Daily Republican., 1881-07-08
THIRD EDITION.
SIGNS OF HARMONY.
A Caue us To BE Held To-day-The
Call signed by Sixty.twO Mem
hers Of the LegiAlature.

A Caue us To BE Held To-day-The
Call Signed BY Sixty.twO Mem
bers of the Legislature.
ALBANY, July IA large majority
of the Republican members of the Leg
islature is now in dead earnest about
electing the l nited States senators
In view of the alarming position OF al
fairs at Washington, they are Wiling
to vote even for Mr.. Conkling II he
shall receive majority vote IN Ee-
publican caucus. This new ulsposltlon
was shown in striking way tonight.
Last nights conference under the
call of Mr.. Phillips was well attended,
but nevertheless it was perceived that
the votes OF all present cast solid.y for
two Republicans candidates for Senator
would not elsct them. The cooperation
of some of Mr. Conkling's supporters in
such movement is necessary. 1T was
found upon inquiry among the Conk-
ling men that they objected to the terms
of the call, declaring that il limited the
choice of can lidateS, when it speclned
that one stalwar' and one Administra-
zion candidate should he elected Sena-
Tor, some of them said that If an old
| ia shioned eau ms was called they would
attend ii.
This suggestion was not received fav-
| oraily at nrSt by Senator RobertSon,
Assemb!yman Skinner and other Ad-
1nipistration leaders, who had refused
To attend a caucus in May, hut, urged
bv their associates, they finally gave
consent, saying frankly that they did
so reluctantly and only becau se the IN,
terests of the Republican party seemed
to demand it, Ii Mr.. ConkIing's sup
porters should refuse to attend caucus
Then it was argued that he politicians
at least of the State would hold them
responsible for failure to elect Senators
When the conference was called 10
order at s o'clock by Senator Mccarthy
in the Assembly Chamber it was whis-
uered about that a call for caucus
would be issued. This information was
especially pleasing to the Feather.
heads" no have u superstitions regard
for a caucus. Mr.. Phillips in a manly
and frank way explained the cause of
the change of plan and had at the desk
call for a caucus written in the usual
formal style. Mr.. Turck extended an
invitation to the Conkling men to attend
the caucus, and called thtirattention to
the fact that it was one of the old-tash-
ioned kind to which they We're accus-
toned. Mr.. Conkling and Mr.. Platt
were kindly invited also to be present
as candidates, Mr.. Turck declaring that
he was in favor of the election OF any
two Republican candidates.
Some of the Administration members
w.iggled rs they swallowed the caucus
pill Mr.. Robertson said 1t was not
the feast TO which he had been invited.
Mr.. Crapser said if the caucus call was
what he had to swallow he should GER
tlinly do 50, as he was sick OF the
struggle The call for the caucus was
then signed in the conference by near
ly ) xty y-hve members present, and tit-
ty-nine signed the caucus call. Senator
Robertson and other leading Admins
It.atiou men signed without making
any wry Iaces. Mcssrs. Chamberlain,
Holmes and Hickham signed the paper
after it received fifty -four signatures-a
majority in a Republican caucus.
Senator Rockwell and Assemblymen
Boardman, Palmer, Peck and STEELE,
vino were present, did not sign the call
tonight. They assured their friends,
however, that they would attend the
caucus Their only objection was that
they did not like to make too rapid a
retreat from their former position that
no caucus should he held.
The call will be printed in the Alba
ny papers tomorrow. Committees were
appointed to circulate the call for sig
natures, and they went to work, Wig
orouslv. 50 confident are the SigAer,
of the caucus call that it will be attend
ed by an ample number OF Republican
: members to secure the election of tive
Senators that canvassing Tor votes To-
$ the several candidates began swift!
and with great ,igor directly after tn
adjournment of the conference. 1t Il
:; lexpected that if the Senators are elect
! ed on Saturday the Legislature will ad
: iourn the same day.
AFRAID To ATTEND.
The supporters OF Mr.. Conkling hel'
y a conference tonight at which it wa
Vt unanimously resolved not to attend tn
: Republican caucus tomorrow. In con
& sequence of this determination none Q
:, the Conkling men when presented sut
:; .equently with the call for the caucu
would sign it. Still it is obvious tina
they feel uncomfortable in resolving t
remain away from what they have
,t ways preached AS an infallible oracle j
# party contests. When asked thel
reasons for refusing to attend the cal
: Gus nearly all replied that they woul
not be present because its result ";
foreshadowed to them in the proceed
vi ings daily of the Joint Convention
There was one Administration cand
date they urged that would surel
er have majority vote in the cahcu
en- namely, Mr.. Depew, and the Admin
tration men had declared that Mr.. Con'
- ling should he ostracized. Others st
r. ted that the caucus had not been reg
re-. larly called by the caucus COMMITTEES
n" the TWO houses, and that therefore
10. was not possible for them to attend.
IL. The Administration members al
III "Featherheads' who have signed II
" call now number siXtytwo 1t is pr
bable that the caucus will be attend
. by at least seventy members. The Con
= ling men apparently intend to persist
their attitude of hostility, althou'
some show an anxiety about the pol
ton they will hold before the Repull
ei can voters of the State after relnalhll
IN away from the caucus.