Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-06-02

Democratic ........5s 81
| Anti Conkling. ..........7o 70
Only one ballot for each term was taken
I to-day.
Mr. Conkling has sent telegram to Ma
hone. of Virginia, for public use fully en-
dorsing Mahone's course in Virginia politics
| and recommending all friends of good gov
eminent to support Mahone's policy.
The situation in the Senatorial contest re-
mains the same as forecasted in yesterdays
dispatches. The stalwarts have made no
gains and suffered no losses. Conkling' s
strength remains fixed, but Platt is losing
ground and apparently slipping out of the
race. The half breeds are strong ever,
| maintaining their scattering votes with a
slight tendency to gradually solidify. An
analysis of the vote to-day shows no change
| in the strength of either the Democratic, half
| breed or stalwart vote. each polling the
| full vote of their Assemblymen present at the
JOINT conference. Every Republican vote not
cast for Conkling may be set down as
half breed. The half breed instruction was
to remain scattered until q favorable oppor-
tunity arose for uniting when recess would
be voted and caucus held to instruct. The
voting to-day shows two things: First, that
the Crowley boom, started to take away
from the half breeds certain stalwart votes,
failed to work Crowley losing two votes to-
day, which went over to Pomeroy. He had
five yesterday and only three to day. It
shows in the next place that the half breeds
are merely playing with the majority of the
names they vote for, complimenting all their
friends in turn. The tendency among the
half breeds is towards either Rogers or Whee-
Ter for Conkling's place, and towards Cornell
or Depew for Platt's. The great
majority of half breeds wish Cor
nell for Platt's term and -Depew for
Conkling's, and the combination is being
made for that outcome. The instructions
have been to enter Depew gradually to avoid
the appearance of having his candidacy an
understood thing. It is considered better
policy to have him appear growing candl-
date Tomorrow Depew will have more
votes. The fact that Cornell's vote remained
stationary and as high as twenty two, not
outstanding the most positive assertions
during the morning that he had written
letter refusing an election, is considered con-
elusive evidence that he has an understand
ing with the half breed leaders to accept if
elected His vote will increase tomorrow.
The vote for Cornell and Depew will gradu-
a1ly grow according to programme until their
strength SO overtops all others as to absorb
the entire vote.
Regarding the refusal of Cornell to sign
| the letter prepared by the stalwart it seems
| that last night the Governor went to Platt's
room at the Delavan House. Conkling didn't
go near him. There were present most of
l the time Cornell, Platt, butcher and United
l States Marshal Payne. After paper had
been drawn up stating that Cornell was not a
candidate, was not seeking nomination and
had not authorized the use of his name, and
| just as Cornell had consented to sign, Dutch
er and Payne added paragraph stating that
in the event of being elected he would refuse
TO accept, The Governor got angry and re-
fused point blank to have anything to do
| with the paper, saying they had no right to
/ ask him to decline in advance to receive what
he was not seeking. A row ensued in which
| very warm words were exchanged The half
breeds are rejoicing over what they call the
stalwart greed which drove Cornell
away from them. The stalFar say they did
| it to force Cornell to show his hand. They
| say they now know just where the Governor
stands-that is he is actually seeking an cleo
ton and they are more bitter than ever
/ against him. The stalwartl leaders, however.
bitterly upbraid butcher and Payne for their
foolishness, and say that il they had let Cor
nell sign the paper as first presented
they could have used it with effect in con-
veying the same impression as if signed with
the added paragraph. There is no doubt
that when A. B. johnson and Conkling told
the reporters at o'clock this morning that