Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-27
tIotes Of the Albany Fray.


of either Gov Cornell or Congressman itch
ard Crowley
II IS reported that the stalwarts mean 10
make proposal to the administration lead
trs To take recess and let the election go
over ill November, when the present eS-
element will have died away, more or less,
and the Republican party may be restored
TO harmony.
Although no accurate canvass Of the Leg
stature can be made ut the present time, II
is interesting to notice TIE figures gwen ny
the New York papers The Times says Is
Senators will vote against reelection and Is
will stay out of a caucus. In the Assembly
81 are opposed to Conkling and % will not
20 into caucus. The Tribune correspond
ert writes that there are at least 30 Repnbh-
caus who will not attend Il Conkling-Platt
caucus and will never vote for them under
any circumstances. The Sun estimate
agrees with the Times. The Herald says
the Conkling men number AZ.
The Republican strength in tie Legislature
Is as follows:
Senate. COMMUNICATION. ....---. -
House 81
r,,aI .........................l03
ui %!ir majority 81
The numbers to be considered with regard
to election, however, are those Of the entire
Legislature, as follows
House ~
Senate. %
Total .....................16 LEO
OF which the Republicans have log
OF which the Democrats have. o.
Number necessary TO eject ..-----..-..-.-- 81
1t will be seen that 81 votes breaking OIL
from any wing of the Republican party can
prevent an election, the result in that case
being:
Total number of votes.
Boiling Republicans, say. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2.
Making the remaining Republican vote ~
This would leave two votes of the 81 nee
essary to elect wanting. The reader should
bear these figures in mind, because the whole
situation in politics at the capital will turn on
thcE.
An Albany correspondent says: The ma
chine has got things in running order here at
last. Ex-Marshal Payne stands a: the foot of
the main stairway of the Delavan House, and
invcisles ali stray members of the Legislature
up into tie main room on the second story,
where no less q parsonage than the late
senior Senator of the Empire State is busily
engaged tonight in urging the desirabiity OF
returning him TO the vacant seat at Washing
ton. The Conkling headquarters are spacious
and easily reached. A dozen or so apart
mcnts further along the hallway is less
pretentious suite OF chambers, where Hon.
c. A Arthur is receiving his political allies.
The machine crowd constantly passes back
and forth between these two adjoining places
stopping Row and then in the passage to ex-
change mysterious whispers with trusted
coniidants. The imperial Roscoe arrived in
Albany, Tuesday afternoon. The first man
10 grasp his hand was character we'll
known about the lobbies of the State capitol,
Mr.. Jim Davis, a lobbyist of the worst type.
The sun was exceedingly hot and bright, but
ii did not appear strong enough to cast
behind the Utica statesman his expected
shadow In plain words, there stood Ros-
coc, but his alleged colleague, MIR. T.
c. Plat was actually absent, and not
accounted for. Close by, following
upon the heels of their guiding star were
Nice-P President Arthur and Congressman
Crowley of Lockport Mr. Conkling was
extraordinarily affable He looked as a
boarding school girl does when young man
paws her the first compliments. kilograms
had been received at 10 o'clock this morn
ing announcing that the royal family would
appear this afternoon, but the solid men of
the Legislature were conspicuous by their
absence To tell the truth there were not
more than dozen legislators in the crowd.
IL tell you, now, old Conk is badly scared,
or he would never stoop to come to Albany
himself" said bystander, and this senti-
mcnt has been re-echoed tonight score of
times within earshot Of your correspondent.
Not to put too fine point upon it, MIR.
Conkling has excellent reason for being
alarmed, whether he is or whether he is not.
As might he expected, the unanimty
of general public feeling against the
machine leads enthusiastic observers
astray. 1t is still possibility that Conkling
and Plat may be sent back to Washington.
Nobody can see any manner in which they
can return by virtue of Republican votes
but Democratic coalition is insuperably diili-
cult. With the aid of the solid Democratic
delegation, and either of the Republican elc-
menis, any agreed upon programme would
have 10 stand. viii the Utica Senator ac-
cept such commission 2 That is the ugly
question tha must meet Roscoe ConklinG be-
fore he has lived two days longer. VIII he
try to get the Democrats for himself by yield
ing Plat, and accepting Herman or Potter,
Hewitt or Hoffman as colleague for the
short term? Will he turn over his subser-
Went body guard to vote for an adjournment
of the entire case Or, lastly. will he write
a letter declining to have his name 60 into
the Legislature at all These are not con-
genial considerations for the proud autocrat
who has dictated Republican action in New
York for so long, but they are considerations
OF vital moment, and the decision cannot be
much longer delayed.