The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-05-19
CONKI.ING'S TURN.
He and Plat Resign.
WASHINGTON. NAV l6.

WAsH1NGToN, May l6.
The yice.president laid before the
Senate the following communication:
WASHINGTON, May 16, 188l.-Hon. G.
A. Arthur, Vice President-Sir: Will
you please announce to the Senate that
my resignation as senator of the United
States, from the state of New York,
has been forwarded to the governor of the
state. have the honor to be, with great
respect, your obedient servant,
Roscoe CoNKLINa.
This communication Was read with
great sensation, which was heightened
when the vice. president laid the following
before the senate:
SENATE CHAMBER, May 16, l88l.-To
Hon. c. A. Arthur, Vice President-Sir:
I have forwarded to the governor of the
state of New York my resignation as sen.
ator of the United States for the state of
New York. Will you please announce
the fact to the senate. With great res.
pect, your obedient servant,
T. G. PLATT.
A hum of astonishment followed the
reading of the communications, and Mr..
Hill, of Georgia, suggested. soto voce,
that this would be good time to elect
officers of the Senate.
Current Comments on tho Resignation.
Some of the republican senators said
they were TOO much surprised to express
any opinion on the subject.
The democratic senator's were delighted
at the action of the New York senators,
They made no effort to conceal this graf.
ification. Some of them said it would
widen the breach in the republican party
As to the action of the democratic side
the Star reporter inquired of the senators
who control that side. They will go right
ahead with executive business and will nd
iourn as soon rs the president has nothing
more for them 10 do. Rumors ofa reorgan.
ization of the committee were pronounced
as groundless and absurd by the democrats.
Their leaders state that nothing of the
kind will be thought Of that they will
not attempt to call up the resolution to
elect senate officers for the purpose of
laying it on the table; that they will not
do anything with it unless the republic.
cans should bring it up. This, it can be
authoritatively stated, the republicans
will not do.
The universal opinion as far al ex
pressed was that Conkling and Platt will
both 20 before the legislature for re.elec-
ton that they will regard their re.elec-
tion as rebuke 10 the administration as
we'll as an approval ofthe course they have
taken.
Some of the democrats spoke of this
action as "claptrap," saving that Conk-
ling and Flatt knew in advance precisely
how the legislature stands; just how
many votes they can get, and that they
| are in no danger of losing their seats.
| Those who are disposed to criticise to any
extent hold that the Endorsement
Conkling and Platt will get will not count
for much, because they are assured of
the result, that if they would wait and 60
before the people that course would be
more commendatory.
After the senate had adjourned an ad-
mirer of Conkling expressed the belief
that he will not ask reelection from this
legislature, but will go before the people
next fall and make a fight to elect the
legislature which will re.elect him.
How the News was Received In New York.
NEW YORK, May 16.-The stir created
in this city by the Conkling-Platt resig-
nations is simply indescribable. At the
clubs, hotels-everywhere, it is the one
topic of discussion. The republicans
show CONSERVATION, as none of them
foresaw the widest pitch of opposition
would carry Conkling so far, or make
the split 80 irremediable. If be is in
dorsed by the legislature and sent t'back
to the senate, he will only be the more
offensive. If he is repudiated by the
legislature, through the efforts of Gar
field and Blaine, be will tear the temple
down, even if, Sampson-like, he is buried
in its ruin.
Among the New York city republicans
tonight, there is about an equal division,
and the bitterest talk. 1t is thought that
Conkling and Plat will be reelected by
the legislature with little opposition.
President Garfield is said to prefer this
as a possible paliation. There is, how.
ever, growing feeling in favor of MAX
ing straight out fight against the NAL.
contents, and the putting up of Fenton
and Robertson IS the administration eau.
didates for the senate. With a solid
democratic vote they could be elected.
Platt has merited and receives universal
contempt. Dragged into the senate by
Conkling he is now dragged out with no
grievance except that his boss is mad.
It is said that be had to trade with Rob
erlson for his first election and then
broke his pledge.
The democrats are jubilant, and claim
that the disintegration of the republicans
is now certain, the vindictive and repre-
hensible feuds having gone go far that
they cannot be stopped. The Blaine and
Conkling elements and the stalwaln and
half breeds will never again be united
on candidate.
A letter from General Grant shows
that he sympathizes with Conkling in
the Garfield fight, and the evidence is
plentiful that the Grant crowd follows
Conkling with unanimity.
What the Papers Say.
The Washington Star says: When the
news of the resignation of Senators
Conkling and Plat reached the treasury
department to-day, great excitement en-.
sued, and the officials and subordinates
alike we're SOON gathered in groups
throughout the building discussing the
situation and its probable effect. The
theory which has been advanced that the
enators who resigned quite confident of
being returned by the New York leg.
islatnre, is very generally accepted, but
in some quarters It is maintained that on
account of the legislature having hereto
fore indorsed the nomination of Robert
son to be collector of the port of New
York, it cannot consistently indorse the
action of the two senators in opposing it.
This course, however,it is conceded by
prominent Republicans, can easily be
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