Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-04
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Latest kilograms to The Star,
- AumOf that Barbour would RetiF<
Flatly COmtradicted.

AuAOf th0t Harbour would Retire
Flafiy COntradicted.
special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
RICHMOND, VA, Dec. A rumor has been
anoat here this morning that In consequence
oi an alleged unsatisfactory result of last
Hhgnts caucus deliberations. the friends Of MIR
Barbour would probably retire him from the
senatorial contest, and in the interest of party
harmony, etc., allow the election of Daniel in
the caucus OF next Monday night without oppo-
sition. Mr.. Barbour's management give out
Tue ioilow1ng answer to that rumor:
, Ellsl, the vote in caucus last night was in no
sense disappointing to them, or any PROPOSE.
lioh submitted for action.
l. ' Secohd, Mr.. Barbour would not, even If he
f Shew MS defeat inevitable, withdraw, his
.laenus insisting that he is the choice in q most
PrePonderating degree of the democratic people
VI tne state, who. to say the least, are entitled
sateS Nv the position of their senators and dele
o anlrd, his supporters in the legislature are as
% nIa resoute and determed set Of followers
- ever STOOD by leader, and will remain with
nlha 10 the last. So much for what his managers
announce.
LAST NIGHTS CAUCUS.
NOW. as to last nights caucus indications. II
must not be forgotten that after a somewhat
oesultory challenge of Daniels supporters to 9
vote last night, they began proceedings by q
proposition to take the vote tonight. TO this
hotlon Delegate Keen, of Pittsylvania, who Is
much ,muc more likely a Daniel than e Barbou.
PtoPoseu u SUBSTITUTE u0mluS ucAt
Wednesday night as the time.
Inc vote taken on the resolution for what
seemed In the eyeSof many an unnecessary de-
lay, resulted-ayes 80, noes So: The vote then
recurring on the original resolution to nOmin-
ate Tonight, it was voted down by u vote of 40
70 A. Then Monday night next was fixed on,
winch gives to the Barbour party three or four
more days of time than the friends of Daniel
were disposed either on yesterday or the day
before to grant.
The Daniel management assert that on their
resolution naming tonight as the time for be-
ginning the vote, the field voted with the adj
nerents OF Barbour, ard SO they announce q
Danlei victory, in the fact tnat the entire oppo-
sltion 10 him cannot be larger than the forty
nine who voted against his resolution. The
caucus, consisting OF q possible one hundred,
nad ninety-three present on that vote. The
neld, which Is small one and now reduced to
the friends OF Judge Staples, numbers about ten
votes.
The last analysis of the situation is that Dan.
lei Is stronger than the friends OF Barbour be-
i!eved him to be, and while he has not major,
lty OF the 100 democratic members, he is well
advanced in that direction. But the con-
test Is not ended. Had ex-Congressman
Fulkerson's proposition to nominate certain
executive offices of the state before baloting
for Senator been adopted there is no telling
what the effect would have been on the sena-
torial vote, assuming that combinations based
on Ii proposed disposal OF offices have been en-.
tered into by the opponents OF Barbour as
charged against them. Fulkerson's resolution
Was only defeated by three or four votes.