The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-21
nm ballot resulted as follows:


by General Hustled, the nomination oi
Evarts was made unanimous.
The Senate formally nominated William
N. Evarts for Senator to-day. Evarts re-
ceived 10 and Edward Cooper lS votes.
A PORTRAIT or MIR. EvARTs.
How and Where ne Lives--some Incidents
of tho Fight.
New York, Jan. 20.-A heavy head
on u light body turned from Wall street
into Broadway, this afternoon. The head
had on a modern but unbrushed silk hal,
tipped to a backward angle, and quite
incongraous with the rest Of its outlines.
The profile was almost exactly like Julius
Cesar's, US shown in the familiar medal
lion portrait OF the illustrious Roman,
and ii can therefore be imagined that the
hat OF the nineteenth century did not
comport with u medieval face. The WIS.,
age was thin, decp.lined, well nigh gro
tesqucly serious, unmarried in its ancient
characteristics by beard or mustache, and
suggestive OF the surmise that it hadn't
been alive for long time. The body was
in clothes which hung unfashionably and
almost shabbily on its shrunken proper
tions, and hard rubbing would probably
have developed threadbareness under the
dust. This was William NJ. Evarts, victor
by the Legislative caucus ut Albany for
the U. s. Senatorship. He is the City's
most perfect embodiment o! brains. he
was born in Boston in February, 1878.
Levi P. Morton, his chief competitor, is
q very wealthy banker, socially eminent
above rcproach in. his business relations,
and for many years liberal contributor
to Republican campaign funds. He is an
influential member Of the Union League
Club, the richest in house and member
ship OF all our clubs, and Evarts is the
President. Morton's residence was one OF
the finest on Murray Hill, until within q
few years that the Vanderbilts and few
other families have erected veritible man
siens there. Evarts' home is in q curious
remnant OF social pretentiousness-Stn
vesant Square, where stand the domiciles
OF n score OF New York families alittle less
than tile average. Although crowded on
fall sides by tenement population, these
folks refuse 10 bulge from tho place OF
fashionable distinction fifty years ago.
Eyarts' nighneighboris Hamilton Fish, and
close around him are other proud descen-
dants OF the original Dutch. His family
is large, his children numbering eleven,
and his daughters figure in circles which
deem them select and exclusive. He has
long had large income form the practice
OF law, and his fee OF $25, 900 for defending
Henry Ward Beecher in the scandal trial
WIS not disproportionate to his customary
remuneration, but his living expenses
have also been heavy, ditis not thought
that he has much OF fortune. His MEM
bership Of Hayes Cabinet was costly, in
the sense that it iessened his income, and
from the Senatorship he can hardly fail to
suffer financially; but his ambition has
been to succeed William Ii. Seward as
New York's leader in the Senate. He is
said to regard the position as having been
vacant since Seward's time.
CONTEST ron THE NOMINATION.
Tho fight at Albany has been some-
what curious. Evarts was dignifned
Throughout. He neither went to Albany
nor sent representative. The, work for
him was done principally by the Union
Le8gne Club, whose membership Of six
teen hundred prosperous and solid New
York City Republicans, were nigh unit
lin preferring him over Morton. They
delegated a committee to go to Albany,
and It was mainly through their incite-
ment that petitions in his favor poured
into the Legislature from all parts Of the
State. Against this mighty power moth
ling at all could be said against the candi-
date. His record was such as 10 clear him
iron suspicion OF seeking the place for
pelf, and the Legislature was forced into
his line by public opinion. II was one
rare instance where brains beat doodle" 4"
II was NIoston's money that beat Morton,
after nearly electing him. Nothing exact
" like his campaign has before occurred
lin American politics. He made no at
tempt ut direct bribery. The cash was
spent prior to the election OF the legisla-
tors whosevote 1t was meantto secure. The
manager was plRtt, OF the "me too" con-
nCction with Roscoe Conkling in their
Joint resignation OF Senatorships. To.the
Republican candidate for Assembly in a
slightly doubtful district appeared Platt
as advisor and substantial friend, ready to
bear no mean portion Of the legitimate
expenses OF vigorous canvass. His
checks are positively known to have CON
tributed 10 the success OF thirteen men,
whose names are in possession OF Union
League Club folks, and it is thought that
} they numbered altogether three times as
many, The hazy understanding OF the
lbeneGciaries that the aid came from the
State Committee OF Which Platt was o
member, and that some consideration OF
j party policy had dictated it. They were
z astonished when, soon after Morton's can
didacy was announced, Plat informed
them that the money had come from Nor
toms yault. He assured them that there
had originally been no intention to ask a
return ilyor; that Morton, who was in
London, had not expected to run for the
Senate until implored per cable by friends
10 do SO; but that, under the circumstan-
ces, gratitude ought to be potent. Moth
ing else than the costless manufacture oil
popularity for Evarts by Union League
men could have defeated these clever tao.
tics on the part oil Platt
: An incident OF the campaign was a visit
to Henry Ward Beecher bya warm adyo-
cate OF Evarts. The influence OF Ply
mouth Church was counted on In the
form Of n movingiy.signed petition, be.
s cause OF Eyarts' association with them In
+ the trial OF eight years ago. Mr.. Beecher
!, excused himself on the ground that in
View Of his work against Blaine, his name
would do more harm than good; but he
also declined to recommend the paper ia
. Plymouth members who had not Tor
/. feited their party's good will, and in this
i, he argued that, as free trader, he could
not support a man who leaned the Other
: way. The belief is that there is some bit
s terness left from the relations OF the two
\ rs counsel and client.
O vests Rlectlon sure.