Show TELEGRAPHIC f C iRE CONTEST OVER Luphum Takes ConUliugs Place In the Senate Albany 22Joint ballot Lapham 63 Potter 40 Conkling 28 Woodford 1 necessary to a choice 67 Senator Jacobs moved that the convention conven-tion take a recess till 130 oclock Carried Car-ried The chair announced that democratic memberp would have a conference immediately im-mediately also that republicans would hold a conference immediately The convention took s recess Republicans met in joint convention this afternoon thirteen senators and sixtytwo assemblymen were present Skinner moved that the roll be called for the purpose nominating a United States senator Draper moved as substitute that the caucus convention call a Caucus for this afternoon or they refusing that a special committee call it He intimated that the stalwarts would retire unless this were done Hayne objected to turning this con ference i i to a caucus Robertson said ho had been assured thoe requesting this conference would I abide by its results and he learned if I thA conference adjourned to 5pm all would come in and join it Senator Halbert said the crisis had arrived ar-rived and if there were not union the republican party in the state would be hopelessly divided He was for union and harmony in the republican party in the stale Great applause Pitts said the past should be ignored Ho wanted the roll called each member to name his choice Woodin favored the motion for a caucus I cau-cus at 4 pm The time could well be spent in shaking hands over the bright prospect in view Carried Recess tiil 4 pm At 33C pm the republican conference asstsmblcd in the assembly chamber senator sen-ator McCarthy in the chair The roll was called and twentyone senators and sbciy nlne assemblymen answered Skinner renewed his motion of this morning that the roll be called and each member rise in his place Bcd name his I candidate for United States senator Uairied I I The roll was called and Elbridge G I Lapham was named by 61 members Conkling 27 Woodford 1 Evarts 1 The vote is the same AS that cast in the joint convention On motion of Senator Winslow El bridge G Laphamd nomination was made unanimous amid three cueers I Lnpham received in the joint convention conven-tion the full republican vote the democratic demo-cratic vote being cast for Potter Thero was much cheesing and enthusiasm over the united republican ptrty I |