New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-05

aud tho legislature for til, place None other IMAM
Hugh Mclaughlin, the Brooklyn boss. came with h'icu
head aud bendcd knee 70 the foot Of the Dem'cF"''
throne and asked for this place. The same "ih 'H''
had been put 70 Nr. Bum was pat to him. Ire
Brooklyn boss however declined 10 make it. aad hc
retired with the sillen and surlyT mood with which
he left the saratoga Convention. lie wanted III" pace
for ex-Assemblyman Charles W. sutherland. "h" was
defeated for election TO the senate by Joseph AslhI
Then the name Of Charles r. Denning. Of Goshen
Orange County, presented. TINS man M'u h"'
the slightest hesancy in declaring hat he would de-
liver the delegates from that Congress district to h
whenever he wanted them lie therefore WAS lmh'
diatcIy settled upon for the senator Cler.,!hp.
When this question had been settled, iiliN peculiar
strategy came into play and he resolved upon hiah'Hg
a flank movement his enemy. Mr.. Cleveland. ~
though Mr. Bunn who controls the Democratic poll
ties of OtseCO County. said that the district ooril
not be controlled for Hil Adebert f. Tal!madsc Of
that county. declared that lie could do IL. TIE Dem"
Gratis OF that part Of the state will he surprised mt hi
assumption but il was sufficient to get for hin m"
place Of Sergeant alarms. Albany got the stcnogiipeF
in James Murray. who was h>hcd ont OF OBLIVION bV
Senator Afnasa J. Parncr. Whose vote was TINS a.
sured TO the IIillTammany combine In the olgalizi
ton OF the senate lie got more than tins. Tor James
Carroll another Albany man, became the postmaster
messenger.
These were all the Offices that were given ont A.
being settled upon bv the secret caucus. But tm-
slate had been made mp early in the afternoon ~
MIR HIS rooms and il did not take al" Of this time
to agree. senator Cantor made the nominee Tor
president pro tenn in sueccheS made by senators Nc
Car1rn and Parker Colonel William j. Brown WAS the
chairman and senators McClcllanG and BlOOdgod were
secretaries.
The Senators then decided TO appoint Immediately
Committee on Contested seats senator Cantor was
empowered 10 do this just 80 soon rs he had been
declared elected to his place. This Is an unusual
procedure on the Part of tie senate, and the iten"
is 10 seat John f. Walker, who defeated b.
franklin d. sherwood in tho XNNIOI scnn;e District.
by 700 plurality. Then, too this committee i cN
,,.cted 10 90 to work immediately and declare I'm favor
OF un~eating John II. Derby. of the XVIII Distnet'
Harvey i. donaldson. IF the NNlllh DISTRICT ana
Greenlcal :. Van GoNer, of the XXAth Di'trirt Re
puldcanS who were elected by large majOriicN. but
against whom contests to Dc begun on one S'"Hhd
another.
But this did not cause the Democratic senator 10
snend two hours in ciet sion bring the hot hu-!
of anger to the checks OF OF them. They were
nacc> which they 81 get flOm iiil through cantor
seaatOr Wet arcn from BROOKLYN, wants the charm '-
ship of the Committee on Commerce ana NaNi.'lIh'
and senator Mccarthy. also from BTOphYh, = ud J.!
him i'm making this demand. At one tim th"F iN
the Lieutenant Governors room in which the ~eeF''
meeting wa, held. and Mr.. Sh chan. who went int"
ti,. meeting with the senators. 10 ~" tl"t IN
slate was not broken. had 10 send out Tor thcl|.
Mat promises they finally got mains 90 hc seen,
I'M; one of HIPS retained messengers Under tipWri
Iill's rooms. Brooklyn may get something ana IN"
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