Daily Republican., 1881-07-18
THE ALBANY STRUGGLE.
Lapham Comes Within Five Vstes
and Miller gets Three Moro tRan
Necessary and In Elected.

| The Legislature OF New York Assem-.
bled in Saturday, at noon, amid a great
deal of anticipation and no little excite.
mont. 1t was well known that speaker
Sharp and others of the Stalwarts had
concluded to vote for the Adlninistra.
tion caucus candidates. 1t was also
known that the stalwarts had held a
caucus that morning that though there
had been stormy session and Morgan
and Armstrong had bitterly belabored
Sharpe and called him traitor, telling
him that all he was or ever had been
he owed to Roscoe Conkliug, no effect
was produced upon Sharpe or these as
s0ciates who had determined to leave
them. 1t was also stated that the eau
Gus had broken up with the knowledge
upon the part of tae stalwarts that the
election of Miller to-day could not be
prevented. This created great deal of
feeling for and against, and some of the
Democrats begah to talk Of Joining in
with the stalwarts and refraining from
voting. But a little investigation show
ed that there We're 81 who would not re-
train from voting and the scheme was
abandoned. AS soon as the joint con-
vention met Speaker Sharpe made a
statement acknowledging the authority
of the caucus called by the Republican
majority at which Laphan and Miller
were nominated. He had delayed ac-
ting in accordance with the result of
that caucus, because he saw in the elec.
ton of candidates it mentioned u great
danger.
He now warned the convention of
that danger, saying the Democrats of
the United States Senate would do what
they could to make the election futile.
He concluded by saying that when his
name was called he would vote for Lap
ham instead CT Conkling. Applause
followed this statement, and Senator
Halbert remarked that he had made
the greatest mistake of his life. The
vote was then taken on the Conkling
vacancy. Senator Baker, Speaker
Sharpe and Assemblyman Sessions
changed from Conkling to Lapham. 73
votes were necessary to elect and Lap
ham got 6s within Of a majority.
held together 29 votes and
Senator Forster voted for William NJ.
Evarts. The Democrats threw a. votes
for Potter. There was no choice and
then the ballot wls taken on the Platt
vacancy.
MILLER ELECTED.
1t was watched with interest. AS
sembl yman Carpenter, who has been
sick, made his appearance to-day and
voted for Miller. Senator WinsiOw went
over to Miller and 80 did Speaker
Sharp and Assemblymen Bingham Cap
peli, Cullen, Dickey, Hurd and jack
son. The changes we're amply sutfi-
cient and Miller was declared elected
with three votes to spare The result |
Fish, for Wheeler, 2 each for Chap
man and Starin and each for Daniels,
Adams, Talcott, Bliss and "A. W. Ten
ney. AS soon as the result had been
Senator Winslow moved an !
There were 76 ayes and |
70 nays and tho convention adjourned
until Monday.
THE LATEST GOSSIP.
A Sunday dispatch from Albany
says: 1t is very quiet at the hotels to-
light, and but few members of'he Leg /
stature are in the city. The Admins.
ration men say they hope for the cleo
ion ito morrow of Lapham, out do not
eel certain of it. They think it will. be
lone Tuesday if not to morrow. TLere
$ report current that Messrs Hurd
md Bingham, who voted for Conkhng
md Miller yesterday, want Crowley, in
tead of Lapham, and will stand out
or him, while OF, hers, it is said, want
ieneral WoodfOrd. The Administra-
ionists, however, scout the idea, and
insist that it is the duty of all Repub-
leans TO vote for the majority caucus
andidate-l.apham. They say they
annot and will not now listen to d
hange.