Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-24
POLITICS.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION
THE SITUATION IN NEW YORK
Difference in Views Regarding the Com.
ing Struggle.
NEW PHASE OF THE SENATORIAL F1GHr.
Leading Newspapers Changing from, conk-
ling to Anti Conkling.
GOVERNOR CORNELL SAID TO Be A CANDIDATE.
Danger that Conkling will Join Hands
with the Democrats.
POLITICS.
Leading Newspapers Changing from, conk-
ling to Anti Conkling.
GOVERNOR CORNELL SAID TO Be A CANDIDATE.
Danger that Conkling will Join Hands
with the Democrats.

Danger that conkling viii Join Hands
with the Democrats.
Etc. Etc. Etc.
New YORK, May 23d.-The T,Sbune's AL
bany special says: The Democrats are in q
state of ecstacy. and scarcely able to credit
the emotions which ELL them. For the first
time in number of years they are body of
consequence in the State Legislature. In a
few hours the Capital win be swarming with
politicians from all sections of the State, and
the members who do not propose to enter the
caucus to be bound to vote for men who pro-
pose to fight the Administration will be SUBJ
ject to political pressure probably unparal-
leled in the recent history of the State.
Conkling's presence will be a source Of
strength and sign of weakness. His elec.
tions have been usually laid at his feet. His
coming to Albany to pull the wires with his
own imperial hand, and even to detain with
his august finger the buttonhole of q
coy member, is new thing for him, and
sharply marks the change In his future. To
go into a caucus not is the Issue upon
which the whole contest is now shaping
itself. The followers of Conkling have un-
doubtedly majority of the Republicans of
the Legislature. Eighty-one votes are neces.
sary to elect Senator. There are LOG Re-
publicans in the Legislature. If the Conk.
ling faction can induce 81 to go into the
caucus. they will not care in the least whether
all vote for Conkling and Platt in caucus or
not. A majority would undoubtedly do so.
1t would be claimed. of course, that all the
participants were bound by its decision.
The great effort of the Conkling lead
ers will be to drive men into the caucus
by threats of slaughter at home. If these
men won't stand by the party here, they
won't get elected, that's all. This was one Of
Conkling's terse ways Of suggesting the toma-
hawk and scalpinp-knife.
On the other hand, the friends of the Ad-
ministration think they can show that the
Republicans are under no moral obligation to
enter such caucus, and it is for the good of
the party, as well az their own, that they
should remain independent of it. If only 26
Republicans refuse to enter the caucus, and
refuse to vote for Conkling and Platt, the
twin candidates will have but so votes, and
cannot be elected by the Republicans, and
26 is a small number compared with the
whole number of those who unhesitatingly
OlbappEON6 TIE I6-elecGlOn Oh OOlKllnX ana
Platt, barely half, and it would seem strange
indeed if many more than 26 were not ready
to fight it out on that line, if it took all sum.
mer.
journalistic Change OF Front.
ALBANY, May 23d.-The Express, hitherto
a Conkling organ, comes out this morning
with double-leaded article announcing the
candidacy of Conkling and Platt, and reading
them a lecture. 1t likes Conkling, and asks
nothing from his friends, but he is belittling
himself by this step, and might keep out of
a contest in which he can afford to be de-
feated, but not Inundated.
New YORK, May 23d.-The Commercial
Adcertiser says The Albany Express article
is regarded as of great significance, as show.
ing either that an irresponsible editor has
made great mistake or Cornelps promises
are like pie-crust, only to be broken. The
Express is the organ of Governor Cornell, and
that alone gives any prominence to what it
says.
The Posts correspondent says: "This an
nouncement by the Express is interpreted to
mean that Governor Cornell sees that Conk-
ling and Platt are gone to the wall, and that
he is a candidate himself"
New YORK, May 23d-The Posts Albany
special says: 1t is now said that the Troy
Times, hitherto a Conkling supporter, will
follow the Albany Express.
The Telegrams Albany special says 1t is
the impression that the EIpress is inspired by
Cornell, who is anxious to get Conkling out
of the way, in order to run himself
New YORK, May 23d.-The Albany
special to the Erening Post says Senators
Madden, Wagner and others just arrived say
there is no doubt that the attitude Of the
Albany Express means that Gov. Cornell is
in the Senatorial race.
ALBANY, May 23d.-Editor Keyes, OF the
Express explains the writing of the article
by saying that he meant in good faith to
give friendly advice to Conkling and Platt.
It is about decided by the Administration
men to have no caucus.
The Outlook at Albany.
ALBANY. May 231.-But few members of
the Legislature remained here over Sunday,
and they are greatly confused by the uncer-
tain and indefinite reports sent out from New
York Those here who thought last week
that there was not the slightest chance for
the return of the resigning Senators are not
now quite SO positive, and say it largely de.
pends on their own wish and desire. Some
of the State officers, among them Governor
Cornell, are reported as saying that if Conk-
ling wants to be reelected, it is the duty of
the Republican majority of the Legislature
to return him, and thus save themselves from
qualification. There are no anti.C Conkling
members of the Legislature in the city to in
dicate the dispositions or intentions of their
wing OF the party.
The Turning Point.
ALBANY, May 23d.-The Assembly Repub-
lican Caucus Committee sent an invitation to
the Senate Caucus Committee to meet them.
The latter returned word that all their men,
bers were not in the city. 1t is conceded
that the caucus is the turning point in the
Senatorial question.
COrne,l's Position.
NEW YORK, May 23d.-The Commercial
Advertisers Albany correspondent states that
the attempt to fasten the responsibility of the
article to-day in the Express on Governor
Cornell is hotly opposed by that gentleman's
friends. They denounce it in strong terms,
and say that Governor Cornell's position in
this matter is unquestioned that they who
know him best understand that he will throw
all the influence he possesses in the State for
Conklirg and Platt. When the struggle be-
gins the Governor will be found foremost in
the fight, and his position cannot be mis.
taken.
Senators.
ALBANY, May 23d.-Jacobs. Hogan, Fow.
Ter, Seebacher and the other Democratic Sem
porting either faction in the pending struggle
for supremacy in the Republican party.
The Garfield Senators claim that Conkling
has but eight Senators who still remain true
to his interest.
The Worlds" Advice.
NEW YORK, May 23d.-The World says ::
The duty of the Democrats at Albany to-day
is to see that no Republican Senators at all.
Half-breeds" or Thoroughbreds," Stall
warts" or sSneaks," are elected by the Leg
islature which is now expiring. When the
case goes before the people of the State the
Democrats will probably be able TO decide
for themselves how to handle their side of it.
The "Herald" Denounces the RepublI.
can Party.
New York, May 23d.-The Herald, which
for weeks has been glorifyiDg Conkling, to-
day says It was doubtless grave mistake
in Conkling to resign as he did, for it was a
slap in the face to MS friends in the Senate,
but if he meant by this resignation to show
his intention to abandon his relations with a
corrupt party he was right.
The Herald also says The Republican
party has in general fulfilled rs mission.
Why should it not 90 to pieces? Why should