New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-11
THE SENATORSHlP.
A CONFERENCE IN THIS CITY.
SEEKING COMMON GROUND on WHICH TO UNITE IN
payoP OF Mr.. FyARTs.

SEEKING COMMON GROUND on WHICH TO UNITE in
FAVOR OF Mr.. EvARTs.
The fact that there was conference yesterday
over the Sohatorship at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
caused an unusual stir there all day. Among the
politicians seen there at different times were ex-
Congressman James W.. Wadsworth, Andrew ;.
Draper ex-senator Hamilton Harris Assembiymen
Haskell Hogeboom. Hopkins and Storm, Generai
T. w. Hustled Robert @. McCOrd, Bernard Biglin,
ex-Assemblyman Waring. Dwight Lawrence Ham,
ilton Fish. IT., ex-senator Blrdsal and ex-Assem-
blyman William j. Youngs Senator Warner Miller
was in Room Al. and held conference in the
morning with Messrs Burleigh, Wadsworth
and Draper. The meeting was intended to
secure common ground Oh which the
friends of President Arthur might unite III the Ell
fort to elect Mr.. Evarts. The parties to the con-
ference are represented as being opposed, not SO
much to Mr.. Norton rs to Messrs. Platt, butcher
Payne and Cornell, who are considered to be the
head of the Morton forces and to be certain to con-
troll the party management in the case Of hts eiec-
ton Mr. Arthur has old grudges against Mr..
Platt which his followers are nursing and Senator
Miller is represented as fearful of Platts opposi-
ton to his reelection IN 1887.
The result of the conference is stated to have
been that a conditional agreement was made Mr..
Burleigh has telegraphed to Mcssrs. Warren.
Sharpe, Davy, Smart, Wilbur. Pierce, Gould and
Others of Arthurs friends to if they will enter
the fight They are to be assured by Senator Mil
Ter and his friends OF retention Of the party ma
chine, provided they will swing into line for Nj.
Evarts. Their answers to be made to hirn az
Whitehall, and if they consent to go into the nght
on these terms they to report with him at Al
bany tomorrow night. Otherwise II VIII De uh-
derstoOd that they willing to let the night drit
as il will 1t was expected that some replies would
be received yesterday afternoon but none came mp
to o'clock, when Mr.. Burleigh started for home.
NOTHING YET SETTLED.
Mr. Draper had gone on the noon train, and Sena-
tor Miller spent the day down town. Messrs. Bur-
leigh and Draper made call on Mr.. Evarts In the
afternoon Just before leaving town Mr.. Bur-
leigh said 81 can't say what will be done. Moth
ing IS settled. think Arhur's friends will go in
BODY shall 60 with them wherever it is" When
Senator Miller came up from down town he was
seen by TRIBUNE reporter. but refused to talk
about the conference.
Asscmb yman Hopkins, who came into the hotel
while the conference was IN progress was lnvitea
upstalrs and soon came down with the report that
Hamilton Harris had been chosen as the leader oil
Mr. Evartss forces at Albany. Mr.. Harris was en-
gagged during the day i'll law case IN Brooklyn. lie
said In the evening. rs he was ABOUT stating Tor
| Albany: ~ do not know anything about any snch
selection | could accept not such reSpOnsibility
Bnt am frank to say | shall do all can 10 help
| on the election of Mr. Evarts" Senator Miller and
Mr Harris had conference abon, 81, O'clock, ana
| mau Howe at the Evarts headquarters III Albany
ut once. 80 -,
the conference in this remark :" It's funny that
| no Assemblymen are ever invited to attend these
conferences. That is probably the reason the con-
| Mir UopkIns said: They may print me In all
the lists they like. but am on the fence. And tell
YOU there are many men oh the fence II slkey 10
| break down with the weight. ~ IS possible q
third man may come in. II might be President
| Arthur. The Morton men ale pretty anxious, you
may imagine, when they got me OUT OF bed AZ ND
| I've had a talk with BuTleigh. lie tells me they
have settled Evarts and are all gong IN strong
| for him. Tho Assemblymcn may dceioe thiS 'hihs
| Themselves"
| HOW SHALL THE AsTI-NoRToN MIN PRocTEDf
Tho onestion before Mr. Evarts's friends is
| whether 10 combine all the anti-Morton men on
ono candidate and settle the matter in one ballot
or enter IA many candidates rs can draw OF Morton
| votes ard go decimate his forces in long tight.
The friends of Messrs Russell and liiscoGk natur-
ally advocate the latter method Indeed, Mt,
clear the track for any one of hls friends sad
Yesterday: The situation M nut she'll Is TINS me
| moment Mr. Russell gets out OF the way, MS the
Eyarts men seem 10 think he should DO four oil his
men will go over 10 Morton. The present status OF
| tho votes Is about this: Morton, 81 votes: Eyarts
| %; Russell, -; lilscOck, Z; unconlmitted; ).
! 4 ne Morton men wiltret four from fiscocB, winch
with four from Russell, would leave the vote ~ 10
! 80. Ii Mr. EVsrts had w0rktlH IlAc ihlt anu
butcher he mlg hi hope 10 beat thnlh ~ me s'Ia-
n bie Tor the uucommlttcd, but ne VIII he beaten
! If IL Is an issue between Morton and
| Eyarts Besides the members Who are Tor other
| candidates have right to satisfy themselves by
actual voting hat thelr fayoritcs nave no chance
| The position of Measrs. Russell and iilscock Is
said TO be for Eyarts a. against Morton. Out " ~
| known that Mr. Hiscock has had one or two con-
| ferences with ex-senator Platt over The Senator
| ship. ,,..,- l.. - 49,. ~
oleomargInc matter yesterday. their general opli-
ION being that II is mere political ulck, without
! weight. They declare that Mr.. EVarts - not the
| attorney of the olcomargarino manufacturers and
! never has been, that he was invited To gave an
| opipon of the cOnstitutonality oil the law, gave
| IL. and there ended his connection with the mat
| ter II was a mere question of business.
| WHAT MIR. ERWIN Is DOING.
| Sneaker Erwin was met at the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel last evening by RIBUNE reporter, to whom he
| said: 81 came in this morning. have been down
| TOWN all day on business and shall go back TO Al
bany tonight. am hard at work on the committee
| list and shall complete 10 Tuesday night Tor an-
| nouncement Wednesday. No man VIII be put up or
| down in the committees because OF the Senator
| ship. | shall stand by my friends who made the
| fight and elected me. That everybody UNDER
| stands Come of them were Evarts and some Nor
| TON men, ] am for Leslie W. Russell for senator,
| as have always said. In the committees snail
look after the business OF the House ana hlysel Us
! much rs anything
| If was reported Yesterday that the Morton mana
| GERS have sent shrewd men over the state to set
signers 10 petitions.
| ARRANGING THE BROOKLYN MEETING.
| The directors room of the Brooklyn Academy o.
| Music was filled last night with supporters of Mr.
Eyarts for Senator who met to appoint committees
| and make arrangements for the mass meeting to-
| morrow night in the Rink. Joshua NJ. Van Colt
presided and James $. Case was secretary