The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-07-28

uIs ELECTION TO SUCCEED coNKLiNe.
Or the pi,st BaI,ot Conhii"g Gets Is
Votes - pbe Convention r"rne"
Into "a Cnucus-ihe Remarks
Made Ibcrc'n - Lnphnn's
Nomination Made tnani'
mons A mId hecrs.

Albany, July 2s.-rne Joint convention met
at noon and proceeded to vo'o with me io'ow-
ing result: Lapham %, Potter 40, Conkling IS
Woodfo d /. Necessary to a choi 70 g. Ihe
chair declared no choice had teen made.
Senator jacobs moved that the convention
take recess till 1850 p. M, which was car
red.
The chair then said he had been requested 10
annuuuce that the dehocra 10 i'elnpe,s Woa a,
hold q conference imn edateiy, nd also mar
the republicans would hold u conference I'M
III dlh.ely. a., , .,,,a ,,, "A,
1:3Op. II. -.-....,.,,,
Lapham has b. EN- elected by fun republic
DURING THE REcLss
Of The Joint convention the republican mem
bers oil both house OF the legislature ihe' III
the assembly chamber
Senator Mccarthy was called to the CHAIR
Roll was called and thir, cen tenatore ana
sixty-two assemblymen answered. 10 lheh
Mr.. Skinner moved that the roll lie called
for the purpose of nominating cane 1date Tor
the United States senate, 10 be voted ior In
joipt convention. .
MIR. Drappr offered as substitute that ii
is the sense OF this conference that the
caucus commit ees should call eau, us
for this afternoon and that special comm ". G
to MAKE a call, and in case OF refusal on the
part of the caucus commute that speclal
committee cali a caucus. de pressed ms res
aud COZ Iendsd that unless one was he'd the
stalwa't is would retire.
NJ. Hay es also approved turning 'hts confer
ence into caucus. lie maintaine mat IL
was in the power of This conference to call a
caucus
Senator Robertson stated that he, had
bee instructed by this Conference, and was
assured by those making the ItQaest, tnat
they would abide its results.
Mr. Carpenter, In arguing for a caucus, salu
there was less tina maj II y present, aho
the chair called Oh The secretary 10 announce
how many were present, and he s4ld theie
Wece II, which number was over u majority. ,
Mr.. Robertson SAID that he was now told
thar If this co ference would ADJOURN WI
p, M, they would all come In a-d join the
others +,
Mr.. Woodin asked how many had said this; IL
might be only two. There we're rnelhOers mere
who have efu ed to answer TO their names
Senator Halbert asked that his name ne
TWAS called and he said that the crsis had
now ar lved, II here was no union the rspuD-
divided He was for union and harmony.
His remarks VT re received with applause.
Mr. Pits said the time had come for action
and no more talk ought TO be lnduigeu H.
RE que ton was taken on Mr. Draper's mo.
ton, after he had changed 1t to make me tline
: favored efl0ck i, saying aaa that the time
could be we'll spent in fhaking hands over the
bright prospects in View.
The motion was carried.
The conf renee took a recess till p. m.
Att 800 p. IN. the jJipt convention recon-
vened
Roll IVES cal eI IA q senators and lo7 as
sem | men ynswe ID,
Mr Cuuiuau moved that the joint conVen-
ton ca he recess til 4 p. m.
Upon returning rom j int convention the
senate st. I'd in c,ss Till 4 p. m.
The republican conference reassembled AZ d
p M, and on motion il WIS uecid' d that the
rol, be Cal ed, and each member ari In his
seat and name hia candidate for the United
States senate. Their Ill was called, and Il u.
Lipham received 81 votes, Roscoe Conkling21,
Woodford 10, Evarts l.
On motion Laphdm's nomination was made
unanimous amid cheers.
The i)int convention met at p. m. and
proceeded to vote for lied States senator =.
following was the result Lapham ", Potter
a. Nece, sary to q choice 60.
The chair announced the election OF Elbrldge
q, Lapham as senator to I'LL the short term
vacancy, and declared tee joint assembly
dissolved.
Cheers we're given for Lapham, Miller, Gar
field, Conkling and Potter.