New-York tribune., 1885-01-20
SCENES IN THE DAYTIME.
THE EvARTs COMMITTEE SECURE LIST OF FIJI

THE EvARTs COMMITTEE SECURE LIST OF FIFTY
FOUR NAMEs-ExCITEMENT IN THE DELAVAN'
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY. JAM 19.-Ths last day of the contest
for Senator has been marked by unusuai
scenes at the Delavan House. At either end of
long corridor on the second floor of the hotel there
are two large rooms with apartments OF smaller
size opening out of them One was the hcadquar-
ters of Mr. Morton's managers and the other that
of Mr.. Eyarts's All day long the outer or larger
room of each headquarters was crowded with poll
ticiaps and members of the Legislature, but the
interior rooms were used by small number OF men
who were conducting the two canvasses. through
the corridor connecting the. two headquarters
there were constantly surging crowds OF "orhihs
politicians The lower hall of the Delavan House
was jammed with spectators and politicians.
Mr. Nutting. of Qswego, took a blank sheet con-
tanning the names of tine members of the Legis'a-
ture, placed it upon the table and then patiently
waited the arrival of the members The latter
would be brought into tins room asked II they IN
tended to vote for Mr.. Evarts, and then if they
were in favor of an open ballot. Both replies were
IN the affirmative. The member was requested to
write the words on the list opposite his
name: "Open Ballot" All statements
regarding the attitude of members
toward Mr. Evarts were declined. Each Evarts
member himself must come before Mr.. Nntting,
state bis intention, and sign The list In this way
bomb-proof canvass was made. The Evarts men
felt that only in this way could they feel on solid
ground. The list only contained one name AT y
a. H.. but at noon contained twenty. Then there
was halt in the list. For an hour or so there was
some alarm felt, and the rumor went around that
James j. Beldcn of Syracuse had come ont for
Morton, and that Onondaga members and the
Cortland and Oswego members were. under bis III
fuence going to cast their votes for Morton.
The rumOr was shown to be untrue at 24O p. m
when Asscmblyman Hendricks, of Onondaga, ar
rived and stated that he intended still to vote for
Mr. Evarts and that when he left Syracuse Assem-
blymen Shoemaker, Tappan. Andrews, Howe and
Sweet were also going 10 vote for Mr.. Evarts, as
they declared that they would do last week.
Thenceforward the vote for Mr.. Evarts ON the list
steadily increased. till when the caucus met at
$50 in the evening it contained 81 namcs-lO
Senators and II Assemblymen. As only ~ votes
were required to nominate Mr.. EvaIts in the caucus
the Eyarts leaders we're jubilant.
Assemblyman Snyder, of Ills er was the forty
seventh man who signed thelst. There are ninety
two Republican members of the Legislature and it
takes fortv-seyen men therefore TO nominate a
candidate for Senator in The caucus. When Mr.
SNYDER put his name down there was "a lond cheer
decreased bv before the cducns met by Mr.
TAYLOR of Kings who withdrew his name inns
he Is said 10 have doqe npo4 ne Pctltion
of Slas B. butcher, one OF the Morton
till late in the day what the 'Evarts
men were dong ihem canvass was secret one.
They would give no particulars AT any time Ill the
day. but claimed to be ahead ofSir. EvaTts.