New-York tribune., 1885-01-08
sentiment was at present, he thought siien' III
favor of Mr.. Evarts

CONFERENCE AT Mr.. PLATTs OFFICE
Senator vedder and Assemblymen Horton anu
Williams, of Chautauqua, as well as eA-ocha.o'
Sessions were in the city yesterday. All ou. ~
Williams started for home in the evening. All puS
Mr. Sessions had a conference with Mr. Dutcher anu
ex-senator Platt during the day. at the later
Office. which is the Morton headquarters here'
Mr. Horton said to TRIBUNE reporter peioIo
starting for home "Thc Senatorship contest ID
shaping up much as the Speakership did 1t is run
ming along about the same way" Mr. Horton ana
Dr. Williams both denied the story .oiu o,,as naUs
Albany about the five votes from Caitaraaingus,
Cbautau0ua and Albany being held Dack,ior dlckel
ing. Dr. Williams SAID: The fact is all OF us VINO t
were in Albany were for Erw in. McEwen haa no. nov
arrived We waited until he cane came IS so be .i,1 reed
with The question of Senator dd not Of The
the matter at all was purely mater nat srnator
hest oualed man for Speaker About the Scha,oii.
ship, am undecided, and shall go home TO cohs"i'
my constituents" -. ,o1
Tx Attorney General Russell was in his ,as usual al
amable mood, when q TlIBUNE reporter caileu at az
his office in the Mutual Life Building. hut was no.
willing to talk about the SenatOrship beyond sayine
that the election of Mr.. Erwin was satsiaG.oft G w.
his friends, and had been partly brought @pou' ny
them. He thinks that the deck is now ciearcu @ ioi
the Senalorship, and that every one mas so'n0
chance. IN
TIE TRIBUNE's dispatches that Senator ciIpru,c
favors Mr.. Evarts must be mistake. as ne Is iui9
and voluntarily committed TO Mr. husseh
prominent Republican. who has given much
attention to the situation, said yesterday: INC
first impression would be that after such victory
for the Platt- Dutcher-MortOn combination. no
further opposition would be offered to their plans
But you will find that their success on the skrmsh
line will rally nm army to oppose them on the real
battlefield. The Senatorship is an altogether
different contest from the Speakershlp In the
latter Assemblymen looking for tayors they
may receive from tho presiding officer, for char,
manshlps aud recognition IhcIe Is no suGh oun,enS
entirely clear of any fear of the Senator VINO mas
no favors to bestow. 1t is certain tina. Mr. Erwin
will not use his position to advance any Senatorial
candidate If he should attempt to do so IT would
inure whomever his action was intended 10 oehent,
and would react against both himself ana MS
repeatedly that nothing of the kind would he done
To secure his own election lie undoubtedly male
pledges. These he must carry out regardless o! tdo
Senatorship. As to the latter, there are votes
enough in the opposition, If combined. 10 d%eleat %
Mr.. Morton. To effect such a combination VIII
require. however, more skiliul manipulation thap
was shown in the Speakershp canvass. 10 looks ns
though it would be necessary to bring new candi-
date forward, and that il will he Mr. Dcpew, Dut Ill
any event, mau will be brought m. 90
At an enthusiastic meeting of the Republican Clut
of Richmond County Staten lsandl, held last
evening at their rooms. Garretsons IiaIl' lonp-
kinsville, vote was taken 10 SEQ VINO was the
choice of the club for United States Senator IL was
found that William NJ. Evarts had the full vote OF
the club and the secretary was ordered to inform
their Assemblyman of the fact. and request HIM TO
do his utmost TO further Mr. EvdrtsS election.
WHAT YOUNG REPUBLICANS ARE DOING.
STRENUOUS EFFORTS IL BEHALF OF MR.. EVARTs-
TO BIZ REPRESENTED IL ALBANY.
The Young Mems Republican Club held meet
ing last evening at No. 81 West Twenty-seventh-
st., to receive the report of the committee which
went to Albany 20 forward the candi-
| dacv Of William NJ. Evarts for United
States Senator. J. W. IIawes presided. Nor
| timer c. .Addoms stated that the COM
| mittce reached Albany on Sunday and remained
until Tuesday. 1t was satisfied that with proper
work Mr.. Evarts couid be elected. lie recommends
ed that the committee DC enlarged and that II go TO
Albany next Tuesday prepared TO do vigorous work
for Mr. Evarts He introduced Assemblyman
Howe, who said that for the last three days he
had been aborng TO promote the candidacy OF Mr.
Evarts, who he believed. would be chosen Senator.
OF the nineteen Republican Senators thirteen IA
vored Mr. Eyarts and from fOrty-three TO forty
five Assemblyncn. TsIis would give Mr.. Evarts
a fair majority in the caucus The real
canvass would bagin on Tuesday next, when the
Legislature meets Ii had been sad that the
canvass Of Mr. Eyarts was one OF sentiment. lie
believed IN That in ITS best sense ne lact Iiit .he
ciab had sent ont circular III the interest OF MI
EVarts to postmaster ana lawyer III thc oiate
had resulted IN a perfect shower of petitions to
members Of the Legislature. He had nothing 10 say
deal against some of his supporters. The
opinion was strong III certain quarters
that Mr.. Morton's election would IN.
dicate the continuance Of The sort Of polilcs that
had already caused the defeat OF the KepublIcan
party. He was satisfied that Mr. COnklmg was
aiding the Plat Cornell combination, and he did
not think the Republicans wanted to continue he
influence Of man who went around at the last
election putting the knife in in order to satisfy
private revenge
The club decided to retain ITS present rooms un-
til May and then endeayor 20 secure permanent
headquarters. proposition to lay ASIDE $3.50 and
solicit subscriptions Of $40 and upward from the
members as the nucleus of a building fund was
voted down. IL was agreed that three standing
committees should be formed to look ailer Nation
al, State and city questions.