Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-21
STILL STICKING.

sion - NO Immediate FrOspectS OF IN
Election.
ALBANY, July 2o-The break in the
Conkling ranks did not materialize to-
day, and Lapham's election still remains
for the future. AS long as the twenty
nine stalwarts refuse to surrender no
election can be hoped for, unless enough
Democrats stay out of the convention.
Conkling may hold his men for few
days, in expectation that an adjournment
may be carried, or that a caucus may be
held and a new candidate obtained, but
when the Conklingites fully realize that
Senator Miller and his friends are in earn
est in their efforts to elect Lapham, some
of the bucks will surely tumble Lap
ham is confident of his election within .
day or two. The claim of the admins
trationlsts that Assemblyman Boardman,
who has voted for Woodford, would come
over to Lapham, was not verified. 1t is
evident to all, however, that the contest
cannot be prolonged many days.
JOINT CONVENTION.
The ballot for the short term resulted
as follows:
Lapham. IN Conkling. :. 80. .2S
Potter 40 Woodford..
Necessary to choice, rs.
Speaker Sharpe, when his name was
called, said, addressing the president:
"Allusion was made here yesterday to
what was the subject matter of letter
to q leading newspaper. The Albany
Ar0us yesterday republished the letter,
and called attention to it in a most
marked manner, stating there was no
evidence that the letter was inspired by
a gentleman who is a candidate for Uni.
ted States Senator here. The letter re-
ferred to contains some vulgarity with
reference to the manner in which have
lived the past winter, to which no
gentlemen will expect me to allude. Fur
thermore, the letter refers to certain
member charging he had been unfaithful
to his candidate and was ungrateful.
Mr.. President, the suggestion is that
when person renders favor to another
he prevents that person from having an
opinion of his own, and must not do any
thing except at the consent of his patron.
That is the suggestion, Mr.. President l
have always believed that public Office
was public trust to be performed for
public good, and never believed when a
person did me personal favor that he
put a mortgage on me; nor did l
ever have a mortgage on anyone for
whom l had done such a favor.
Under this view of the case, it would
seem that the suggestion that had been
ungrateful must belong to the brutality
of politics. Now sir, the editor as to the
authorship of The letter referred to must
be mistaken, because believe the further
it is inquired into, the more it will be
found the suggestion is unf0unded. In
conclusion, Mr.. President, say with de-
liberation that there is no person outside
of the union of members here, no one
who has been or is candidate for Senator
here, or who has ever been voted for, by
whose advice or assistance I ever held
office"
TRYING TO ADJOURN.
Birdsells motion for sine die adjourn
ment, on Saturday, was called from
the table, and Woodin moved as an
amendment that the date for final ad-
jOurnment be fixed at noon, December 81.
In supporting his motion he said he de-
sired to show the people that the major
ity of the Senate proposed to remain here
until Senator should be elected. Muir
tina believed the vexed question should
be left with the people.
Woodin moved that the resolution lie
on the table. Holbert, in asking to be
excused from voting, charged that
those members Of the caucus
committee who refused to sign
call were obstructionists, and crit
icised their acts at length. When Nc
Carthy's name was called he replied to
Holbert at length. Mills said the resolu-
tion was in favor Of the Democratic party
in order to get control of the Senate.
Murtha denied the statement. The mo-
ton to table was carried, II to Is.
The chair declared no choice made.
Another vote was taken with the follow
ing result:
Lapham. ..........72 Conkling. .......28
Potter. ............49 Woodferd. ........
The chair declared no choice made.
Senator Stain moved adjournment, which
was carried.
FILLING VACANCIES IN CONGRESS
The bill providing for special elections
to fill Congressional vacancies passed in
the Assembly to-day, and the Senate will
undoubtedly concur in it, 1t gives the
governor power to order special elections
to fill the vacancies caused by the pro-
motion Of Miller and Lapham 10 the Sem
ate, so that their successors may obtain
their credentials in time to participate in
the organization of the new House in De-
cember. The bill applies, also, to other
vacancies which may occur. At present
there are two more districts without Rep
resentatives, both in New York city.
One vacancy was caused by the
death of Fernando Wood, and
the other one by the appoint
ment of Levi P. Morton as minister to
France. 1t is also rumored that Mayor
Nolan, of Albany, will shortly resign his
position as Congressman, preferring to
run for mayor again. He is Democrat,
and would probably be succeeded by
Democrat. Assemblymen Skinner and
Raines are booked for the places occu-
pied by Miller and Lapham. Their cleo
ton seems assured, as both districts are
Republican by 5000 or 1000 majority.
William Waldorf Astor, the millionaire
Senator from New York, who is one of
the Conkling obstructionists, wants to
run in Morton's district. He was defeat
ed for Congress in another district last
fall, and his election this time is not GER
tain. The leaders here think there is q
good chance of gaining Woods district.