New-York tribune., 1885-01-07
fight against Norton If it looks as If they might
sncceed with our aid we will gladly give It,"
A CONFERENCE WITH MIR. DEPEW.

CONFERENCE WITH MR.. DEPEW.
up REFUSES TO RE A CANDIDATE-ARTHUR MEN
NOW FOR WARREN.
The Senatorshp contest was transferred irou
Albany to New-YOrk yesterday by the arrival OIL
ex Senator Loren B. Sessions of Chautauqua ana
Collector Gould of Buffalo. They came as repre-
sentatives of the antl-Morton element to urge
Chauncey NJ. Depew to enter the fight as com
promise candidate. They called on Mr.. Depew at
his office in the Grand Central Depot in the after
Don and had a long conference in which they
were informed that his decision had already Uceh
unaterably announced, and that he could not DC
candidate Collector Gould left the city last n'ehU
for Utica The refusal of Mr.. Depew to enter the
field has determined the Arthur men to return to
their old plan of entering James ID. warren aS .''o
Administration candidate. Just as he was leaving
the St. James Hotel TRIBUNE reporter saw Mt
Could and asked him about the Senatorship lie
said:
"Nobody knows anything 'about 1T. At Albany
they are all at sea. 1t is time for the Republicans
of New-York to seek leader Chester A. Arthur
ought to have been the next Senator from this otate
Chaunccy NJ Depew is better fitted than any one
else both by reason of brains and experience. lie Is
the best man next to Mr. Arthur to bring the party
into good shape next fall. regret to say that MT
Depev; refuses to permit the of his name lhat
was ( ~ decision he announced to rs to-day. am
now Tor James d. Warren. He will have the soiid
support of Western New-iork."
"Whcre will the Arthur men go as between Nor
ton and Evarts!'
"To Eyarts. ~ ppose. But really the Senatorial
fight is not yet cry aIzed'
"Wi!l Erwin's elt lion help hfortonT
"No Hubbell could have been elected bnt for
the New York members. Cattaraugus Chautauqua.
and Allegany held five votes that were ready TO 90
for hun If New-York would show up iour. But
Senator Gibbs held them back. Every one at Albany
knows that Norton is much weaker than Irwin.
Mr.. Deuew was at his honse, No. - East
Forty last night, and said As ! told
you some time ago. am Tor sr. Eyaits i"r senator
Yes, Messrs Con al and Sessions called on me to-day
1t is commentary upon politics IN ms stare that
gentlemen who have been iighng each other IN op
posing factions have split up and come together III
two new camps. so new ana so heterogeneous that
they have not yet acquired names. Ihcse gentlemen
TO representing number oi members oi inc
Legislature who would like to vote for me Tor Sena
tor They showed me a list OF about thirty Names
and said that il | would come np 10 Albany and
| make personal canvass III the oid-iaslioued Wav,
| these members would fOrm the basis from which
they were certain | could make winning light.
Ny reply to them that | cannot be candi
date"
is there no possibility of your entrance into the
| contest under any circumstances
1t wall he big light. No one realizes so well as
what fight it might be- cannot enter INTO a
| fight" ,,.,.
There was gathering of Republicans at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel last night, some of whom had Just
Platt. Collector Robertson. senator Thomas. ex-
| Ilarbor Master Drew. Captain Chester l.. Cole
John +. Smyth. ard ex-senator Sessions. Mt ilatts
face wreath he'd IN smiles as he received the con
gratuations of politicians who stopped hun 10 tax
about Erwin's victory. lie Is not 80 outspoken ~
connecting Erwin with Morton ~ eN-Marshai
Payn is reported to be- lie claims merely that the
tendency of Mr.. Erwin's election Is To strengthen
| Mr. Morton. Captain Cole said that the Morton
| people had end Of their tight and that the
contest for Senator would be Only repetition of
the contest for speaker Senator Thomas said that
| tff
rapidy from tbs time out Mr. Sessions said that
the Arthur men wonld go for Eyarts rather than for
| Morton. but would not work for Evarts as they
would for Dcpew, or they ought 10 in order 10
defeat Morton