New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-05
MR. LAPHAMS SUCCESSOR.
TIE MOVEMENT IN BEHALF OF ARTHUR

visir HIN. , ~ p,os,Jcnt Arthur
nv nv -. itousc on Wednesday night To agree
w ' ,i.,e for United States senator W S"o-
III A., Lapham and candidate ior oP'""'' "
,...mbIy. awakened good deal oi ihtor'S' yos.
~" ~" ,n nolitical circles Some OF those prcscat ~
,h con ference discussed the matter inr'nor u. '"o
,,o,nine at the same place. MI Warron. oi p"""'
chairman of tho state Committee ana MI Draper
., Albany. chairman OF the Executive Committee
"oro,cssman Bureigh Of Washington County,
Major Kisselburgh. of The Troy Times, Gencfai
sharpe. of Kingston, Internal Revenue Collector
lanes $ Smart of Cambridge, Collector Gould, Oh
Ruealo. Collector Bentley. OF Albany, ana otherS
were present ,
Although John j. OBrien, Bernard Biglin, S Is.
putcber and some other local Republicans hereto
fore classcd as warm adhcrents OF the PRESIDENT
were invited to the conference on Wednesday hlght
and were for short time in the hotel corrdor thcy
did not attend the meeting or take any part IN the
deliberations Mr.. O'Bren and his friends SAID that
they did not care to mix up in the matter nj
present: but members of the conference said yes
tcrday that should the President become candidate
he would have the support Of Messrs. OBren,
Bien Hess and nearly all the other local leaders
The report that James Arkcl, of The Albany Eoe""9
Journal, attended the conference was mistake
William j. Arkell. proprietor OF inc Ece""g
Journal happened to be in the city during Wedhes-
IaV
train. His father, Senator Arkell, was at home'
nd did NOT even know that such a meeting was to
be held.
COMMITTEE TO VISIT Mr.. ARTHUR.
Walter Howe and some other members OF tho
Assembly dropped into the hotel yesterday morning
probably by invitation. The real work OF the con
ference was completed at a late hour wednesday
might. when Chairman Warren and General Sharpe
were appointed committee to visit the PRESIDENT
and Law before him the determination OF the con-
ference that he should become candidate for
United States Senator. The committee went TO
WASHINGTON at 4 D. m and the Presidents answer
isawaited by the other members of the conference
with a good deal of anxiety. number OF them
have before talked with him on the subject. but he
gave no direct answer as to whether OF not ne
would allow bis name to be used by his friends III
was the gossp about the hotel yesterday that the
President was unwilling to enter the race unless no
could be fairly certain of good majority In the
Joint legislative caucus; and to determine that
point a careful canvass of the members OF the
Legislature had been made before the conference
was called Ii was said that the result showed
majority for the President; and upon that showing
n was expected that he would consent to become n
candidate.
WHY lie DESERVES THE srNAToRsHlP
Three different members of the conference said
that there question in their minds that the
President cOult nc nOUllnltcu WltHoub inutH
,fbe woud consent to become candidate. One of
the most prominent leaders In this movement on
the Presidents behalf in to the inquiries of
n representative of The TRIBUNE said
The men present nj the conference were al
friends of the President and believe that he was
entitled 10 the nomination mt Chicago, He has
made n good President and has treated all sides |
fairly. But he was honestly beaten nt Chcago, ana |
,rr dil not complain. We gave Mr.. Blaine loyal
l.I,o ,Sos a dine u |
,hnp IN onf control A small trnction Of the 80
enlirh s,nlvatis. who weie Immediately under Mr..
,nuklnps influences. voted against Mi Blanc.
IN, th8sp men ARE ~ much cppUscl tU the President
,ni hs ittpis as ,het wtte opposci tc Mi Blaine
Az cunhliHss eaii9r e ho, aErgyei w. Ms ama W.
~ spsat nj NNWt n ls Wiih ijpNUeiats n is ~ tho
t,esi,e Importance lal hs state shNNlh le ,ttir
spnipA u, no spra,p t iiaii nU' ont NJ hliltt
tHl W tNiii, ~ sagaeilf aI ~ &tetipNtp, aNl With
s,HM upnNa,NiaNpp Nth NpW;i0ih ttf pHies
sAet a m, IT, ha. sa nas ,s" ~ ". ,a es ~
Nav, the tfnsllpnl 70 lhAl iid'' We NnN'l sNit |
ha business ,neH aS sac a' M'sp sis'a,a, "I,
ayni any iaCllOnai contest. ln nn event WI thb
lines ue drawn on the old Hall breed aud siaiwa't
distinctions. Ex-Governor Cornell, ex-senator
Plat and of the other old lime siaiwaiis are
opposed to the President while believe that
to niure the President il he should become can
dldato II would be fair to DIVIDE ths thlhg LEY
Arthur be chosen now ana lei M.lIer DO 'e.oecten ~
i think that would be fair and that Mr., Miller is
disposed to regard it IN that light. but as rule
the Half Breeds socalled. do not meet us half way.
We helped to elect Their Speaker last year, aud we
have done our best to elect their Presidential can
dldatc. Now 1T is time for return iaVors.
HOW ne WORKED FOR BLAINE.
ais there not some complaint that the President
did not do all that he might have done in the recent
canvass toward helping the Republican tcketp
"Yes; but that is unfair criticism. He did all
that coald be expected of him. OF course he was
not again going to grovel he did in the
Conklng fight. l know Of money that was snb
scribed to the campaign funds that would not have
Se roI be pesdpnt i felt so bady to think that he
was TO be succeeded by Democrat as to be unable
10 do anything for three days after the election.
might be called gratuitous. doubt very much if
he consents to the use of his name. know that
were in his place should prefer to rest IN dgniiied
retirement. But we need him in the Senate"
"On whom will You centre in case the President
Is not "A canddateT
"That remains to be determined. Some of US
may support Mr.. Depow, and some Mr.. Morton.
Mr. Eyarts is spoken of as candidate, but don't
Attorney At % General @ Rr Russell is mentioned, but think
principally by himself. There still Others
talked Of: MIR. Morton told the President that he
would not be candidate for Senator if the Prcsi-
dent would consent to run. Notwithstanding that
fact, and while we are awaiting the Presidents
sllas B. butcher. and Others Of Mortons supporters
have been securing the State in his behalf Mr. |
Morton is in France, and it is a hard thing to nav
that this is done with his consent. | am inclined
to believe not; but rather that il is move by Patt
to defeat Arthur. Cornell is a candidate, az he
wants to be nominated next year for Governor
Bnt he seems TO think that he will be better of, if
Arthur is defeated. | hope and believe that the
contest will be free from. any bad feeling. Next
year we have a Governor Lieutenant-G Governor and
all the State officers to elect. We cannot afford to
get into a iactonal fight As things now stand we
can carry the state"
MORTON NOT A CANDIDATE AGAINST ARTHUR.
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