The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-05-19
CONKLING'S TURN.
lie and PIntt Resign.
WASHINGTON. Map

| ~. Arthur, vice Rre3luent-Sir " Ill
you please announce 10 the Senate that
my resignation az O senator of the United
States, from the state Of New York,
has been forwarded TO the governor of the
state. ! have the honor to be, with great
respect, your obedieDt aervant,
Roscoe CoNKIIN0.
This communication was read with
great sensation, which was heightened
when the vice president laid the following
before the senate:
SENATE CHAMBER. May l6, l88l.-To
Hon. G. A. Arthur, Vice President-Sir ::
| have forwarded TO the governor Of the
state Of New York my resignation as sen.
ator Of the United States for the state of
New York. Will you please announce
the iact to the senate. With great res
pect, your obediont servant,
Il. 9. PLArr.
A hum of astonishment followed the
reading OF the communications, and Mr..
HilI, OF Georgia. suggested. soto yocc,
tha. this would be good time to elect
Diiccrs Of the Senate.
Current Comments on tho ResIypntIon.
Some Of the republican senators said
they were Too much surprised 10 express
any opinion on the subject.
The democratic senators were delighted
Mt the action Of the New York senators,
They made no effort To conceal this graf
ification. Some of them said it would
widen the breach in the republican party
AS to the action of the democratic side
the Star reporter inquired of the senators
who control that side. They will 20 right
journ AS soon as the president has nothing
| fn "a f, ri n <,c,
izati0n of the committee were pronounced
as groundIess and absurd by the democrats
Their leaders state that nothing of the
kind will be thought Of that they will
not attempt 10 call up the resolution to
elec, senate officers for the purpose Of
laying il on the table that they will not
do anything with it unless the republi-
cans should bring it up. This, it can bo
authortatiyely stated, the republicans
will not do
The universal opinion M far Az OK
pressed was that Conkling and Platt will
both go before the Legislature for re cleo
ton that they will regard their re cleo
ton as rebuke to the administration az
well as an approval fthe course they have
taken.
Some of the democrats spoke of this
action as "claptrap," saving thnt Conk-
ling and Platt knew in advance precisely
how the Legislature stands; just how
many votes they can get, and that they
are in no danger of losing their seats.
Those who are disposed TO criticise to any
extent hold that the Endorsement
Conkling and Platt will get will not count
for much, because they are assured of
the result, that if they would wait and go
before the people that course would be
more cOmmendntory.
After the senate had adjourned nn ad-
mirer of Conkling expressed the belief
that he will not ask re. election from this
let i.atnre. but will 20 before the people
next fall and make fight to elect the
legislature which will re-elect him.
How tho News Was Received in New York.
NEW YORK, May 16.-The stir created
in this city by the Conkling-Pla.t resg-
nations is simply indescribable. At tho
clubs, hotels-everywhere, it is the one
topic of discussion. The republicans
show condemnation, rs mono of them
foresaw the widest pitch of opposition
would carry CSnkling 80 far, or make
the split no irren, ediable. II he in in.
dorsed by the Legislature and sn:; back
| to the senate, he will only be the more
offensive. If he il repudiated by the
Legislature, through the efforts of Gar.
| field and Blaine. he will tear the temple
down, even if, Sampson.like, he is buried
in its ruin.
Among the New York city republicans
tonight, there is about All equal division,
and the bitterest talk. It isthought that
Conkling and Plat will be reelected by
tho legislature with little opposition.
President Garfield ia said to prefer this
as q possible palliation. There is, how
ever, growing feeling in favor Of max
ing s.:aigh. nm. igh. against the NAL
contents, and the putting up Of Fenton
and Robertson ss the administration can.
didates for the senate. With solid
democratic vote they could be elected.
Platt has merited and receives universal
contempt. Dragged into the Beuate by
Conkling he is now dragged out with no
grievance except that his boss in mad
II ia said that he had to trade with Rob.
ertson for his first election and then
broke lis pledge.
that the disr.egration of the republicans
is now certain, tho vindictive and repre-
hensible fends having gone 30 far that
they cannot be stopped The Blaine and
Conkling clements and the stalwalls and
half breeds will never again be united
on n candidate.
a letter from General Grant shows
that he sympathiEes with Conkling in
the Garfield fight, and the evidence is
plentiful that the Grant crowd follows
Conkling with unanimity.
What Tho Papers Say.
The Washington Star says: When the
news of the resignation of Senators
Conkling and Plat reached the treasury
department to-day, great excitement en-.
sued. and the officials and subordinates
alike were soon gathered in groupa
throughout the building discussing the
situation and its probable effect. The
theory which has been advanced that the
senators who resigned quite confident of
being returned by the New York leg.
isIature, is very generally accepted hut
In some quarters II is maintained that on
account of the legislature having hereto
fore indorsed the nomination OF Robert.
s0n TO be collector of the port of New
York, it cannot consistently indorse the
action OF the two senators in opposing it,
This course. howevcr,it is conceded by
prominent Republicans, can easily be
brought about. President Garfield was
epprised Of the contemplated resigna-
tions this morning aid remarked TO Il
treasury official shortly before IL o'clock
that he expected tho news TO arrive mo-
mentarily. The resignation Of the two
senator's are topics Of conversation at the
hotels and other public places and groups
of mon mav f,a aaon Cr Tho etsoSt 49,.