Daily Republican., 1881-05-18
CAN THEY BE KE-ELECTED.
The COnkIing Strength OVeresti-
mated--'The ADMINISTRATION Men
Eutl OF Condolences.

a dispatch from Albany to the New
York Tribune dated May 10th, says
There is much speculation rs to whether
C0nkling and Platt can get eighty
one Of the one hundred and sixty votes
in the legislature. They claim that
sixty meMOers OF the Assembly signed
the document regretting the adoption OF
the Robertson resolution. These sixty
men are ali claimed to be eCOnkling men,
but their names were all that could be
obtained by putting the Assembly I'M
der the gIcate-t pressure. 1t is fair to
say chat they represent the utmost
strength of the Conkling machine in the
Assembly. There would then remain
the task Of obtaining the votes OF
twcnty-one Of the twenty-five Republi-
can Senators. But it is notorious that
the anti-Conkling Senators ournumber
their opponents two to one i'll the Sen
ate. The Senate, ever since its Organi-
zatiou two years ago, has been an anti
Coukling body. 1t is therefore obvious
that it the Administration Republicans
persist in their policy entertaining from
entering the Republican caucus, and
select candidates of their own for Sena-
tor, thar there will be IA deadlock when
the joint Legislative session is held to
elect Senator.
The Democrats have II votes in the
Assembly and in the Senate, or "A in
the Joint Convention. twill therefore
be in their power 10 step in at any mo-
mont ana decide the conflict between
the TWO Republican bodies. At present
their attitude is that of strict neutrality.
Their l"ad,r, say that they will hold =
caucus ana select two candidates. At
the sailrtlmc II there should be dead
lock between the Republicans they
would be- ready to take advantage of
any party opportunity that presents it.
self. The administration Republicans
are c<eady talking Of candidates Oftheif
own Tor Senators. ChaunCey NJ. DGpew,
it is considered probably tonight, will
he one OF their candidates, inaSmuch as
he was " leading anti-Conkling one in
January last.
Senator Robertson is, of course, the
soul OF the Administration party. He
ls with great energy directing their
and as will be seen by the
above action Of the Legislature, has
won in the first skirmiSh with the COnk-
ling men. tia the opinion Of the Ad-
men that the COnkling
leaders do not control sixty votes in the
Assembly, and that as the opinions of
he people are heard about the resigna-
ions the Conlling vote will steadily
liminish. Tho Conkling men stated
hat they We're greatly embarrassed by
he passage Of the robertson resolutions |
~ the Legislature, and that they are
eeking Ivy getting u vote on the qucs-
ion of the reelection Of the Senators, |
o get at the real sentiment of the peo-
be Oward the Garfield Administration.
% this the Administration men reply |
hat u Legislature elected last fall can
ot very well utter the opinions of the
republican masses at the present time,
Tonight Speaker of Assembly Sharpe
lil the friends of the Senators were
AIKEN somewhat by surprise in their
esignatons, and that they knew moth
~ Of their intention to resign nor of
ne act until they came together this
vcning. But so far as he could learn,
very one felt disposed to sustain the
enators, who they believed stood as
luarrly on the Constitution as did the :
resident. As to sustaining the Sena-
ITS, he said he thought there was no
her way than to re-elect them.