New-York tribune., 1884-12-14
. PROTECTION SENATOR WANTED.
tnYr rELrGRAPa TO rHR TRIBUNAL


A,p,xy. Dec. I3.-The conference OF the
Penublican State Senators at CahaJo.
barie list night concerning the tni'eu
States Scnatorship the SUBJECT vi
great deal of gossip here among politicians to-uay
Last nigh, The Ereaing Journal printeda q dspa'c"
from Levi y. Morton stating that he 1aYorea " pio
tective tariff. There then followed the conference
of the Senators at Senator Ar&elfs mouse III 0n"Jo
, har;e Senator Arkcll is one of the proprie'ors
of Ih. Journal and politicians naturally thoughe
that he had an object in getting Mr. Morton peogeu
IN a protectiye policy and another OBJECT Oh
n kindred nature III collecting tOSciher
,hc State senator's They said that he must keeniy
desire the election as United States Senator OF
man pledged to the defence of the protective
tariff. This view of senator ArhchS
poicv was substantially true one The senators
who attended the conference occupied healis al
their time at Senator Arkells suggestlon' III oe"''
ing the attitude of the Republican party toward
the tariff. After. conference of two houis
il was plain that there was n unanimous agreement
tha, no man must be elected United states senator
who is not known 10 be y supporter OF the protec-
five pohcy The Senators present at the conference
were senators ArNel. Baker. Comstock, fasseu
Mccarthy. Lansing, Davidson, Robinson, lhomas, %
Low and Bowen. senator Arkeli, IN htiouucins
Republicons can not afford 20 be politi-
caly iricndly with those Republican iearers air
"
tiou of free trade business interests are III sei
ons condition and for Senator tns 0.aun 0in
needs kccn alert ann an1e man; ibe e"o tariff
from ;bosowho are now assalling IT. iGe eyes Se Cs
politicians in every part OF the Inted Stacs' ne M
said are turned upon New-lofH State: ~
she elects n senator tiDged with lIee uaue
ideas the protective system would receive Eloaii
Jamaec. Other Scuators then SAID they agreed
Mith xbat senator Arko hal said and had decided
before attending the conference TO take the cou'sc ~
he indicated as then constituents were oppoSoo !"
a adcstructive attack on the tarh -
senator Mccarthy said: That was a very I'M
fortunate report of Mr. McCulloch. the Secretary Oh
the Treasury. 1t had leaning toward Tree 'r'Hv in
II through MS appointment OF NJ .McC uiOCn ,on rs
Secretary In opinion the position OF eNelN g ca
,idatc for United states senator on tho ''''"
should ho unmi ,takahle.' ,,,, ,,,o,
" Protection ecunfnr' eavs that the next senator
frnm Tins state should be an avowod protecuonlst
aud not one Who inNuis = larlh Win W"te'uoh
a. au incidental laime. t tlSh tays Una, H., ,"I I(5s (5
cnck and trrlir " Ruescil on the atih question ~
~ ihnrmrhN satisfactory un" Concerning il'"'
,,ne,l N,,hu, alone ot theus ls dstuslcl ifheis
tnt IN a,mrrlhV With hi. r''r on lh' t,llh @ lNeSupn
inc e wN w na ni,ws ~ NG N"'n e,,,, W'' emnc a
,he~ unt rt,sMont ,AubW. MW WI, st .han ei'ro ne,
,ee' lN %. sN ll'pa,'i1 i1,,o ~, ,he sena,"r,hp Ia
is,,l vpt pt.nuut 500 h"N ho can Ice 'eNudN'' """ NV
aVts ao
psuiNo nNnltoN nAGna 80 nEcoNt cANhi'
nan.
II Is reported here that Hamilton Harris ot tina
city. has been invited by some Republican p"I-
ticans to become candidate for innod states
Senator Nh Hams II H. sand has not given ms
,ou,,nt hut now has the proposition under oohs'd-
eration Alr Harris is said to have received prom
ises OF support from many members oi me
lanTe. conference OF the men Wlo uvS''o , ~. ~.
Harms to become "A candidate was held al the
Metropolitan Hotel in New-lorA last night