New-York tribune., 1884-12-29
THE STATE SENATORSHIP.
MARSHALLING THE FORCES.
REVIEW or THE sIrUArIoN-YoUNG hEfoDh'-
CANS Favor MR.. EvARTs.

CANS Favor MR.. EvARTs
As the time approaches for the final set'le-
OF the speakcrshp and scnatorsip contests 'ho
politicians active by day and night The sgs"ui
will convene week from tomorrow Inc Asseinpiy
caucuses each party to nominate the officers OF the
session will DO held one week from tonight. In the
House there arc seventytwo Republicans and one ihpor
representative who supported by the Republicans
and will go into their caucus, hfty-thiee
Democrats and two Labor democrats IL VIII
require thiry-seven Rcpubicans to nominate
candidates OF their party for Speaker ana other po
sitionsand twenty eight Democrats TO choose their ho
inees
Though there were originally ten candidates for the Re
publican nomination for Speaker, the csntest mas
gradually settled down to the field against "eois'
T. Erwin OF st. Lawrence. Other candidates who are
prominent In the Walter Howe of No"'ioA,
William T. ONel, of Franklin, General ~ NJ Gurus "
81 Lawrence, Walter .. Iinbbe, Of Monros ana James
W Hustled of Westchester. For tme past Efforts
have been made "a secure conmh'u"n
against Erwin principally because his name was iA''
with that ~ a Senatorial candidate III anri way 'h ~
was thought his nomination would be h'ffp'" "' .''
sncooss also of sir Morton. Developments wh'h h"''
or two have indicated that Mr. Irwin was awe 10
tho dangers ~ concentration against MN
Tho authoritative announcement that hr HurH'l''
friend. will support ST. Eiwn Indicates that he mas
beon NJ work 80 remove tho objections named How In'
ho has Huccr,dci can onY DO determined ~
Tho raurua, but u IL tena"mby ''ll"lh 'h"
bo can now only bc defeated by com
hnniion of al Tho opposing forces. ~ tho canHo "i
opposition has been removed 80 - great oSicnt' MS
chances seem much improved. Though thcrc are not
wanting politicians who siill predict his dci'at.
TTr suNATOuIAL CAUCUS.
The Senatorial cancu- to select successor TO Mt
Lapham must he held on or before Monday night,
Jnnuar, ID Nineteen Senators aud seventy three A.
scmblymcn will participate in the caucus making -
votes necessary to a choice. The Democratic caucus
viii consist of thirteen Senators ana hyhvc Assembly
men In the scnator-hip contest, while Mr. Morton
appe1rs 10 have tho greater number OF votes, MI
Arthur appears to De the candidate against whom com
mutations are suggested Ex-Atorncy General Leslie W.
russ.ll Con grcssnan Frank rIseock James d. Narren
Sherman G. Rogers and william ". Evars ave the other
candidates within a day two there has been
an o,tcniut 10 bring Air Dcpcw- name again into
,nc ricc Nr warren s understood not 20 be candidate
81. AGAINST Sir Arthur 1hractte politichns are mostly
GOV IN Norton ana Sir Arihnr For Tic Former such
lelers as ok sanlior =. e. pl,t sila' Dhichor ana
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on ihc' 'scnaaplornl, apl sudes& 10 & iGiprSt reporter
hc yesterday DECLARED tha he Hau not Que woI ~ S@ai @
wife" hc said. 70 stay nnul -" away ana '""' q"
that is to be said