The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-07-22
THE ALBANY STRIFE.


During the week last past the Albany
Legislature has made some progress toward
breaking the deadlock, II has, In fact,
wienched one lock and Is now concentrating
its attention on the second. The withdrawal
of Plat, after five weeks balloting, put the
administration men In situation where they
could call caucus, which met July Sth, and
to which Chauncey NJ. Depew sent In TO IL
his withdrawal, releasing his fifty adherents
and reducing the fight for the long term to a
contest between esyice President Wheeler
and Congressman Warner Miller Of Herki-
mer. Wheeler held up well till the fourth
ballot, when the tide broke against him, and
Miller was nominated. On the second ballot
Eldridge @. Lapham was nominated as sue
cesso. TO Conkling. The stalwats did not
go into the caucus, and despite its action held
TO ConkIing aud Crowley and prevented the
election Of either Senator until last Saturday,
when Miller received majority of the votes
and was declared duly elected for the long
term, In place Of Senator Plat. Up to this
writing there are no advices VI successor
TO Conkling having been elected.
Miller and Lapham are both at present
members Of Congress, peither Of them very
prominent men, and the latter deemed the
better man Of the two. Their selection as
Senators will inevitably give the Democrats
control of the House ia the reorganization
TO occur next December, aud seems 10 be a
.,.i,. lIxy, M Ia
deemed best TO force the responsibility of
legislation on the Democrats without their
being permitted to enjoy the patronage.
Members of the House cannot be elected un-
der the present law in New York In time TO
take their seats at the opening Of the next
Congress.
Senator Miller Is wood pulp paper man.
ufactuier, and In looking out for his personal
interests couple of years ago he put him
self IN al attitude on the paper duty question
which invoked severe criticism from almost
the entire press Of the country. His selection
over Wheeler was probably fol some suffi.
cent reasons other than are apparent at this
distance.
Although the Albany fight is drawing to a
close, IL Is not q promising one for the Re-
publIcans, and the party seems ~ have the
worst Of ii all around. Conkling's and Platt's
resignation flom the Senate gave the Demo-
Gratis supremacy there, and the withdrawal Of
two members from the House to fill the Sen
ale vacancy gives the organization Of that
body TO the Democrats, while the fight iii
Albany has developed strife that encotu ages
vent the threatened breaking up in the South.
The Democrats have great hopes that the
bitterness of the fight against Conkling and
his fiends will create schism in the Repub-
lican ranks which will help Democracy In
New York this fall aud throw the Empire
State to the Democrats at the next Presiden-
tial election. These anticipalions might be
nipped in the bud by the Albany Legislature
electing Coukling, but the feeling is 50 intense
ly hostile that no such result is probable. His
enemies rather prefer to heap contumely aud
humiliation upon him and thus place him in
position where he will have TO support
their policy or be driven out. In the history
of the country no political party in any State
has so shainefully treated one to whom 1t
owed 50 large debt Of gratitude as has the
Republican party of New York Gas represent
ed by Its Legislature) treated Roscoe Conk-
ling, aud the effect will not only be local but
National. 1t is sowing the tares, and the
harvest will come.