Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-19
The ResigmAtious.

speculation Is still active concerning his
object in taking the extraordinary step.
His ardent friends and admirers profess
entire satisfaction with his performance
and talk as though they would have done
precisely the same thing had they been
in Mr.. conkling's place and speak with
certainty of the reelection of both
Conkling and Plsts by the present
Legislature.
On the other hand the enemies of Mr..
Conkling profess to be equally we'll satis-
fed with his performance, but all Join in
expressing doubt as to the immediate
return of himself and assistant, Senator
Plat, to the Senate. They claim that
the administration members of the
New York Legislature will positively
refuse in any event to vote for the return
of the two Senators who have Just retired
for the purpose of leaving the Senate in
the hands of the Democrats with
view to embarrassing Republican
administration, and say the mass of the
not only sustain the Legislators in adopt
ing this course but will demand it of them.
1t is also suggested that there are doubts
Is to the legality Of an election by the
present Legislature, while, at the same
time, there threatens to be a conflict be-
tween the Governor and the State Senate
"A : IN th.4n fnr Il. -
shall be decided that it be lawful to hold
one. The Governor, it will be renem-
bered, sent notice of the designations to
the Legislature on Monday, which, if
received, would have caused the election
to be held on next Tuesday.
being the second Tuesday after the
reception of the notice. The House
received the notice, but the Senate hastily
adjourned for the specific purpose of
avoiding its reception and thereby, .as
the Senators supposed, causing the legal
| day for the election to be ON next Tues
day week instead of next Tuesday.
| II will thus be seen that a number
of legal and other complications are likely
to arise to interfere with the programme
OF a speedy reelection, if such really lie
the programme, and, added to this com
plication we have named comes the
| greater and more important one--that the
Democrats of the Legislature have every
inducement to secure delay, since delay
keeps their party in the ascendency in
the United States Senate, and there will
be little difficulty in accomplishing this
so long as the Republican majority in the
Legislature is divided into two warning
factions.
1t remains however to be seen whether
Senator Conkling really wants a re-
election. Some OF his friends insist that
he really desires to quit the service of an
ungratetnl party. Our own impression,
as We stated yesterday, is that Mr..
Conkling has no real desire to
retire from public life, but that he
prefers such retirement to con-
tinuance of the position liz has occu-
pied since he first quarreled with the
administration of Mr.. Hayes and that he
is as fully aware as any one of the risk
he ran in taking the bold step lie has
taken, but that he took it deliberately
with view OF forcing recognition of his
demands upon his party.
He certainly is master of the situation
at present. His party wants control of
the Senate-wants ii so badly that it
openly bought the little villain from
Virginia to get such control. Mr.. Conk-
ling has by his action put the control OF
the Senate back into the hands of the
Democratic party, which can either reor-
ganize it or leave it as it was organized
by the bought vote of Malone, with
the Republicans responsible tol
the legislation they have no power ia
carry out. Mr.. Conklng can maintain
this condition Of affairs Just 50 long a.
any considerable percentage Of his faitl.
iul adherents i'll the New York Lerisla.
ture stands behind him. lie has til,
, power to say to the Republican caucus o
, that body ''Send Inc and Platt back t,
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