St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-12
LAPHAM'S SHOES.
Evarts Reported to be Making Serious
InrOads Upon MOrtOn's Strength
in New York.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. /

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. 1.-THE friends Of
Morton have become alarmed at the aggress-
iveness of the Evdrts faction. Even ''Me Too"
| Platt and Lew Payn, who have been jocu-
larly declaring that Evarts would not receive
twenty votes in the Republican caucus, are
now busily engaged in repairing Morton IS
fences, which have been much injured since
the adjournment of the legislature. These two
friends of the 'BOodler candidate were at
New York city yesterday in conference with
the Doodle members of the legislature and
other I'Boodle' Republicans. And even
The object of the conference was to devise
ways and means to nuify the effect of
Evarts' boom, while they claim " anti
Mortonites are manufacturers of "blus;er,
hes and stopthief tactics. They say that,
while charging the Morton men with crime
of boodleism, the Evarts hypOcrites have
been using Doodle to persuade members that
they should vote for Evarts. They also charge
the cry of Morton and DOODLE is bull
doing cry, raised to prevent timid members
from voting for Morton, and there istruth
in what the Morton managers say. There i.
beyond doubt strong Doodle influence oper
ating against Morton and to the advantage
OF Evarts, and it is fact that the charge OF
Doodle, which has been so industriousN
made by the Evarts' press, has intimidated
from their purpose several members
who have announced their intention to
vote for Morton. member of the assem-
bly, passed through Albany yesterday en-
route to New York He said: 81 am in
dilemma. The Morton men came into nv
district last fall and helped me. They gave
me means, with which 1 made a vigorous
and successful campaign. felt under OBJ
legations to them. They helped me, and
after election l promised to help them by
voting for Morton, but have been among
my constituency since the legislature adj
journed, and they have given notice that I
must not vote for Morton. so | am in a fix,
If don't vote for Morton the Morton people
will denounce me az traitor, and charge that
I've been bodied by the other side, and If
do vote for Morton everybody viii
swear / sold my vote and my constituents
will sit down on me,'3 but he responded to
Platt's summons and was at the Morton con-
ference at New York.
Although alarmed, the Morton managers
are everywhere expressing confidence that
they will be victorious. They at least pre-
tend they will be able TO succeed against all
influences that are being brought to bear on
their candidate with so much weight, but the
tide is setting against them, and the impress
sion generally prevails here that, If the oppo-
siton to Morton continues to be pressed az
vigorously as it has been this last week,
and 1t can't be consolidated on Evarts or on
any other candidate, Morton can't be elected.
The Morton managers fully appreciate the
gravity of the situation. They are active In
their efforts to discredit Evarts and his back.
ers. Among the most energetic of Morton's
supporters is ex-senator Rockwell, one OF
ex-Gov. Cornell's most efficient strikers Ha
arrived here this afternoon from New York,
and will remain until after the caucus and
do some fine work in the interest of his
friend. He says Evarts will he disastrously
defeated. and that Morton will win against
any man that can be put up In opposition to
him.
William Z. Smith, chairman Of the
Democratic state executive committee,
is DESTROYS that the Democratic mem
bers Of the legislature shall give him their
votes for senator. He is one of Daniel
Maunng's most efficient friends. By his
shlful handling Of the Saratoga convention,
he being the president of that body, Tam
many was cOnciiated and defeated, and
Cleveland secured the vote of New York at
Chicago. During the presidential q i2aign
he managed the canvass in this B., with
skill, but there are Democrats who say Mr..
Smith should not be complmented in this
way, and these Democrats are insisting that
the Democratic votes Of the Legislature should
be cast for Horatlo Seymour or some other
Democrat of national reputation.