Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-31
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
CORNELL FIRST CHOICE.
The FavOrite With the Half
Breeds
NOMINATIONS BY THE DEMOCRATS.
PIatt's Chances of Success
Growing Less.
FAILURE To SECURE A CAUCUS.
Given Up For Want of a
Quorum.
NOMINATIONS BY THE DEMOCRATS.
NEW YORK..

| The Senatorial Struggle-Cornen the
| First Choice OF the Half-BreedS-aold-
1 ing the Game in His Hands-Faflure to
Secure q Caucus-NOminations Made by
the Demoerats-The Election to Occur
| To-day.
ALBANY, May 30.-The Senatorial contest
here is now virtually reduced to a solution of
the question, what will Cornell do? He at
present controls the situation and can by a
l word settle the difficulty. He is for either
Republican faction the strongest candidate
l and the pressure being brought to bear upon
him is of the most singular as well as the
| most contradictory nature. The half breeds
| now admit that their ticket is Cornell and
| Depew for first choice, Cornell and Wheeler
for the second, Cornell and Rogers third, but
| always Cornell They admit that they would
accept ticket made up of Conkling and Cor
| nell. Many stalwarts also favor such a tick
\ ct. The explanation given by the half breeds
| for their adherence to Depew is that he is
| entirely free from corporation infiu-
ence. 1t is said Derew is sick of his
place as counsel for the New York
Central railroad. The reform element of the
half-breeds openly oppose Depews candidacy
and insist on having Wheeler instead The
agent of the National Associated Press is in
position to say with authority that Cornell
is not now candidate for the Senatorship,
has not been and does not mean to be except
in one emergency. It is undeniable any
longer that there is deep seated ill
feeling between Arthur and Cornell
The Governor never refers to it and
never displays it, but it crops out of Arthur's
conduct continually. Conkling up to Friday
last entertained absolute confidence in Cor
nell. He was continually hearing stories
about Cornell and continually writing to him
for explanations. The explanations were al
ways satisfactory, but the tales continued
and on Friday Conkling was persuaded fully
that Cornell was striving for the very pre-
serves which he himself was. Since then
elaine has fallen to second place in Conk-
ling's hate. This is not generally known,
but the National Associatiated Press agent
has seen all the proofs he desires and the
matter cannot be much longer concealed.
In the State Senate tonight great many
petitions for and against the election of
Jonkling and Platt were presented. The
resolution was adopted that the Senate at
noon tomorrow vote to fill the vacancies
caused by the resignation of Conkling and
Platt also resolution requiring both houses
to meet the joint sessions June LIST to COM
pare ballots. Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the Assembly thirty members of the
stalwarts remained in response to an invita-
ton by the Republican Caucus committee of
the Assembly. After stating the object of
the Assembly the chair directed a count and
not finding majority the caucus adjourned
until to-morrow night.
The Democr-t is held caucus tonight from
to II o'clock and nominated for Platt's
term Francis F. Herman of Utica, for Conk-
ling's term John C. Jacobs of Brooklyn. The
caucus instructed for solid vote on the nom-
nations. An effort was made to have the
caucus instruct to vote solid on any motion
to adjourn, but q motion to adjourn the eau
Gus having been made was carried over it.