Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-11
he New York Senatorship,

The tern Of Hon. +. c. Lapham, Senator
from New York, expires next March, and
the New York Hou'd, says that asplran,s
for the succession are multiludnous on both
sides the line. ~ host Of Republicans want
1t and au army If Democrats are crazy fOrit
Among the Republicans named are Roscoe
ConkIlng, Thomas {. Piatt Henry Ward
Becchcr William II. Robertson, George
w. Curtis, Chester A. Arthur, Darwin Il.
james, Frank lliscOck, James W. Wads-
worth and Francis Il. Brewer. Ex-senator
Conkling says he is ont Of politics, and will
have nothing more to do with them. Sena-
tor Platt says he has other matters to attend
to, aud alth )ugh he IS very decidedly not out
Of politics, as his triumphant canvass in the
interest Of MIR. Blaine against President
Arthur wonderfully proves, he bides his
time and will make himself target
when he is ready. and not before.
1t is rnmored that the half-breed ele-
ment will give their aid to Roscoe Conkliug
if he will consent TO stand, and Collector
Robertson, when asked in relation to that
matter, said that the ex-senator would be
supported as cordially by one wing as by the
other. Charles a. Dana said he thought
there was nothing in it that Mr.. Conkling
belonged to another age, and that he was not
likely to come to the front in politics again.
Among the Democrats named as anxious for
this position in case the State should 90, as
many think it will, Democratic, whereby a
Democratic Legislature will be chosen, to
whom will be confded the selection of
successor to the Senate aforemention-
ed, are the following Roswell p.
Flower, William Dorshemer, Abram
;. Hewitt Henry ". SlOcum, Fran
Fran els Herman, John &. Jacobs, John J
Kiernan, Governor Cleveland and Samuel s.
Cox. Shrewd observers, who watched af-
fairs at Saratoga recently during the session
Of the Democratic convention, were of tine
opinion that while Mr.. Flower and his
friends were apparently working for del
cgatpn pledged to Flower as a Presidential
candida Z before the Chicago convention in
July, their mole earnest endeavor was d.
rtcted to the second place on the Presiden-
tial ticket, the governorship Of New York
and the senatorship in Washington. Mr..
Flower candidly avOwed before he went to
Saratoga that he had three points to make
before the convention. First he wanted a
united delegation for Flower, failing in that he
wanted an uuiustruCttd delegation sent to
Chicago; and third. he desired to produce
such an impression upon the delegates from
the interior, and the outlying portions Of the
state lhtl, !attr on, his strength would DE
undisputed, and his claim for political pre-
ferment granted. 1t is evident that no man
will sit in the United States Senate chamber
as representative of New York until an
exciting campaign has passed, a tremendous
Presidential 'rugg,e Is ended, after which
| comes a distribution Of the leaves and fishes.
If Blaine carries New York State, the Re
publlCars will find it easier to decide who
Shall Ire Lapham's successor than the Demo-
Gratis will, If their candidate carries the
State, for 1t is many years since Democratic
Senator WAS cent from New York State and
in addition to the old hacks who have been
out in the cod these many years a new and
hungry crop Of aspirants has arrived, and
they " ill make a Tremendous effort to seize
this first conspicuous bone.