New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
THE STRENGTH or THE CANDIDATES.
voIEs WHICH MR.. RUSSELL WILL START WITH
Talks WITH TWO SENATOR'S.


Talks WITH TWO SENATOR'S
The prescnce in this city yesterday OF Senator
Lansing OF Wntcrtown glyc opportunity 10 learn
es,ncthing of the prospects Of ex-Attorney General
Leslie w. Russell for United States Senator rs seen by
his friends. Mr.. Lansing said toa IhibrNE :ehoi'eri
"Mr Russell Is the peer Of amy ot hs
co,petliors all things considered. lie will
,o,e tbe entire support OF the members from
Northern Ncw-Yotk. IN my county ana 81. Law
,,nsc ne will have six votes to start with. If Cmnncey
n Depew had remained candidate he would nave
swcni thc deck My constituents wond not have per
,ped me ~ vote for any other candidate, even II had
b,eu s Inclined Ms impression is that Mr. Russell has
n fair chance Of nomination Mr. Evarts VIII
lave some votes. Senator Arken tells me
that ne will start I'm with consldcfaDie
ttfcnrth Aikcl ana Esty are working very hard 10
him Mr. Atkcll was urged into the movement u aprie-
h.nd bv oupnsion 10 what he considers the ieetiaue
o,,Yrar ~ the President The manufacturers Of that
ra ~, the state wrote MI Arhell Letters Without nui-
irt on The suhctt while Mt Evartsis great LAWYER
l., see ,tsurr,s without rrpr. tliink the rrslon ~
st.a, qhnrd w. Niirl ~ ,hr ritsrtt TIME bt SOME nnr
tNh riH'e ttisay Ui talent" n was stated ~
e,ht, n,,afirsa iha, AZ husseis fitnas t*itrt hii
~ b,Ft itl taps W Neiiit, NpW fU'h 'iia'ti't ~
,.p {eiia 40 ttp tBiih jrttai He'ip, nnh scattering
tejes i,ulr 40 e,a,a ~ iwrp, 1ht ts.iHa'ts W Me
sip,ih gaasr iaM ipA 90 riNpepn tee'. i,Niil.tit
ppiiifan sai Ipatenst
n fhnIe 10 ua question npW mai the Erwin Mn''p'
tlNhfHf al'N ilii' h'f i'H'" ""' ''
terms with M Russes friends ~ order 10 secure lN'e7
AT hune II he Is clcptod speaker viii he beeagse a has
nut himself apaul fT0m tho Morton canvass. Evidence
Of this appcars ~ the talk Of Mr DdtGhcr ~ the morning
papers. lie says that Erwin Is stronger lhah M"Ilon
There will be rapid Developments III lh5 SthalWehip
after the Spcakcrship decided II the laer goes 70
Erwin the chairmanshps OF committees VIII mol DC usu
10 settle the scnaOTsh. The Morton boom VIII fll 10
niece, raiidy on this discovery Morton was bOomed
~ the Arthur early in the canvass Ihcy expected
him 10 play Dog Trusty and brihg the NAT
10 his master. Iie didn't prove mat kihd OF
"a servant but concluded that The NAT
would ht him as well Mr. Arthur. Then Burlegh ana
Others dropped him Plat butcher ana Corncl remain
by him. ,,u , 4, ~ ,ho
Metrupolitan Hotel, said yesterday 81 have just
returned from ST. Augustine. Fla where spent month
I am pledged man. shall vote III the caucus TOT
fhe man ihnk will most successfully represent us ID
The Senate and promote the interests Oi the epuo-
lican party. 1t has been my RUE 10
support the candidates Of my party. whether
chosen in caucus convention snail do so III tnls
fI stance did what could In the recent campaign Tor
Is success OF Presidential ticket lnslnuatons nave
been made that Senator Coggeshall would support MI
Conklng if combination could be made with the Dem
orrats Ills statement sets that story at rest Ihougl
he is nOn-comntlal, the politicians say that he iNOrs
Mr. Morton. ., ...,,. .-o,,,
rip over the state lie reports Mr ErwnH chances as
excellent. and the Newton column unbroken. Inc
Morton men deny positively the reports 2f detection IN
his support spread by Mr. Arthur's friends