The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-01
CONKLING, IS,
WHICH Is nor QUITE a MAJORITY,
The First ballot for senators Taken at
Albany without Result-SOms Com.
nents OF Ihe New York Press
The Caucus Abandoned.

NEw YORx, May Sl,-Ths 7slsgrGm'l
Albany special says that from the appear
ance Of thinEs at this moment q prolonged
session seems inevitable. II would be no
surprise to any one who understands the
situation il balloting went on till the 4th oil
July or alter. The half breeds are quite
a. determined az the stslwRrts, and unless
q compromise 10 reached 1t Ia impossible
TO sse the way out Of the present tanEle.
When Conkling, Plat, Arthur and the
rest failed 10 come up Sunday night the
hall breeds who were here exclaimed;
'wE ToLD you sol"
"They won't comeback again for they're
afraid" A leading State officer who was
standing by said; ~ tell you these men
don't know Roscoe ConkIing, lie didn't
enter this contest without fully appreCis'
ting what he was u meet, and he didn't
20 into 1t to be beaten. Mr., Oonkling Ia Q
candidate and he will win and
"DoS'T YOU FORGET IT."
An Assemblyman who spent Sunday
with:Geu. Arthur, said; ConklinG is in
this raCo to stay, and II you knew the
points that know you would Rgree with
me that his election CRn't be prevented,
and that 1t will be without Democratic
help, too. It's all nonsense to talk about
Colkling bargaining with the Democrats.
A friend Of O0nkling was heard to say TO.
day that Conkling means to make and
hold deadlock, and in the fall elections
MAKE A PEIsoNAL CANVASS
OF the State more complete than he has
ever yet made. BY this means he might
have an even chance Of being able to se.
cure a Legislature that would rs.elsCt him
In January next. Success, achieved In
such contest, would lift him TO the high.
est pinnacle In American political history,
and put him Ia the field as
TIE WINNING CANDIDATE FOR THE PRRsI.
DENTAL NOMINATION. IN 1884.
Mr.. Platts said to reporter this morning:
" think our prospects for election are
more than good. believe we shall 60
back to Washington"
The Posts Albany special says: The
anti .Uonkllngites will attempt no conCen.
trstion until alter the Conkllng vote
melts away. In such a case II IL probable
that the Administration men may have
eighty.one votes, and may elect two can
didatss, although 1t is yet
TOO RABLY TO PREDICT
any such result, Mr.. Carpenter says the
Oonklipg iron clad voters will Stay by him
TO the end. Senator Robertson says he
would not be surprised II an actual elec.
ton Is had before the week Ia over.
The Express says that should tho dead.
lock continue until the end % next week
an adjournment will take place, and the
Goyernor.is quoted as saying that he will
not re.conVene the Legislature, but lot
the dispute be settled at the polls.
The Commercial says the hall bresds are
VERY BoAsTHUL
To-day. some Of them claim they will be
able to elect two Senators In place OF
Messrs. Conkling and Plat this week.
1t Is not their purpose to develop their
plans In to.day's voting, but before ThurS'
Jay lley say tuby eApeCt W W hulp w w
eide upon two candidates. After Conkiing
and Piatt are disposed Of, they say, they
will address themselves to the choosing Of
candidates. The fact that every one o
them has q candidate Of bis own will, II Is
thought,
BrAND IN THE WAY or A SPEEDY ELECTION
Of two Administration Senators. They
utterly reject all thought Of returning
Conkling. At one time some OF them
were disposed TO support him Il be would
drop Plat, but all now declare that both
must 60 together. They believe the dc.
sire to be 90 the winning side will induce
more desertions from Conkling, and thai
Il will be easy for them TO elect Tomorrow.
ThDy do not seem to think the deadlock
will be Gopttnued.
The Conkilhg men cay they are in tho
right aud that they viii Ee Gble 10 hold
their forces together, and the popular
sentiment that has been worked up 30
skilii1lly by Blaine will take turn. 4