New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-17
STRIVING FOR UNITY.

PROSPECTS THAT Mr.. WHEELER WILL UNITE THE
ADMINISTRATION VOTE PLAIN TALK AT THE
CONFERENCE LAST NIGHT.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRtBUSEl
ALBANY. June l6.-It is announced tonight that
cx-yicc-President Wheeler will be here tomorrow
TO begin canvass in his own behalf making his
headquarters at the Deavan House. At the Admin
istraton conference tonight it was determined TO
run up his vote little more Tomorrow perhaps to
forty-one or forty-two. This Wheeler movement
was begun merely as n demonstration of the ability of
the Administration men 10 unite upon a candidate,
aud so was in a sense complimentary. Bnt every OBJ
server Of political contest knows that
it is often easier to run vote up than
Ia get it down after it is mp, paTadoxical as
that may sound. When the vote of "A candidate has
been raised as Mr.. Wheeer's was to-day his friends
are seized with the idea that if these votes can be
held he can be elected, and they apt To grow
stubborn about leaving him, to repay the COM
pliment. and apt also 10 make strenuous efforts
to keep the men they have got.
II may be that the arrangement previously con-
tcmplated will be carried out, and the combined
Wheeler and Rogers votes be given to Mr.. Rogers
after few days. But the fact that Mr.. Wheeler is
coming here seems TO promise earnest canvass in
his behalf, and the Wheeler proverbally
obstinate ab0nt their candidate. Then, too, tho
Rogers canvass has been rather unsubstantial. Mr,
Rogers j. highly esteemed as a Republican aud a
lawyer but he has never been party leader and tho
feeling is strong among Republicans here that they
should choose in this state OF transition and chaos men
capable of leadership and endowed with practical
political experience MT Whe.ers friends think their
candidate has these qualifications. while Mr.. Rogers
can hardly be said to claim either of them. Ar.
Rogerss cause has been damaged, also, by the mis-
management of his brother-in-law, senator Daven-
L.. Sfttpal IN
the Administration men, rather than help to them,
acting with the Conkling men on the ballot for the
long term anil in other ways refusing the coopera-
ton which his position as the representative OF a
candidate asking FOR Administration votes would
seem in fairness to demand. Several votes which
would have gone to Rogers have been withheld on
account of this course and OF he men who left
him to-day were glad to do 50, the original sugges-
tion being made by a Rogers man.
There was some frank talk in the Administration
conference tonight about tho scattering Republic
cans Senator Madden described them ~ twenty
bulls in one lot all buttng their heads against each
other and accomplishing nothing The following Is
the list of assistant Conkng men on the ballot for
the long term to-day, leaving of tho names of those
who voted for Conkng for the short, aud therefore
are openly his supporters:
For Cornell Senators Davenport. Forster, schroe-
der As~emhlyInen Bemis, B0ar'lman, Cariey, Gates,
Palmer, Root, Scott, r.. NJ Tnttle-l2.
For Lapham, ASsemblyma loung-l.
For Eoiger. Asscmblyman Hamilton and Turck-2.
For Crowley, Assemblymen Philhps-l
For enjaniu +. Tracy, Assembly ymah [. ii. Rus
For Wheeler Assemblyman Beach.
If these seventeen votes bad been gwen TO the
candidate of the majority he would have been
within seven votes Of an election.
Governor Cornell called on Mr. C0nklng tonight
and had long interview with hlm.