, 1881-05-23

Umleu 6tAtca oenQtt WHICH they F1!nutbtNy
tlei to-tiay. Tho two Fcntlemci, began y.
actlye campaign fn. Albany to-ttny for tho |
Office md n. vtnd|catlon. ConklnE wns
e'ss,tnE y.rx o WIZ, nr frfnss 's m4s 'nf9GaY n, n.
well on toward sunrise when the dtstln-
gulslel ex-senator sought repuae. and, whct,
I,e did so, Ills p!nns for the campaign on
seif and piatt were thoroughly matured.
At o'clock tliIa morning Conkllng and plutt
entered a cn,lpt md were driven 70 the resi-
dence OF Vtcc-1'rvsftleit Arthur. Here
THEY WE'VE MET ny TIE vtcE-rREslpEST,
A,ssemblymHn Carpenter, Speaker SHARP 1;p, of
Charles Denntng and Arthur u. Jollnson nf
Utlcn, john, 7. Sn,yth Of Albany, exhibited
States Marshal Louis F. Paine Of New York
and coinus eonty and senator Jonn
conference was held. This conference Wns
suggested and arranged BY the Governor. lta
promised to bG present himself and personally
urge conkilnE to again bseolne 2 canSi!iAsg,
from Albany but lie failed to appear aid tllo
conference procuctlcd without llim.
One Of tllp gentle,nsn present however, rs
erSer at SSs Goel tSes MSs
wgre taken with full knowledge
HE WOULD ENDORSE T11EM IN EVERY rA1s-
T1CuLAR
Conkling announced that personally no
esf'ee Rean entering '''p upon " tic }'. duties ot
Sea!or f%a le had sf5se bssf i 9s il: STATE aSs y
Tor Tor many years., md ' lle was really now u
step down md allow some other man 10 take
lin place. But notwithstanding his personal
feelings iii tic matter, ,e felt 1t was due l,ls
80 great Importance, and lie was rU,tly to
sacrifice lis personal teelings' to tt,a!r d.
niarJs. lla wanted 1t distinctly understood.
huwever, that, in caSe Of bis again bccolntng
must b. united With him. lie viii
which ku should be RETURNED to tho
Senate and, ,,Platt be sacrificed. The cause
two must atard or fall together. Ife would
countei,anca no combination which shnull
send 10 Washington rs l,is colleaknq any
other niar, thnM the ora wllo acted with him
IN demanding that
THE STATE SHOULD Dn RESPECTED III TIE
PRESIDENT.
III the discussion which followed 1t was
held TINT to allow. another Mt this jnnctNre
to step into ConkInx's position would be
to endanser ths safety ?f & the Republican a;'
endaneer lts safety. :fho, question Of tl,e
differences which had arisen between the
Administration and Conkl'tg was Snn,!nent-
cd on ut great length. 1t was argued TINT 1t wns
lie lie case Of tic GoiIeetorsip Of tilis port. lie
removed Collector Merritt against The pro-
test u 7,000 merchants Ut the city, and for
no other reason thnil to reward po-
objected to tl,ts net and advised tlle irrs!ent
against 1t, thut liz WINS aceuseA 0f trying to
steal patronage. Tie drift Of The argument
here brought the ex-senator. to tho front for
lhoment. Pointing to lla Int nf uilu of tile
gentlemen lying on q tabs, he saiu:.
"Snppose n linn aaInnlt come In here md
attempted to take thal Int, and one ot yu,!
Reilteilieu should soy, sdon'tdo that, the l,at
Is not yours ailA
sQuAnBLE SHOULD ARISE, Ill.,
and then SUPPOSE tho lnnn who was trying to
takb It should accuse the ihal, wtu wns ell
denvorilig TO prevent lin Ut belng Il thief,
and assert tint hs WIS the man wlio was 10,
tnE tho MironE: That Is sSactiy rs,r parnlIel
lave not tried to steal the COliectorslltp.
have tried TO keep 1t III, the LANDS
Of a Man WHO has right to IT
n,' n eese s sfr" " Sxses Sxns liz iii tpt ~ n te e
cusctl of grabbing tor .patrnnaRa. l hAve
simply tried tn prevent others frolM succeed-
Ing In II grub for patronage"
thur md Ill tha gentlemen prescut TINT bnti,
Conkling and platt should 70 to Albany at
once mud uersonnlly eDgagu In tho contest
before tho Legislature. THIS scl.eue w!ls
so',ewi'"t dis1astcful to Nr. conkllns' llo
"or COURSE I AN IN THE HANDS OF My
Fn1ENns
now, and I feel bound to defer to their
wslles: nut DO not ilke tfle i!lsn u E9llE e.; tE
AIany A. i. yo o. .lps t11S "'ss'0"' However 1t s'al1
4 very carsful canvass Of tile members OF
both Houses Ut the Legislature was made
during the conferences, anu the result Was
TINT the gentlemen came to tue u,aniinous
could b. elected. platt s announced ti,at
he had received letters from great
nlnlbor Of men,bcrs pledglnE their votes t.'
him, and CoNkfinR llas iHcelyed insurance
to b. pledged against lin ly" haif.brestls.' y
It was urged, loo, that Republicans, mud
especially Administration Republicans, can.
not afford to bUlt the caucus. mud t!le elec-
tlon Will undoubtedly be determined In
caucus. Tie conference ended about q
o'clock, and
coSKLISd AND pIArT
went directly to tho Fif,l, Avenue Hotel
Vlcs-T resident Arthur AMI john I. Smyil
wont IL til,,ner nj tho 81. Jalues rs the guests
e sanntor JYhM r. Jones; aud Speaker
Hllai Payn started fur Albany to begin the
calipa!Kn tyr ,, tllv reflection OF ex~ss"asors
Senator conkllnx, IN answer to ,inqai'Isss q 9 q
frtullas ai,d would 10 What they ti dxllt best,
lie did nut think this StulH apbrnyud tile
goArsS of the 'nsn who pr prayed M @ traltars n
Gel1. Gtaht at ChleaGUt anu tIle olate wuNlQ
sl,1w tint itB SenAtors dia right IN protest
lug against rewardtng them. Notwit!stalla
ing tlU
CONFIDENT TALK OF coxKIlN0 MEN
last night, they were all willing to admit
that liarl light would have to be tlude nj
Albany. n.y. Tie extraordinary precautions
they hayc tNkcn to prevent tllB disclosure 0i
the p!ans, ti,ey admitted that nny "'ylndlcn
tlonn cOhk!tll0 should receive would nut bt
Ut much benefit tn HIN. The previous talk oi
Conk!aME's resik,,ng to practice lawwns ,,uyeI
10 Milcil As referred to. The $1O, ,0uU otnr,
were not mentioned. 1t was not il question
any lp,Igsr NJ TO Tho eanltdRoy Ut tle Sem
tors, but could they b0 elrciNnP 4 nunlbuI
ut ot'AdM!nlstrattob Republicans were nbon
The Fifth Avenue Hotel Inst evening, lu
t!luy were not in the least east down Dy tl,t
announcement Ut the .cnNddNcy ot the ex
SeAA.0ra., Anti.Conkllng, men clain tin
pledged against tliU sx-Senators.
AT wASHINGTON.