New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-31


conference for dividing up the candidates between
the long and short terms for arranging the vote.
The members will vote as they please and without
concert of action at first.
BLOW TO THE CONKLING CANVASS.
| SENATOR MILLS TELEGRAPHs FROM UTICA THAT HE
CANNOT SUPPORT CoNKLING AND PLArr-THE
SENATE NEARLY UNDER ASTI-CoNKIING con-
TRoI-A CoNKLING RULE WHICH MAY WORK
BOTH WAYS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO rHE TRIBUNE.l
ALBANY, May 30.-Senator Mills of the Hcrkimcr
District, dropped bombshel into the Conkling
camp to-day. II was in the shape of telegram that
he sent from Utica to George Dawson, Editor of The
Albany Journal. 1t ran follows:
Please sav that am opposed the election Of Conk
ling and Plat the United states Senate believe his
course will best preserve the Republican party. While
have abored to avoid conflict there has heen
&S"S' iss%S comes Si'a T my "''"'' "D''' ''D' '"' wv
The peculiar position occupied by Senator Mills
made the action significant and important. Mr.
Mills is personal and political friend OF ex-senator
Conkling of long standing. They have been neigh
bors in a certain sense many years. and have been
on cordial terms always. Nevertheless Mr. Mills
was understood so most of Mr.. COnkling's friends
saw to regard his resignation and tho surrender Of
the Senate into Democratic hands an utterly I'M
ustifable act which precluded him from being
candidate for reelection. Mr.. Mills was naturally
anxious that Mr.. Conklng. for his own
sake would not be candidate. but he
was desirous of this for the sake of the party also
Mr. Mills was conspicuous in the movement which
received the name of the auti-Conkling Stalwarts,
and was the head of the deputation which was ap-
pointed by those gentlemen To wait upon Mr.. Conk-
ling and tell him that they did not think his
interests nor those of the party were benefited by
his appearance here as candidate. II was Senator
av,1
office of telling Mr. ConklnG some disagrecable
truths. which those Immediately surrounding him
had not been brave enough To utter These efforts
to get Mr. COnkng out of position in which his
Interest enemy could hardly refrain from pltying
him were continued longer than they would have
been otherwise if Mr.. Mills and the members who
shared his views had hoped 10 the last that some
amicable adjustment might be reached whereby hr.
Conkling might be saved some Of the consequences
of his own folly No such adjustment Wa possible,
but Mr. Mis's labors in that direction bore evidence
of his real frendlincss toward the ex-senator Only
on Friday Mr.. Mills drew up paper calling con-
ference of members who shared his opinions upon
the difficulty to make last effort, but abandoned
the attempt. lie went home To confer with his con-
stituents and to-day sent thedispatch given above
The announcement that such dispatch had been
received was a sore blow to the Conkling men. They
refused at first to believe it, and one of astonishd
group i'll the Deavan House bet $50 on the spot that
the story was false. IL was taken sign that the
class of men whom Senator Mills represented were
being forced by popular sentiment in their districts
into mourning faster than they would otherwise
have done with their personal attachment To Mr..
Conkling in the way. 4 deep gloom fell upon the
Conkling workers, and for an hour aft"rward the
air was full Of extravagant rumcrs of changes from
the COnkling to the Administration side.
AN OBSTACLE TO ADJOCRNNfFNT.
The accession Of Senator Mills NAV render impor-
tant aid to the friends of the Administration in di
recton not before contemplated. With him the Al
minstration Senator'S will number 10. out of total
membership Of 32. Shonld Mr. Conhng's sup
porters want to adjourn the Legislature they could
only accomplish ii by getting the votes of all the
Democratic Senators. and then BY dragging the
valid Licutcnant-Governor Mr Hoskins up In the
Capitol to give his casting vote. Lieutcnant-Gov-
ernor Hoskins in the Senate few mornings
since, and would be able to preside in cm"rgcn
cy but his condition makes the control Of the SEN
ate by the alleged Slalwarts Il little ?rccarious. No
one doubts of course, that the Democrats will al
ways be ready to vote for adjournment. Senator
Jacobs who is as much Of n leader aS they have in
the Legislature, said to-day that he is in favor Of
allowing a reasonable time TO elect Senator after
which he will take the position that Tho Legislature
ought to adjourn and refer the question 10 the pco
pie.
If the Administration men should gain one more
Senator Mr.. Conkling will be completely in their
power They would then control the npper house
without whose consent the Assembly could no. ad-
joum. 1t has not been felt that this was possible
but il was observed tonight that Senator Win-'ow,
who has been claimed all along by the Conkling
men. did not attend the caucus. II Senator Wins
low decides not 10 support Mr. Conlling thc friends
of the Administration Will have absolute control Of
the Senate and can keep tho Legislature in session
long as they deem best in spite Of the Conking Re
publicans and Democrats combincd
The situation has changed SO greatly that the Adj
ministration mon feel that Nj Coukling will pcr-
hans be more anxious 10 see the Icrsllturc adjourn
with the chance that he NAV wiring prize from
special session OF the Legislature next November.
than to make a long deadlock now. The session
has lasted already longer than usual: members are
weary Those Of them who farmers arc con-
nected with farming interests anxious 10 Ct home
and with many of them the 81 800 which tho State
pays them for their valuable services is running low.
A keen politician said this morning " Men will
stand on q principle long time and pay their own
board" The corollary is plNin cnough the
from whom Mr. Conkling is asking
vindcation are expected If current report
correctly represents the ex-SonatOrs plans f. hang
on here indefinitely in the face of an oyerw hcning
public opinion, and pay their own board, IN order to
vindicate man who has done something they can
not approve while those who expect patronage at
his hands cannot get anything. Ii Is believed that
the people of the State will not uphold these men
IN blocking the Legislature by insisting upon cleo
tiOn OF two men whom the State and Legislature
have pronounced against.
A DEADLOCK not INEVITABLE.
1t is urged by many Of the Administration men
that If they control Of the Senate, and
thus resist adjournment when Mr.. Conklng tries
for it, they can either force his supporters 10 fall