New-York tribune., 1885-01-18
CONFIDENCE FELT ON BOTH SIDES.

ryARrs's SUPPORTERS THINK THE MORTON MEN
ARE LOOKING FOR A THIRD CANDIDATE.
The old metaphor of the seething and boiling po-
Etical cauldron had life yesterday. Politi-
clans of large ard small degree swarmed at the dif-
ferent political resorts The headquarters here OF
the rival Senatorial candidates were con-
stsntly everrun with visitors among whom
were many country statesmen At ex-Sen-
ator Patt's Office, John F. Smyth, ex-Marshal L. r.
Pawn and Captain Chester s. Cole were in confer
snce most of the day. There was no abatement III
their confident expressions to the ultimate sue
cess of Mr. Morton. Mr. Payn said that the caucus
on Monday night would show whether brag was
b,pper than votes. Uncle Jerry" Drew,
who was seen at the Astor House,
said: "Why, Morton's Just as sure of
nomination as the caucus is held. There is no
chance of third man coming in. This talk about
Depew has nothing in it. He told Inc not fifteen days
ago that he would not accept the certificate OF cleo
zion if rendered him." Chairman Frank Shaw. OF
the Chautauqua County Republican Committee,
expressed similar views, and predicted Mortons
election.
At Mr.. Evarts Office there was some
anxiety manifested to know what :" the
o,hor sden purposed to do. The assump-
tion in the Evarts's camp is that
the Morton meu are whipped. know they are
whipped aud are looking around for third candl-
uste Ser ator Miller Theodore Roosevelt. ex-Sena-
tor Loomis, of Wyoming, and number of Union
League members were among the number Of callers
on Mr. Evarts. 49,,
Mr Roosevelt said "The contest is settled
practically settled. Dir. Evarts will be elected
The talk about Mr. Depew coming III is talk about
an impoSsibihty. Mr. Depew will not be brought
Ex-senator Loomis, of Wyoming SAID Il have
been four days at Albany. The die IS cast for
Evarts irrevocably. You can see It In the broad
L. aft thn Evnr
of the Morton men. The election OF Mr.. Evarts VIII
be good thing for the party 1t is neither stall
obliterated. Why, when ] ran across General
Sharpe at the Evarts headquarters the other day,
said: General are you out of place, or am Y and
be got the best of me By saying Neither; we are
A. p. Cook of Whitehall, said You can size
up the Morton. canvass by the remnant leit az
the man whose friends killed tOlger don't count
Pawn and butcher. OF course they are there"
There is an uneasy feeling in both the Morton and
Evarts factions lest third man shall be brought IN
who may be able to control the nomination. scores
of gentlemen called on Mr. Depew yesterday and
urged him to come into the race. Leaders III Doth
the Morton and Evarts camps declared privately
that Mr. .Depew could be elected. The fact That
copies of an editorial from Justice IN MI Diiews
a possible indication that he was TO be pushed INTO
the contest in spite Of his repeated statements that
Rnmors of the entrance of a third candidate were
rife all day. General opinion said it would be Mr.
neDeW bilt other names were also mentioned. Ihe
Eyarts men were confident that the Morton boom
was all broken up and about to be transferred. ,
BY SIX o'clock in the evening 1T was evident that
they had miscalculated the intentions of the Nor
ton leaders and that the latter not only had no
purpose of abandoning the field, but were IN the
contest to win Dwight Lawrence and L. +. Payn
went back 10 Albany. Captain Cole and Senator
Daggett announced that they would return this
morning and ex-senator Platt said to O report T t:
s'.rhe Morton column is firm. The Eyarts mon
have wholly miscalculated the fight MI; Morton
will be nominated on Monday night" Ii was
stated by the Norton men that Assembymen Win
Golph and Rockefeller had returned to the Morton
camp: in fact had never left 1T. General Anson &
Mc(ioek was at the Fifth Avenue about o'clock
10 see Senator Miller. aud their earnest confer:
ence gave credence to the claim General
McC,ook. however. said: This fight is won
.by Mr. Evarts now. 1t cannot be changed.
There is no use of discussing third candidates,
beoanse Mr. Evarts Is going to be nominated"
! John j. OBrien, Bernard Biglt and Robert q;
McCord dropped In at O'clock and disappeared
Through the twenty -fourtl-st entrance
= John 1. Davenport strOlied IN and Oeneral ..
H. Knapp held counsel with ex-senator Flatt ior
bome time. Police Commissioner French was ALSO
among the throng in the corridor.
great deal of pressure for his desernon
Of Morton for Evarts. number Of Morton men
from his district surrounded him at the Astor
House and told him that they proposed to take ms
scalp at the neat election. His reply was that he
would be attending strictly to private business
nfter his term expired and was indifferent to their
threatG
Assemblyman Taylor was over from Brooklyn