The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-07-28
eoosl-by, Conkiing-Ia ph&Hl Elected as Hi.
Successor In the Halted states Senate

ssoost-by. Conkilns-1aphsRl Elected as His
Successor In the United States Senate
ALBANY. N. Y, July The con
veniion reconvened at lao p. m. and
took recess ill 4 D. m.
The Republicans of both houses dur
ing recess OF convention met in the Us
sembly chamber.
Senator Mccarthy was called TO the
chair.
Roll was called and IS senators and
o. asscInblymsn answered 10 their names.
Skinner moved that roll be called for
;ha purpose OF nominating a candidate
for United States senator 10 be voted for
in next joint convention
Draper offered as a substitute that il is
the sense of the conference that the eau
Gus committee should call 3 caucus for
this afternoon, and that a special cslm-
mittee be appointed TO request the
caucus committee to make q call, and in
case of refusal ON the part of the caucus
committee, the special committee call a
caucus. lie sustained the resolution by
arguing that caucus must be held, and
intimated that unless one was held he
and other Staiwarts would retire
Hays also opposed turning the con-
ference into caucus, but maintained
that it was in the power of this commit
tee TO call caucus
Senator Robertson stated that he had
been requested 30 call this conference,
and was assured by these making the re-
quest that they would abide by the re-
suit.
Carpenter, in arguing for the caucus,
said there was less than minority pres
ent.
The chair called on the secretary to
announce how many were present. and
he said ~, which was over a majority.
Robertson said he was now told that if
this conference would adjourn to 5 y. IN.
today they would all come in and join
with the others.
Woodin asked how many had said
this, ms it might be the two members
here who refuse to answer to their names.
Senator Halbert asked that his name
be called. 1t was called, and he said
that the crisis had now arrived. If there
was not an election soon the Republican
party of the state would be hopelessly
divided. He was for union and har-
mony. His remarks were received with
great applause.
Pitts said the time had come for nc
ton, and no more talk of the past ought
to be INDUCED in. (Applause) He
wanted the roll called and each member
TO name his choice. (Applause.)
ne question Was ldken on the lAOllOH
for the caucus at p. IN.
Senator WoOdin, favoring it, said that
the time would be well spent in shaking
hands over the bright prospects in view
and it was carried.
The conference took recess to p.
m.
At 3 :05 p. m. the Republican confer
ence assembled in the assembly cham
Der, Senator Mccarthy in the chair.
The roll being called, 81 senators and
50 ,assemblymen answered.
Skinner renewed his motion of this
morning that the roll be called and each
member rise in his place and name his
candidate for u. S. senator. Carried.
The roll was called and EIbridge b.
Lapham was named by 81 members, Rns-
coe Conkling was named by 81, s. L.
Woodford was named by /, and Will
| liam NJ. Evarts /.
The vote is the same as that cast in
joint convention.
On motion of Senator Winslow. FL
bridge B. Lupham's nomination was
made unanimous amid three cheers.
In the joint convention Laphan was
elected by the full Republican vote,
Potter receiving the full Democratic
vote