, 1881-06-05
CONKLING. =.
Forty-eight Members OF the
New York Legislature
Absent.
Conkling 80 and Cornell is; Platt
26, Cornell s, and De-
pew %.
The Bucks Try to "Adjourn," and
the Administration Men "Ad-
journ till Monday"
Low Tricks Like This tho Complexion to
Which Conkling Has Had to Come
at Last.
Thirty Men Pledged Against
Cornell, Which Fact
Ruins Him.
Henry Ward Beecher's Senatorial Star
Sinks as Suddenly as 1t
Rose.
Secretary Window Says the Admins
tration Will Not Interfere
in the Contest.
Thirty Men Pledged Against
Cornell, Which Fact
Ruins Him.
Henry Ward Beecher's Senatorial Star
Sinks as Suddenly as 1t
Rose.
Secretary Window Says the Admins
tration Will Not Interfere
in the Contest.
AT ALBANY.

i
THE PAIRS.
sptetai Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
ALBANY, n. T., June 4.-Forty-eight men,
bcrs of the Legislature were absent this
morning, and the fifth joint ballot for Sena-
tors was marked simply by a falling of the
vote Of the leading candidates. The Demo-
cratic candidates lost twenty, Conkltng ana
Platt four, Cornell and Rogers one, Miller
two, Lapham three, Wheeler four, and Depew
seven. Bctchcr, Noodin, and Ward disap-
peared from the list OF candidates, and no
new names were suggested. The members
present, with few exceptions, voted for the
same candidates to-day rs on Friday. The
changes were unimportant. Rogers gained
one vote for the short term, and
Gov. Cornell gained one for the
long. The vote for Rogers was that Of AS
senblyman Holt, who voted yesterday for
Congressman l4aplam. Mr., Cornell gained
the vote Of Senator Madden, who voted yes
terday for Senator Woodin. Assenblynan
Sheehy changed to-day from Cornell TO Tire
main, but Assemblyman Holt changed Just
the other way. None Of the supporters Of
Depew or Of Wheeler, who voted for those
gentlemen yesterday, voted otherwise to-day.
1t is not expected that the ballot on Monday
will produce any greater results.
vICE-pKEs1DENT ARTHUR
went to New York this morning, and will prob
ably spend Sunday night ar Monday morning
in company with Conkling and llatt- Grant
Is expected, too, during tile week, and then
the whole lnenaserie will be on exhibition
again. These visits to New York, and the
attitude Of the Democrats, are watched with
much suspicion by the Administration men.
They think that Conkiing, 1indtng n rctlec-
tiOn out Of the question, Is now uevotiNg Ills
energies to perfecting Il combination with
1nent sine die, or, If this is ilnpractlcable, to
elect COnklinG and 4 Democrat 1t is stated
that the final adjournment schelne has been
formally discussed by the conklng crowd;
sixteen Of the thirty five Conkl!ng supporters
have declared themselves ready to favor the
proposition, and that others are being argued
with.
TIE CHIEF OBJECTION
to this proposition is that it requires the con-
not seem probable that the Senate will vote
for adjournment until an election tai kes place.
Rumors from New York to-day indicate that
this is Conkling's present policy. lie has
given up all hopes OF reelection, It is said,
and will return here to fight with all his
lis lieutenants have been trying ali
sorts of tricks to entrap the Legislature into
doing something irregular which could be
used to throw doubt OH the validity Of any
election. The various resolutions to take re-
grain. To-day Speaker Sharpe, after the
ballots lad been taken, innocen.ly moved
that the joint Convention adjourn, 10 day or
time for rcasselnbllng being mentioned. The
side '.catch on" these dodges Immediately,
and have thus far defeated all OF
them, but there is danger that the
Bucks may rush through somc cunning.
ly-worded resolution whose import will
not be understood until it is too late. The
for adjournment will also vote for COnkling
and Democrat. Ii all the Democrats join
in the scheme. which Is extremely doubtful.
the combination woul uld have 10 votes, or
election: The problem which now perplexcs
the 'Primate" Is to find these other ten,
That Democratic aid in some shape is count
ell OH by ConklinE Is very evident. The Ja-
cOb's ladder which the Tilden managers coli
structed was designed as road to power for
some one besides the Brooklyn politician
who stands as the Democratic representative
for the short term. A friend Of Platt has
asserted that if Conkling and Plat get with
iu twelve votes OF all election, lie knew that
twelve Democrats were ready to boost them
back into the United States Senate.
of SOME Of the members of the Legislature is
aptly illustrated BY 4 conversation between
TWO Democrats which was overheard b.. z re-
porter. One Democratic member said to
the other; am d oPP;Gssd P;ott ITO, to yo St
g GONG to NIKE anything out @ Of tit tits sf light,
want you to remember that TN III for my
share: Humors Of the free use OF money
OIL both sides are already current. but no re-
suits have yet been seen. Opinions differ
contest. one prominent Administration man
holds that no election can be expected for
I hree weeks at least, when another predicts
Il happy termination Of tile fight by Thurs
day.
"aov. .conSELL,'
said an Administration man tonight, "holds
the key to the situations If he would an
nounce himself rs 4 candidate, Conkling's
forces would 60 to pieces at once, and the
Governor and Il man like Wheeler ur'Rogers
would be elected qM the next ballot after the
rcally believe that Dcpew's canvass will end
lie may obtain forty or fifty
votes, but that is about the limit Of his
strength. Congressman Miller has a num-
Der of earnest workers here, with ex-Speaker
George 3. Sloan at the head, and some vigor-
week.
AMONG THE NEW EuMoRs
is the one which blocks Gov Cornell's am
bition as thoroughly as Conkiing blocks any
election OF all Administration man as 1ongas
lnemberel at the Senatorial contest in
January last, Crowley was backed BY Arthur,
Sharpe, Snlythe, and Company, while PIatt
was CornelPs special candidate. Every
State official who is under obligations to the
Loan commissioner detained BY sickness s
was here and put forth his hest efforts Of the