The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-05-21
NAroRIAL sEssAT,os.
Conklirg and Piatt, OF New York,
IesigG.


Conklirg and Piatt, OF ..Ncw York,
IesigG.
w sEINeToz, May 16.-Lpon the
assembling of the serate this mora
ing the vice-presideas lad before that
body the following
WAse1 = ,o-ts sEa-- Il. 1891.
sIR-Wili you please RniioErCe 20 the
senate that ny resigns tion Is senaso- Of
the United States from the state of Ser'
York has Eeen forwarded to the governor
ol the state. Your obecient servant,
ROSCOE CosELCsG.
The communication caused great
sensation, which was heightened
when the vice-president laid the fol-
lowing before the senate;
sEa4Tl CsA.fauR, 1-ay -6, 1881.
szE-I have forwarded tc ta5s s5Yernor of
/ the stare Of SeY No.k f1y -es -ration sc
senator OF the United Statcs lor tGc state of
| New 1ork. WIZ sou PLEASE sr1cUnee tl5
fat 20 the senate With r-sz- res-sest,
Iotr oSedieut Sc sE.,
Great astonishmert followed the
reading of the communications.
/ Mr.. Hill, of Georgia, Suggested,
! soto Uoce, that this world lie q good
time TO elect officers of the senate.
THE EFFECT IN w -ITLSc-oS.
The official notification to the sem
ate to-day that the designations of
Conkling and Platt had been for
warded to the governor of New York,
! took everybody by surprise. The
Western Associated Press reporter
I mixed a-ong senators to get their
opinions. The surprise was so corr
!ete that the senators had no time
7 to foTrl opinions, ana generally ex-
( pressed COME Cres md sUrmises
( c ne reD- blica- senator said that
I ConklinC and P!Gtt had better &c re-
ele-.cd By the Ncw : legislature,
4ow il session. and that viii te
c.-imed cs an Uu3ogs ment of their
opposition 10 RGEc-sscl at thG hands
Of the republican par" Of NFcs- ork
The -epublic@us all fec sGyG c CElk-
ling reelection, bit .Cr-e few have
doubts about blatt, EoCratic ser
stors universally e----1s ratic CO
ton ct the res. gI: lie e. T. sv lgv i
Will make bren Ia IL -hC TCEr rt-icnE
rarty in New No-'-, 81 inc Ease .hG
bitterness of the stGiw-rts to- arr
the administration. ENe tauoc. at
now have a majority Of .ke SEE tc,
but SO far Us can I . learned, 10 a.
tempt will be made tow%cds reform
ing committees. Pendle.or, chair
no such action would be thought OF.
but that the committees will remain
as now organized.
THE CAUSE OF rHE ACT.
An ex-senator, a close friend of
Coukling's. said to-day ihat the res
ig9ations were abs lutte, and that
-o;hiug could procure their with
drawai now. The Importers Of
Ii -s.. Al ~.
senate s rcei fls.r rls- -is<rsss r1c-e1 Os..2-l
~ treated by the admit ,ratior
that Eobertson's nomination was
made at the insligation OF Blaine 10
put Conkling down; hat both sena-
tors and the Vice-presidcE ntestea
against this warfare agaiIs the reg
uiar republican organ 2-'7- e New
York, but all their ctfor e taf !. The
republican senator's -sEEL - help
maintain the republican pay O. the
Empire state, and rather tlIn ~-~G.l
% be put down and ins-,.-, 10th
senators resigned THIS { .lo sL-Cko
of policy which i has bco- r---egs2
Conkliug had il view. c5e-.sou
win Se pro:nDtlv confirmed now.
On March 2sSh the foi!awiG rs
transmitted to President GarCcl-
To TF,E PREsEDEST-wc g .eGTG .-
re.aonstrate against the change in Jho cC.-
lcctorship of New York by the rerCOVs. CT
General Merritt and TIE appointment OF
Mr.. Robertson. The proposal was wholly
4 surprise; we heard of II only when the
| several nominations involved in the plan
were announced in the senate. We had
! only tive days before heen informed f-c-a
/ YOU that q change in the custom offices a.
I Sow York was not con'e,n2,S g. aud Ee~-
Uultg Ignorant # the nE--CcSe 20 t.a1 @ -.OE
uou. We had no aD~ortur..r -~''. .ar
81 #.s- #nHHU# D. "
now pTaSuGt. We 20 0gt hrl W. E't aa-E
/ interests Of TIC pUnlic 2arv.sl ~ii l '.l-.
NC ed BY re oNs~E TIE e-t
I tor ani putting Mr.. - r-lSsg -v r. zt,--.
our opiEic2 is quite 20 re- -sHr urr y,
! believe no political ! -alt1re ..C 3 -oi-ea
/ for either the rCpUt'i az p2-tv 7- '5 --i1-
s'r1cs Ecl' wing th-t ~ = irt'-El hrs
Z claims or obligations .T'i i,i S.. ..lE be BC'-i-
Z dat. IN 81 ,h 4 mode, o-ru e.. : as,d r--
[ sn Nzffull- ask -NGt eta ncs,sE1.s-- Of -.
Il He~tspn Es withaT II.
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NEwsrA~~r rct--E-
/ Chica-o rvcning fc.rr-' This
kcourse has been taken nrotS bly,, wish
Z the expeS.ation that the legislature of
/ New York will Immediately proceed
/ to re-elect both o, these -entlemen to
| fll out their own uneSnired terms,
and IN that way Conkli.g and platt
hope to secure The indo-scsSert of
their state, 0. OF t,le Tennhi5eas wary