The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-02
COMBIN flows AGAINsT sENATOR
CONKLTN0.

UTICA, April The Governors term OF
Office having been extended to three years.
there will be no state ticket this fall unless We
must regard in that light the choice OF some
body to take the place OF Judge Allen in the
Court Of Appeals. Nevertheless. the coming
election will contain one element of absorbing
interest. do not refer to the choice OF thirty
three Representatives in Congress. though that
will impart great importance to the campaign.
but to the election Of the next Assembly which.
in conjunction with the existing Senate. will
select a United States Senator in tho place OF
Mr.. Conkling. whose term expires next March.
The Republicans have six majority in the
Senate. and fourteen Of their eighteen members
are said TO favor the reelection Of Mr.. Conkling.
Facts. however. have recently como to my
knowledge which place two Of the fourteen In
the doubtful column. II these figures are trust
worthy, then 1t is essential to Conkling's sue
cess that tho next Assembly bo under the
control of his friends. He could not afford to
allow his opponents to WELD It's majority.
whether that majority DO made up solely Of
regular Democrats. or be composed in the main
of Democrats and a few anti Conklng Republi-
cans. who will enter into any combination to
prevent his return to the Senate.
The Republican enemies Of Mr.. Conkling In
the rural districts are contemplating the last
named contingency. They arc bent on his de-
feat and their determination TO compass his
destruction Mt tho fall election has been intcns-
fled 10y tho trial and ncquittal OF Smyth. the In
surancc Superintendent. They will throw some
OF the close Assembly districts Of the interior
counties into the hands Of the Democrats. while
in u few other districts they will try 10 elect
anti -Conkling Republicans of such innoxihln
grit that they Will refuse to enter the Republic
can caucus for tho nomination OF a Senator.
Butthey do not place much confidence I'm this lat
ter mode OF carrying on the war. but will resort
mainly To the more effective plan Of throwing
away districts.
The longer headed Republican antagonists OF
our distinguished Senator begin to SEQ not only
that the throwing away scheme is a game that
two can play at. but they suspect that q certain
clPss OF Democrats cont ,mplatc doing precisely
q tme thing for the benefit OF Mr.. Conking.
tncr words. there IL n rumor OF n bargain
something like the following: The present Re-
publican Legislature are to enact no laws that
VIII essentially crcumscribc the power or
diminish tho emolumenis OF the Democratic
chieitains who control Tammany Hail. Next
fall n conglomerate ticket for city offices is 10
be run In New York. made up OF Tammany
Democrats and Conkling Republicans. the for
mcr have the lions share. Tammany IL to wink
at, III not covertly encourage, splits in several
Assembly districts. whereby half a dozen Conk-
ling Republicans will slip into the Legislature
through the shattered ranks of the quarreling
Democracy of the metropolis.
So thick and fast are rumors OF this kind n.y.
ing through the interior OF the State that the
Oneida sachem had better put on his war paint.
lay his hand on his tOmahawk and keep his
eye on his foes. for they are confident they have
him in a tight place and don't mean to let him
get out alive II they can helm IL.