The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-19
ALL THE SIGNS
SEEN TO POINT 40 THE DEFEAT OF
COHKLIHG.
Rumors that Hs and Plat Will DselIa'
To be CandIdaies-RoHcOe Anxious
10 Devote HlS Time 10 the Law
-suspieIOns thAI He Does NOt
Desire an Election this Bes-
sion = ConLIInE Caucus.

ALBANY, May lS-Thers has been
marked change in the situation Of Senate
rial matters to-day. Evidently member
OF the Legislature have advice from thei
constituencies. Those who on Tuesday
were unprepared TO express themselves
have talked freely to-day, and many have
signed papers circulated taking q position,
who refused 10 do so when at first In
vited. Oae OF these papers expresses the
fullest confidence In President Garfield
and indorses his action concerning the
New York State nominations.
The other declares that the signers will
not abide by the action Of any legislative
caucus which nominates Conkllug and
Plat.
The frat paper was signed yesterday by
many who would not sign the other.
To-day several Of these have signed the
latter paper, 1t 10 claimed tonight that
signatures enough have been attached to
the latter declaration TO make It
UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE TO ELEcT coNELlNd
and Plat, and the anti.Oonkling section
are exceedingly jubilant. The stalwarts
exhibit depression, and though
some oil them are exceedingly bitter,
they are very reticent as to their inten.
tions aud act as itthey are playing o still
hunt. 1t has been reported that neither
Conkling nor Plat Is candidate for re.
election, but this has been contradicted.
There has been some talk Of the Senate
refusing TO go into an election to gil the
vacancies, but the leaders Of the anti.
Conkling element this afternoon declared
that the election should take place; that
the legislature should not adjourn till q
choice Ia made, and that neither Of the re.
signing Senators would be returned, Itis
NOT, they say, Tor the Conkling
element to say when the election
shall be held. They are ready, but
the Governor still withholds his notiAca.
tion from the Senate. This non.action on
his part has given rise to the suspicion
that the Conkling element prefer not to
90 into an election with this Legislature.
Already the names Of candidates are
mentioned. Among them are VIM. A.
Wheeler, VIM. NJ. EvArts, Sherman
Rogers, Judge FOlger, Warner Miller,
Reuben E. Fenton and Chauncey NJ.
Depew. The Democrats will without
doubt name Francis Herman and ex.Gov.
ernor LuCiuS Robinson.
Ex SENATOR PLATT
held consultation with q number OF po.
litieal friends to-day at his office in New
York. One Of the gentlemen present after.
wards said that the two e1.senators were
rather surprised at the general disapproval
OF their course. Ex-senator Conkllng will
arrive tomorrow, and Q caucus will be
held In this city. A friend oi ex-senator
Conkling slld to-day that he would at
once enter into the practice Of law in this
city, and would take no further part 10
politics until he had made suffiCleat money
to insure himself comfortable living. It
was further said he would advise his
friends to elect ex.Presldent Grant Rs his
successor in the Senate.
WHAT ROBERTSON THINKS.
Judge Robertson says II 10 his belief
that neither Conkling nor Plat will be re.
elected.
"wby do you think SO, asked cores.
pondent.
because" he replied promptly and
earnestly, "their party Is falling to pieces,
Their men are coming over to me by the
dozen, and what they say gives assurance
Of the fact that the successors Of Conkllng
and Plat will be Two administration Sen.
ators."
''sALT wox'T sAvE THEM"
10 the Senate Mr.. Mccarthy presented
q remonstrance from torty.si1 citizens Of
the village Of Homer, ag,inst the re'elec.
ton Of Coukling and Plat. He read It
himself, and added that "al the citizens
"a Iha ,tiiapa aHnant ivrn had Atunad ikh