Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
AT ALBANY.
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ALBANY, July 22.-The joint convention
met at noon and proceeded to vote with
the following result Lapham 63, Potter
40, Conkling 20. Woodford 1. Necessary
to a choice 67. The chair declared nc
choice.
Senator Jacobs moved that the conven'
ton take recess until half past one o'clock.
Carried.
The chair then said he had been re-
quested to announce that the Democratic
members would hold a conference i'm
mediately also that the Republicans
would hold a conference Immediately.
The convention then took recess.
A Republican Caucus.
During the recess of the joint conven-
tion the Republican members of both
Houses Of the Legislature met in the
assembly chamber. Senator Mccarthy
was called to the chair. The roll was call
ed and IL senators and 62 assemblymen
answered to their names.
The following senators were absent
AstOr, Bramap, Eidman, Halbert, Lynde,
Pitts, Schroeder, Strahan, Wendover,
Williams and Winslow.
The following Assemblymen were ali
sent Baker, Brehm. Brodsky, Butler,
Cowles, Crapser, Evans, Gillette. Halt,
Peck, Root, D. Russell, Trimble, Vapdur-
er and Young.
Mr.. Skinner moved that the roll be
called for the purpose of nominating can
didate for the United States senate to be
voted for in joint convention.
Mr.. Draper offered as substitute, that
it is the sense of the conference that the
caucus committee should call a caucus for
this afternoon, and that special commit
tee be appointed to request the caucus
committee to make the call and in case of
refusal on the part of the caucus committee
that the special committee call eau
Gus. He sustained his resolution by
arguing that caucus be had and intimated
that unless it was held he and the other
Stalwarts would retire. MIR. Hayes also
opposed turning this conference into
caucus, but maintained that it
was in the power of this conference to
call caucus. Senator Robertson stated
that he had been requested to call this
conference and was assured by those max
ing the request that they would abide by
its results.
Mr.. E. A. Carpenter, in urging a
caucus, said that there was less than a
majority present. The senator called on
the secretary to announce how many were
present, and he said there were 70, which
number was over a majority.
Mr.. Robertson said he was now told that
if this conference would adjourn to p.
m. they would all come in and join with
the others.
Mr.. Woodin asked how many had said
this. 1t might be only two. There were
| members here who refused to answer to
their names.
Senator Halbert asked that his name
be called. 1t was called and he
said the crisis had now arrived. If there
was not union now the Republican party
Of the state would be hopelessly divided.
He was for union and harmony. His re.
! marks were received with great applause.
Mr.. Potts said the time has come fOl
action, and no more talk of the past ought
to be indulged.
The question was taken Oh Mr.
Diapers motion after he had
changed it to make the time fol
the caucus 3 p. m and Senator Woodin
favored it, saying that the time could now
| be we'll spent in shaking hands over the
bright prospects in view. The motion was
carried and the conference took recess
until 3 p m.
At half-past one o'clock the joint con-
vention reconvened. The roll was calle(
and 81 senators and 1O7 asscmblymen an
swered.
! Mr.. Culliman moved that tho joint con-
vention take a recess to 4 p. M. Carried
| Upon returning from joint convention
the Senate stood in recess till o'clock.