New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-21
IND AND FIFTY-rnIRD BALLOTS.

Seventy-siX votes were required to elect Mr.
Lapham, therefore, came within four votes of an
election.
Speaker Sharpe had singular duel with Mr..
Spinola during the Convention Spinola had heard
that the Speaker going to reply TO his speech of
yesterday, and therefore rcfrancd from voting when
his called, intending TO reply TO Mr.
Sharpe, whose name is lower down on the roll,
when the ahsentccs were called. Speaker Sharpe
perceived his intention and also rcfraincd from
voting. He then called for the absentccs Again
Mr.. SplEola reiraincd from voting. The Convention
by tins time had become aware Of the contest and
keenly watched the Speaker. He arose when his
name called n second time and apparently
dsdanng Spmola as an opponent, made "a speech
that was lcvcllcd instead at Roscoe Conkling The
speech was universally regarded as an able re-
ply to the cX-Scnators charge that the Speaker had
been guilty of pcridy in voting for Mr.. Lapham
Throughout 1t was listened to with deep interest by
the Convention At its close Spinola voted without
making any reply. The speech was as follows:
ask to be excused from voting and Will briefly state
my reasons. Mr. President. allusion was made ON
this floor Yesterday to what has the subject matter
Of letter to leading New York paper me AI5a,,u
ArQus Of yesterday morning reprinted tha, letter and
called attention TO 1T IN most marked manner stating
that there was evidence that it was inspired by eei,
tleman whos candidate this noor for the onicc of
United states senator. The letter contained some yul-
s!l1uee, with reference to the manner in which
Will expect me to andc to- Further than that how
that letter made reference thngs To- which
aluson was made here yesterday o which uluson
has been made in some other papers, to the suggestion
that certain member in his voting upon this floor mad
by reason OF hlh leaving "A candidate whom he had
before voted been nalthfu to that candidate that ON
account OF political faYors received from him. had
been ungIateiul TO him.
Mr. President, the suggestion is that when one man
does another political favor. him to Obtain or
hOd an Once lie thereby prevents that person forever
aitcrwald from having an opinion OF his own; sub
ordinates him to himself; BE puts collar around his
neck 80 hdi hereafter the recipient OF that must
not thlhk or act upon any matter which affects pub
c welfare exccpt by the consent OF suggestion
or llA patron That IL the suggcstion
MT PRESIDENT, have always believed that "a public
once wus puic trust to be exercised for the public
good ana nave never supposed that when one did
me pohca favor he thereby put mortgage upon me
nor nave ever thought that, when rendered poIt ica
laNOr Tor friend, recorded mortgage upainst him
Well SIR, under THE view of the woud seem that
II the suggestion that have been unaithfu any duty
or ungrateu TO any friend untrue IL must belong
10 the brualtics of politics. Now the editorial aug
gcson to the authorship of that letter cannot be true
me ahcrplOn OF IFS authorship must be mistake
cause the further it may be inquired the more aso
lutely devoid OF truth ii viii be found.
MT Prcsidcnt, say with debcration, with that kind
Oh dclbcration that invites denial that with the cxcep
iloh OF lc union OF certain gent Of Tie
NcaKership al the beginning OF this session. with that
single exception, no person has been candidate beer
voted Tor upon the iOor OF this Joint Assembly Though
Wnon or by whose advice assistance have ever held
any Office whatever. | have DONE and vote for Il-
bridge q. Lapham. ~ "