.
II this committee were to assume
authority to call another caucus 1t would
DO an act OF u%surpation, aud would lead
to complications much more smbsrrass.
Ing than any which have hindsred our
forts to discharge an obvious public
duty. The objections you are pleased
10 urge against the candidacy Of Miller
and Lsphsm. because they chance 10 DO
Representatives In Congress. were duly
In joint Assembly and later
In the public press, and arc not deemed
Of sufficient importance to justify the
experiment OF retiring csndi.
datps who have been fairly nominated.
and concerning whose atnsss no doubt
has been suggested.
The report put In circulation that sx-
Senator Conkling has written Q letter
from the canvas for the Ben.
atonhip isdsnisd on excellent authority.