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M,DERMorz.s SUCCESSOR.
A Threatened Bolt against Assemblyman
Dayton's Nomination.


TRENToy, Feb. AZ Special The Hud
son caucus decided upon AssemblymaI
Dayton as the successor of Judge McDer.
mott, in the Second District Court Of YOU
city Nothing in the proceedings in the
local caucus, made up of Assemblymen
Seymour, Dayton and Peloubet, gave color
to the suspicion that Mr.. Seymour was q
any way an aspirant for the prize. He
urged the nomination OF ex-Assemblyman
See from the start, and stuck to him till
the end. But Peloubet went over to the
support of Dayton, and Dagtons vote for
himself gave him the local caucus nomina-
ton. See was not satisfied with the way the
matter stood, and he declare4that he would
appeal from the local caucus.to the general
caucus, as my despatch from this place
last Saturday predicted. When the local
caucus reported its action to the general
caucus there was grand rumpus. Assem-
Dlyman Corbin and Senator Youngblood
were specially determined in their OPPOSE
ton to the principle of an .Assemblyman
voting or helping to vote himself into an
office within the gift of the Legislature. and
they both declared that they would not
abide the issue of the caucus if it eventu-
ated in the endorsement of Mr.. Dayten's
nomination. Mr.. Corhin was SO much in
earnest about it that he Withdrew from the
chamber while the discussion was pend
ing, with the announcement that his pres
ence IN the caucus might be held to bind
MIN to its action, and he did not care to
lend countenance even by his presence to
the effort of fellow member to capture a
git OF the Legislature with his own vote.
1t Is said that Youngblood did likewise.
Ihey were not alone either in their opposi-
ton. Several other members declared
that they would not vote for Mr.. DAYTON
II ne were nominated in the general caucus,
but they stayed in caucus until the adj
Journment. In spite of it all, the rule that
the action OF the local caucus settles the
matter IS 80 rigidly adhered to that, in
spite OF all the revolt, Dayton's nomination
Will probably be formally achieved and
promulgated at the re-assembling of the
caucus next Tuesday.
some OF the members may bolt. As the
Republicans have A votes on joint ballot,
three could do so without inperiling Day
toms election, if majority of all the votes
ID the JOINT meeting is necessary to elect !;
if he requires only the highest vote
seven could cast blank ballots without
defeating him.
It is not to be imagined for moment
that the votes of Republican Independents
will go to the aid of Democratic nominee
but there are emergencies in which the
Democrats might 60 to Dayton's help. The
Republicans have only 81 votes In the
Assembly, and Dayton's retirement would
leave them with but 80. It is a very serious
question whether 30 votes can pass bill /;
and with the hope of vitiating party legisla.
ton by robbing the Republicans of their
working maj eny, the Democrats may try
to make deal with Dayton by which he is
to resign his seat in the Assembly at once
upon condition OF their making up from
their ranks whatever shortage in his vote
the vote of his party friends may make,
They may not give him formal nomina-
tion-prohably will not-but they may
leave the Democratic members in the two
Houses to vote with Dayton or not, as they
see fit. In that event, Mr.. Dayton will
probably be able to get enough Democratic
votes to enable him to pull through.