New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-21
TIE GENERAL sITuATION.


THE GENERAL SITUATION.
,,o WHEELER LEAvEs AIBANY-A CONkLlN' ""N-
vrnExCE TO DE HEID-THE DIsrhcI-ATIokNEf
coSpucTING a BRIBERY INQU RY
InY TELEGRAPH TO TUE TRIBUNEl
,,v,Sy lime 2O-The absent members of whom
~ are 60 many, arc apparently making the most
- +bajr holiday and will not get here until morn
-" Their absence and the general lassitude which
t fallen on the legislative world, makes the capi-
,oI ouet and apparently dull city, and one looNslu
-; for the outward signs of that conflict IN which
the whole country takes such deep interest
rx-yioe- President Wheeler left early this after
,oon hut will return 1T any time the friends "i the
Administration deem his presence des'rahIe.
7, seems 10 be vel understood among MI
WLeelers friends that In his opinion
the first and great obstacle encountered 10y tne
friend, Of the Administration here is the scattering
vote of the preferred opponents of Conhling ana
plat who are nevertheless not willing to vote Tor
N, Derew. II seems also to have been MI.
Uhole,,s conclusion. that considerable proportion
f .bose men are really COpkliug men, AZ has often
hen stated i'm these dispatches. and that they are
nlaviny q double part i'll this contest: dong the
work of Conkliug in the Legislature at The Same
time that they seem t0 their constituents L" DC
r,sneetnq the popular will hy voting for other can
didatos than Conkling and Plltt.
Mr. Wbee,eT's visit here has bo"u productive "t
GOOD both to the patty and To himself IL haS
strengthened the desire for compromise M mas re-
moved IN latent jealousy there may have been be-
tween his own supporters and those oi MT 'ep'"'
AT the salae time by establishing theS cordial re-
lations between the Wheeler and Depew men. TAX
ing snch n frank and manly etand rs he did for Mr
Dencw as the man who had fought tn" fight Tor IN"
Administration and therefor deserved tho first con
sideration. Mr. Wheeler has put himself
N yosition where, if at any unc
Mr. Depew should withdraw, he Will become
the natural heir Of the Depew vote. NJ Depew ;
friends however, say that their candidate mas u"
intcnton of withdrawing because thev believe t.ty
cal elect him in spite OF Mr.. Corklings mnd-mil'
There seem 90 be more s.eNs than heretofore "i
dis,ntec alton among the ConklinG men, and yet
sucl signs are very deceptive in that faction. S'n-
ators and members go about growing almost pub
Uy at the selfshness Of the two Senatorial desert
ers in insisting that their friends shall st nd by
them in hopeless fight and yet will 81 and
M in the Joint Convention and vote tor Conklng
and Platt with unfailing regularity and with ap
parently unailing chccrfuness Members rise IN tho
JOINT Convention and vote for Platt with grin on
their faces which tells more plainly than words
couli that thew have no hope or desire to see him
chosen. UnqLcstonahly there is great deal q
dissatisfaction among the COnkng men, and vet not
of then IL suspected OF having INV odldb' I"
tell MI Conklrg of il. No one who knows Mr.
Conkling expects him to withdraw voluntarily,
and no one of his supporters darcs be
first TO suggest that the time has come
10 put new cand. laes in the field For ihcse lea
surs il is difficult to say when the COnkhng men
are Indulgiug in the luxury of growing. which is
about tie only perquiSe alta, he'd to their slavery,
and when they are really beginning the nu'terin2s
OF revolt
CONKIING CONFERENCE TO BE HE'D.
The signs seem to be ncreasng, however, that the
end of the patience of some them has almost been
reached There has been a good deal Of Iuiot tilk
to-day of conference to be held to-
morrow evening of the COnkling men
and syIupa;hizcrs from other parts ot the
State, 1or purposes unknown. Some of
the Conkling managers when questioned on the
subject display a cheerful uncorIuunica.iYene-s
about il which 10 show that the conference IS
to be held and that il will be all right from tho
Ccnkling point Of view. Others quite as close 10 Mr.
Couklng and especially interested in supprcssing
the idea that there are mGtinous tendencies among
the Conkling men, deny stJuty that there is to lie
any conference and declare that every Conkling
man Is as liked the polar star AssemvTnan ilurd
has b. en- inviting members to a conference however
to be held Tomorrow evening" Ii has been
said that this is n movement in behalf of Crowley
who is III lerstOod 10 be quite clear in his mind
any of the COukling leaders that Mr.. Conkling and
Ar Platt canOt be elected. If Mr. Conkling isever
withdrawn Mr. Crowley will undoubtedly come into
the eld He is the favorite of General Arthur and it
is clear that General Arthur controls a larger propo-
ton Of the Conkhng vote than Governor Cornell, but
Mr. Crowley can only hoCOr1e candidate by coutinu-
ing TO act with COnkling and not 10y brealing away
from hun The immediate object If the cOnfcrencei is
nndoabtedly 30 consider the means OF holding he
Conkline men together. The allegiance Of some of
them Is growing very slack Mr. Depcw was
within ten votes to-day Of an election. If certain
contingency could have been arranged Conkng
and Platt would have lost several votes on second
ballot and it is the knowledge Of secret dangers
like these that make Conklng anx ious to bring
their forces solidly together if they can. Some Of
the Administration leaders arc confident that
Mr. Conkhng cannot hold enough men 10 make
deadlock more than few days longer. and look for
an election within fortnight Others, however, do
DOT take this view.
INVESTIGATING CHARGES OF BRIBERY,
The Grand jury of Albany County has been invcs-
tgating to-day charges of bribery. II is made the
duty Of the Dis rict Attorney 10 inquire into such
charges against membor rs OF the Legislature by the
statute which directs that If he Deglccts to perform
this duty he shall be liable to removal by tho Gov
error. 1t eq Iay the duty Of the District Attor-
ney, however not to waste public money in prosecu-
tons that cannot succeed. Deputy Attorney-Gen-
era Ruggles SAID the other day, in speaking OF this
that District Attorney could not begin expert
mental cascs. He must feel reasonably confident OF
The strength of his cause, and 10 begin action In
which lac did not think be could succeed would be
criminal waste of public money. 1t does not
follow, therefore, tina. there is 10 be a legal
trial Of the controversy between Sessions
and Bradley. Phelps the lobbyist whom the