New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-26
MCCARTHY MUST STEP OUT.
THAT WILL BE THE REPORT OF THE
SENATE COMMITTEE.
soNr DELAY WILL Re EXPERIENCED ON &C
COUNT OF THE RELUCTANCE OF SEM
TORS OWEN AND REYNOLDS TO
.EECoME CIPHERS."
10 TIE T3iBJyyJ
my TELEGRAPH TO TIE TalBvSE.J

y, tho Republican Senators last night were made
known to-day and excited considerable appre-
hensiou in the minds of many hepuon'ah He"-
hers Of the Legislature. NeveriheleSs' ther
fea- that the Republican senators may no' con-
time united upon all political measures oei"re
tho Senate may not be borne out oy 'he acu'h
of the Senate in the future.
The circumstance which caused apprehension
was m, absence from the caucus OF senators
REYNOLDS and Owens, of brooklyn "he" 'i'c
,ol s,b,ect 70 he considered by the RepuhN-
can Senators was the testimony TAKEN EeSar"-
,ro the claim, Of Henry Wclfert. Republican. OK
Dro,k,vn 10 the seat in the Senate held by John
,tccartv Democrat McCarty represents the
cra,.o-crd Senate district. the district in which
Johp Y. McKane's Democratic Eeutenan's cas-
hundreds of fraudulent votes sun announcer
mart Of NcCarty's district IL me county W l'''H
,nond. whore frauds by Democratic Tepeaters
and false statements q IN" e'ec'l'" result oe-
prived the Republican party OF o'A"r hoh'r'oS
of votes Yet. notwithstanding All Ines" TA"oS'
A. ,or,,,ar unri.irg against tho Democratic
marty vas 81 great that McCartN had Only lsN
nlura,i,v Some Republicans believe that this
,'.aa,,.,. u,s ob,oi,ed for him after tho cleo
t,on was over. b,. when the Senate was appar-
.r,lv c,oseIv divided politically by changing
election returns Ia Richmond County.
Senator owens did not come 10 the capitol
where the caucus was n hH held bu' remained
Of his hotel To-day he said ny way OF en-
pIanation that he was i'll AMI corid ho- CONE
senator Reynolds. however, did journey -
the Capitol and there went to the senate Ia
hrarv where the caucus was u be heid. "h'"
he arrived the only Senators there We're Hena-
.or ra,,or and Senator Lalny. of Buffa.c Sem
etor REYNOLDS. To the surprise oi H' ''"''
c.notors ssLad wha. was the especial business
renued: We have typewriter copy OF the
evidence taken in the contested election case
Of Henry Wolfert against senator Mc'ar'y' ana
we propose to 60 over it and examine 1t care
fully in order to determine whether or not NC
Carly has been elected by fraud
"Oh. I am not going into caucus IN this
McCartv case" said Senator Reynolds ana I've
compe,led to abide by its decision"
"Ent Won had better attend the caucus and
listen 10 the evidence taken regarding the eec-
ton frauds by the Democrats in Grave9end ana
O, Castleton. upon Staten Island said Senator
Saxton
mo" said Senator REYNOLDS, I VIII nov re-
main and may we'll give you ana the o'he'
Republicans notice that do not purpose 10 Vo'e
IN r,soa, Senator McCarty; do not care wha.
the evi,e1ce Is against his title. Am Golh8
IN unsea. him ard put in another Republican,
.,,bou+ tho votes of either Senator Owens or
,nvseIf and we would he mere 'ciphers. We
v,ish n continue our present position Of bal
ance Of power
With these words Senator Reynolds left the
room and walked homeward. Meanwhile Son
ator McCarty was waiting AT the Kenmore
Hotel to learn the news Of the action OF me
RepubIican caucus When asked his opnon
as TO the reasons for the absence OF senators Key
nolds and Owens from the caucus ne repi'eH'
'Their absence was probably due 10 me TACT
that they do not think the evidence SO far taken
would warrant them in voting to grant the seat
10 nv Republican opponent" ProoabN this
statement was made to Senator McCarty by ex-
Senator McCarren. Democrat. who has oeen
here for several days intriguing to save Mccar'y
from being expelled.
Senator REYNOLDS after sleeping over the mat
ter. possibly thought he had taken too radica
an attitude in saving that he should decline
TO vote TO expe McCarty no matter what eiec-
tion rascalities used To cleo; him fnight De us
closed He therefore said to-day: was
nnwiIIiny Ia 90 into tho caucus because had
not read the evidence taken In this contested
election case Of McCarty and Wonert:
You are still open TO conviction! ne was
asked. ,.,
As for Senator Owens. he declared tha' ne
had NOT attended the caucus because ne was
not feeling we'll The Republican senators
horeyer did moi feel that 1t would be prudent
with only sixteen votes posi;iVeiE az Ihen 49,
,mand to submit the report Of the Conul''tee
IN privileges and Elections unseatng McNariy
as they had intended doing Although senators Or
Owens and Reynolds were no; pf'-seh, q, 'i.o
CAUCUS all the evidence taken In me Noir''-
McCartv ca GO was carefully examined by them.
Several hours were consumed In ms wor"' anu
the sixteen Republican Senators came ulian-
norisly 10 The opinion that senator Mc'aI,N
had been elected b. fraud, and that ne ought
to be unseated. The Committee on Frivi'eVsS
and Elections therefore, was authorized 10 SUI
init adverse report upon McCar'! e. At
the most expedicnt moment within re-" u"?S.
Meanwhile the Independent Democratic SEN
ator Daniel Bradley, has been carefully exam
thing the evidence in the case Tie said to-day
that he had not made up his mind how 10 vote
on the case II sat up until o'clock ms n'oi" =,
Ing reading typewriter copy OF me cTiar"'
said he and ! intend to finish 1t to-daE u
can. shall decide in accordance with my con-
science on the evidence az presented A.
This afternoon the Republican senators by
way OF an experiment held another caucus. ~
was attended by Senators REYNOLDS ana OWLS
and by the other sixteen Republican senator D.
No reference was made to the NCCarty case
but the Buffalo Senators asked support Tor 'nci
bills repeating the Sheehan legislation o. its.
year. The chief Of these acts restores 10 Ma!p
Bishop Of Buffalo. his authority to name inc
police commissioners Of Buffalo. Senator fer-
sons said the time had arrived when Homie'"'' ~
decisive must be done upon these bills.
am sure" said Senator Reynolds. that we
all will support your bills. This sentence Whs
re-echoed by the other Senators, and thus unsh,-
nous support was obtairtd lot the os w" "
Lieutenant- Governor Sheehan Is especially OPP
posing IT was also decided to appoint n com
mittee consisting Of Senator'S Saxton, OConnor
and Cantor. to investigate election Irauus ~ ~,
the cities OF the state. The investigation VIII
be directed more particularly 10 the frauds com,
mitted in Troy and Albany. The committee VIII
be directed TO report by March ~ All ., we
RenubIican senators supported the appointment
Of this last named committee Th"n the caucus
adjourned. ,,,,
Senators Pound and Mullen the Republican
majority of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections. announced tonight that they nad
agreed upon a report in the McCarty case. inis
report unseats McCarty and puts In his pac'
Henry Wolfert, Republican. The report, as stated
will be submitted soon al an opportune moment
Senators Pound and Mullen In their report de
clare Thai tho evidence taken shows that Mi
wofert was robbed Of votes. especially In Graves
end Long Island and In the town OF Cas,'e,o o,
s. L. Tho evidence disclosed the Fac, .I'a, '.S
1874 ballots cou,1 Inc cast I'm thirty minutes unde'
the most favorable conditions and yet IN s'nx .
lelection district OF the town OF Gravesena !.