Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-18

NEW YORK, July 17.-The Times ALBANY
special says: Before the open contest in the
joint assembly, the stalwarts met as they had
for several days in Attorney General Wards
office. The attendance of stalwarts was large,
but not full. The proceedings were stormy.
Senator Winslow presided, and speeches were
made by a number of members, but that of
Speaker Sharpe was the one of the day. In
plain words, he expressed anew the opinion he
had rather limited than declared outright
before, and told his comrades he intended to
abide absolutely by the will of the majority,
as expressed in caucus, and so vote for both
the caucus candidates. Assemblyman Arm
strong, of Oneida, made tempestuous attack
on Gen. Sharpe, telling him that his desertion
OF Conkling was an act of treachery, and that
his proposed vote for Lapham and Miller
would present him before the people of the
State as an
MIGRATE AND POLITICAL scoUNDREL.
He said the speaker owed whatever political
success he had achieved to the assistance and
influence of Roscoe Conkling, and that he
could not now abandon him without receiy.
ing the reproaches of every Conkling man in
the State. Speaker Sharpe objected to this
sort of talk, but still maintained his purpose
in abiding by the actions of the caucus. Louis
F. Payne, who was present, gave him a piece
OF his mind, in language that was intended to
be more strong than elegant, and denunci-
ating remarks were also made by Senator's
Halbert, Strahan, Brennan and Assemblymen
Carpenter, Williams and one or two others.
Senator Wallace and Assemblymen Brigham,
Campbell, Sullivan, Dickey, Award and Jack
son expressed the intention of voting for
Miller, but still standing by Conkling.
STILL HOLD THE KEY.
The Sun Albany correspondent says the
friends OF Conkling still hold the key to the
situation. They have 90 votes and so long as
they can hold them no other Republican can
be elected, unless the Democrsts by remaining
away furnish the opportunity. The fine record
they have made in this contest thus far, which
drew from Speaker Sharpe and Senator Hal
bert words of praise in their speeches to-day,
they are not likely to destroy by such suici-
dal course. How much longer the struggle
will continue no man can tell. If Conkling
consents to name some man beside himself to
succeed himself, Lapham can be beaten before
the middle of next week. That the rank and
file OF his supporters are willing to desert him
on such compromise is beyond question. If
not then, SO long as his 30 men
stand firm, or even twenty-six of them, he
may continue the struggle all summer, or un-
.til final adjournment of the legislature, or un-
til the half-breed leaders will consent to calling
irregular caucus. In conference this morning
Armstrong asked the speaker to tell what he
was to get as a reward for this
BASE TREACHERY,
declaring it ought to be a big price to tempt a
man who stood SO high to stoop so low as to
betrey the man who had created him political
ly. Speaker Sharpe in. reply denied that he was
indebted to Conkling for anything but his
personal friendship; that he had always had
and was proudo of. He paid glowing tribute
to Conkling, but said the time had come when
the interests of the party demanded that even
Conkling must get out of the way for the
time. He urged Others to follow him in break
ing this deadlock and bringing a useless
struggle to cloae. and save the party from
disruption, from
CHAGRINED.
Tribune Albany: The failure to elect Lap
ham to-day caused the Garfield representatives
considerable chagrin. 1t is generally felt that
with little more effort he could have been
chosen after the election of Miller and the
contest finally disposed off, The friends of
Miller appealed in vain to the joint conven-
tion to take another ballot. The appeals
were unheeded by the Conkling men and
Democrats, who voted for adjournment, and
were in a majority. Some of the Conkling
members still hope to defeat Lapham and
make an argument with their associates, that
by persistently holding out the administration
leaders will be forced to grant caucus where
In some one, more satisfactory to them as
successor to Conkling might be proposed;
Lapham lacks only five votes of
an election. The administration
| already have promises of sufficient votes to
elect him. There promises to be small at
tendance of the joint convention Monday, so
the administration may not deem it wise TO
attempt to elect anybody on that day. From
present appearances Lapham will be elected
Tuesday. Undoubtedly the Conkling men
will make a desperate effort to defeat him, and
they may be abe to postpone his election un-
til the latter part of the week. The. admins
tration leaders are determined in Lapham' IS
case as that Of Miller, not to enter another
caucus. The success Of the policy IN Mlller's
candidacy is prophetic of its success in that OF
Lapham. The coming week may be a repetition of
the present one, beginning with sturdy re-
sistance by Conkling and ending in their dis
cOmflture, but the administration leaders do
not anticipate such long resistance. Miller
Is United Senator elect now, a man, in other
words, of great political influence, that put
forth In Lapham's interest might elect him,
and it is evident that despite their brave talk
the Conkling men are hopeless of defeating
Lapham. The Lapham men are so confident
they are not taking any extraordinary pains
to secure any more votes.
Brockville, Ont, was visited by a ter
rife wind and hail storm SATURDAY.. in.
juring many buildings, and damaging
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