The sun., 1884-01-01
Ter ELECTS HIS MAN.
kpUBLICiN CdUCUS CHOOSES IT,
hrs SuEiRD FOR SPEAKER.
o,d Pu,p Programme CARRIED Out
a,,, /, iuueh-sheard Gels Al Votes,
Iry.it 30. aud Other Cnndidntes With
| - NIc. Named by the Democrats.

.a pal, I,r.xrnnme Carried Ont
,,, , fuueh-Shenrd Gels Al Votes,
.x.it 30, nnd Other Candidates With
s,c. Named by the Democrats.
Sy. Dee. 3l.-With the election OF
hoard of Hcrkimer county for Speaker
ssembly. John W. Nrooman of llerki-
fnty for Clerk Of the Senate. and Charles
Eering of tho adjoining county of Lewis
X of tho Assembly. Mr.. Wood Pulp Mil
areimcr county Is pretty VOL set up in
= ma tho new Republican boss. Throat
,ics oycrhnng his political future. how
i old politicians shake their heads mud
n short and stormy reign for tho man
kceking to raise himself to tho place in |
Y left vacant by Roscoe Conkling.
party has boon lacking in leadership |
r. Conkling retired. 1t had become ac-
led to one. man rule. ard became disor-
AMI dcmoralized WITHOUT 1t. There |
r a timc hope in some quarters that
bnt Arthur. while personally holding
mi.ht quietly control and shape tho
curse with Iirm hand on the helm.
ope was soon dispellcd. Gen. Arthur
ntly put away ambition and pursued n
so conciliatory ana pncac as to alien
iny OF his most powerful allies OF other
Mr. Conkling did rot become n close
and counsellor 10 tn, Administration. rs
ken predicted and rlatl and Payn.
9hnd Knapp and smaller leaders who bc-
in aggressive politics. were a!ienated.
the dofeat OF Folger. IL dozen leaders. in
by different sections havo been working
Heir own schemes without following a
kr loader. Tho times were ripe for n man
4 right sort. and in his failure to appear.
with tho influence that long term in
Ehited States Senate gave him. set out to
ho opportunity afforded by the interrcg-
.or all 1t was worth. He found the Admin
ION at Washington d9sirous OF peace, and
3elined to make trouble by putting patron
|ere 1t would do him harm. Tho Republican
|essmcn from this State were quite ready
|ome his allies. and he thus got hold on
hl districts. which. with the combinations
(ild readily make in the several counties.
(him compact organization of about
(y-iivc members in the now Legislature.
(Sns y torce large enough to menace the
(pt to organize the Legislature for them-
b. and they concluded not to try IL.
he OF the active enemies OF the Admins
Pn were ruun!ly hostile to Miller. and
having decided early in the contest to
PIT Mr.. Irwin. WHO had begun an inde-
INT CANVASS on his personal merits there
10 place .o. the Arthur men to go but to
RS man. They formed tho tnil OF the
-puip kite. and contributed about dozen
Who had been selected to
the Miller banner. As nearly rs can be
I'd there was no close deal between Miller
pc Administration men. IT was mutual
sNnt ID |tn.r ,.x l1t tx- ,l
lr men were anxious TO avoid .antago-
B. and Miller only wanted to build up his
B for the future.
Il ood Pulp Miller does not get blown UP by
|hs. he will be AT Chicago next June with a
wing OF delegates at the service Of J. G.
le.. On all sides tonight the opinion is ex-
Jed thnt Miller hns overdcne things in
Eing all available patronage into the hands
p'sonal frien at home.
Poman. tho Senate Clerk. has held his
for years. and others were entitled to 1t.
IRE sagaciOus man than Miller would have
ed ut his post in the election OF United
Is Senator in 1885.
)tkering. the Assembly Clerk. was an As
lyman when Miller was elected to the
10. and contributed largely to that result.
IF perhaps. deserves credit for showing
tude. but few other men would have de-
ied control OF the Clerks desks in both
cs at once.
Sheard's election means his continuance
10 Speakers chair another year. IL Miller
keep him there. The control OF the cleo
OF United states Senator to succeed lap
Is now necessary, to complete Aliiler's
nc. 1t is whispered hero that both Alonzo
1rncll and Whitelaw Reid have been led to
1 they nre TO have the favor Of tho new ma
,: EX-SENATOR Iynde II 81. Lawrence says
Mr.. Reid is likely 20 be the man. the only
inner county.
. Speakcrship contest was settled. MS in
,sd last night, by Mr.; kooscvelt's alleged
ort. The O'Brien. Bigiin,, and McCord
evelt who elected Sheard. The Erwin
,gers had based their solo hopc OF success
deal with this. element. aud AS soon as
found out to-day that II was useless to
b went To pieces. a good-sizsd section OF
mt to Roosevelt. and the rest to Sheard.
% Littlcjohn party was too weak to Ticker
ugh the day. and died very quietly. George
particular friend. and it is now seen that
.ittlejOhn movement WAS only u tender to
bhearu machine.
o Young fellows engaged in runnin: Rocse-
) canvass wero greatly elated when Erwin
some OF his friends went over to them and
began to count high on winning the fight.
Erwin men were better politicians. and
Y better when the game, was up: They
sileyc. that mcn who promised their votes
had been lying to him every day
, the canvass opened. and were secretly for
|rd. Only Howe, and Lewis OF the New
10 caucus was held in the Assembly cham.
ut 8 O'Clock. The Deleyun House emptied
Z an hour earlier Of Its Iostling crowds, and
march uni TO the hill began; Tho veteran
Roosevelt was born and for four years after.
!. was an early arrival in the chamber. He Is
|nnd, erect, with keen eyes and iron gray
and board: He was dressed In ,conven.
nj nj nd nj. "A untl Ir,l,
ly as he did twenty years ngo. He was
king with ali his old time fire and elo
nee on questions before the caucus few
utes later and commanded the closest at,
!. Roosevelt had an older and loss buoyan
thnn usual whom he dropped wcarily into
~. 40 mas seen u great deal Of human
ire during the past week. and isn't particu
nnde handsome exit Rs n candidate in {
liy speech. howeye and his vote was some
z to DO proud of. He had conducted M
orable canvass. and yielded gracefully whei
win OF st. Lawrence n man OF ruggot
o und high character sat in front OF Mr.
seycit. Ho is r.portrl to have won soyera
Ln.yss when II eoilihsSS 20 i9r ns lack
tor In such 4 contest now. Near Erwin sa
only Van Allen. with shirt collar towering
t in solitary grandeur: Ho has n'
ob avSn to wo II ws sa9us % bv n9w New e nss
for u candidate for tho senate chaplaincy
another picturesque member, whose 10
cious proiensities tho House will know
. about before long. Gen. Nehemiah o
ton Martin Curtis. the civil service victim
cred head and shoulders above his fellow
nbers. Ho looks fierce in long black bear,
shaggy eyebrows. but IL one OF the best
ired men in the chamber. He voted 70
sevelt. tho civil service champion. thu
40 last move of tho Roosevelt and Erwin
bination, or what MAS left, OF it. was to tr!
,xpose the men who had deserted then