New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-01
TIE SENA TORSHIP CONTEST

Senator Warner Miller came back from Washing
ton yesterday to remain until the opening OF tho
session. The Senatorship contest will probably
be reopened with great vgor now that he is again
at tho centre of activity Congressman Hisc0ck
Is expected here in a day or two well as the gen.
tlemen who arc manipulating tho Speakorshp. There
Is good deal Of gossip as to the position that Is
to be taken by the leading Republicans, especially
Governor Cornell. 1t said BY Senator Miller
in an interview that Governor Cornell was favor
able to his reelection. Governor Cornell has mado
no sign either in approval disapproval of tho
statement, but of his friends assert that he Is
friendly to the election of Mr.. Morton Senator
Millers friends allude TO tho interview of MIR. Morton
the tariff question placing himself in the cato
CORY with Abram S. Hewitt and other revenue 70
formers who in favor Of removing the tax on
raw materials to which MIR. Mort0n's friends rcply
that no is squarely planted upon the Republican
protective tariff platform.
For tho last week the contest for Senator has been
largely waged in tho country newspapers. Their
columns have been burened with eulogies of Senator
Miller Levi T. Morton and Congressman Hiscock.
leading Republican politician said yesterday: 81
think it would be a good idea to have these compli-
mentary notices stercotypod in little blocks, with
portraits Of the Eivorite sons appended and send
them around to the journals OF the interior roady
for publication. l have been charmed while reading
them with their spontaneous air; and with the ap-
parent revelation that all the voters of the State arc
SenatoShip"
Senator Mlcr's friends grevng yesterday
over their loss Of Assemblyman Leete. OF Madison
County, they having confidently expected his vote for
Mr.. Miller. The County is in Senator Millers SEM
atoria district and warm personal friend OF his,
State Senator Smith, lives in it. II was expected
that his influence and that of DR.. A. NJ. Holmes the
state Committeeman from the Congressional district.
of which Madison County Is q part, who also lives
in the county, would induce Mr. Lccto to support MI.
Miller. A month ago, however, DIR. Holmes was de-
feated when candidate for Congress from the dis
trct, and the successful candidate was Milton Do
lano, Of Canastota Madison County. Mr. Delano
has since been elected Congressman. and now has
thrown all his influence in Madison County In favor
of Mr.. Morton, the result being that AsSemblyman
Leete has decided TO support Mr.. Morton for Senator
Assomblyman Buckley. of Jefferson County, also
came to this city and said to Mr.. Miller's friens
who approached him in behalf Of their favorte "No.
have decided to vote for Mr. Norton" They had
given him considerable aid while his canvass ia
progress and thought they should get his vote for
Mr. Miller but MIR. Moron's friends say that they
worked the hardest for Buckley and that he knowing
this fact out Of gratitude has given his vote TO Mr.
Morton.
ExCongressman John NJ. Davy, of Rochester has been
here for several days attending law business Ito
has great political influence among the republicans OF
Western New-York aud shows that he intends 20 t
while the contest for Scnsor in progress When asked
his attitude toward the several candidates for Senator TO
re oed: 81" shall do all In my power 10 reesct Senator
Miller. think he has made good record and has prop
ery represented the interests OF the State Furthermore
think that the harmony and success OF the Republican
patty this demand his reelection. What Repao-
tcan Senator or Congressman will feel encouraged Ia do
his utmost faithfully represent his constituents and MS
party at Washington II he is TO be set aside AT the end Of
his term and me new aud untried in hts rc
Parties aud cauuo afford 70 be ungratefm II they
are Il Will surely bring misfortune upon them Nor 'au
the KepublcSn rarity wisely take both its senators fn
New York the interior Republicans should have one OK
the II for other than that Trey go
four-htlh OF the republican vote Iney utsi.r .n'
election Senator Miller. and In my opinion their Msn
should be needed Ills in passing tue oeonasa-
rne law much pleased tue Republican iafncrs 10 ~o
believe they favor his reelection