The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-24
ONCE AGAIN
TnE NEW YORK sESATORIAL FIGHT
IL TO be EOnEht- Complications which
Teud 10 Make the OutIOOE Most I'm
meat ai Albany
over an EdItOEIa:

certain and indefinite reports sent oul
from New York. Those here who thought
last week there was not the slightest
chance for the return OF the resigninp
Senators are not now quIte 30 positive, and
say 1t largely depends upon their own
wishes and desires. Some OF the Stale
officers, among them Gov. Cornell, are re.
ported Rs saying that II ConkliBg wants 10
be ~. e.eeG.sd II Is tue duty Of the Rapub'
liCau majority Of the Legislature to return
him, aud thus save themselves from stul-
ti6CA'ion.
But few members Of the Legislature re-
turned to the city until late this afternoon.
Those who first arrived did not know Of
THE coNELINa ARTHUR CONFERENCE
In New York until lats to-day, some Of
them not until tn ey had reached the city.
Others read Of II in the State and New
York city papers earlier on the road hith.
en- They had ltf their homes with the
understanding that II was not at all likely
that the resigniug Senators would desire
re- election, aud even il they did, they
were instructed by their constituents to
vote against them, Their surprise, there.
fore, amounted TO CONSERVATION,
Senator Wagner asid, II have been
spending Sunday quietly at my home,
aud know nothing new abou! tho con-
test exrept
THE SENTIMENTS OF MY CONSTITUENTS,
The people along the Mohawk Valley
are aroused upon this que1tion, Ninety.
five out OF every one hundred Republicans
are opposed 10 the re election OF Conkling
and Plat, and they are very determined
10 their opposition.
Senator Pitts said: "I,was supprisei at
The feeling among my constituents, The
whole district Is on fire and storm Of In.
dignaLion against the Senators is felt
everywhere. Anyone who votes for the
return oil Senator Conkling
DIGS HIs POLITICAL GRAVE.
lie can never bs reelected In that sec.
tion."
Asselnblyman Skinner said "The peo.
pie seem ozone mind In their oppoaition
to the re election Of Conkling and PlGtt,
the ranks are swelling every day, and the
great mass of Republicans are determined
that the administration shall be upheld.
Assemblymen Peck and Chamberlain,
OF 81. Lawrence, say they found their con-
stitusnts united on the question, and Sat
urdsy at o meeting iu Cartop, 81. Law
renee county, lie promised the people that
he would fulfill their wishes.
Assemblyman L. A, Carpenter, Of Sui.
folk, said his constituents were
AGAINST THE ACTION OF CoNKLINd AND
PLATT,
bat said that he favored their reelection
nevertheless.
So far as members Of the legislature arc
concerned, there are few attempts to de.
fend tho action OF the Senators now.
those who speak in their behalf argue that
the State Canno. dispense with the services
OF Osnkling, that the Senate Ia too evenly
balanced 10 part with tho Senator 30 praC.
ticed and 30 servicabls to the Republican
party, and they claim that with fair treat.
ment at tho hands oil President Garfield
Conkllng will
sUPPORT MS ADMINISTRATION
much more etFectuslIy than any other
Senator in the body. They say they feel
sure Of his being reelected, but arc only
anxious to have tho vOto as nearly unani.
NOUS ss possible. They Clain clear ma.
iority OF the one hundred and elk Repub.
licans, and expect 10 hold o caucus. As
things look tonight everything depends
On tGis caucus. The probabilities are that
Conkllng will get majority Of the votes,
and thOn, according to custom, tho n0ml-
nation must be made unanimous, but 1t is
sajd tue administration members will not
attend this cauCns, or II they do will not
be held by lis action II they are onl voted.
The declaration by the Morning E1preSS,
Slate paper and stalwart organ, that
CoNKLtSG WILL BELITFLr HIMSELF
II lie enters the canvass asking for re.
election, has caused no little EurpfiSC. at
Rrst II was thought the article was inspired
nv Governor Cornell, but this Ia denied,
SSd good authority sayH II is only the In.
diyidual opinion OF one oil the editors;
hut Il ID regarded 40 very strange expires.
sion TO be found III the columns Of paper
which all last wees lneisted OH Conkllngs
vindteAtion.
The Administration memOSEa 10 night
raiterale their declaration OF last week,
that they would not go into CanCus with
ths stakwartg. II this programme Is car
ried ont, and both EeCioHe stand apart,
the DeinoGrRtR voting for their oun Csnhi'
date. a dead lock will bs produced whieh
will laat perhaps for weeks. The last new
candidate, J. II. Statin, Of Montgomery
couniy. IA said TO bO iitcnI Of both
Cjopkiing and Garfield, and Tor this reason
he ID urged as compromise, ~.
| A. Carpenter Lo.nightsays that ConkIing
and Plat are TO DO reeiectehi that there
will be cauCus and Rll bnt two or lret
vjll take part In It's proceedings, WheT
told that AlCorn would not g9-tn, li9 saiu
II was Asyer expected that he would. =,
The following is a copy Of the lesdtnI
editorial which will appear in the MOrntn!
Erpr;@ to.morrowI
hsssrs. jacobs, Hogan. Fowler, See
, banhsr and the other Democratic aanatot
! sTpFess themselves as opposed To support
Ing either igctlon IN the pending stiuvgl
ioS the spptemaGy in the Republican
t marty. The Garfield Senators claim tha
Q tjonkling has bHt eight Senators, who Gtll
remain true to biz interests. The Assstnbl.
Republican Cateus RomRiittss cent an III
. yitation toIhe Senate cAtlSuS eommittee
{ meet them. The latter returned .v0iG tha
|. MI their members were not 10 the city. !
/. Ia Coneedeh that the cauCus is the turnin
point In the Senatorial question,
WHERE THa E4PREss STANDS.
4 "The:e need bs, nor eau there, n'
4 shall there bs, any question or doubt
Il 10 where tie E1prsI, StspdS III The Senate
4 rial fight II has always beon q Stalvat
ia now more SlalwATt than ever, and
.. iitet, last and Until the contest ends for III
d SmiWsN leaders, Roscoe Conkllhg and
d o. Plat, and Most heartily approves an
endorses theit course ana ne poat eau