The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-01-21
HOAR ELECTED BY FRAUD
THE VOTES OF TINE CRAPO- MEN Sc
CURED BY MISREPRESENTATION

faced fraud is . fact of which there is now
abundant proof Had not the unauthorized
announcement Of Mr.. Crapos withdrawal been
made. that gentleman would TO- day be the Sen.
ator elect. or the Legislature would still be ball
loting Tho Crapo men themselves now fur
nlsh the evidence Of the fraudulent misrepre-
sentation practised on them. Yesterday. taking
their cue from Mr.. Crapo's first denial that he
had withdrawn or turned his support over to
Mr.. Hoar. they denied one and all that the
despatch from Mr.. Grape was read or referred
TO In their conference held just before the con-
vention. They affirmed that the break for
Hoar was made entirely OF their own volitlon.
and as tho result Of their combined judgment.
unin6uencod By any outside dictation or adj
vice. Dispatches received from Washington q
few hours later. by which 1t appeared that Mr..
Grape admitted In substance advising his
friends 10 seek Hears reelection. left these
men In a worry awkward predicament. In their
disgust over Crapo's Quibbling. some Of them
have been telling the whole truth to-day.
Mr.. Hasey ]. Boardman presided at that con.
ference. In an interview to-day he said: Il
went up to the State House on Thursday pre-
pared to take my coat OF and put In some Wig
orous work for Grape. There had been nothing
done for him worth mentioning UP to that
time. ! had talked with but few Of the mem
bers on the subject. but had been looking the
field over. and was confident II We held Arm
Mr.. Crapo would 30 elected. AZ soon as got
change during the night Nj. johnson had
been seen by some OF tho Hoar men. and
going over Soon ana after sos there
shs C5aDo men vent Int eS IMsrs and
Gordon DON was t the Chief SPOKESMAN and he said
that Clifford told him that Grape wanted his
a %sntsd t 8ss' AND 0 Sas
aa GsssSd hss 'fs snds
s sHS VII, That had SssS
C rapo had, and MANY a man beaten
with as good chance as Hoar,s. I said that
i was seen TIA. Hoars vote was not gaining
use to talk with the Influence Of Crapo's New
Bedford friends SFainst ss The Mr. coTa
NJ. a. ]. Browne. "@ another Grape man who
ths SAID to ~ ,b 5e
eonierencs. iearine that there might be, some me-
mistake. and we put 1t to Gordon in all sorts
really authorized. For instance we asked him
particularly 1.-THE instructions were given after
balance of power. and Gordon said Yes"
| La the ince OF the above facts. which show
See @
from a Trustworthy e9rrespondent in Wishing
| timely declared that he sent only one despatch
about tho sonatorship. tina. that message was
entirely private and p personal but that It con.
Among those who have been loudest in their
withdrawal. is senator T. g. Bates. who lives
ceeded IN Seting elested IN the North Broof
| field district. for the sole purpose OF managing
sIssS sa 1 ~ Isss y. is~ yssks H
been responsible for The nrst published report
r1s hsd o Rh sa' 9 si
TO tsl what lie knew about II, the telegram he
whole mistake arose from n. ths fact that the
by word q mouth from man to man in tho
Senate and was understood s too BY some enc in the
asked what caused. his evident elation on
he a. +
bee nv Common Subject Of remark. he admitted
and The h cAP he .s. 70 hold Saa
'% Hal = '. .Ss% Eyer = a!s Az
' Sas Fl Ana yss si hsi
| an hour before the convention met-on the
fully decared that i vas Coming out a al r ffs
ss asrsd re The &C. a1
Senator Bates now denies. toe that he saw or
from Mr.
sass AsesordSs o
In dispute could not have been genuine. or, at
least, was Of the opposite Significance to that
In the present dilemma the Hoar men are
h Ses tho nwsy
the whole trouble. Mr.. Grape says to-day. &C.
cording to Washington dispatches. that he
knows nSthipg about that message, and the
TSs crapo organs
u sss Z
Ps sH Ma Hs ssp OF wi e4apS
convention. This Mr., Grape declares was un.
mus fay esabshed
The more CLOSELY the situation n is wanaalyzsd
session Of the convention the more evident It
becomes that a determined effort in Mr.. Crapo's
b. oceaped BY The ola Of ast
dwindlinR minority in the Republican party Of
The feeling over the result and
Intense and bitter: Said one OF the most trust
ed leaders OF the Republican party to-day:
It looks to me something like this: Grape
doesn't. want to retire from public life; He
burned his bridges behind him last fall and went
in for the Goyernorship, only to be slaughtered
by the friends OF Senator Hoar, who had all
through the preliminary campaign, professed
friendship for him. was not In Worcester.
but 1t has been strongly limited to me that the
Grape managers. the chief OF whom was his
partner and brother law. weakened the eve
ming before the convention. under the promise
OF the Bishop men to support him for the sue
gentleman who had seen Mr.. Crapo In
Washington that he was in this Sena-
torial tight to stay, and whom ! saw
the announcement that he hsd. sent
despatch Withdrawing his name and advising
/ have been thick andthin supporter. OF Mr..
Grape: but think he owes i to himself and to
despatch was that Congressman Norcross
saw. and Of which ConGressman Rico had In
did receive . despatch from somebody. the
effect Of which was 70 sepd Mr.. Hoar back to the
| the return of Mr. Hosr and the peoplo OF the