The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-27

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AnOat last Night
ALBANY, June 20 There 10 talk OF q
programme for this week to lhe effect that
one Stalwart and one supporter OF the ad'
miniStration will he elected before its
close, but the talk when followed to its
s1urce is found to have arlasI from those
who have no votes in the ioiut convention
and have no control over them. The most
sensible view Of the situation seems to be
contained In the following statement by
one who hss been close observer from
the start: This Legislature cannot elect.
The memben know the views OF
their respective constituents bsttor
than does any one else, and
Notwithstanding oil the talk Of mlsrepre.
sentation they are voting just as they be-
| lievs their constituents want them TO. The
real fact is, he says, the State is very much
cut up Ia the matter. Some want Oonkling
and Platt returned and some do not some
want men elected who are directly oppos.
ed 10 thRjr machine methods, and some do
not; some want entirely new men selected
with clean records nganst igCtiOnisn, and
some want men who represent faptlong.
This diversity OF sentiment is daily pre-.
sented in The voting for half o
dozen candidates for each yscan.
cy. Dark hDrsas In such con-
tests, he says, cannot be expected 90
long a. one aide, counting over twenty.
seven votes, will not accept ConkIinG and
Plat, and the otbor side, haviug also over
Etwenty.Reven Sotes, will RCcep' no one
else. There is but one way to bend these
contending factions, and that 10 by holding
caucus. The caucus was devised and es.
tablished for this purpose, but the oppo'
nenls Of Conklisg snd Plat have, from
the outset, refused party usHVe In this re-.
spect, and for good and sufficient ptecan.
Iionary tepsons up 10 the prtsep tnt menh
The indications now, however, are they
could anter Cautus with. much m'fs
slfsty, though they still keep distant from
floating or scltt6ring votes. The Stall
warts, holding the key 10 The deadlock
will have The advantage oi party
sentiment on their sids a. cloaing this
contest, owing TO tho record they made oil
being k'We5s willing 10 pat IN practice
t6s tatty nsaSe Of tho caucus, aud abiding
by iip action. They still ray what they
6iid before the frat vbtsI that they Will
continue TO vote iut Oonkllng aud Plat
unlil the caucus says that they nust vote
for others. The ntlier side is equally hrm
Calm, obsefvant menbeis Of the Demo
cratic patty IL both houses are satisfied
that no election Oitt bs had. They. have
probed The Intentions al esCh member to
The bottom and have become entirely
Satisfied on this point, hence they are I
unit for adjournment, and putting an e1t
10 The expense 10 the State and distraction
J Of the public mind. THIS view ot tht
matter ls endorsed by other close obseEV
ere. Some few members. and senator
. have gone home, bat 0 far latget number
. apart from those who have been abeen
1. several days Of Saratoga or New York, Sri
! here.
No Ctedence is given here 10 the report
! ed statement Of ez Senator Plat tha
4 Depew will be out n the race beiore th
i end oi the week, In fact, sich q state
J ment does not tally with the one iolloWini
u II, to The eHec, that there will be an ad
J, joutnment and the question sent 10 lh
i people. II Depew is 10 be withdraw
The natural Inference would be Lha