Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-26
THE TRIBUNE VIEW.

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THE TRIBUNE VIEW.
The Tribune to day epitomlzes the situation
as follows:-"The canvass was conducted With
great energy on both sides at Albany yester-
day. The Conkl1ng men made strenuous
efforts to get a majority Of the republicans in
the legislature to sign call for a joint caucus.
out up to late hour they had not succeeded.
vice President Arthur, Governor Cornell and
several minor state officials were actively en-
gagged at the Delavan House in an Intellectual
effort to turn the tide of public sentiment. TIE
eX-Senators were there also. conducting their
canvass In person. 1t is reported Lnat Senator
Conkliug bitterly rebuked Vice President
Arthur for bis blunders. The administration
republicans feel certain OF the defeat OF Couk-
ling ard Platu. Encouraging & letters pour in
from ali parts of the state. Thurlow Weed as
sent an appIoDatory letter TO Senator Nc
CaItby."
A Tribune dispatch from Albany late last
night says: ''There have been defections
from the Conkling column tonight. Two
assembly men, whose names were on the call
to have them taken Off. The cali has not been
made public. The anti-machine leaders late
tonight regard the campaign as practically
closed 80 far as Conkling and Platt are con-
cerEed, and there seems TO be no good reason
for doubling this Judgment
THE OPINION OF THE TINES.
The Times, reviewing the situation, says
"Mr. COnkltng seems to have miscalculated the
effect OF his presence at Albany as grossly as
he miscalculated the effect of his resignation
On the party at large. The call for a caucus
has received but 43 signatures out Of the 1O6
republican members OF both houses, and 40
against. voting for Conkllng and Ilatt, or
going into caucus at al OF the % un-
peSges pays % ses segsst0rs IL the have conkg
IN favor Of the meeting OF party caucus.
and. consequently, to have majority
OF the caucus recorded In favor or
seems probable that the call for the caucus
Will not be signed by ma ority OF the republi
cans In the legislature. and it is certain taa5
the decision OF the caucus, If held, Will no. be
respected by those who refuse to attend 1t
The chances which Messrs Conkllng and Pla
have OF receiving the necessary 81 votes in
joint convention OF the two houses are there
Iore, decide dly slim unless the democrats can
be brought to see that the surest way to divide
the republican party Is to assist In returning
the ex-Senators. Now that republicans have
got their Kelly, 1t would perhaps be too much
to expect that their opponents should not make
the most OF him.
DISSENTING coYKLING.
The Albany correspondent OF the Times
writes: SAT midnight the crowds about the
Delavan were suddenly thrown into a new
fever OF excitement by the rumor that Assem-
bly, man Cowles of Monroe, who had been re-
garded as one of the most unflinching staIWartS.
had abandoned the Conkling men and gone
over to the administration ranks. 1t soon
proved to be true. just before II o'clock, Mr.
SoWles went to Senator Pitts and told him that
he had concluded that he would have to stand
py his constituents, who were sending him de-
mand upon demand to vote against Conklng
the 1 news gave great delight TO the anu-Conk-
ling men, and when Mr.. CowleS sat down and
wrote formal request that his name be struck
from the list calling caucus tomorrow night,
the TACT was made known all over the hotel
ana In us ne1gD0rh0Od in moment Simply
writing that he desired to have his name taken
from the caucus list. he sent his request to
AssemDlyman Carpenter, who received it with
a very emphatic and strong expression OF dis
appointment
About the same time it became known that
A,ssemo!yman Assem- M Gorsline Of Herkimer who had
demands OF his constituents, and Would with. m
oraW from the Conkltng men and change to
the administration side in the morning
"A AssemDiymen e; H9rd and Bingham, OF Erie.
are said TO have declared to friends that they
VIII no not go into caucus or vote for Conkllng
These reported and actual defecttons have
greatly depressed and angered the Conkling
men. They do not talk about withdrawing
their candidates. but they have not by any
means succeeded as they had hoped in securing
call for 9 caucus. Upon the success OF this at
tempt they relied Chiefly for the election of
Coakling and PIatt; While the leading stal.
ministrat1on men, elated and perhaps ovel-con-
fdent, express their belief that ex-Senauors
ConkllDg and Plart will be out OF the fight be-
fore Saturday"
THE sTALWARTS IN SORE STRAIT.
The Sun correspondent writes from Albany:
"AtdntgM- thing Is still at sea. The
only thing certain is that the staIwarts have
not secured signatures enough to call caucus.
They carefully conceal the list, aud do not.
agree as to the number of members of the
legislature who have already signed. Vice
PRESIDENT Arthur says that he does not know
how many names are on the list. He feels pos
itlve that the necessary number will be secured
Id the morning. W0odin Robertson, Sessions,
are In the best OF spirits, and the stalwart CEN
tur1ons are correspOndingly gloomy. The stall
warts are certainly In a sore strait. Outside
ing lines by freely Offering to wager large SIMS
even on the result. Capt. Jones, OF Buffalo,
was accommodated to the extent OF 81, 5oO."