New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-12
CANDIDATES fOR SENAT TOR.
CANVASS OF THE STATE TO BE MADE.
THAT WILL ne ENcOuNfkNhp-or-
POSITION TO THK PRESIDENT.
Tue TRiRuNKI


Warren in ew-York and had talk with him about
tbe serator.bip From him I learned that President
ar,bpr has not vet given his consent TO becoming a
cand;date The President desires thorough canvass
made r tbe Repnblican members of the Legislature TO
learn If a majority of them will vote for him. That
ca,Vass y III now he made II will be dificut matter
IN learn the Presidents scual strength mesSfS
nsrock and Russell are active caholuhtes VIII SUM
l,Iruin1 A b. Cornell and Thomas ' iiatt hr'
o,ii.ot;ug vntss for Morton Some OF he Morton vots
ran undoubtedly be obtained Tor me fiesluVht' put
~ Ta,,sti .nd Mr. Plat are doubtless hostile TO he
p,r.;lrn, and will hold votes away from him MIR
r,,n.l b large influence in the senate whereas over
half of the Republican ACKNOWLEDGMENT are new men,
uio will evnd committing themselves II Is my
npnn tbat pied .es will not be secured easily either
for the President any other candidate Silas u
butcher hea, putting hn,s, iorT , as e. .ns
iben Ntpvs a hittet FIGHT bet tween Warren and
Morton
LIVELY DISCUSSION or iliH sENAfOHsHIP
ntisitSs rtBptsryiiNu At shtiirs 80 httt nj
an etaiiNeSi=e1StshtNe ASb cUSirc-
ftRRs
DANES a. Waffan aud q neral FhaiRe ipil
the otY yesterday mafaiNe baih announced 'hnl' 10
Dut0u vi gg "a ihrlr respective haRns ~ bilAiH ah'
hingstOu Mr. warren sail to HitAt 'epn''e' 'h"'
there wac nothing ha could ah0it the seaa"'sNr 80
the newspapers had fnrnsaliel hn, ~ Flfins al 'o
faot and great deal more General sharpe declined 10
Republican politicians in the city, who continued
the making and unmaking Of senate aud speake'Ship
candidates Many political pilgrims lonhd lhcT way NV"
eN Senator Plaus Office In the United states Express
building In Broadway. Collector Robertson HAD 80 many
callers that he frequently found 1t necessary to excuse
himself IN order to attend to the public business Ihe
prnciral topic ofdiScussion the attitude OF Pres
dent Arthur Ia spite Of Major kisselburgs utterahce
OF Wednesday. there were reports yesterday SA'i
10 be inspired by Mcssrs Warren ana
sharpe that Mr. Arthur is SIN possible
and probable candidate The nntArthur men place no
reliance on these reports They assert with confidence
that a careful canvas. OF the Republican members ht'
shown the President to have lcss than onehrd OF thcr
number some SAY less than twcnty votes; That I'M
der these he does not purpose coming into
the contest all and that his name Is being used mere
ly IA blind behind which Mr.. Warren ia attempting to
mako combinations Exon gre-sm,an Martin l. Town
send passed through the city yesterday Mt an early hour
on his way from Washington TO Troy He had TAX
with the President on Wednesday and IL reported IA say
ing here that Arthur is not candidate In the sense
that he will contest for the place, but is III the
hands OF his friends
One OF the Presidents most intimate fricnds said yes
| erday:
There are things put down ~ dead GER
tain right now. and make mistake about IT, First the
President out OF the Indeed he Is the biggest
man In it, Second Senator Miller whateyer other posi-
ton he mag take opposed TO the Plat Morton combi-
nation even of saying Anybody 10 beat It,
President Arthurs position unmpregnab He does
not care q whfet for the Senaorshp. There are no
honors 1t for hin-Only abOnous public ana poitic"'
work for the sake OF the party he Is the man VINO
should be elected He would lift the politics Of New
York City above the dirty ccsspOo which now exists
II he is allowed 70 retire 10 private life. he will have no
incentive take up this work To elect him means that
la will devote all his political ability ana sagacly
every one acknowledges possesses in rare
the resuscittion of the party in Newfork It's success
here will he followed by is elsewhere II victory
ia wanted Mr. Arthur should be Senator IL Is doubtful
whether succeed II he IA doicatcd 81, -
Speaking OF the possibilities OF the contest the same
nieman said
some OF the people who are holding back nursing
three-cornercd fight in the hope that lgtnlns ln;y
captured under their noses by some one they 90 not
want" ,
bany Mr. Morton has long lead and VIII r elected
but somehow he does not come into the Held IN any a
teal way anc will not gather many votes ne uoes 10y
encourage his friends To work for him IrwiHs friends
claim that he has the speakershp beyond doubt Inc
reports hear al Albany confirm that belief Inc Arlhu
senator Fassctt OF Chemung who is in the city, is re
ported TO be Tor Levi 7. Morton. ,-
General " NJ Curtis. who Is making canvass Tor me
Speakersp denies the stories that Erwins election IL
certain and tells his friends that he has fair chance
himself
John f smyth Of Albany. when asked who was ahead
in the Senatorial race from an Albany point Of view re-
Il ahead / should think The President might do pretty
En- ibe dscus,ion Of he Presidents attitude q, the
Firth Avenue Hotel yesterday It stated. that ne
was the event OF his being candidate only sure o.
Que ont OF the eleven Republican votes IN Sew York AMI
Kings Senator Dargett, OF Brooklyn, was qnotcd as
saving that the four members OF the Assembly from
Kings we're FOR ir Morton as1n the Hold, and Senator
Gibbs OF Ncw iotk. as saving openly At ne Aston
House that his chore e Mr Mouon Ihc N.g Norh
CIV inptuiets ~ Assembly are sald . BE al fot Morton
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laultiHitr kuuNiuNl
fiauk SHAW. Chairman Qi ihq fhaUtluAuA lQuatI
Npuultcr saii ~ Alhurs lieHis saL be sill unt
boz fauAItit 10 there D. D. ba couteat ibegN Nerh.
d al be- cuutebt don't believe he could get u even
with a hAht'
Itia reported that Major kissebuTgh, who sailed fDr
Eufupo uu Nrdur .diY has been uitsicl 10y The Prcai
dtn with the special mission Of seeing Minister Morton
and endeafOung To- secure hs Withdrawal from the race
II Was learned yehtculay that while ia Washington Mr
Warren called on MI Blaine and spent nearly two hours
iu his company