The sun., 1883-12-30
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SIIEARD AND ERWIN'S FIGHT
TIE CONTEST SEEMINGLY NARROWED
DOWN TO TWO MEN
Roosevelt Lcr In the Renr-The Machine Mes
for tho Candidate who Will Make the Moss
FromIses-The Contest for tho ClerkshiP.

Roosevelt Left In the Renr-The Machine Mes
for the Candidate who will Make the Most
Promises-The Contest for tho Clerkship.
ALBANY, Dec. 2o-Everything indicates
that either Sheard or Erwin will be tho next
Speaker OF the Assembly. Sheard undoubtedly
has more votes than Erwin as matters stand
tonight. but he is ton or twelve short Of ma
jOrty. and there remains the possibility Of a
combination that will beat him until no
fills tho gap. Roosevelts support grove
moro shaky Some Of his friends are
loyal yet. but the machine mon from
New York. led by O'Bricn. Biglin. and
McCord will desert him early in tho voting.
The Roosevelt vote will divide between Sheard
and Erwin. The machine part Of it would go
to Sheard If tho election were to be held to-
night. but tho Erwin men are bidding for It.
and some close bargains may be driven be-
tween now and Monday that may turn the
scale against Wood Pulp Millers man.
O'Bricn and Biglin nro intent on getting an
Assembly Committee on Cities that will further
their schemes in New York and the candidate
who will pledge them most will get tho votes OF
such of tho city Assemblymcn as tho bosses
can deliver There are about Ave such votes.
Three of tho four Brooklyn Assemblymen arc
Tor Erwin. Gen. Heath. the other member.
is for Roosevelt at present. All OF the
candidates recognize the fact that neither has
" HlulOTlly pl lut caucus, anu tneIe Is Drlek
work going on, Sheards strength IS seen to
he greatest, and efforts are being made to effect
bsa srs nains! na HIM It is any m 20, ono to
OF such combination have thus far proved in
surmountabc.
Roosevelt is out of the question. Tho Erwin
men cannot ho carried TO him nor can his vots
all be carried o Erwin. The few votes for Lit.
tlejchn cannot be carried solidly 10 Erwin Some
Of them viii go 10 Shcard IN case Of n break
There still remains the very dim possibility OF
the Erwin mountain gong to sIoharnmcd Little:
II. 4 N w
stick 10 the last. Tho comhination ii it comes
nj all, is likely to settle on Erwin
Tho tlcrkship contest proves very cmbar-
RAISING to the; candidates, for speaker Cum
bingham withdrew from ihc contest to- light
His support went to Chickclilg. and Barker
WAS , lett II It, the rear, Sheard and Chickcrine
boom alarmed the Shcnrd men. They saw thai
Chckoring was looked upon as another Wood
Pulp Miller candidate, and that AIlerism was
began TO demand terms from tho milleritee.
and Sheard was threatened with tho detection
Of several % Bafkers i5ends S if he gave his
prompt advantage NJ tho situation. and began
70 ntEotato in beth the ,Chickering and
are %evIn: icy @eyery'%'ag t$s@aI "n iiartsr cis1R ie
for the man who delivers votes to Barker in re-
turn. The talk in the DeI;tyan corridors to-
night is of Shcarh and Chickcring rs tho win
ners OF the two offices. with more certainty
abou, 4 HGnicke'ins than Sheard. The former
= M.
TFshnard lacks a good round dozen.
Tho nirivai of e%-Srcakcr George b: Sloan.
sSn n nIH hS & haa EaEs Of 5l vta.v W1St
TO J., uciohn's candidacy These Veterans
have N.rked for votes in western NV York; a
section that has been s,lighted by other, ,candi-
daes, and have picked UP scattering Assem-
bymen enough TO form nucleus around which
n rally could be made ii necessary. The lobby
| and corporation influences. which lean toward
Wood Pulp Milisrs-mnn. now wonld readily 20
| TO Iit,lcJOhn II he stood Il chance, but they
q np with the winner nnI tlpy tnlk
| Shcard with the crowd tonight.
The curious combination Of Arthur Stalwarts
and Miller Half Breeds on Shoard eXcites q
i,niy desired 10 keen out Of the Hsht but his
| they heve used the Presidents nitiao pretty
| freely whore they thought i would do good; BY
Breeds the Arthur men think they have avoid
cd giving offence As they did in the Folger
by % he arha fayn and
John n. Knapp, are tho actiye spirits in the
Erwin movement. and. outside of two or three
S. lawrence CO 60, county men Who are for Erwin
t3ut man suprorns lin him TSero re are are % pienty
if f's sheard i is % eleete @ said IGai am antArhur
Erwin h man. 1t n. will he Warner HIer's Ths vic,
al %h"rs hS as'Sa' 0a Sf nE % n They ass
| know they can do nothing FOR Themselves and
they arc trying the harmony dodge. We shall
| at least show their weakness. They may Civ 3
but tnas i, al Mief W not stand nd
| has overdone things. and II reaction will come
which vii! hurt hurt Arthur , who. through his
tho Speakorshp. Miller will break away
from Arthur and go to Blaine. and that's
all the thanks Arthur win got. II Arthmr,s
ler's man, Sheard. and give Miller stunning
| blow by oiecting Erwin. But they arc afraid
| the amount Of it,
There is little animation in tho hotel corri-
| dOrS at midnight. There are sly conferences
| in the rooms up stairs and mysterious goings
| TO and fro. but the real wrepulcrs arc invisi-
| bic t0 lpungcrs down stairs. 7 here is talk OF a
midnight conference between the orpoucnts of
| Sheardto discuss the situation. and SEQ what
| can be done TO shake of the pressure OF tho
| MIlleritcs. Mr. Iitlelohn says:
| If tho Senatorial mantle is removed and
| there IL Independent voting. shall win. IL is
the last time shall ever get into such scrape.
| The ncNt time am q oandidntn shall take on
my coat and 90 to work. There's where these
| young men have me ut a disadvantage"