New-York tribune., 1885-01-06
AN ANTI-MORTON CONFERENCE.
THE NAME OF MR.. EvAgTs ASD MR.. DEPEw srG-
GEsTED As A UNION CANDIDATE
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THE NAME MR.. EvARTS AND MR.. DEPEW si"-
GEsTED As A UNION CANDIDATE.
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ALBANY. Jan. 5.-Thcre was an important Sena-
torial conference tonight in the room OF James ID.
Warren, chairman of the Republican State Com
mttee II was comprised Of men who are opposed
to the election of Mr.. Morton. Among Others
present were James ID. Warren, of Buffalo; Francis
Hendricks, of Syracuse; Henry G.. Burlegh,
of White Hall, Congressman Charles II. Skinner.
of Watcrtown; Collector Gould, William Is.
Sirrct and Charles Orr of Buffalo; General George
II. Sharpe, of Kingston, cx- Congressman John n.
Dayy, of Rochester William L. UNeil, Of Ausable
Forks Jonas Van Duzen, of HOrseheads; Charles
ID. Ingersoll, of Jamestown, Andrew
s. Draper and Collector Luby. of this
city The object Of the conference
was to select some union candidate flor Senator
against Mr.. Morton. IL was recognized to-day by
every politician, that Mr.. Erwins virtual election
as Speaker gives formidable advantage to Mr.
Morton in his race for the senatorship. Mr. Erwins
and MI Morton's fortunes were 80 often declared
to be linked together. that now that Mr.
Erwin IL successful the victory Of Mr.. Morton is
declared to he assured.
Louis F. Payn, the manager for Mr.. Erwin, was
especially swift III drawing this conclusion. Other
Morton leaders also suddenly grew bold, and
assurance of being elected Senator that
Mr. Erwin is Speaker. THIS conclusion
was denied by the opponents OF Mr.. Morton.
Many of Mr.. Evartss Senate supporters, they SAID,
had gone over to Mr. Erwin for Speaker before Mr..
Hubbel withdrew from the contest The Erwin
men therefore could not be counted as Morton men.
Nevertheless the ant-Morton men werealarmed by
tho swift beginning Of tho canvass for Nor
ton. They saw that unless they at once
dumped in" with some candidate against
Morton they would have nothing to say
| in the election of Senator. In tho
two weeks before Senator is to be
| elected the Morton would get such lead that
it would be impossible to defeat them. The ncccs-
sity of immediate and united action was thus
apparent. Moreover the combination against Er-
win had failed so ANONYMOUSLY that some better
method of defeating the Erwin-M Morton leaders must
be adopted. All these matters were considered at
the conference.
Congressman Skinner argued in long speech
that Mr. Evarts should be the candidate
of the united opposition to Mr.. Morton
1t was apparent, he said. from the pc
ttions that were pouring into the Legislature
in favor of the election of Mr. Evarts as Senator
that he was the peoples choice. Mr.. Skinnc,
broadly hinted that it would not be possible te
elect an Arthur man rs Senator. as Mr.. Hubbelpi
fate had shown that. The union candidate
must be selected from the other wing of the part,
The Arthur machine" could contribute certain
votes, the Hscock machine other votes, th,
Russell machine" more votes, and those added (.
| those contributed to Mr.. Evarts by the members o
the Legislature who were affected by the petition
coming from the people might give Mr. Evarts
majority Mr.. Morton. If Mr.. Evarts wa
made the candidate of the combination, he pre-