New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-25
TIE SENATORSHH.
MR.. ERWIN'S FRIENDS AND OPPONENlS'
CT AIMS ON BOTH sIDEs-TALK OF THE ARTHUR
MEN,

With the outgoing trains yesterday ucparteo
all the Senator and speakermahing politicians. "ene
raj Sharpe and cx-Congrossman Davy, OF fresiucn' "
thurs friends held long conference Win JONI ~ ''
son at the Brevoort House before they went away an"
he has been left in command of the fres"eh'S io,'0
here. The Arthur managers are conhdeht 'i"' '",'
have compassed the defeat Of Mr.. Erwin Ihey say nc
will have only p in the caucus, which VIII ho "
increased over three or four any stage OF the pao
ing out of the list OF thrtyeight members puphshe"
recently IN THE TRIBUNE, claimed by the Erwin man
opcrs the Arthur men name ten whom they rely III
opposing Mr.. Erwin. These are Mclwen. OF Ah's""'
DIN of Broomc Horton. OF Chautauqua; Priddy III"
Van Buskirk, Of Cayuga Storm OF Du'chesS' n"''V
of Herkimer; stcber and owens, OF ohe'u"' '"u
Farnum OF WAYNE They also expect to secure va"
Allen of New York who has been counted TOT MI III
win. The Arthur managers admit Una. 'noy ~
prised al the strength developed by tho S' law"
man but are positive they can defeat MN in'S '
great stress on the fact that no member from 81 La"
renee County or that judicial district can be i"nhu sup
poriing Mr. Erwin or willing to present his name AZ
tho same time they doubt II 1t Is possible TO combine
their forces on General n. NJ Curtis inc ot''r o'
Lawrence candidate and yet say that II Genera" 'u','
withdrnws Mr. Erwin will secure the home support Nv
now lacks
As,omblymnn Walter Howe said yesterday that he
knew very little of the details Of the canvass Tor hs
AS Speaker aud preferred not to discuss the snJeoI o
wa, sururscd no said. at Mr.. Erwins Hirehs'h o"'
thought 1t possible that he might be defeated
John W. Davy said 1--WE are not publishing our nov
mcnts or lists But II IL certain 10 my NINA tat "''
Erwin will not be- Rpcnkcr'
General Sharpe said: Some people IN running h'""
vass nublish for their opponents benefit all they claim
We have no quarrel with people who pursur ihht course
In fact We prefer they should. But, while we accord
Them pcrcc liberty In that direction We claim the Nne
liberty In not advising any one what We 90 or cn
only thing nave 10 say Is that Mr. Erwin VIII no' "o
Speaker -, -, H. ..,i,n,
Asscmblyman Erwin spent tho day IN c"lnhg
on lotni politicians. When he started I"i
homo in the afternoon he WAS ns cohiucn,
rs ever His friends claim that not only hnNc
the Arthur not taken any of bis support away cl,nc
here or m the state nj large but that within DAY or TWO
lac has broken in on Mr. lubbcl IN western New YORK
This said 10 bc the work of Silas H. butcher WHO i
Turned last nght from meetings wha numberof Assem-
blymcn ut Albany and other points .,-....
one of Mr Eynrtss friends said yesterday thn ct,c,
were being received from all parts OF the state lu
eating the wish Of the people that the great lawyer hnn
be the next Senator - II Is another light he sad nc
tween the people and the politicians No one can nin'
tho pociaus for seeking to control the nomination
Dut the people will blame " they permit the 10 uo
So Mr. E,ars H. clearly the choice ct the p""lhe -,
The Westville Republican club OF tal kockaWay INV
adopted resolutions in favor of the election oi MI h''
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