Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-24
THE TWIN CANDIDATES.
What the Assemblymen and Newspaper
Say.

ture began to arrive this afternoon SeuAtof
Wagner said the people along the Monawk
Valley are aroused and that So TOUT OF every
hundred republicans are opposed to the re-
election of Conkling and Plat, and are very
determined in opposition
Senator Pitts said that the whole district
is on fire and storm of Indignation against
the Senators is felt everywhere. Any person
who votes for Conkling digs his political
grave. He can never be reelected in that
section.
Assembly-man Skinner said the people
seem of one mind in opposition to the reelec-
ton Of Conkling and Platt- Ranks are swell
ling every day and the great mass OF the re-
publicans are determined that the admins
tratiOn shall be upheld.
AssembIymen Picket, Chamberlain and st.
Lawrence say they found their constituents
unit on the question.
Assenblyman c. Carpenter Of Suffolk,
said: His constituents were against the action
of Conkling and Plat. but said he favored
their reelection. Nevertheless so far as
members of the legislature were concerned
scarcely no one attempts to defend the action
of the senators now. Those who speak in
their behalf argue that the State cannot dis
pense with the services Of Conkling and that
the senator too evenly balanced his part with
the senator practiced and serviceable to the
republican party and they claim that with
fair treatment at the hands of Garfield, Conk-
ling will support the administration much
more effectively than any other senator IN to-
day. They feel sure of his being reelected
but are only anxious to have the vote as
nearly unanimous as possible. They claim
a clear majority of LOG republicans and to
hold the caucus.
As things look tonight everything depends
al rannhiicaDi 90 N tn
this caucus the probabilities are that Conk-
ling will get majority of votes and then
according to custom the nomination must be
unanimous. But is said that administration
members will not attend this caucus or be
committed by its action.
A declaration of the Morning Express, e
state paper and stalwart organ to-day says
Conkling will be-litte himself if he enters
the caucus asking for a reelection, caused no
little surprise.
At first it wus thought the article was in
spirited by Gov. Connell but this is denied
and it is stated on good authority that it is
only the individual opinion of one edidors.
Administration members tonight reiterated
the declarations of last week, that they will
not go into a caucus with the stalwarts. If
this programme is carried out, and both sec
tions stand apart and the democrats voting
produced which may last perhaps for weeks.
The last new candidate, J. II. Staine
of Montgomery Co., is said to be friend
both of Conkling and Garfield and is regarded
as "a compromise. f. ii. Carpenter tonight
saws Conklng and Plat must be reelected,
and that there will be be a caucus and all but
two or three will take part in the proceed
ings.
the following is copy Of the leading edi
torial that will appear in the Morning Express
tomorrow.
There need be nor~shall there be any
que stion or doubt as to where the Express
stands in the Senatorial fight. II always
has been stalwart and is now more stalwarl
than ever, and is fir.t, last and until the
contest shall be terminated, for the stalwart
leaders, Roscoe Conkling and Thomas c.
Platt, and it most heartily approves and en-.
dorses their course, and we most earnestly
appeal to every republican member of the
legislature to accord them that support which
thev so richly merit by standing steadfasl
and true to republican principles
The Assembly republican caucus commit.
tee sent an invitation to the Senate caucus
committee to meet them, but the latter re-
turned word that all their members were
not in the city. 1t is conceded that the eau
Gus is the turning point in the Senatorial
question.
The Tribunes Albany dispatch says: To
go into the caucus or not to go, is the issue
upon which the whole contest is now shap
ing itself The followers of Conkling have
undoubtedly majority of the republicans in
the legislature. 81 votes are necessary to
to elect senator. There are Jog republi-
cans in the legislature. If the Conkling fac
ton can induce 81 men to go into their can
hoy xrilt in tho lpaSf whether
all vote for Conkling and Plat in the caucus
or not. a great effort of the COnkling lead.
ers will be to drive men into the caucus by
threats of slaughter at home. If these won't
stand by the party here, they won't get elect
ed. and on the other hand the friends of the
administration think they can show the re-
publcans are under no obligation to enter in
such caucus, and that it is for the good OF
the party as well as their own they should
remain independent of it. If only 20 repub-
licans refuse to enter the caucus and refuse
to vote for Conkling and Platt the twin can
didates will have but so votes and cannot be
elected by the republicans. Rumors have
been afloat several days that the Conkling men
have made combination with the demo-
cratic members of the legi stature.
The Albany Argus, the State organ of the
party. will contain an editorial warning the
democra tic members of the legislature that
the party will repudiate them if they should
vote for a republican for United States Sena-
tor Well informed persons say such COM
bination was attempted but Tilden
put his foot on it. Careful
inquiry tonight did not show
any truth of the combination. Senator Jacobs
the democratic leader in the Senate. said, we
have made no combination with the republi-
cans and we shall vote for two democratic
senators.
Gen. Spinula. leader of the democrats.
said that ever since this muss among the re-
publicans began, we have been getting the
democrats in line, now we have them solid,
they will enter the Capitol May 9th and vote
for two democrats for L. S. Senators. and
they will continue to vote for them until jan
uary lst 1882, if necessary.