Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-24
against them. Their surprise, the reforc
was a CONSERVATION.
The Feeling Among the People.

against them. Their surprise, tn, reforc,
was a CONSERVATION.
The Feeling Among the People.
Senator Wagner said: al have been
spending Sundayquietly at nv home
and know nothing new about the con-
test, except the sentiments OF my con-
stituents. The people along the Mo-
hawk valley are reused upon this ques-
ton. Ninety-6ve out of every one hun
dred Republicans are opposed TO the re-
eiection.of Conkling and Platt. They
are very determined in their opposE
ticn." :,
Senator Pitts said: 81 was surprised
at the feeling among my constituents.
The whole district is on lire, and the
storm OF indignation against the Sens-
tcrs is felt everywhere. Any one who
votes for the return OF Senator Copkling
digs his political grave-he can never
be re. elected in that section.
Assem- blyman Skinner said: The
people seem TO be Of one mind in their
opposition TO the reelection oil Conk-
ling and Plat, and our ranks are swell.
ing every day, and the great mss of
the Rspubl cans are determined that the
ADMINISTRATION shall be upheld.
Assemblymen Peck and Chamberlain,
of St Lawrence, say they found Their
constituents united on the question, al d
Saturday at meeting in Canton, It.
Lawrence county, he promised the
people he would fulfill their wishes.
Assemblyman +. A. Carpenter, OF
Suffolk, said his constituents were
against the action of Conkling and Platt
but said he favored their reelection
nevertheless. SO far as the members
of the legislature are concerned
there are two attempts to de-
fend the action OF the Senators
Now those who speak IN their Dehai
argue that the State cannot dispense
with the services Of Conkling; that the
Senate is too evenly balanced to part
with Senator so practlced and SO ser
viceable to the Republican party sni
they claim that with fair treatment
at the hands OF President Garfield,
Conkling will support his administration
much more effectively than any other
Senator in that body. They say they
feel sure of hiss reelection, but are only
anxious to have the vote nearly unanl-
m 1us as possible. They claim clear
majority of the lG9 Repubil
cans, and expect to hold a caucus
and as things look tonight everything
depends on this caucus. The probabIli.
ties are Conkling will get majority OF
the votes, and then, according to Gus
tom, the nomination must be made
unanimous, but il is said the admins
tratiOn members viii not attend this
caucus, or il thev do they will not
not be held by its action il they are
out-voted.
Some Surprise Created by the Express
Article.
The declaration by. the morning ET-
press, the State paper and stalwart Or
gan, that Conkling will belittle himself
il he enters the canvass asking
for reelection, has caused no
little surprise. At first 1t was
thonght the article was inspired
by Gov. Cornell, but this is denied and
good authority says it is only an indl-
vdual opinion OF one OF the editors,
but it is regarded very strange express
sion to be found in the columns of the
paper, whit h last week insisted on
COnkling's vIndication by re-elec-
ton. Tie administration mem
bers tonight reiterated their
declaration OF last week, that they
would not 90 into caucus with the
stalwarts II this programme is carried
out and both sections stand apart. The
Democrats voting for their candidate
a dead lock will be produced which will
last perhaps for weeks.
Another Richmond in the cid.
Thelast new candidate, J. II tarin,
of Montgomery county, 40 Is
said TO be friend of both COnkling
and Garfield, and for this reason he is
urged as compromise.
A. Carpenter tonight says that Conk-
ling and Platt are 10 be reelected; that
there will be caucus, and all but two
or three will take part in its proceedings.
When told that Alvord would not 90 in,
he said it never was expected that he
would.
They Take 1t Back.
ALBANY, May 23.-The following is n
copy OF the leading editorial which will
appear in the Morning Express TO NOR.
row: "Where the Express stands there
need be nor can there, nor shall
there be any question or
doubt as to where the ErprfSS stands in
the Senatorial fight. 1t has always been
stalwart 1t is now more stalwart than
ever and is the first and last and until
the contest ends for. the stalwsrt
leaders, Roscoe Conkling and Thos. {.
Platt, and mos. :reIrtily approves and
endorses their course, and We most earn
estly appeal to every Republican OF the
Legislature to accord them that support
they so richly merit by standing stead
last to true Republican principles.
Opposed to an Alliance with the Bads.
ALBANY, May 23.-Jscobs, Hogan.
Fowler, Seebacher and the other Demo
cratic Senator'S express themselves as
opposed to supporting either faction in
tie pending struggle for supremacy in
the Republican party.
The Garfield Senators claim that
Cnnkhny has bur eight Senators who