New-York tribune., 1884-12-08
4.,ature elects senator IN january he Will have only
. ,t,,e more than months duration Of power NJ n's
commaud No. there Is going TO be an carhes' ''"'''
o.. tho sonatorship Let the best man win.'

. ,,,e more than n months duration Of power M n's
commsud No, there Is going to be an caries' "'"''
fot tho sepatorshp. Let the best man win'
rur CHARACTER or PREVIOUS CONTESTS
,s,,,v al tho rolitlcs of the State wouu sn"" '"'
ss., a usnay nm earnest rivalry for the oce VI '
s,.,.. s.n.,or n ia great and honofanie P's'''o"
Ambitious mon NATURAL, desire H. IN tue "" "s''
,o which the,o has not been strisg' 'ne'' "''' '
.,.,,m.i ronditi in politics or s"m' h'n "'' ''
go ,ou and rnliticaiiy powerful that NJ oncdaiod 10
,,s,,,,n n candidate against him MI 'ohhn"s ""'
,oi.e elected .tnilci states SENATOR without "'"k
',e ~, tho pnsition tpnu both ocvpsiona, however
na had a, his hack q Federal aud state machine
AL i,psstihle power when ttel elected IN lN"n Wn WWn
A, amnehine" supporting him ho NV WN,n wv" uu'
smp In seiine the place There wa no mere H,'""ns
eonsdcrate aud poltc man ~ tho N,en Wni' ,,s, ~,
isGs ana isls however rrc.idcnl umW pat ~ be a
session all the patronage o' inc sl"', nn y,en
veal Wien his term expired arrived 'hs l""eu n"l
away ali opposition President iieNo' Niu ",,
with Nh oonkihgs rosmas @ 9n ,hut o,ro'ition
mi r. is9s 11,'''''' "' "'' 's''' ,.,..,r .,,oOs
howa,r A is The rule In this state that there Is slins
,.e for the ooe Of United states senator me 1
sieciions 1850 show this fact since the Feeral
machine Is weak aud several important Wheels OF inc
hons politicians predict that there WILDE another s'fs
gle this year FOR the honor
CAUCUS CONTESTS SINCE 1860
Since 1850, Ira Harris Roscoe ConAling Reuooh l.
Feuton Edwin D. Morgan, Francis kenan, Thomas u
platt warner Miller and Elbridge G. Lapham have been
10 struggle for their positions There earnest con-
tests In each case weeks before the caucus or the
Republican members of the Legislature and then con-
iest IN the caucus itself OF the contlcts ~ We
raucuscs were prolonged ones. Upon February lsol,
The frst the caucuscs referred 10 was heu Vraco
greeley William NJ Evaits and Ira Harris were the lead
In candidates Mr. Greeley would have been ecctcu but
io The interference of Thurlow Weed who
the fact as follows in his " Autobiography y:
zone hundred and Republicans attended the ca'i-
GUS which held during the first week IN feburry' M
Their vote was almost exactly divided between MT
EvartS and Mr.. Greeley. few scattering ballots were
sast for ira Harris then Justice of the supreme Court
While the voting in progress Mr. Weed Governor
Morgan and Mr. Evarts seated In the Executive
thanhcr Eight ballots taken without material
.hange On the ninth Mr. Greeley gained fve Votcs,
which Mr. Eyarts lost. and 1t therefore probanc
HAT on the ballot Mr.. Greeley would be elected nl
less prevented by a coup dftot Mr. Weeh coiierrcu
with The Governor and with Mr.. Evarts and II was
hastily decided il better 10 De~tow Inc ponna
non on Judge Harris than suffer the election OF Mr
ireeley Messengers were instantly dlspached 1o eau
g Re pubcans and the next ballot resulted Tor Harms
so for Greeley 40 for Evarts scattering 6. Thus
Judge Harris was elected
The cossne.s of the struggle is shown by the following
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