New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-31
No HOPE FOR CONKLING.

ct,s-yoTHING DONE-GENERAL sHAifh ""O
. SPEEDY ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEhliN"-
ADMINISTRATION MEN IN COUNCIL
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBUSE.l
Albany May 3O.-The long-deferreo 0ohHNis
raucus was held tonight at last. why IL was nviu
II would be difficult to say, unless IL oe Una. vi,
Conkl,no has acquired a passion for suicioe
snd ryants to zee how the operation can De
reneated. The call was made suddenly. The MEM
tsrs and politicians generally had settled do"n
rnop the conclusion that all idea OF caucus @nao
heen abandoned because it would be mere
.o,tassion of Mr. ConkIing's weakness, out
late ia the afternoon there were lhtiina-
bons that Coakling coup detat was
coming. and in the evening it arrived IN tue
bane of letter in the pOstOice box of every mem
her signed by four out of the remembers OF the AS
sembly Caucus Committee. This was an invltatonto 10
caucus of the Republican members OF the Leg's-
lature Immediately after adjournment The notice
was short but the caucus proved to oe snorter' Lie
Assembly adjourned about 10 o'clock. Inc mein-
hers who did not propose 70 take part IN the caucus
straerled out of the chamber as usual, chatting
with each other. Their number was markedly
greater than that of those who renamed.
Whether by prearrangement or not a large audi
ence of spectators was present with sprinklng OF
ladies and one indubitable baby. The audience see
ing no considerable body of persons to occupy
the floor soon spread over it in way
spectators have on festive occasions. Ladies,
boys, children, politicians and sight-seers invaded
the sacred precincts of legislation and by the time
the rump caucus for 80 it proved to be, was ready
to be called to order the members who were present
could with difficulty be picked out here and there
around the crowd of strangers.
When the caucus organized by electng MI
Draper, of Albany, chairman, the reporters be-
ran counting the members present There
were Senators Astor, Baker, Brsinan Ed
man. Halbert Strahan. Wendover and Will
iams-s Assemblymen Armstrong, Bingham,
Bradley, Brehm, Brodsky, Campbell, f. A. Car
penter Cullinan. Derrick, Dickey. Draper, Gill
Iette. Gorsline Hayes. Rowland, Hurd. Morgan.
Nowlan, Phillips, Potter, Reitz, c. II. Russell,
Sharpe, Sisson Trimbe, H. ". Tuthih r. NJ. Tuttle,
and Wiliams-2S. Total number present, 36-One-
third of the Republican member Of the Legisa-
ture.
GENERAL SHARPE SPEAKS.
There was no roll-can General Sharpe made a
brief speech in which he read the call of the Caucus
Committee and alluded to the fact that the Demo-
cratic members were holding a caucus; asked whyit
was that the Republican party could not hold
acsucus and hinted gravely at the dangers that lay
before the party. General Sharpe did his best with
trying subject. The speech seemed TO fall on cold
ears There only two or three manifestations
of applause chiefly from some faithful Utica friends
of Mr.. Conkling. Then General Sharpe solemnly
requested the chairman to ascertain whether
there was majority OF the Republican
members present suggesting that the clerks at the
Speakers desk could do 30. Evidently no one de-
sired a roll-call. The chairman solemnly reported
that there was not majority present after which,
on General Sharpe's motion the caucus adjourned
until tomorrow evening at the same hour and place
hav;p.s Iean in assa;ou harplv twenty minutps
This dismal failure this worst fullment of all the
prophecies of the Administration men, was the sub
ject of much astonished talk afterward. The chief
mystery to all was why the caucus had been called
at all It's only effect could be to send Mr..
Conklings supporters into the balloting tomorrow
thoroughly dispirited and dsgusted. IL accom-
plished no object Of any kind.
shrewd member who was present, and who will
vote for Mr. Conkling tomorrow, unless, having
slept upon it, the ex-senator shall have the good
sense to take ont his name said, when asked
the meaning Of this eccentric performance:
81 confess / can't understand it at
oil presume the explanation is that nobody goes
near Mr.. Conkling now except the who are
afraid to tell him anything. This whole campaign
has been very badly managed. 1t reminds very
much of the campaign at the Cincinnati Convention of
1876. when we were going 10 nominate Mr.. Conkling
sprung, but they never sprang worth cent" 1t
may be that more members would have been present
at this caucus if it had not been for the Obseryances
Of Decoration Day, which have kept some
members at home, but is fact of
interest that two of the men who
were in the caucus will not vote for Roscoe
Conkiins tomorrow, but for Alonzo b. Cornell. Be-
ginning with the first ballot there are others who
will do the same.
1t Is expected by some that Governor Cornell will
receive as many as eight ten or even twelve
votes upon to-morrow's ballot Here will he
frebrand for trmorrow nights caucus |
Governor Cornell has remained loyal to
Mr.. Conkliug. II is probably true that he
has not sent for members and threatened
to veto their items in the Supply bill
If they did not vote for Mr.. Conkling, as
one of the ex-Senators friends said in newspaper
Interview the other day he ought to do. but he has
stesdfastly refused the of his name, although
mnch urged to give it, and this movement is made
without his knowledge consent, by men who are
determined not TO waste the time of the Legislature
with dead issues Ike Mr.. COnkling aud Mr.. Platt
All the votes cast for him will from Stalwarts
and they will bring trouble into the Conkling ranks
Is understood that some Stalwart votes also will
pe gwen to Congressman Lapham
AN ADMINISTRATION RALLY.
The Republican members of the Legislature who |
oiszagardcd the invitation to rump caucus went |
alzcetly from the Capitol to a gathering place of
TIER own for an informal conference. There were |
present iifty-seyen members, or three more than |
majority OF the Republican members. A resolution
was offered TO the effect that, as Republican mem
ness "a TIE legislature. they were of the opinion
tnat Roscoe conkiing and Thomas c. Platt should
not be reelected to the United States Seuatc and
piedging themselves to do all in their power to de-
leas them The resolution was adopted unani-
mously.