New-York tribune., 1885-01-03
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ALL THE HEADQUARTERS OPEN IN THE DELAvAN
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ALBANY, Jan. 2.-The Delavan House Is
adsze with light tonight One looking within the VIII
dows sees dense black crowd OF smoking TALKING ges'
tcuiatng politicians Above In corridor on tho hrst
floor men are hurrying about from roomto ROOM ihe
etubcan politicians interested In the speakership con-
test rivod by every train in the day TIL in the evening
large number OF the practical" men OF the Republican
oarty we're present There also came thirty OF the Re
,ublican Assem- and few OF tho senato9s Inc
men gathered about the various candidates
FOR Sneaker inquired about the nature of their canvass
she number OF Assembymen In town. PAID Vsit 10 .hc
riv tried to learn the number OF votes
uedgei and occasionally made tour In the lower hall
of the hotel with view of acquainting themselves with
she views OF the Republican multitude there gathered
Several political camps were established along the upper
corridor At the north end was the room OF fresdoh'
Arthurs intimate political friends who came mere WIN
The vowed object Of eieotlng candidate Tor speaker
who will not interfere the senatorship contest They
have established their headquarters some distance from
tho rooms occupied by any candidate for Speaker with the
purpose escaping the suspicion that they Intend aa
Ing lie successful candidates assistance towau the
election OF Mr.. Arthur as Senator. .o,s,aa,o. ,or
Sneaker occupies the next 70 that used by the
PRESIDENTS friends, but he spends his time III teihg
possibly hear any whispers from m the Ainr
IN ia, or o, his Own sieGtSn Geoas 1 srp
OF Buffalo, chairman Of the Republican state
COM
man Of the Executive Committee of the Republican
State Committee. General George II. Sharpe OF kings
fop Postmaster Dckey, OF Newburg, Con
rrcssman Kutting, of Oswego, ana willian
Morgan OF Buffalo. THIS room was tho scene OF great
Activity a iay conferences were held IL IL that eX-
fended TIL long after midnight. -,
Their, was placard one OF the rooms OF the co,Ir
5or which read " George 4. Erwin, Room NO o. Mr.
ryin has two rooms headquarters, one private anu
the other common parlor for every ons. MT Erwih
siooe kent I'm his private room but in the onter room
one could find to-day Sas IL. butcher, OF BIookiyh'
lewis n Payn OF Chatham, Chester B. Cole OF corning
aud q M Ijenuison, OF Utica These men MAD conn
dest air All who entered the room were told tEat Dir
Irwin had tbirtyiwo ironciaa votes ana
that the remaining hyc votes necessary
10 secure majority over Mi uic .ir o.aen
candidates would soon be obtained NO conoina'ion
was possible, il was said, against Mr Irwin; ,.,
The longest room on the corridor Is the m
~ Waier 81 Hubbell III is situated az the end oi the
hall looking ont upon steubcn-s FROM this room .ieo
have come many successful candidates ior speah'vi,
George H. Sharpe among the number ~ ,his Ip0n,
Roscoe Conkng stood defeated candidate ior ~
IN 1881. Mr Hubbou has the active assistance i his
canvass OF Congressman Davy and senator baAei' u
Midway in the great hall constantly sees throng
of Asscnblymen and Senatois ana politicians snrpins
in and out Of This Is the headquarters OF wr
MANY mr; cssiera. iIs lie ii'A Is making popular
and nearly all the time has as his guests Waer
Howc and Robert A. Livingstone, two 0iier cand'das
TOR SNEAKER There IL who seems To have the nn
ScameDt Of Mr.. O'Ne's canvass. There Is constant
soovelent about all the headquarters, Ihe ncominK
zSssmhiynau n1s not feel ssshed TIL hs hAS vsisAa AZ