New-York tribune., 1884-12-06
THE CONTEST FOR SENATOR
. CONFERENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE
'o'' BrA CANDIDATE.
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U..v,NcTON Dec 5.-Ino a., .,;,, Tbe
,,,nors concerning the New-iorA s,"s ',h states.
o.s,,,s aud hotel lobbics are hheu WIN
sdewa'kS "n. .he situation For the time peing
men h,.t makers are pushed into the PACK
oven wv On. cannot meet New-fork man "i'h-
=, o,cs being taken into his conauehce a"" an
-, ,,bo will be the successful canoioa'e. ino
.onhination predicted. the deals and bargains sue-
.s,ed the number of concessions announce" do
- - 90 he made TO this and that faction are prac'-
cally without limit. ;.
Tho food for all tins gossip
t,rn;shed by the arrival IN town OF "o"'
sral Sharpe Chairman Warren, Police ooinnn's'
s,oner Stephen B. French, Collector Could OF Dui
fa,o. state Committeeman c. H. Hackett OF
n,o and S,las r. butcher. General Sharpe and
Wr Warren arrived late last night and made their
heodouarters at the White House Mr.. Dutcher
,receded them by several hours and put up at one
nf the hotels. Messrs Gould and Hackc't arrived
th. morning Mr.. French reached town iate iast
night. Within an hour of their arrival eacn hao
maid his respects to the President. conference
took place at the White House in tho course OF ahe
day IN which most of the men named took part INC
result of this conference 1t is SAID WAS an agroo
ment that Mr.. Arthurs name should not pe "s,u
"a n candidate it, after a careful canvass Oh 'hc
Legislature. it should be shown that an apsolu'c
,noioritv of the Republican members were not ID
favor of his nomination. In other words the
president absolutely refused to enter the contest
as candidate without certainty OF success.
UNANIMOUS NOMINATION DESIRED.
II there were the slightest effort necessary 10 Sc
crre the Presidents nomination after the kepuon-
ran members of the caucns had met. OF IL there
were likelihood of protracted struggle over INC
nomination, his name will not be presented. Ills
nomination it was conceded must be unanimous
The ousstion whether this could be accomplished
ii
was thought by those participating in
Aha conference depends upon what
The followers of Senator Miller would do. The fear
wos EXPRESSED that they would not support the
nomination of Mr. Arthur except they could secure
advantages for themselves in another difcctloh'
To ascertain just what could be done III that quar-
ter Messrs. Warren and Sharpe thought it best to
call upon Senator Miller and talk the matter over
with him. The result Of their mission was NOT II
a. tbonpht alto gether satisfactory and they re-
turned to the White House little wiser than they
left II.
tudeed the impression is gaining ground that the
opposition to the President is soidiIying under the
shnw Of eseftion which his friends are making III
bis bebsit Senator Millerevidently Thought II not
vn,ib bile to wat infhnf otettuies. Tor he ltit
t,wu ~ The course uf the afternoon fot New orr.
4, eoes without saying That all of The me-"
wbe teeL pait 10 The conferences to-day afe
m fayaf II Tho i'tesiiehts nomination MI
iaiebef has announced himself 40 snhrot'et ~
Mr. Mefloh Tho chances 0f tha latter aip hs=
eussad here with good deal NJ fieen"hii ihet"
ara not wanting people who lhisk mat his 10 not
boua nda candidacy, that behind his name the
friends of the President ara eoneeang thar w"'h
in behalf of Mr., Arthur, Hut tbai 10 known NOT
to be altogether true,
MR. wARBEs's CANDIDACY.
Said one prominent New York man to-day The
indications all point to James ID, Warren
as the residuary legatee of the PRESIDENT.
TO arrange this is one OF the tashs oi
the politicians now IN town. AL any rate
they will spare no effort to make their infinence
fet and secure the election of man from among
their own ranks A., e.
today SAID; As far as am personally concerned,
j am for the best man. BY that | mean that l
am for the man who will harmonzs the
party, unite the different factions and oblierate
as far as possible the effects of past dissensons
do not hesitate to say that in my opinion Arthur
is the man to do il. No other man knows the poll
tics of the State so we'll and could be so uscfnl IN
the position of Senator. 1t will be more difficult
TO beat the Democrats next year than it was ever
before. They will be united. They will have the
support of the Administration and the prestige of a
victory achieved the year before; TO beat them
We will have to pull together; We cannot afford to
make mistakes this time. In the first place we must
name man for Senator who is able to strengthen
the party. In the second we must nominate
speaker for the Assembly who will prove thor
Eshy ,hTd aase cHs mas so
now as to make a mistake in the noml-
nation for Governor next year Impossible: la'se
step made in either of these cases now VIII cost us
the election four years hence Ii would be next 10
impossible to wrench the power from ne hands Oh
the Democracy III the next PRESIDENTIAL campaign,
II we did not win in 1885,"
USEFULNESS OF THE PRESIDENT.
Another Of the conferees more pronounced in
his views: "One thing is certain" he said no
bolter can be elected by the present Legislature
That body is not in hunOr to do SO. Republican
whohas supported theparty under all and every cir
cumstanccs will be the nominee. 1t Is essential to
the welfare of the party that we should have
strife and contention We need not necessarily
have great man or man who viii
SHINE in the Senate or make his marx there.
Wewant man for his availability. such q man
would be III my opinion President Arthur. Tie may
not shine. but he will be useful, and that is the
prominent New-Yorker, who has come here
"simply to see how things are going on, says that
Mr.. Morton would be a strong candidate. lie
argues that the late election, if 1T showed thing
showed that the business mcu OF Ncw-iork were an
element which no political party could afford to
,saye out as factor IN potSSiai n mr. Mr.
business men of New-York City. lie had their con-
fdence, and he would at the same time be popular
and accessible representative with whose selection
the State-at-large would find no reason to quar-
rel.
SENATOR LAPHAM HOPEFUL
Senator Laphan though supposed to have
no expectation Of succeeding himself is still
aopeful that dead lock will result in
his selection as a compromise candidate An init.
mate friend of his said tonight that the Senator
cherished the idea that the supporters of Messrs
Morton and Depew would get into wrangle over
the nomination. and that TO end the strife ho would
be asked TO accept the nomination. There is. of
course, no person who believes that such an exi-
geucy will over arise.
GEORGE JENNE FOUND GUILTY.