New-York tribune., 1885-01-08
nur CANVASS FOR SENATOR
.,p,Ny DESERTED BY POLITICIANS
ar. rnwlss COMMITTEE LIST AWAITED
nH' ANXIETY.


, rr,vcRApH TO THE TRiBUNE'i
ip' Nearly all the members OF thc
ALeAN'' 'A., .,r,ed 70 their homes to-day. Speaker
Legislature -, those who departed, saying as
Erwin was aa no shculd not return to TINS Guy
ne uio ~, Inv night. There seemed To De gen
peiole anonp the Assemblymen that MI hrwih
era' ar st,ictly his promise not to make up Ms
wouia .oss :, the interest Of any candidate lor
con''al. Ar Morton's friends, as well as those vi
seua'o,. ,d;datcs for Senator, have abandoned tne
o.'s .... hut the Morton men say that they wiz
cry, ~ here early on Monday morning "
uo ,Is;r Senate canvass Mr.. Mortons canvass
'S hs managed by Thomas c. Platt, ex-Marsna'
49, y pawn. SiIas b. butcher, John +. guy W.
- n Dennison and Chester 5. Coie' Mi. i@''
" -, come here. but will be In constant 'o'o-
L. communication with the other Moi'on
si"P Tho HEADQUARTERS will be the ladles pai
,cau. s .ha De,ayan House, the same room tnat was
ii - -. tho same men in the canvass for Nir Ei
uoe" CO.. Sneaker 1t is their plan 10 nave .io
WIN ~, .,,ous held on Thursday night, January 10.
80 INN OF HOLDING THE CAUCUS uNsb! TILED
r,.a sncakers list of committees VIII DC
; ,,'.h.a on January ii. If. members Oh the
,oIa,ure despite Speaker Erwins ln'en'"nS'
le.,,a daem the committees made up III 'no III
-. Of Mr. Morton as candidate lof oon"'o-'
:''auence of the publication will come at an op
~as.,na moment for the Morton campalgh' ineio
.,.ootens 10 be fight, however, over INC
g dav for the holding Of the caucus. Iho W.
Oh us, ~ a,,ors committees of both houses Is
SEM - w =. .ho naming of special day for the
ncoe''' .ho coucns. Ii is beiieved that
no'ns p,ao,s Committee of the Senate is composer
man and that of the Assembly OF Morton
Is thorafore the Morton Assembly Commit
..sas the seIect,on of January 10, or the day
.,.aoa;atelv following the announcement Oh 'no
...,,,I,, committees for the holding OF the caucus
o. ore likely to meet with resistance from the
w. canoto Committee. The Evarts men, more
60 cold IN he anxious TO postpone the hoiding
ss.he caucus to the latest day possible, oehe'ihs
49,, there is rising tide of pubic opinion aiiions
panrh,cans IN Mr. Evarts's favor for senator.
c. % the Evarts leaders SAID to-day: Mr.
uortop,s managers began his canvass tor oeh".oi
,r,h the day of adjournment OF the last Legis'a-
.nrs All through the summer IT was coh'iiueu'
A ,orce number of the Assembly NOMINATIONS are
controlled and dictated by Mr. Mort'ns 1riehus
Now that the Legislature has met, however tnere
,s an outbreak of opinion among kepuDhcahs 'na'
~. rvarts sbould be chosen Senator 1t is no
more than lust that the Republican members Vi 'ie
,:o;sa,ure sbouId be afforded opportunity and time
:" list@n TO these appeals of Republican voters.
There 4 no need of rushing the Senatoriai caucus.
We can afford to wait till January 10 before we
hold the caucus"
THE CONTEST OF 1881.
II is the opinion of politicians. therefore, that
there will be a contest between the two caucus
committees over the date for holding the caucus
In 1881 the Senate and Assembly caucus COM
mees disagreed respecting the hodngof at caucus sud
10 nomuate successors to Thomas =. rlat. anu .aa
Roscoe Conkhnr The Senate COMMITTEE
eonld not make up its mind to select any day, and
alter a good deal Of futile negotln,tl99nS 10 over ,i
H., ' own % accon1t That caucus however was fall-
nre Only handful OF Senators and Assembly men
attended 1t. and 1t was adjourned without cay eau,
ing the prospects of an election Oh MI "oHA'iH
AM An Eyarts headquarters will be opened at the
Delavan House. early in the week, and many NEIL
bers of the Legislature who intend to vote Ior NI'
Eyarts will be here on Monday.