The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-10
POLITICAL POINTS.

The first vote for United States
Senators, in joint convention Of the New
FORK Legislature, taken on the LIST inst,
resulted in no manner materially different from
what tho preliminary vote Of the preceding day
indicated. Conkling and Plat received the
same number of votes in the aggregate that
they then had, and they came fron the same
Depcw forged ahead a Little. The few minor
changes were OF no significance.
The balloting for United States Sem
stors to succeed Mossrs. Conkling and Plat be-
gan in the New York Legislature on Tues
lay the slst ult. In the Senate Conkling
recoiyyi nine votes, against six for John c.
JACOBS. six for W. A. Wheeler. five for 8. s.
Rogers, three for Gov. Cornell aud five
scattering. Plat received eight votes
IN the Senate, against seven for Herman, six
for VIII eler and ten scattering. In the House,
,wrnty-six votes were cast for Conking. forty
seven for Jacobs Democratic nominee), fifteen
FOR Wheeler. six for Cornell, eight for Rogers
AND twenty -four scattering. Plat received
twenty -one votes in the House. Herman Demo
cratie noniree) forty-seven, Depew fourteen,
CornCn Twelve while thirty three votes were
divided between dozen other persons.
Hayes has been interviewed on the
Garfield Conkling imbroglio. Ho says that
Coukling ia monomaniac on the subject OF
his own Importance n tho world, and has made
th,oe attempts to destroy tho Republican
party.
Conkling has sent dispatch to Ma
none, in which he says: "Your every effort
for the truo advancement OF the South, and
to make elections real and fair, has my whols
hoart, and deserves the cooperation OF Repub-
ioans everywhere"
The New York Legislature balloted
twice for Senators on the al inst. For the
Conkling vacancy tho first ballot resulted
Conkling, "a; Jacobs, 80; Wheeler, 10 Rogers,
II Coruell, 81 scattering, IA. Second ballot
Conkling. 80; Wheeler, II Jacobs, 81 Brad.
ley, l Rogers, Is ; Cornell, % Fonton, 3. Fol
the Platt vacancy the first ballot resulted
Plat, %; Herman, s. Depew. % Cornell, IL
scattering, 80. second ballot: Plat, %; De
pew, 80; Herman, 81; Cornell, IS. Othcr'
scattering.
The Iowa Greenbackers, in conven
ton at Marshalltown, nominated Hon. ID. NJ
CLARK, OF Wayne county, for Governor; Hon
I James NJ. Holland, of Henry county, fol
! Lieutenant Governor; A. ID. Dabncy, Of Madt
son county, for Supreme Judge; and Mrs
| Mary T. Nash, OF Des Moines, for Superin
tendent Of Public Instruction.
The Now York Legislature took ont
ballot for Senator on tho Sd inst. Conklin,
received thirty-four votes for tho short tern
and Cornell nineteen. For the long term Plat
and Depew had thirty votes each. Henri
Ward Beecher was honored with one vote
The Democratic vote WAS cast for KEENAN, ant
Jacobs.
The Virginia Readjuster Convention
after a lively session Of three days at Rich
mond. nominated Mayor William f. Cameron
OF Petersburg, for Governor, and ex-Unte
States Senator John 7. Lewis for lieutensn
Governor. During the war Cameron served
Adjutant General Of Mahones brigade, an
since tho war has been devoted political fo
lower Of his old army commander.