New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
GATHERING or Mr.. HIscoCK.s FORCES.

wisE SAYINGS FROM MANY MOUTHs-CHIT-cHAT
ABOUT CONFERENCES AND PLANS.
The arrival of Congressman Frank IIiscock
from wnshin don yesterday and the advent Of number
Of his friends lent yigor TO the movements here In
the Senatorial At the Ffth Avenue Hotel Last
evening were Asscmblyman Hendricks and Mayor
James Bclden OF Syracuse; James Richmond. Geaernl
Anson G. McCook senator Gibbs. Congressmanelect
West. ext Congressman Wgdsworth, Reuben Fox. Con
gresham Payne. General II. a Barnum. Clarence Mead
ex-senator Birdsall. and ex-senator 7. &. Plat.
II was said that eK-speaksr George H.
Sloan was at the Union League Club
where Senator Warner Miller spent several hours In
looking the situation with him The effort OF The
day was eject a combination OF the antiMorton ee-
ment Mr.. Evarts Mr. IiscocEs friends say
that lie holds enough vote. 90 make the balnice Of
power and are sposed ~ permit him Ia withdraw.
even II ho were disposed To do So To n TgiBUNE re
porter VINO saw him last night he said pieas-
antiy that for obvious reasons he could not
say anything for publication.
Me- Hscock's friends held conference AT his room
last evening, after which It announced that be
would return Washington and leave his canvass
in their hands. Assembly Hendricks. when asked
If there was any prospect Of Hsoook's withdrawal,
replied In the negative.
Congressman elect George West OF BasioD. stated
the position Of Senator Millers friends follows We
want elect senator the with the great intellect
of the age. need not him. In my opinion neither
Russell nor HltcOck De IN inc conlcsh
cumstanoes will develop 80 them both
10 withdraw. The sentiment for Mr. Ivart-
II overwlelming In district nine trnths OF
Republicans In favor of hs selection The friends
Of Mr. Eyar- have been a little late n organizing but
that will all be attended 10 now.
E1-Cong gre-sIIlan j. ". Washburn. when asked about
Saturday. conference said that nothing had yet been
heard from the Arthur over the state rs 10 whether
they would follow the lead OF Mcssrs Burleigi and
Draper II looks 10 me" he added Ike clos
light. II II between Morton and Eyarts. ono or the
other will bc Thore better organization Of
Mr. Evarts friends being effected II will not be chds
play, but business. NJ Albany next wcck. think Nj.
EYart'. can win"
The friends Of Evarts taking active steps TO
expressions of public opinion from all the
State Petitions asking for his election Senator have
been sent to every county and being nnmerously
signed Steps being taken for a conference or the
members Of the Assembly by Congressional districts In
which Is thought concert OF action can DO attained III
his Interest.
The Morton side of the contest nndismayed nj the
conferences Of Saturday and yesterday. tx senator
Plat l. reported saying that AZ no stage OF the
Spcakershp contest was he more confident OF Erwins
election than ne j. OF Hortons after having made
Assemblyman Haskell said " There Is moro senti-
men throughout part of the State for Morton than
for else. That sentiment appears 10 be growing
judge that Mr. Morton VIII ne elected His support ~
coming from the younger and vigorous members OF
party who diHoscd forget old battles and get
d" It's the Erwin Gght right and They may
get together they stay apart, but the result VIII
be the same"
General McCook's return from Washington Is said to be
for the purpose OF urging senator Gbbs TO join the
Evarts mon. They came together to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel last evening Senator Miller. Speaker Erwin
stilI fingers Ia the city although he Is secluded from
public gaze at AN uptown hotel