Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-05-27

when the rOttenness of the Republican party
is to be made known At least where there
is SO much smoke it is reasonable to suppose
that there must be fire. Mr. Conkling and Mr..
Plat are expected here Tomorrow to engage
IN the caucus for their reelection and then the
battle will open in earnest The members Who
have been home come back in an unsettled state
OF mind. They say the Administration men
in their districts are noisy and loquacious,
but that they are not the men who usually con
! troll caucuses and conventions. They admit that
II matters little which side they take in this
contest, as they are doomed in the near future.
There are many reports about alliances with
the Democrats whereby Mr.. Conklng is to
have several Democratic votes if NECESSARY, and
also slmlor stories of bargains with the half
breeds A careful canvass of The Democrat
Senator's and Assembly men reveals the fact that
there is no truth whatever in any of these
stories so far they relate to hem There is
but one determination among the Democrats
here, and that is to nominate two Democrats
for the Senate and vote for fhem and in the
mean time to keep themselves in readiness
to vote for an adjournment of the Legislature
whenever an opportunity etftrs The Dem
ocratic plan is TO send the election OF Senators
over to the ueXt Legislature if possible
! The Assembly Caucus Committee sent "A re-
Quest to the Senate Committee TO meet them
caucus. Senator Mccarthy, Chairman of the
Senate Committee, sent reply that one OF the
members OF the Senate Committee was absent
This prevented a meeting and the Assembly
portion did not attempt separate action. The
absent member OF the Senate Committee Was
Senator Forster. He will be here 10 morrow.
and it is now believed that the Senate Commit
tee will refuse 10 meet the Assembly Committee
to call caucnS Speaker Sharpe is Chairman
III l.
except one, Mr. Hustled The SENATE Commit
tee are all Admi niStraton Senators The stall
warts have secured promises from several of
these no have committed themselves L, the
Administration side that they Vii attend any
regularly called party caucus. Tie question
now is Is caucus called in any other way
than bv the Joint action OF the tao caucus COM
mttses regularly called caucus? In the e.
/ vent Of failure 10 get The 'haIf-breed commit
toe of the Senate to cooperate with the machine
committee of the House, the Conkling men pro-
pose 10 circulate paper for a call and get a
maiori.v Of the Republicans IN the Legislature
TO sign il aud insist that II Is Tegu call Tor
. Il caucus Several Of the members u no have
arrived bv late trains say they find the men
ho control the party conventions ali tor
& Con<iIug. BAT The mass for the Admnislra-
ton, and that # they do not vote tor touhiiu z
they cannot be renominarvd, NhIle if the, do
vote for him they can he rcnomiua,cd but " III
he defeated on election day. A l.rg. nHmDcr
7 OF memorials have been received 1y memht -
. to day Against the reelection at Couk in. aud
Pistt une OF them received y Mr.. Robertson
Is signed by 400 Republicans. These memo
+ rials come from ali parts of the Stat \ scene
is expected Ia tie Sensis lo-mvrtu~ ~ heu these
/ d0ccneuts are presented
/ Tie Aihtny kggr.ss. the or n 90 tie sfaj-
saris came oui Nth rst~r this morning
insisting ia,t MF. CuRklIu ususr T. c,udi-
date The EETs, e created uIse "a Gsg,Ec, and
~ss tsken - -ri.rss, utTuE dts"rnur Cornell 5
! position. bot IiHs as t+ea lo,ltiNcl, denied
Nr Snygb 81! .es "f the ia,.,s .'Gus..s we're
on tie train to-u5SLt. Cbaunces ", Drpes
and seyer,i uiatT AHlps or .lt.u u4su - so ar
rived to hit