Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-23
THE DEADLOCK ENDED.
ELBRIDGE 9. LAPHAM ELECTED.
The Joint Convention AdjOurned-A
Regular Love Feast-Cheers for
Lapham. Miller. .CORkling. Garaeld
and Potter.

ALBANY, July 22.-The joint convention
met at noon and dproceeded to vote, with the
following result:
Lapham.. IS Conkling ...........2 q
Potter r.............. 40 Woodford. $500.
Necessary to choice 81.
The chair declared that no choice had
been effected.
Senator Jacobs moved that the convention
take recess until 1:3O o'clock. Carried
The chair then said he had been requested
to announce that the Democratic members
would hold a conference Immediately
Also, that the Republicans would hold q
conference Immediately. The convention
took recess until 1:30 this afternoon.
Daring the recess of the joint convention
the Republican members of both houses met
in the Assembly chamber.
Senator Mccarthy was called to the chair.
The roll was called and thirteen Senators
and sixty-two Assemblymen answered to
their names.
Mr. Skinner moved that the roll be called
for the purpose Of nominating candidate
for the United States Senate to be voted for
in joint convention.
Mr. Draper offered as a substitute that
| it is the sense of the conference that the
caucus committee should call q caucus for
this afternoon, and that a special commit
| tee be appointed to request the caucus COM
mittee to make the call, and, in case of
refusal on the part Of the caucus commit
tee, that the special committee call eau
Gus. He sustained his resolution by urging
that caucus must be had, and contended
that unless one was held he and other stall
warts would retire.
Mr.. Hayes also opposed turning this con-
ference into a caucus, but maintained that
It was in the power Of this conference to
call caucus.
Senator Robertson stated that he had
been instructed to call this conference and
was assured by those making the request
that they would abide by its result.
E. A. Carpenter, in arguing for q caucus,
said that there.was less than majority pres.
ent. The Chair called on the Secretary to an
nounce how many were present, and he said
there were seventY-two, which number was
over majority.
Mr.. Robertson said he was now told II
this conference could adjourn till p. m.
they would all come in and join the Others.
Mr.. Woodin asked how many had said
this. 1t might be only two. There were
members here who refuse to answer to their
names.
Senator Halbert asked that his name be
| called. 1t was called, and he said the crisis
had now arrived. II there were not union
the Republican party OF the State would be
hopelessly divided. He was for union and
harmony. His remarks were received with
great applause.
Mr. Pitt said the time had come for &C
| tion, and no more talk of the past ought to
| be INDUCED in. Applause
The question was taken on Mr.. Traper't
motion, after he had changed it to make
the time 5 .. m and Mr.. Woodin favored
it, saying the time could be well spent in
shaking hands over the bright prospects In
view. The motion vas carried, and the
conference took a recess till 3 p. m.
At half-past l the joint convention recon-
| vened. The roll was called, and q Senators
and 107 Assemblymen answered.
Mr.. Callinan moved that the joint conven.
tion take recess till 4:30 Upon returning
from the joint convention, the Senate stood
| in recess till O'Clock.
The Republican conference reassembled
at 3 p. m, and, on motion, 1t was decided
| that the roll be called and each member
arise in his seat and name his candidate for
! United States senator. The roll was called
and E. &. Lapham received 81 votes, Roscoe
| COnkling %, WOodford 1 and Evarts L.
On motion, Mr.. Lapham's nomination was
made unanimous amid cheers.
The Joint convention met at p. m. and
proceeded to vote for United States Sena
tor, with the following result:
Lapnam " Potter Al
! Necessary to a choice 6S.
The chair announced the election of Ell
bridge G. Lspham as United States Senator
to fill the short term vacancy, and declared
| the joint asse mbly dissolved. Cheers were
given for LapAsm, Miller, Garfield, Conk-
| ling and Potter.