Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-24
THE NEW YORK sENAToRsHIP.
Prospect of a Bitter Right BettUeen The
OonIel5n0 and Anti -00mkItng Factions.

Prospect of a Bitter Fight BetsUeem the
Oonlelfn0 and Anti-0onkItng Factions.
New York Special, Nov 1871
A great deal of interest Is centered just
now in the approaching election of United
States Senator to take Mr.. Kernan's place.
The legislature is 30 Overwhelmingly Repub-
lican this year that there is plenty of scope
for faction fights, and the contest over the
election of Senator Conkling's colleague will
be bitterA The Conkling faction possesses
absolute control of the Republican State
committee, and thereby of the central or
ganization of the party. 1t also appears to
control the regular county organizations
of the party in thirty-three counties of the
State. 1t includes every one of the Repub-
lican heads of the executive departments ex-
cept the comptrollers. 1t claims to include
q majority of the Republican assemblymen
of next year. Its weakest point is the Sen
ate.
THE ANTI. CoNKLNG FACTION
appears to control the regular county organ
ization in twenty y-seven counties. 1t includes
the comptroller and clear majority of the
whole Senate, and it disputes the claim of
the Conkling faction to majority of the
new Republican assemblymen. The State
Senate holds over from last year. OF the
Republican members of that body, the anti
Conkling faction claims that 1t has major
ity of eleven, and unless the Conkling fac
tion has majority of more than eleven
among the Republican members of the new
assembly it can not control the joint legisla-
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lican candidate for United States Senator.
Whoever is selected by the caucus will re-
ceive the entire Republican vote in both
branches OF the legislature. The de isive
battle will be fought in
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The anti Conklipg wing claims thirty-slx
of the eighty-one Republican members of
the new assembly. Supposlng this estimate
correct there will be q majority of two in
the caucus against the Oonkling candidate.
In that event Mr.. Gonkling's new colleague
in the Senate will be rival and not an ally.
On the side of the Conkling faction only
four candidates for the Senatorial nomina-
tion have been named as within the bounds
of likelihood: Gov. Cornell, Gen. Geo. H.
Sharpe, Mr.. Thomas @. Platt and Mr.. Levi
P. Morton. 1t is generally understood that,
with the characteristic vigor and discipline
of the faction, any rivalry between these
gentlemen has been already averted, and
that
MR. MORTON
is the designated candidate, with the concur
renee of Gen. Sharpe and Mr.. Platt, and also
with the assent of Gov. Cornell. The range
of possible candidates in the anti-Conkling
branch of the party is much wider than that
of their adversaries, and includes Vice Pres
ident Wheeler, Secretary Evarts, Frank His
cock, George William Curtis, and many
more, but at this moment, with an appreci.
alton of the value of concentrating their en-
ergies almost as keen as their skillful oppo
nents display, their serious thoughts are linn
tied to two only of the number-Chauncey
M. Depew, of New York city, and Sherman
| S. Rogers, of Buffalo. The
CHANCES OF NIB. DE PEw's NOMINATION
are regarded as so favorable that the anti
New York Central party, including such men
as Frank Thurber, such bodies as the board
of cheap transportation, and such newspa-
gers as the Commercial Bulletin are quite
alarmed at the prospect. Mr.. De Pew has
for fifteen years been the active, ingenious
and successful manager of the Vanderbilt
railroad interest in their legal and political
relations, and the important influence he has
welded over legislation at Albany in behalf
of the railroad interests he represents is re-
cognized and deprecated by all the opponents
of the Vanderbilt management. If elected,
| they say Mr.. De Pew would enter Congress as
the
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RAILROAD INTEREST,
or at least of that important part of it en-
braced in the Vanderbilt system. This pros
pective nomination is, therefore, significant
| of the purpose of the railroad power to &C.
quire influence in the highest positions of
national legislation. 1t also suggests that
the railroads are fully alive to the dissatis-
faction of the public with the methods of
| those corporations and the abuse of their
| public privileges, and are determined to have
their forces marshalled at the right spot
when the conflict comes. In spite, however,
of the opposition of a large and in
| huential element in the business community,
Mr.. Depew is likely to be the nominee if the
anti Conkling party can find that they can
consolidate greater strength upon him than
upon any other candidate. This is not an
improbable event, for Depew is personally
very popular, is politically very strong, and
is, moreover, backed by the great railroad
interest, which has always been very potent
in Albany. An Albany correspondent writes
that if
! JOINT CAUCUS
of the Republican Senators and assemblymen
were held to day there would be an anti.
Conkling majority of few votes. Whether
such g majority is likely to be reversed dur.
ing the six weeks that intervene before the
meeting of legislature will depend upon
the skill of the managers of the two factions
upon the sincerity of their followers, and
upon other possibilities too various to cum
merate. So much is certain, that it will be
the most vigorous fight the anti-Conkline
faction ever has made.
Meeting of the Western Associated Press
DETROIT, Nov. 23.-The 4nnual meeting Of
the Western Associated Press was held in this
city to day, the papers comprising the associa
tion being very fully represented. Annual re-
ports were made, showing the expenditure the
past year of about $175,00 for the collection
and distribution of news by telegraph.
The following officers were chosen for the