New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-18
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ING on HIS RETURN HOME-AN APPROPRIATE
RESPONSE.
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HERkIMER, n. y. july 1.-THE Hon. Warner
Miller, Senatcreect. arrived here last evening and
was heartily greeted by bis townsInen irrespective
of party. He was escorted TO the residence of the
Hon. ~ III. Prescott by the Warner Miller Escort
and citizens. In response to calls, he said:
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBoRs: know You have not come
here to listen to any extended speech you come to
Whether the honor have received shah prove be for
regard and love which have witnessed since NV
home touches me deeply and prize more highly than
For sixteen yaars have lived in your
Children We're bo and S eer mas come to me here eremy
1eeI that 0d Herkilner is to the dearest spot on
provement and growth of our town. the chnrchcs and
that have been built to which progress
nave enteaVOred TO contribute. / feel that perhaps
my my life el has not been in vain when realize The
great state of York with its resources and the
eres SfS OF h @ o G She great trade and other in
ana responsibilities devoving that may be nm.
Will 20 esCnge 3 s bt shall bring to them Whatever of
20 discharge them that you will not regret thai
you are uniting here with JOY there is greater low
II ia tSa f 70 ,ue whoie people OF our common country
work The bulletins which are hourly receivnS from
man President Garfield viii he o ssVeds s srfSi ama good
heghbors thank you for this welcome extended to me
Addresses of welcome made by Judge Robert
Hon.
sneard and the Hon. j. w. Vroman. Every one is
Wildly enthusiastic over Mr.. Mers election and
eohgra'uiatory kilograms are pouring in.
STILL KEEPING UP THE STRUGGLE.
hR CONKLlNG'S AND THE vICE-pREsIDEST's Ac
IiVITY IEsTERDAY-URGING THEIR FRIENDS To
STAND BY THE EX-sENATOR-opINIoNs AS TO
THE CHANCES OF TODAY
Ex-senator COnkling arrived in this city
from Washington yesterday morning, and went i'm
nediateiy to the Fifth Avenue Hotel During the dav
ne uspiayed unwOnted activity and kept messengers
anu telegraph boys busy His friends said that no
now engaged Ia the greatest effort OF his life and that
was 10 prevent the election OF Mr.. Lapham as his sue
cor III inc United States Senate. Mr. Conkling In his
looks and manners yesterday bore out the truth Of
assertion He refused to be stopped for a moment nv
op'r'ers' put went about with the air of "a man who
was engaged In desperate struggle for existence and
VINO NJ the same time was determined to wreak ven
geance his enemies ~
soon after his arrival at tho hotel yicepres,do,.
arthur called upon him and remained with him n rod
part OF the day few other trusted workers. ,vor ~,
eo ny private entrance, and sort of consultation
was neo FROM one OF those somethng OF what
'ooA place. was learned Mr.. Conklng declared that he
was not beaten and that final determined effort nm,
DC made TO adjourn the Legislature without eeetin hi
successor; but at all hazards" he said " that mo.
P'" "ls' 10 prevented from reaping the reward OF
ns perndy by an election to the Senate" Mr. Conkng ro
oea 70 senatorelect Miller in a sncering way accord
ing 10 his friends. while he did not design to notice his
ate supporter, Speaker Sharpe
INC conference with VicePresident Arthur nut at rest
e ruors that heVicePresident was party To the cleo
aon oi Mr. Miller In fact the yice-Presdent took oo
80 =, W say tnat ne did all he could TO hold sharpe
anu 'he other deserters" The Vice-P -Presdent and ~
ex-senator took counsel together as IN ubo, c.
no' oc pursued to prevent the election of Ianbam
Cs,, 60. - osor the list OF stawarts who voted for Mr.
~s ns saturday, and concluded that twenty seven ~
'O 0' absolutely depended upon to do anything