New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-05
JUDGE ROBERISONS NOMINATION.

RUMoRs CURRENT AT ALBANY OF TNTRIGUEs AND
BARGAINING TO SECURE THE REscINDtNG BY
THE ASSEMBLY OF THE RESOLUTION ISDoRsING
THE PRESIDENTS ACTION
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE rEIBUNE.l
ALBANY, n. Y. April 4,-The members OF the Leg
isature from New-York City. who returned TO tins
tonight, brought with them some startling rumors
concerning intrigues to defeat the confirmation OF
Senator Robertson as Collector Of the Port of New
York One report was industnously circuatedto to the
effect that Vice President Arthur had persuaded the
ntI-Tammany leaders to direct the Assemblymen
representing them to vote with the COnkling men
upon a motion that would be made to rescind
the resolution requesting the United States Senate
TO confirm Senator Robertson. In sup
port of this report il stated
that Mr. Arthur had gone to Corporation Counsel
Whitney aud Commissioner Of Public Works
Thompson and had made statement somewhat IN
this form: q" Mr.. Coukng is greatly deslrous of
having that Robertson resolution rescinded by the
Assembly. Several of the Democratic Senators in
form him that they cannot vote against Robertsons
confirmation as long as the Democrats Of the New
York Legislature are unanimously in favor OF IT, IT,
however any division of opinion be shown
among them they will vote against Robertson"
Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. Thompson are represented
to have asked what compensation the Ant-Iam-
many party TO receive for joining IN TINS am
ance The response is said to have been that they
would receive part of the patronage Of the Custom
House if Conkling man became Collector
AS the result of the defeat of Robertson.
Mr. Whitney. who aspres to be Governor of
the state is also said to have been tempted with the
promise of indirect Republican aid If he should re-
ceive the Democratic nomination. and candidate
unsatisfactory to the CoDking men should be nomi-
mated by the Republican convention. Mr. Whitney
and Mr. Thompsca are said to have demurred
somewhat to making such bargain.
They were then told. il is said.
that the Mccarthy charter would be 80 amended, IN
case they refused TO make the alliance. that tho
Anti.Tammauy party wcud be deprived of all
power.
These rumors and reports OF an alleged conference
are given because they are current here Politicians
can Judge Of their trustworthinesS. There Is strong
evidence that some alliance has been attempted
between the COnkling men and the Anti-l ammany
leaders In the matter OF the Robertson resolution,
because il Is found that the AutI-Tamnany members
Of TIE Assembly Tonight are m favor OF resembling
the resoluf ion This, after Their vote ~ lts favor
and their signing of the petition 10 the Democratic
United States Senators. would be- an astonishing
somersault 70 make. Earnest rem0ustrances against
their proiec ted have been to- er9phcd by Dem
ocratic leaders here tO-ug& 10 tho leaders 81 TIC
Anti -Tammauy party IN New York. member OF
the Democratic state Committee was ~ indignant
over the suspected plot that ne declared openly To-
trade with the Conkling men. ho would vote for
their exclusion from the next Democratic state Con-
vcntOn 1t believed by some that an attempt VIII
be made tomorrow TO rescind the resolution.