The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-13
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ALBANY.
Grant end Wheeler Talked
AbOus-Auother Caucus
Wanted.

save: l. l. Whispered about that stall
warts ar % sldering the feasibility Of
putting forth Grant and Wheeler for the
vacanci :. Private telegram To thi:
city say TINT the Kingston Freeman
hitherto stror z Conkling paper vt ne
hOue Of Sp aker Sharp, will come out,
is aferno n, adVoeoling the election OF
Mile and Lapham IN the interest Of
peac and harmony,
Albany, 1.-The following appeal has
been rent to Ihuj ius caucus commit ee:
GegtLenIeT- he undersigned commit
tse, appOI ted for the purpose at N ct
ing OF republican mem bers of the legIs-
laiure, respectfully request the rrpub ican
caucus committees of the senate and as
sem bly, to unite ina cSll tor caucus of
republican members ofthe Legislature, to
be held at sub time as said committee
shall me, for the purpose Of nominst-
ing two cAnd dates, to be voted for to
fill the vacancies in the q tied States
Senate, oceAsloned by the designations of
Roscoe Conkling Thos. Platt. No
caucus of republican members OF the
legislature has yet bean called by the
usual and recogn zed method. Th7 pro-
trscted C ntest over fill z the vacancies
8beVe referred to, has made it clear that
no Sc Element of this oue-tion can be
reached which shall secure the scuuIes-
&c, &c Of all o. it result, restore harmony
to the party and preserve the mtg ity Of
the organic ton, except by strict compli-
snGe with party usage. We firmly be-
.ieve that any doctrine or rule Of action
which attempts to guide party conduct,
except that which recognizes the control
OF the msjority and gives q free opDor-
tunity for the participation of all, will ne
cessarily prove fatal to the party
in the state and nation. On behalf of
those whom we represent, we are led to
ask for q caucus on the additional ground
that the interests of the republican party
require that the organization ofthe House
of Representatives in Congress in the in
terest of party shall not be endangered by
the election of members of The present
Congress to fill the above mentioned SEN
RtOrIal vacancies. Such danger is
in the proposition to elect to
these vacancies Laphsm and Miller, two
mem bers Of the present Congress. There
is no provision under the existing laws
for Sling the vacancies which would
ccur from the election Of these gentle
men to the Office of United Ststes sena-
Tors except at the next general election on
The Tuesday succee ing the first Monday
10 N vember, which will be The 9th day
Df November The boards of cou, ty can
Va-sers are required to meet on the next
following the election. They will
meet this year on the 18th Of November.
The length Of time the said board may
'tmsin in session is not definitely fixed
BY statute. Within five days after the
the county clerk is required
20 transmit by mail to the governor, Sec
ectary of state and comptroller, certified
copies Of the Of the statement and certif-
Gates Ut the votes prepared by him. If
uch statement shall nave not been re-
,eive6 By the secretary of stats by the
asst day Of November then he shall dis
patch 8 special messenger tU Vbtaiu such
tatement from the clerk Of the
county. The document then sets forth
hat the proceedings under the law
o give the successors Of Laphsm and
Miller certificates to Congress would be
% long drawn out that the House Of
may meet before they
IAN be given certificates with any degree
II certainty. This is all figured out and
carefully demonstrated. This document
8 signed by Edwin q. Hobert, Robert
q. Strahau, II. h. Tuthill, z. W. Gull
nan, q. j. Hurd.
a response has baen sent to this COM
nittee of stslwarts by D. Mccarthy,
chairman of the senate caucus commit |
ZEE. He says: Early in the senatorial can. |
Tas an effort was made to secure caucus |
II republican members Of the legislature |
or the purpose Of the nomina-
ion of two candidates for United |
States senators in the place. OF
Jonkling and Plstt, resigned, but for
easons then publicly stated the commit
ee On the part of the Senate declined to
mite in such a call. Since that time
ixty-seven republican mem ers OF the
senate and assembly united in calling
Aucus aud in the cali which they issued
very republican member Of the legis-
allure was urgently solicited to attend
be same, and what is unusual, personal
office was given all those uniting in the
all Of the time and place ofthe meeting
uch was the only method for conven-
on of republican meRb e.s, after the
efusal of the joint committee to unite 10
call for q caucus, and such is The
lethod usually adopted. and y hich du-
ing the present session Of the iegislsture
as twice received the sanction of each
I the gentlemen of your committee. In
Of that call, caucus was held
hitch was attended by sixty eight re-
ublican members OF the Senate and as
emily being nearly two-shirds Of the
1tire republican representation. At that
aucus candidates to FIJI the vacancies
ere duly nominated; there has been no
omplAint made that the proceedings
ere in any respect unfair It was open
, every republican member Of the legis-
Iture, and at the call of the roll the
anne of each and every republican
lember was called. The nominees
,verally received the unanimous ap-i
roval Of the CAUCUS. In view of these
lcts majority of the Senate committee
ecline to reopen the question of candi-
ates on the ground that the committee
as no power 10 the premises. The power
, call a Joint caucus for nominating
andidates for United States senators has
cen exercised by superior authority, and
exhausted II the committee were to
ssume authority to call another caucus,
will be an act Of usurpation l.
nd would lead to complications much
lore embarrassing than any which
indered our efforts to discharged an OBJ
ious public duty. The objections which
GU are pleased to urge against the candi-
scy of Miller and Lsphsm, because they
nance to be representatives in Congress,
ere duly considered in the Joint assem-
". and later in the public press, and are
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