The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-30
THE ALBANY CONTEST ENDED.
HON. e. q. LAPIAM III ECTEp sen ,TuR To
SUCCEED MR.. CONKlIN0.

SUCCEED MR.. CoNKllNQ.
ALBANY, July 22-The first ballot in
the Joint convention this mornin" showed
that number of the members of both
Houses We're absent. although the reia-
tive strength Of the candidates was not
changed. The vote was AS follows: Lap
ham SO. Potter 40, Conkling %, Wood
ford /. Mr.. Lapham still needed four
votes IT, secure an election. \ motion
To take 4 recess was carried. The chair
announced that the Republican members
would Immediately hold conference,
and the same announcement was made
for the Democrats. The Republicans
met III the Assembly room. the roll call
showing that Is Senators and 62 Assem-
blymen We're present: / Senators and 10
Assemblymen were absent. The "Stal-
warts y present immediately gave notice
that they regarded the meeting as con
ference. and not as a caucus. A motion
was made looking to the calling of a cau-
Gus, when Senator Robertson explained
that he had been requested to call the
conference, and had been assured that
the members would abide by its action.
After some discussion it was decided to
hold a caucus at 3 +. NJ. The joint con-
Immediately adjourned until =. VI. The
Republican caucus met at ) p. NJ, II
Senators and SO Assemblynen being in
attendance. 1t was ordered that the roll
should be called and each one present
>honld name the candidate for whom he
desired to vote. SiXty-one members inn
mediatelynamed 4. 6. Lapham: 2. named
Roscoe ConklinG. and l named Stewart
l.. Woodford. Upon motion of Senator
WinSlow the nomination was unanimous.
When the Joint convention reaSsembled
one ballot was taken, which resulted AS
follows: Lapham 90. Potter 80: neces-
sary toa choice IS. Thereupon the chair
announced that Ellridge G. Lapl an had
been elected Senator, to fill the short
term vacancy, and the joint convention
dissolved.
MIR. CONKLING $ SUCCESSOR.
Ellridge g. Lapham, who has been
elected to succeed Mr.. Conklmg i'll the
Senate is IA son of the late Judge John
Iapham. and was born III Pennington,
y. " Oct. Is, 1911. He was brought
up on farm, and during the winter
months attended the public schools. He
spent some time ut the Canadai@ua Acad-
envy, where he was classmate of Ste
engineering. After spending some time
in work upon the line of the Michigan
southern railroad, Mr.. Lapham studied
law, and in 1914 he was admitted to the
| bar. He settled at Canadaigua, where
he has since practiced law. Soon after
| his admission to the bar Mr.. Lapham
| formed partnership with Judge James
c. Smith, which continued until the lat
! ter was raised to the bench. Mr.. Lap
| ham was a member of the constitutional
convention ot 1861. and voted for the
! adoption of the constitution. In 1874 he
was elected as Republican to the For
/ ty-fourth Congress. and he has since been
elected from the same district (tllc TWEEN
! ty-seventy) by large majorities to the
| Forty fifth, Forty-sixth. and Forty-sev-
! enth Congresses. Mr.. Lapham acted with
the Democracy until lS4S. but lie sup
ported the Wilmot proviso and the Van
i Buren, ticket in that year, and was
/ delegate to the Buffalo convention. AS
, a Republican his zeal has long been recog
niZed.
! MIR. Combines "SP\RTAN BAND.
! NEW YORK. July 22.-This afternoon.
when Mr.. Conkling received dispatch
advising him of the election of Mr.. Lap
ham at Albany. he sent the following
! telegram:
To tie Hon. Mmes ARMSTRONG.
INfmber Of TIE dssenibly. -i6dny:
The heroic constancy of the Spartan
band which so long has stood for princi-
pie and truth has my deepest gratitude
and admiration. Borne down 10y forbid
den and abhorrent forces and agencies,
| ,rl, oh haf 1,aI in, ba %
publican party, the memory of their cour-
age and manhood will long live i'll the
highest honor. \ near future will vindi-
cate their wisdom and crown them with
approval. Please ask them all for me to
receive my most grateful acknowledge
ments. ROSCOE CoNkLISG.