Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-01
ALBANY.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.
All Eyes Turned to the Capital
of the Empire State.
RESULT OF THE FIRST BALLOT.
No Choice in Either Senate or
Assembly.
A PROLONGED SESSION INEVITABLE.
The stalwarts and Half-Breeds Equally
Determined.
A PROLONGED SESSION INEVITABLE.
The Stalwarts and Half-Breeds Equally
Determined.


journal, and the House proceed in like man.
| ner to name candidate to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Thomas G. Platt.
THE BALLOT IN THE HOUSE.
At II o'clock the Speaker announced that
| under the order of the House it would now
| proceed to vote for United States Senator
in place of Roscoe Conkling. resigned
| Each member as his name was called
named his candidate.
| The vote stood as follows: Conkling &c.
| Jacobs AZ, Wheeler 15. Crowley 5, Cornell 6,
Wadsworth 2, Rogers s, Miller l, Evarts 2,
Edick 1, Folger 2, White 2, Chapman /,
Tremaine 2, Fenton /, Ward l, Pomeroy 1,
butcher l, Alvord 2.
No candidate having received majority,
the House then proceeded to vote to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Platt.
The vote stood Depew IA. Herman AZ,
Platt q, Folger 6, Lapham 6, Cornell II,
Crowley 3, Evarts s. Morton q Miller 8,
Francis l, Pomeroy l, Wadsworth 2. Ire
maine 2, Rogers L.
| The Chair announced that the House hav-
| ing failed to give msjorityfor either candi-
| date that fact will be entered on the journal
| of the House, and legislative business pro-
! ceeded with.
THE VOTE IN THE SENATE.
When the hour of noon arrived the Senate
| proceeded to vote for United States Senator
in the place of Thos. C. Platt, resigned.
The vote stood as follows Thos. G. Plat.
| s, Chauncey NJ. Depew !, Francis Herman z,
Warner Miller 2, Sherman S. Rogers /, ED.
ridge Lapham 2, Joseph H. Coate l, Judge
Noah Davis 2, VIM. A. Wheeler l, George
II. Sharp 1.
The Senate then voted for a successor to
fill the short term in the place of Roscoe
Conkling.
The vote stood as follows Roscoe Conkling
0, Sherman S. Rogers 5, John C. Jacobs 6,
Geo. B. Bradley 1, Chas. j. Folger 2, Gov
NJ. Pomersy2.
No one receiving majority, the Senate
| adjourned.
PROSPECTS OF LENGTHY DEADLOCK.
New YORK, May 3lst.-The TelegTua's
Albany special says: A prolonged session is
| inevitable, and the bsllotin9 may continue to
July Alb. The half breeds are quite as de.
termined as the stalwarts, and compromise
seems the only way out. The half-breeds
said Coukling. Platt and Arthur would not
return heIe-they were afraid.
A leading State official says: "These men
| don't know Roscoe Conkling. He did not
enter the contest without full appreciation
OF what he was to meet, ard did not go into
it to beaten. He will win, and don't you for
get it."
An Assemblyman who spent Sunday with
| Arthur, said: "Conkling is in the race to
stay ; and if you know the points know, you
| would agree with me that his election can't
| be prevented without Democratic help. 1t is
nonsense to talk about his bargaining with
the Democrats"
The Conklingites to-day say he intends to
make and hold the deadlock, and in the fall
elections personally canvass the whole State
more completely than ever, thus having an
even chance of securing Legislature to elect
him in January. Such a success weuld lift
him to the highest pinnacle in American
political history, and put him in the field as
the winning Presidential candidate for 1884.
Platt said this morning that he thought
their chances for reelection more than good.
He believed they would go back to Wash.
| ington.
The Posts Albany special says: The anti.
Conklingites went concentrate until Conk-
ling's votes melt away; then probably they
| may have 81 votes and elect the two candi-
dates, although it is yet too early to predict
| this.
Carpenter says Conkling's ironclad votes
| will stay by him to the end.
| Robertson would not be surprised if an
| actual election had been held before the week
| is over.
| The Express says: Should the deadlock
continue next week, the Legislature will ad-
journ. The Governor says he won't recon-
vene the Legislature, but let the polls settle
the dispute.
| The Commercial says: The half-breeds
boastfully claim to be able to elect two
Senators this week, and that they will ar.
range plan before Thursday. They utterly
reject the thought of returning Conkling,
although some would have favored him if he
would drop Platt. Each hall. breed has his
individual candidate, which is bad for them.
| They believe q desire to be on the winning side
will make them many converts. The Conk-
ling men say they will be able to hold tn, il
forces together. and that popular sentiment,
so skilfslly worked up by Blaine, will turn
to their advantage.
REVIEW OF THE SITUATION.
New York, May 31st.-The Tribune's
Albany special says: The best political
| judges here are inclined to look for the elec.
| tion of two Republican Senators before the
Legislature adjourns, and the Democrat who
was yesterday swimming on bladders in the
summer sea of glory finds himself stranded
on the hard probability that the next Legis.
lature will not be consulted regarding the sue
| cessors to Conkling and Platt.
To-morrow's ballot will be watched with
| great interest. If Platt should lose any Of
the votes he had to-day, it will be only rea-
sonable to expect the choice of enc Senator
| before the end of the week.
Judge Robertson said to-day. after to-day's
disclosure of Platt's weakness, that he should
look for the election of one Senator Thurs.
day.
On the other hand, some members expect
that to-morrows ballot will be much like that
of to-day. except for the probable concentra-
tion Of the Administration men, and do not
expect marked change, if there should be
only one ballot. The practical abolition of the
caucus which has taken place raises new
difficulty for candidates in the caucus.
Fifty-four votes would nominate, and thus