New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-28
NEW PHASES OF TIE CONTEST


ouIEr1Y-McRE BLUsTEa FROM coNhidN" MEN
TIT ADMINISTRATION TACTICS DEVELOPING
,,, We or MOCK SENTIMENT FOR THE DE-
sERTERs EXPECTED.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBCNEl
A,p,vy Nav pa brief armistiCe has hcHn de-
,lared in the Senatorial war. The Legslatur' vas
adjourned until Monds, evening, ana the "N'''''
fight of the members l~ng Within IN AFTERNOON
ride of Albany has takei place. .hc Capitai Ii "S
deserted and quiet as it is during the weekly rooos
IN The midst of the II ,st unoventtul session. Indeed
II il even more ~. great many members h"'o
bcen anxious TO 90 home and consult with their con
st;,uo,ts upon the Senatorial question. One con-
..ieu,i,us member Asscmblyman Root of Monroe
,.ar.o5 vestcrday afternoon, determined to hnd Out
IT, 1vbat tbe feeny OF the 0cople OF hs district Is
If the reports received here of the sentiment III
Rochester a..d the rest of Monroe COUNTY are cor
rect Mr. Root will have no difficulty IN decr'lhS 70
cost his vote AGAINST the two mcn who betrayed the
Senate into Democratic hands. Many other mem
hers have the same desire and th' result has been
more general scattering of members to their homes
than is usL.h.
ev-Narsha. PAW A. b. johnson ana Others left here
nromptly fo- New-YorN on the train which started
in less than an hour after the adjournment OF the
yeuslature Nj ConkliuG, some of his friends
stated. had law business in Ncw-lork which hc sad
il was necessary for hn TO attend to- There was no
demonstration at his departure. He left the hotel
ouietlv with Mr. A. b. johnson of Utica his friend
bu; not his secretary, as some of the newspapers
persist in calling him. Mr.. Conklng was, as usual
scrupulously dressed, black gloves ana carried
q large palm-lcaf fan. He went to the baggage
room and looked after his trunk like any other phi
yate citizen. There only the usual Friday
or .wd of members and politicians in the depot wait
t. sta RI
and the ex-senator received notice from them ex-
cent ALI occasional turn of the head as he passed
by He disappeared in the parlor ear in which
General Arthur and Mr. Platt had already settled
themselves. and the train moved of, taking with it
the polecat who had hovcrcd about it for some
time before in restless and uneasy fashion.
The question of chief interest to he spectators
Of Mr. Conklings departure was whether he would
return or whether it was true that he had been
awaiting the adjournment Of the Legislature IN
order TO have an excuse for going away, and having
once got away the chance to STAY away. Ii Is gen
erally expected that he will return. Mr. Platt told
friend that he would come back Sunday night or
Monday morning and it is undcrstO that Mr..
Conklinp will do the same Their rooms at the
Delavan House were rcengagcd for them from Mon
day 1t is the fcclug of the politicians that having
once put himself in the unfortunate position of u
mau openly lobbying for a vindcation. writing let
ters 10 members Of the Legislature. solicit
ing interviews and the Ike, the least hu-
initiating thing Mr. COnkng can do Is
TO stand his ground to the end. 1t is
for this reason that he is expected 10 return here
and renew his canvass. and for this r.aSon Also
that he is expected to remain a candidate indcf-
nitely. To remain away from Albany now would
be, according To the politicians view, hu'niating
nfession Of defeat right upon the formal an
.nouncement that he should be- candidate, and
TO withdraw his name would only make his si'ua-
ton more painful. BY coming back here he will
keep his supporters in line and if he can hold
them together for a number of days or weeks,
aud then should withdraw his name, or should
an adjournment of the Legislature without choice,
be will succeed. according to his friends. in Impress
ing the country with the idea that considerable
portion of the Republican party approve his
and still maintain their firm allegiance to him.
ALI the talk of his friends points to such
course as this. I'VE are all coming back said
Marshal Payn, and more, are coming back To
elect Mr. Conkling. There will be caucus Mon
day night at which we shall have majority If the
Republican members and Mr.. COnklng Will be
elected" Mr. Payn further SAID that there had been
great deal Of excitement in his county over the ap-
pearance here of remOnstranco from some OF the
citizens against the reelection, of Conkl'ng and
Platt. He intimateG that this was great misrep-
resentation of the sentiment OF the Repuhll-
cans of Columbia County. many of whom had
come to Albany to disavow it. Another Of
Mr.. Conklng's friends said 1--WE are coming
back with our summer Clothes and intnatcd in
other ways that there to be long siege If the
spirit Of quiet determination all these show is
lgn a deadlock is inevitable.
THE CoNKIIvG CLAIMS BAsELEss.
II is impossible to find any basis than there
has been heretofore for the claim of the COnkling
managers that they have will have by Mon
day evening a majority of the Republican members.
They did not hesitate to make the announcement of
caucus for last night without being sure that they
would have names enough to call it, and they will
hot hesitate now to keep up their campaign of
prophecy.
Both houses have adjourned until Monday even
ing and to the same hour at which a caucus would
naturally be held, and the Republican caucuscs are
usually held in the Assembly Chamber which will,
therefore, he occupied. When A. Is. JohnSon's at
tention was called TO this he said, with a smile
"The caucus will be held" But" it was Observed
the Legislature meets them" 1T will be with
ont quorum" Mr. Johnson replied. There is an
indefnteness about all this which raises the sus-
picion that the ballotng may begin without seeing
any Conkling caucus at all. Ii was believed
to-day by those best informed that there were
&c names on the call for the caucus and no more.
s possible that more will be obtained. but there
ere no indications of it at present All runOrs of
changes are of changes from Conkling 10 the Admin
btraton, and while of these which have been
In circulation to-day can be strictly verified. thcr
mere existence TO suggest vacillation on the
Fart of some of the Conkling men.
THIRD PATTY PROJECT.
An attempt was made to-day to organize a third
party, which practically resulted failure. Senator