New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-17
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SENATORIAL CONTESTS,
THE FIGHT AGAINST Mr.. HOAR.
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BOSTON, Jan. 16.-The Senatorial contest
mas exeteda great deal Of interest to-day The side
I'D 'front.' Of the newspaper bulletin boards In Wash
'"sOons@ were crowded from about D. IN. until dark
'nrong eager TO learn the result of the first days
pahotng at the State House. Mr. Hoar's friends In ths
ona'o were loyal throughout the I've ballots giving
-n iod. less tnan was necessary for q choice. There
was no change until after third ballot Hoar receiv
ing each time 16, Bowerman Democrat Is
Long o. Crapo 2 On the fourth ballot
three OF the Bowerman men went over
10 Long, and on the firth they all over giving Long
Il and electng him. far the Senate is concerned
IN the House there was only ballot as follows:
"hoie number 237 necessary to choice 49, Hoar had
Ioo; Bowerman, 80; Long, 20; Crapo, 10; Ambrose A.
hahney, q; George d. Robinson, 2; Benjamin f. Butler
2; Charles Francis Adams, IT, 1; Edward Atkinson. l.
conference OF Hoar men held tonight and the sit
uston was talked over in informal way and Opinions
otng The contest is very close aud is Difficult. TO an
hcipate the result owing to the mixed condition OF
butler men that Mr Long VIII Be- E Se HSsr sns
mon are equally confident Of HoaPs election ard base
while Butler may have promised the Democratic
votes to Long he cannot deliver the goods. Is
to vote for Long and will cast their steadily for
Bowerman The Democrats IN the Senate to-day un-
cost them defeat II they had walled until the Joint
ballot before transferring Bowermans strength Long,
On Joint ballot Mr.. Hoar now lacks fourteen
votes 70 secure his return, and friends
expect that tney can procure the votes from among
tne Crapo men and the scattering He il already certain
OF TWO more than he received today. The Crapo men
are expected for the most part 20 for Lcng
than Hoar: but some of them in an emergency will prob
aDy vote Tor Hoar rather than allow Butler to carry
day by eectng Long.
NO PARTY CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
GENERAL PRESS D;sPATcH.l
Boston. Jan. 16,-No party in the Senatorial
contest is absolutely confident of victory tomorrow.
The Long men the most hopeful. for IL there be
added to his 81 votes in the Senate
to-day and his 90 votes in the House
the 81 votes which t0e Democrats the House cast for
Bowerman he will have 1872 Of the 139 necessary to
elect Hoar lacked by todays vote 10 Of necessary
number, but several who voted for Long to-day are
pledged TO vote for Hosr afterwad Long will gain
more than 2 votes from Hoar, perhaps not
any, and or 2, perhaps mOre arc
expected TO go from Long to Hoar. Only
one Hoar man was absent today, and he Will be IN his
seat tomorrow Congressman Robinsons two yolcs
will be given hereafter TO Hoar. One of
Rahneys.wi 60 to Crapo, and Of Buffers probably
TO Crapo and one 10 Long.
The Democrats are expected 10 the first vote to-
can be delivered. In the Democratic caucus to-day
TWO members said positively they would never
vote for Republican candidate, but the Democratic
Senators voted with their party to-day, and both
The Crapo are holding IN the hope that no may
get the SenatOrhp. II Hoar Is 10 be
beaten ssme OF them will vote for Hoar.
but others predict HOar accessions
Grape on the second yOt- and perhaps large part Of
the HOar vote later such transfer 10 regarded by Hoar
leaders as impossible. for they their men vote
on he suppOsltiOH that all HOar's friends will IN
body 10 another Candidate would he absurd.