New-York tribune., 1884-12-27
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THE SENATORSHIP.
HOW TIE COUNTRY NEWSPAPERS SIAND'
MR. EyARTs LOOKS THROUGH HIS MAlL-sENAio'
FsrY's POSITION.

| HOW TIE COUNTRY NEWSPAPERS SIAND'
| MR. EvARTs LOOKS THROUGH HIS hAlL-sENAi0''
EsrY's POSITION.
| William NJ. Eyarts was engaged in reading q
country newspaper when TRIBUNE reporter caiicu o
| him Yesterday afternoon On old fashioned ma
bogany secretary resembling more bureau thah peoo
~ office furniture WAS pile OF country papers lro"
which Mr. Evarts had evidently been making sclec'ohs
TO read Il have been looking through my hi"ii ho
said and find all those papers contain comphmehtar!
mention OF myself in connection with the SehatorShip
WHY have received compliments enough TO last mo io
tbe ret OF my life even should not be elccteu SCH
ator."
Mr. Fvorts friends say that reports from the country
are invariably encouraging They have reason 10 DO
cve that the pressure OF the people on the Assembly, Ill
Mr. Evartss favor before January 10. Will be so great
that tho members cannot ignore It. They claim large
proporton OF the press OF the state but give no mum
bers one Of Mr. Mortons friends discussing TINS phase
NJ tbe canvass said Yesterday that more papers hu
indors his favorlte than had declared for MI EVars
or any other candidate. lie stated that upward oi
seventy papers were friendly the Minister to France
of which twenty-five were published daily
There was some little talk yesterday ABOUT report
that senator Miller had spent Christmas eve at tho White
uonse IL was regarded evidence that MI MiIier
will nj least enter into the combination to break down
Mr. Erwin speaker whatever his subsequent couISc
Rcnbeu Fox formerly clerk Of the Assembly, and also
Depntv Railroad Commissioner said YESTERDAY: was
| upisi Mr.
settled m my choice II said persSently Tor I1lg
time that he was not candidate NOW thete ~ uis
nosifinn to crowd all steam 10 defeat Irwin iof
Sneaker so that Arthur may be candldate am op
posei 10 any such method IN politics want 10 see lnc
speakership settled without dragging 1t Into the senator
shin contest-seted on the merits of ~" cdmuluatcs
| Mr. Erwin regard ~ the best lifted candldate.'
state senator Edward G. Esiy defines his position NJ
follpws In casting vote FOR United states senator
I shall he guided hv What believe 10 he the wishes OF
the majority of Republicans Of the NNNlth District rtc
suectve of my individual choice Their reference
so far ~ have been able 70 learn H. Is IN iaNuf oi
| william " Evnrs. They believe that he Won!d frpIe
sent This state I'm the senate more ahy nud cOpeehy
than any OF the other cani1atcs ana tha NJ the same
fine his election would do more To strengthen ana cle
yate the Republican party than nnythinr else that cohh
bappen I'm the present political situation am person
olly I'm full accord with these views Mr. IyMtEs pre-
pmnence I'm the Cnry from its first organization the zeal
and rlouueucc which he has displaced III mding anu
fnrthcrne 1ll its worthes ends without nvo wing nm
| self I'm any fractional quarrels his great aplhnes, ms
thorough familiarity with OIL questions ~ state ana MS
| unnurstinnpI integrity combine 10 make hlin man
peculiarly lifted the pnsition. Mr Morton has many
rleud. IN Iioga aud Seneca Countless hnt there - ~"
doubt I'M my mind that the great nniurY oi Republican
voters IN the fur counties that make NJ my dlsilcl
tarnea Tumpkns Seneca and lluga-desife to see hf
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