New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-19
NETWORK POLITICS.
SENATE AND PRESIDENCY.


THE NEXT STATE SENATE CONCEDED BIZ DEMOCRATS
TO TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Combines RE-
ELECrON-AILEGED CANDIDACY or MR.. IILDEN
FOR THR UNITED STATES SENATE.
Iron sTATF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TnIBUSE.l
UTICA, June 15.-rhe Republicans of this State
viii undoubtedly secure a majority Of the Senate to
be chosen this Fall if they shond lose control
of the lower branch of the Legislature. This is
conceded by every well-iniormed Democrat whom
have met in Central Ncw-York. Looking at the
subject in any light claiming for their party every
Senatorial district in New-York City. and all the
doubtful districts elsewhere, the Democrats with
whom have talked way to escape defeat.
Senator Conng's successor viii not, therefore. DO
selected this Fa--his politics will not be de-
termined. But while the Democrats give mp tho
State Senate, and will attribute their defeat to tho
failure of the Rcapportionment bill, they do not by
any means give up tho Assembly, do they expect
to be beaten on the State ticket. In selecting cam
ddates for the State Senate, also. some questions
will be asked by those most intimately interested in
the more important contest for next year. and some
pledges NAV be insisted on a condition of support
in nominating conventions; but all of this will DO
done in quiet way, and the aspirations of men
who are looking to Senatorial honors in Washington
will not give much outward color to the Fail cam
palgn in this State.
believe that it is universally understood that
Senator Conklng will be a candidate for reelection
in ease the Republicans have majority in the Leg
islature of 1879, and that his friends are already
looking diligently after his interests. His absence
from the country for few months this Summer
does not interfere with this work in the least in
some respects it makes 1t easier. Some of the Bit
terest auti-C onlIling in the Republican party
have already been urged to give up their opposition.
and in one two cases | have heard that substan-
tal considerations have been offered. Ii other Re-
publican candidates are laying pipe in the same
direction they doing it in a very quiet way for
have heard nothing of it, although have heard in
diyidual Republicans express preference that Mr..
Couklng should not be reelected.
An impression seems TO have got abroad among
some of the Republicans of the State that ex-(Ov.
Tden will be a candidate for the United States Sem
atorship in 1879, if the Democrats should gain con-
troll of the LEGISLATURE and that he will make
of all the political resources at his command land
they not few, not only to obtain the support OF
his own party, but also to secure for that party
majority both in the Senate and in the Assembly.
Ii Mr.. IIden is giving his attention TO this mat
ter he Is doing it in slch quiet and unobtrustvo
way not yet to have attracted attention. | have
met some Democrats in Central NowYork who
during the Presidential campaign among Mr..
lilden's most confidential friends, and who still
warmly devoted to him. Without any exception
they have expressed the opinion that blr. Tilden
would not be a candidate for the Senat0rship Some
of them speak very positively of his being the Pres
deutial candidate again three years from now, and
Of his election, but this seems like counting the
chickens before the eggs are laid.
The Democrats of the interior Of the State seem to
believe that Gov. Tden will take measures TO test
Mr. Hayes's title TO the Presidency during the COM
ing session of Congress- and this expectation does
not grow ont of anything said By Mr.. Iilden or any
one else at the banquet in New-York this week.
heard it spoken of several times before that banquet
took place. Exactly how the test is 10 be applied,
no one TO know, but joint resolution of some
kind is talked of which shall amount to something
more than the brutaa fulnn of the last House of
Representatives in its last days. The Democrats
think that such n resolution as this may be passed
through the Senate by the aid of Republicans from
the South and elsewhere who are dispioascd with
the Administration. If anything of this kind is con-
tempated suspect that its object VIII be not TO de-
pose President Hayes, but to make political capital
for future campaigns. Z. L. W.