St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-13
TRAINING FOR A T0GA.
The Prospects Good for Fine Caucus
Contest Between EvartS and
Morton at Albany,
And Equally Good That Some Dark Horse,
Like Hiscock or Russell, Will
Secure the Prize.
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ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. 12.-The senatorial
combat between Levi P. Morton and VIM.
M. Eyarts was renewed to-day in the cor
ridors of the Delevan house and to-
night is raging fercely. Prominent
Republican politicians have been arriving
from every point of the compass all day, and
the cry is ''Still they come" The Morton
men have their headquarters on the second
hoor of the Delevan "a large parlor and four
consulting rooms, the same rooms that Boss
Tweed formerly occupied when he came to
Albany to do fine work with the legislature.
These headquarters have been to-day pre-
sided over by Lew Payne, who is said to be
very unpopular with the Republicans of
the state, but who is known to
be very skillful as political
manipulation. He was assisted by Silas
butcher, of Brooklyn, who is Sunday school
teacher, and a good and honest man, but
nevertheless a shrewd Republican, wire
puller and, stranger still, warm supporter
OF Morton. Congressman Burleigh is in
chief command of Morton's fort in the alb
sence of Mr.. Plat, who will not come to
Albany unless his presence is required by
some dangerous developments of unexpected
strength by Evarts.
Alarmed by vigorous attacks that have
been made upon their candidate, the Morton
men have inaugurated an aggressive warfare
ON Evarts. They are charging him with I'M
faithfuluess to the Republican party, and
have gone back thirty-ive years to
prove he was a defender of the
fugitive slave law. They say he had
cotton conscience" and truckled to the
slave power while cotton was king, that
he defended Andrew johnson in the great
impeachment trial and accepted place in
Johnson's cabinet, that he champion ed
Hayes fraudulent claim to the presidency
and then, as member of the Hayes cabinet,
surrendered all the southern states to the
Democrats and their shotguus, that he re-
fused to support Folger for governor, that he
is the servant of all the great monopolists
and is retained by as many railroad
corporations as Edmunds and that conse-
quently be is backed by Jay Gould and the
monopoly Doodle. All these charges aud
others the Morton men are busily engaged in
heapng upon the public character OF Evarts,
and while they are doing this they are also
organizing public petition cam pagn in the
interest of Morton, to couuteract the petition
campaign of the Evarts men. When
ever petition is sent to Morton member,
requesting him to vote for Evarts, a
petition from the same locality is obtained
requesting the member to be true to his
constituents and vote for Morton. Their
claim is that they have stopped Evarts' pub
lie boom, and that they can hold all the
members they now have, unless tue monopoly
DOODLE robs Morton of at least six of the
members who are pledged to his support.
There are thrty-two members of the SEN
ate, and ninet EN- are Republicans. Five OF
these are Morton men. In the assembly
there are l2S members, seventy-three of them
Republicans land fOrty-seven of these (enough
to carry the caucus) are claimed for Morton.
la the tiity-two votes claimed for Morton is
not counted the vote of Speaker Erwin, who
will vote at first for Russell, who lives in
Erwin's locality, but he will go TO
Morton as soon as his vote is required. Sen
ator Lansing will vote at first for Russell, but
1t is understood Morton is his second choice,
and it is said other members, who will vote
for Russell on the first ballot in caucus, will
also vote for Morton on their second choice.
The Evarts men have secured 4
parlor and three rooms at the Del
evan for headquarters, bat they will
not be opened until Tomorrow night,
when q delegation from the Union League
club from New York viii occupy them and
commence work for their candidate. Large
delegations from the BROOKLYN and New York
Young Republican clubs will also arrive here
tomorrow evening aud remain throughout
the canvass, working for Evarts. The local
organ Of Evarts saws that no one
who knows the progress Mr. Evarts'
friends have made during the
past week has any longer any doubt that Mr..
Murton's defeat can be accomplished. The
organ adds that the Evarts men are not an
tagonizing the friends Of any other candi-
date except Morton. They believe that the
fight could be made stronger and be ended
quicker if II couli at once narrow down to a
contest between Evarts and Morton,
but the friends Of Eyaris will not seek 10
drive Russell and Hiscock from
the field. In other words, the Evarts men
believe that If Russell and Hiscock were to
withdraw and transfer their supporters 10
Evarts, Morton would be beaten, but it is
understood that Russell will not withdraS
and that II be were to retire his supporters
would 90 to Morton.
Hiscock was in New York on Sunday con
sulting with the Republican bnsses of both
the Morton and Erarts factions. One
report says that Hiscock's frie uds
claim he holds the balance OF power aud they
would not permit him to withdraw even If ne
was disposed To do so, but it is understood
here that he does not expect 20 be elected,
and, being more in favor Of the election Of
Eyarts than Of Morton, he will. after ballot
or two has been taken in the caucus, with
draw in favor Of Evarts.
liz has gained strength during the week,
but Morton has yet more than enough mem
brrs TO nominate him. II his friends can
secure a secret vote in caucus he will be
nominated, but Eyarts' men declare that an
attempt TO compel the nomination
BY secret vote will break NJ
the caucus. One Evarts man said that tie
Republican party vas in no mood 10 have
ouspjra;0rs elect q senator IN secret
wait he added. ''uutil this thing gets no;
and till they get TO bringing up person ali
tics"
The Badger lie yislature.
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