New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-10
srur SENATORIAL CONTEST
pur .r,rAcKs ON MIR. EvARTs


r.Yx ABOUT THE LIST OF HIS soffoH'A"'
-rAcrIcs OF THE OTHER SIDE.
.,;...;on Of the list of Mr.. Evarts's pre-
Inv p a in the Legislature to the number
ses., four made some stir yesterday. instead Oh
Oh ,,,o Geld against Morton. it appeared for the
oc'ns =. the aeld against Evarts. The Morton
aay VI I'D Hiscook men fell the list and literally
RUSS .. n;aces At night one of the friends OF Mr.
soa that he could count or only thrty-eight
ro,es on the first ballot. the list pubilshed
49, heen made up of all who will support INN
&C., or second choice. The following ise VI
~. one Assemblymen was furnished 10 LIE
rorter as positively for Mr.. Evarts under
Il '.1ostonces: Hotaling. Priddy. Van Buskirk'
BIZ or Dnr Wbitmore, Palmer, Storm, Hawkins
van - % Erie. Barnes. O'NeIl. Berry. Hopkins,
anu D Heath. Scott of Livingston, Huboeil'
De';,v Garbutt, Lidde. Howe Dibbie' Arnoiu'
I,".rston Smith of Queens. Demers, lyman Raw
-. ~ Suffolk Snyder, Farnum and Smth Oh ia'oS'
n,a,s "a a claim that Van Allen and Smith Oh New
yo,t win vote for Mr.. Evarts. Inc FORMER 10 a'So
claimed for Morton and the latter IS sara 10 10 NUS
49, a dark horse who will outrun all the others
r. Russell has returned from Albany He en-
- rooms while there for headquarters and Will 60
s@e s, Monday to conduct personal canvass. A r.
M Of ST. Lawrence said last night: Russelll Is
:. .,,;s 6obt 90 be Senator. We are not taking OF
~h;not;ons with Evarts or Morton or any one
s,aa We expect to make gains from the Morton
soIumn. Speaker Erwin Is for Russell and Will DO
~, ,ho way through. We intend to elect our man
Senator" ,. Ava ho.n
engaged at the Delavan House. where Senator
IrIaIl and General II. Z. Tremain of this city will
be in charge. u,.
Assemblyman Hogeboom, who has been In Hart
fond since the Speakership was settled, was III tne
o;ty last evening He said: am ready to stand up
and be counted for Morton. and am sure II" VIII Do
elected. Mr.. Evarts will not have over thirty
80 an the first ballot and less afterward. The
publcation Of that list of his supporters was oao
management. There isn't a man IN tine Legis'atuIo
that does not know it to be strikngiy incorrect
Another thing: hear OF the friends Gi M hoode
randdate Let them understand AT once tnat suoh
3 cry will react. There are as many h9hes,. con
scentious aud earnest men tavorao.e 70 MI r,nS
as to Mr.. Evarts, and such cry VIII ohiy oiu"s "
black eye to the man who starts H.
METHODS OF MR.. EvARTs's OPPONENTS.
The day was characterized by two attacks on the
candidacy of Mr. Evarts. The first was from poitl-
eal managers opposed to Mr. Arthur They declared
that if Mr. Evarts elected by the aid OF the Ar
thur men, he not being politician, the party man
agoment would remain in Arthurs names o.nm mn.
which the Republican members OF the hogis nj u 1
had lust decided not TO do by defeating HuooeIi LOT
Sneaker at the demand of their constituents
The second attack on Mr Eyarts was contained
IN nm exceedingly virucnt circular addressed by the
New-York State Dairymens AssOclatlon 70 wy
Legislature signed by Harris Lewis, president. ana
Josiah Shull secretary. The sixth section OF the
law of 1884 " to prevent deception in the sale OF
dairy products )" otherwise the antl-oieomargirhe
acts quoted and the Tact tod or s oSg Ssn0"
The noxt step the metropolitan oleomargarne COM
binatIon was to find aud distinguished lawyer
who would be willing TO write an opinion declaring the
section in question constitutional grounds That
individual soon appeared IN the person OF tho Hon
prepared long argument for his city clients OF the
sham butter confederation. wherein. AFTER cndeaVormg
his beiief that II applies only oleoTarsarine when
manufactured and sold the genuine dairy product e
spection OF an Official copy of such opinion, filed last
June in office OF Dairy Commissioner Brown nt the
Capitol.
The quotation of this opinion is followed by a re-
production of Chief Justice Barnards decision that
the law is constitutional, and concludes IN thiS
language:
Now as Mr. Evarts has requested your honorable body
to elect him represent the people q this state Tor SIX
years in the United states senate ~ @ me y 70 AK
that you will permit him to remain III inc %
hs OIL Sos-btter interests express
the hope that you will be enabled to select some l.n
who will stand up in his place IN the Federal senate
"a an insnperabe barrier such Federal legislation as
this association with th-ad OF It's cooperating oranges
throughout the United States designs 10 promote Tor
the purpose OF eeetuay suppressng the manufacture
and sale OF the vianous. deieerous compounds Known
Every dairyInan farmer. and nearly every farmer
dairynan; and. as the tenth census ohcai re,fn return
show that In 1880 7.G7O.493 persons In the Chitea
States engaged in aguculture that the value OF
farms over ten Thousand one n14 n ana
that the value OF agricultural products exporter was
six hundred and eighty five million dollars ,exao
exports such proposed National legislation can scarcely
monopoly charged in Mr. Evartss opinion.
MORTON AS A FREE-TRADER.
The following regarding Mr.. Mortons record on
the tariff is from The albany Journal:
All RepubSans are agreed that after fshtng o 80
NewYork should Send no free-trader the Senate OF
the United States Mr. Morton cabled not long
sSc thai NJ hs them leading
appeared to be fully in line with Republican,
Mr MORTON on the wrong side when he was in the XLyIth
Congress. on the 5th OF April 1850. Nj Richard VI
pass House bill No 5265, which provided for repeating
the duty on salt, certain chemicals and print,
WAS f saSpiod y vote Of ~ T. SO h LsSi
M a%d %re f2 9se trader e wn and
aye; Mr. Mortons record as free trader onScts ms
vaults no an in Inc Senate at this critical period who
has the faint OF free trade about him.
PREPARING FOR A CONFERENCE.
There was an influx of politicians from the State
last night and in the corridors at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel could be seen Congressman Burloigh ex-
Congressman Wadsworth, General James w.
Hustled ex-Assemblyman 10ungs, OF BlcOR-
Ign: ex-senator Birdsall, of Long Island;
Hamilton Harris, Andrew S. Draper, Dwight Law
renee, and AssemblyInan Hogeboom. 1t was stated
that still others were expected to-day, and that
Senator Warner Miller would como from Washing
ton to confer with the anti-Morton pbalanx, to
which all those mentioned except Messre. Hustled
and Hogeboom. are credited. Mr.. Draper said to
TRIBUNE reporter: 1.-The contest is apparently be-
tween Morton and Evarts. The sentiment for Mr..
Evarts in the State is growing rapidly. l don't
know anything about the situation. however,
and have come here on law business" Messrs
Burleigh Wadsworth and Draper retired to tie
latter's room about 10 O'clock and were not seen
afterward. There was a report that Mr. Erwin was
IN. L. hot hn In with