New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-05
TIE rX-srNAroRS AND THEIR FRIENDS.
50 DII.Ar CROWD OF CALLERS Al IHE FIFTH AVE-
Nt.r ifolFt-,uANCEs OF TIE wTEK-sUNDAY
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81 n.rr,r CROWD or CALLERS AT IIE FIFTH AVE-
ST.. moIFI-oIANCEs OF TIE wrEK->UNDAY
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The Fifth Avenue Hotel was not frcqrrnted
v,-f,rlav by the p.cia~ iih-aLdin- the ftO hat
"a senators Conains and Platt were gusts there.
Among po clans who Wrrc in the c;y besides thr tSo
"a senator. were John T. ~my yth state Treasurer Ven
dell end Postmaster ,r,is of Albany Nicc-rrcsilcnt
Arthur reached tho city In he cy, uir-. Senator'S Asior,
-ir,lan and the c,y members ~ The legislature, be-
-l,- many from thr country, were also seen IN the
streets but thcy did not call al the hotel
Mr. Coukf ling ant Mr. Platt botl absent from the
hotel during the aftcnoon In the eycuin; they con-
zuitcd N.r-Prr-trnt Arthur Police Commissioner
Tr,nrh 4 g. Johnson. and number OF others prolons-
ins their consultation until late hour.
The ~ e,la'ors said they werc not discouraged hy
the weeks work AMI would probably return to Albany
tonight or early ia the week Mr.. PIatt sad
he thou.ht the deadlock would only he
,r.r.p by an adiourum,nt Mr.. COnbng thought
the cauya-- never looked brighter than now. "Of
course not" said Administration Republican,.
,n whom the remark repeated " II never looked
brighter hecau-t it was hopeless from the beginning"
ruor to the cG ct tia; the consula0n last night was
to nrrc upon two caudItc- in place Of Mcssrs. Conk
ling and Plat and that these candidates were 20 be
pl,cc, in the field whenever the time seemed opporune
To- rlec, thcm denied by person who was present
Nr,cr;hcc-s II was believed by many that such course
would be- followed in the Conklng men cannot force
an a,Uourlln' nt. A..
:" W, want an adjournment" said n wcll-known sta
wart Worhrr because II viii give opportunity OI Tue
phll, cniuur against the senators to sub-lir. Then,
tnn senator Robertson would take his place toector
and d. would have to fulh his promises nf Patronage II
the should 20 Democratic when the LEGISLATURE met
neuiu session there WOUd Ice the IitrhhNc o
rcclrctuE Mcs-r- Conkiug and Pat or the election Oh
tNo iDriuo, rats
II was claimed by n close friend OF Mr Conking
that there were thirteen nthDer7 no" , 'oti,,1
niust hIn Nlp have told Lin that ~ soon ~ II ""uh
do an, good thy would vote for him. IL appears thht
Mr. ConAng hi- not vet given up h"p's Oh 'au,iir,
nud be- luhs n he once ~ caucus ioHlhHlvh
that hi- erection will follow Hamilton flsh' r"Nno
fI,c yould be- deadlock all sunmr probably, aud AT
t,r,..ut he could scr way out ot H. lie vas OF TIC
,nu thnt Mr. Coukliug would continue IN the night as
loi ~ hc could control nftcen votes.
,,,n,ruI kiuntrirk, who nt the hotel. remarked
tln h. knew nothing about the contest hut II h, were
"a venture prediction II would De that CoFhcu anu
Wheeler would De the slccossful candidates..
Mr. platt said yceter!ay that there would be no con-
TODAY Llt others stated thn private r"hSua-
lion would b, d 20 decide Wba shoud be- done ms
week The last sunday conference hcid az the Wee
prsicut- house caused such scandal thht great pains
mo now taken 10 keep secret the place Oi meeting.