New-York tribune., 1885-01-19
EVARTS AHEAD.
THE CONTEST DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
ryARrs AND MORTON MEN WORKING hAhp-
BOTH SIDES CoNFIpENT-NO THIRD cANDiDAih

IN THE RACE.
Try TELEGRAPH TO TUE TRIBUSR.l
A,p.rv Ian. 1s-M- Evarts and Mr. Mor.on
from present appearances VIII no' A"o" -,
IN he limited States Senator till to-hoiro" s n
Mr.. Mortons friends have returned heie "i'..
visit 70 New-York with the determination W '9.'
Az Evartas 9Th in the caucus. There
-. ,oss;b;Iitv Yesterday that they would attempt
10 transfer Mr. Mortons votes to some other cahai-
dare TODAY. They declare that they never
had Thought of aba ldoning him and that tney
are confident of his selection by the caucus. MI
Evartss friends in their opinion are mistaken re-
oardinr their strength. Ex-senator Thomas "
Platt Is credited with this infusion Oh coui'
.oa INTO the hearts of the Morton leaders,
who palpaby on Friday were despondent
over the prospects of the Minister 10
France. Mr. Pratt was visited IN his room al tho
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New-YOrk, by most Oh 1ne
Morton leaders yesterday aud to-day ne Is s"iu
TO have listened quietly to all their statements
concerning the attitude OF the members ., 'no
LEGISLATURE toward Nc. Morton, and then to have
axnressed the decided opinion that Mr.. Morton
could be elected. He then gave such advice con-
cerning the conduct of the canvass for Mr. Morton
and sent out such kilograms over the STATE 10
this and that political leader that the Morton meh
felt moro confidence in final success.
SENATOR MIILERs CONFIDENCE
Tn another room of the Fifth Avenue Hotel there
were talking at the same moment senator
Warner Miller and ex-Speaker George d.
Sloan, of Oswego. Mr.. Sloan has oeen
here ever since the contest over the Senatorship
h.con He carefully went over the list Of members
of the Legislature with Senator Miller, stating
each mans choice for Senator. on Friday night
and the influence that might affect their action af-
fer that day. Senator Miller is himself so
thoroughly acquainted with the politics and
politic,ans of every county in the State that ne
could readily follow Mr. Sloan in this Descriptions
and Judge whether his opinion was correct Wheh
Mr.. Sloan had ended his task, Senator Miiier
leaned back in his chair and said: " Mt Evarts
hasa majority and the Morton people cannot shake
itv Assemblyman Walter Howe in the course OF
the day had chat with Mr.. Evarts AT MS
law office. Mr.. Evarts was In excellent
spirits and evidently highly gratfed by the hearty
support given him by the members OF the
Legislature. Mr. Evarts stated that he had just
had pleasant call from Assenblyman Van Allen,
of Now-York, who has hitherto seemed inclined to
vote for Mr. Morton Mr.. Howe little later was
given a petition IN favor of Mr.. Evarts's election
signed by every Republican bank president In New
York who are at the head Of banks possessing
$45, 900 600 capital
Mr.. Howe returr ed here last night from New
York. At the Grand Central Depot In New-iork
he met Cnaupcey NJ. Dcpew and said to him:
Are YOU going to be candidate for Senator "
Mr. Depew repiiel: "No. am not going to run.
I've already written one letter of denial, and I've
got through denying this thing" Mr.. Depew thus
forcibly denies that he will permit Mr'
Morton's friends to make him candidate against
MIR. Eyarts. or in fact that he will be candidate
1t has become clear to the Morton leaders, however
that they can transfer the Morton vote to
olaa Son of the membpfS of tho Leg
islature who are pledged TO Mr.. Morton, have
been bombarded recently by Evarts
petItions to such a disagreeable extent that they
are getting restlve Senator Daggett. OF Brooklyn
was subjected TO considerable Evarts pressure
at home yesterday He therefore said to the Evarts
leaders On reaching this city to-day: Il shall
vote for Morton but the Morton people cannot
transfer me to any other man." Theodore Roose-
yelt, who came on the same train from New-fork
with Senator Daggett, said on arriving We
have got Morton beaten two to one"
THE EvARTs COMMITTEE.
The Eyarts Vigilance Committee remained here
all day to-day, but bad nothing to do. The MEM
bers of the committee, James d. Warren, Henry
G. Bur egb, Charles r. Skinner, John NJ. Davy,
William T. -ONeil, James w. Wadsworth,
Andrew S. Draper, Hamilton Harris and
Newton w. Nuttng, in desultory talk all
day debated whether not Mr..
Morton could again be put in the lead for the
Senatorship. All the menbers of the committee
were slightly uneasy about the result Of Mr Platfs
work aXr,ng the members of the Legislature.
Would this secret labor succeed : Could a majority
for Mr.. Morton be obtained BY sendiHg agents to
all the Republican members of the Legislature
to canvass for votes for him These were The
questions that constantly asked. What made
the members of the committee anxious was that the
work ior Mr.. Morton was hidden from them and
that nothing could be done to counteract Its effect.
Completely in the dark as they were Q committee
membeIs were still of the opinion tbat Mr..
Morton men, said Mr.. Warren, won't give
up till they know positively that they are
whipped They will discover that they beaten
about 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Then we
shall have committee from them asking for terms
to sweeten the way into our ranks. cannot, see
Henry 6. Burleigh said "The situation has not
changed since Friday night in my Judgment. Mt.
Eyarts :. stilI has long lead aqd be will
will return here tomorrow with much stronger
impression than they had when they left here tuat
the Republican voters of the State desire the cleo
ton of MIR. Evarts The Evarts sentiment has
steadily strengthened in the State"
The kvafts leaders to-day were making arrange
ments for contest In the caucus with the Morton
people, II the latter should attempt to have
secret ballot. Senator Mccarthy has been CHOSEN
the Evarts candidate for presiding officer of the
caucus. Senator Arkel or Assemblyman Walter
Howe of New-York will nominate MIR. Evarts Tor
Mr. Morton's headquarters bere were re-opened
Tonight by > NJ. Dennison, OF Utica, ex-Congress-
man jeremiah Dwight. Of Tompkins County.
All said tonight that it is their
opinion that Mr. Morton viii be nominated to-mor-
row night for Senator.
LATE ARRIVALS AT ALBANY.
INTERVIEWS wIrH SUPPORTERS OF BOTH CASDI-
DATES.