Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-28

THE ABSOLUTE NECESSITY OF
CAUCUS NOMINATION IN =
NEW YORK 81
Urged by the Conkling Faction to
Save the Party.

number responded, and the confer
ence was not held. It is said the
Administration men, hearing of the
proposed movement, and fearing it
might result in some sort Of nomina
lion of Conkling and Platt, prevailed
upon a number to refrain from ats.
tendance. The Administration men
met last night for conference, and
talked freely over the situation. The
conclusion reached was that they
would not go into caucus, but would
attend the joint meeting of both
Houses on Wednesday next and
vote for the two candidates to be
agreed upon hereafter. The names
of Hon. Rufus H. Choate, 'Chauncey
M. Depew and Comptroller Wads-
worth were talked OF. .
The Conklingites are still fighting
strenuously for a cancus,- and declare.
emphatically that the fate of the
party in This State rests upon such
action. To go into an election fol,
Senators, without first holding q
caucus, they say, reduces the party
to mob, with no head, no tail, no
organization. It will break it up
hopelessly and necessitate ieorgan-
ization, which has required years to
perfect. Their argument is, that the
Republican party of this State owes
all it is to the machinery it has nov
in existance, and to break it is
to turn the State over to the Democs
racy for many years to come. S
The usual recess till Monday night
will be taken by the Legislature, and
the Conklingites hope in ee .te'-
val to effect the object they have in
view, curing the requisite number
of signers to the call. Owing to the
absence on account of sickr ess of j.
S. Carpenter, of Duchess county,
there are only los Republican legis-
lators. These are said to he divided
into AZ for Conkling and AZ against
him, leaving IL doubtful. A ma
jority of los is 53, and the Conkling-
ties need more to make that ma
jority. It is id they will get these
and call a caucus for Monday night.
Then if the Administrationists will
not go into caucus and will not make
the So 81 ON the election they
will have to take the responsibility
of turning against the party of the
State, and the Conklingites will have
to devote themselves to breaking the
deadlock. How this is to be done
it is too soon now to indicate. The
usual resolution for recess to Mon-
day evening was offered in the as>
sernbly, but at the request of Speaker
Sharpe it was laid aside, as he said
there ought to be some consultation
before action. ~
At 113O the resolution was called
up again, and Mr.. Raines suggested
that it would be better to adjourn to
Tuesday morning.
Speaker Sharpe said that it would
require concurrent resolution, and
the Senate has already objected to
such u resolution. 8
Mr.. Mites moved to amend by ad>
journing ill tomorrow morning.
This was voted down, and resolu-
ton to adjourn to Monday evening
was adopted. s
1t is understood that the house
will tnen meet and Immediately ad-
journ till the next morning s.
Tie la est count shows that of the
los Re, oli ans in the legislature,
the Conkiirgites have 55 and the
antics SO. Ihis gives the Conkling-
ties the right to call caucus OF
would give them that right if they
had So signatures to their Call, but
they have not the signatures. they
count several birds in the bush, as
d. their opponents. Ow ng to the
refusal of several members to
sign either paper, Conkling and
Arthur will leave the city to-day
for New - (, where the conferences
will be continued. Their friends
ins st that everything will be settled
before Monday nigh. There is ev-
identity a b tier feeling among the
stalwart, this morning than there
was yesterday, while the antics are
by no means dtspondent.
Several petitions were presented
IN the Senate this morning. from
various towns and counties again st
the reelection of Conkling and
flatt. Mr.. Mills pre- sented a petis
u0n OF the citizens of Oneida county
asking Tor the reelection of the ex-
Senators. Also petition from the
same county calling upon the legis,
lature to sustain the Administered; on
A remonstrance was presented
from the business men of New York
city against the reelection Of C,nk-
ling and Platt. -- ..-e "a
An Albany special of the Evening
Commercial Is rolgly for Conkling)
says: "The chances are that a
caucus will be held Monday evening,
and as there are known to be 81
signers the call will be binding on all
who desire to remain in accord with
the Republican organization. i say
there are AZ signers because this
number is known, but there will
probably be nearer 80 when the call
is issued" III sal il Sc
mn ~