New-York tribune., 1885-01-15
CANDJDATES FOR SENATOR.
uup Union LEAGUE CLUB COMMITTEE.
&c . CONFERENCE WITH THE REPoDL''AN
MEMBERS.

uup 1rNIoN LEAGUE CLUB COMMIT ZEE.
r,c i, CONFERENCE WITH THE REPobL''AN
MEMBERS.
,x rvIreRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
Ion 14.-The committee sent here py
hLpNN, s,cue Club of New-York to urge the
'no Of Mr.. Evarts displayed the talen's 'o-uaS
elec'io" .aoI rolitcians which made all the pro-
" anaI gentlemen in the Morton headquarters pare
Iess'on - or something else. The committee have
20 and handsomely furnished room on Ihe
aaond floor of the Delayan HOUSE
~ bv are the rooms occupied by the irienus vi
.he candidates for Senator. Every other room oh
ths hall Is occupied by some prominent pon'iol"A
'po " ~. several "henchmen." There is every
chance for raw voter like Union ne'suo E,uD
80 learn the alphabet of politics. if in no other
man W ,,,- ottr,t,on. Having assimlated
I'D deal of politics in two days. the COM
,a;ttee today invited all the Republican members
- the New-York delegation to their room. 1here
,rore nresent of the Union League Club Committee
a. fo,lowinq: Hamilton Fish, jr., LeUranu
ID Cannon. E. II. Ammidown. Charles. ;. smith,
II Heruck. John S. Kennedy. A. N. whitney
ond Hugh n. Camp. There were also present Ill
,ba room while the conference was IN progress
Thoodore Roosevelt, John j. OBrien. Bernard
p;g,in Assemby,nen ONe Van Duzer Haskell,
& s Hawkins Seeber, Curtis and Heath.
The nresence of Mr.. OBrien at the gatheringof
tbe Union League Club politicians az hrsV
;nduced much laughter in the Morton headquarters
Afterward, When it was learned that MI y brleh
and his new friends had gained much esteem LOT
each other at the nesting and had entered INTO a
hearty alliance, there was not SO much merriiien'
The Union League Club men expressed
their sentiments regarding the Senatorship
70 the New-York Republican members
respectfully but firmly They urged the claims of
Mr. Eyarts and argued that his election at tnls
juncture would not only reflect hohor upph .Ho 1o
State of New.York but woniu pe nao'o f the Re,
pnbhcan party than that of Mr.. Morton. Ihey
said that they had the highest respect eis
for Mr. Morton .h and rartH appr'fsoed so far as
thew were personally concerned, ana LOOKING az ,no
question in social point Of view many gT Ut bad ,ng
would prefer Mr.. Morton, with whom tneY nau
more intimate acquaintance than they had Win
Mr. Evarts, but they regarded Mr. Evarts as better
qualified to perform the duties that were llkely 10
devolve upon Republican Senator In the ncXt lour
wears than any of his competitors who had Dceh
uamed for the position.
ASKING THE OPINIONS OF MEMBERs.
The Assemblymen were then asked their opinion
Assemblyman Barnum said he was in favor OF Lew
F. Morton's election, and expected to vote Tor hlm
in the caucus. He thought that he was better cal
culated to unite the party than any other
candidate. and that he would be able
TO do more 10 prOUlOtc JnS suCCOoH VI Wv P''J ."
the State election next fall than any other candi-
date 1t was essential that the party should
win victory in the next campaign. and The man who
eonld help win it would be more serviceable to tho
marty than one who would simply be an ornament
to the Senate
General Barnum was interrupted by this question
from one of the Union League men: Suppose,
General Barnum we should bring to you petition
signed by twO-thirds of the Republican voters
in the XXIst Assembly District in New-lork. your
own district asking you to vote for Mr.. Evarts,
would Won votefor himp ''Iwond not" responded
General Barnum firmly. He was followed however
by Assemblyman Walter Howe. OF the Alth Assem-
bly District of New-York, who unequiyocally
pledged his vote to Mr.. Evarts and made an earnest
speech in Mr. Evarts's favo-. TwO-,hirds of the
Republican voters of New-York, Mr. Howe de-
clared. were for Mr. Evarts. Assemblyman Rookie
Teller, of the XyIth Assembly District of New
York said that 1t was his impression that at least
seyenty-fye per cent of the Republican voters III
his district desired the election of Mr. Evarts
Still he should not decide to vote for Mr. Evarts
till he had made a more thorough investigation.
Assembyman Charles Smith, of the Xth Assembly
District said that while he not prepared to say
that he should vote for Mr. Evarts still hewOud say
decidedly that he should not vote for Mr. Morton.
Senator Gibbs and Assemblymen Windoph and
Van Alien, of New-YOrk, expressed no opinion.
CLOSING THE CONFERENCE.
The meeting closed with a dramatic episode.
Several of the Union League Club speakers argued
earnestly that the Republican voters of New-iork
almost unanimously favored the election of Mr..
Eyarts Public sentiment so strong in Mr..
Evartss favor that II woud be dangerous politically
to vote for Mr.. Morton. One of the speakers
became so earnest in making this point that he
sad /" | would remind the members Of the Legls
lature from NewYOTk of the fate of those Sou
ators and Assemblymeu from that city who
voted against the Street Cleaning bill in 1880, a
bill that was asked for by the entire population of
New-York Did any of those gentlemen return 10
Albany? Was not their political life extingushed"
EI-Assemblyman Robert Ray Hamilton, of New
York who was one of the victims of dhe Street
Cleaning bill and who is one of the Union League
Club committee, was in the room when
this assault and reminder of old times was
made He bushed deep scarlet, but did not say
anything to his earnest friend. The Union League
Club committee hope to get the votes of all the
New-York members for Mr.. Evarts except that of
General Ba'num.
deputatien of Brooklyn Republicans headed by
Franklin Woodruff and appointed by the Evarts
mass meeting held that city arrived this eve ming
TO join IN the canvass for Mr.. Evarts.
COMMENTS ON Mr.. MlLLER'S VIEWS.
AN INTERVIEW WITH EX-GOVERNOR CORNELL
WHY HE rs OPPOSED TO Mr.. EvARTs.