The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-07-09
NEW YORK sENAroRsHIps.
Depew Retires from the Contest
Action of the Ha1f-breed and
Brotherhood Caucus Yesterday.

Brotherhood Caucus Yesterday.
The Half-breeds and Featherheads of the
New York Legislature held a caucus ycster-
day afternoon, when, TO the surprise of all,
the following letter, withdrawing his name
from the contest was read from Mr.. Depew:
ALBANY, July 8, 1881.
TO the members Of the Legislature who hare
roted for me for United States Senator:
GENTLEMEN: propose to decline the
further use of my name for United States
Senator. cannot retire from the canvass
without expressing to you my reasons and
thanks. take this action with the advice
of trusted friends, who fully concur that at
the present juncture sacrifices and conces-
sions ought TO be made on all sides. | en-
tered upon this campaign at the earnest
solicitation of q large proportion of the
gentlemen who have since sustained me,
and against the wishes of my business as
sociates and friends, as deliberately quit
public life many years ago, when it was full
of promise, for economical and prudential
reasons So had resolved now, surrender
ing professional relations, to devote what
ever of ability or experience / possessed to
to the public service.
You have been fruitlessly balloting for
five weeks, and for four of them have had
the support of a majority of the Republican
members of the Legislature. In the midst
OI CiluinUlcS anu unlI1OSltlcS, uluSttl even
in political warfare, this confidence has re-
manned mistaken, but l am convinced that
feelings have become so cmbittered by this
political struggle against those who have
been longest and foremost in the fight that
neither by unity in caucus or voting in con-
vention can this question DO settled while
they remain in the field Neither the State
nor party can afford to have New York un-
represented in the national counsels.
A great crime has plunged the Nation
into sorrow, and in the midst of the prayers
and the tears of the whole people, supplicat-
| ing for the recovery and weeping over the
wounds of the President this partisan strife
should cease. A contingency not contem-
plated when the States Senators left the SEN
ate renders the presence of New York's rep
resentatives imperative, should Congress be
called together To those who have sus-
tanned me so long with such hearty loyalty
and earnest friendship, words arc poor in
deed to express my feelings. Their devo-
ton will be the pride of my life and the
heritage of my children To the great
party so indissolubly connected with the
most glorious and benefcent events in our
country's history, embodying in its prin-
ciples purposes and organization the fruition
and the promise of what the Republic has
in the present and needs in the future,
shall contribute in private station my best
and most energetic support. Yours very
truly, CHAUNcEY M. DEPEw.>
The question of who should be supported
for the Senatorial vacancies was then dis
cussed, and it was decided to support Mr.
Warner Miller for Mr.. Platt's term and
Hon. Eldridge G.. Lapham for Mr.. Conk-
ling's term. Both are members of the
present Congress.
The sixty-fve persons present at the con-
ference arc pledged to vote solidly for the
conference nominees. Eighty-onc votes are
required to elect, if the joint convention i.
a full one. Upon the ballots yesterday Il
votes would have elected. The Democrat,
will vote solidly for their candidates.