The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-31

majority Of Republican meAt. ~ tn
Assembly present.
Mr.. E. A, Carpenter moved that III
CRuCus ADJOURN 10 SP. n, tomorrow, an
that the Republican members Of the San
ate be invited to participate. Carried
and the caucus adjourned.
The following members Of the Assembl
were present: Armstrong, Brigham, Brad
ley, Broham, Btosky, Campbell, OoIley
+. A. Carpenter, Sullivan, Drane, DiGkey
Evans, Gillette, Gersline, Hayes, Hswley
Hurd, Morgan, Nowland, Phillips, Potter
Eitz, y. II. RusBel, Sessions, Trumbull, II
II, Tutthill, K. NJ. Tutthill, Williams AM
Young,
A DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
Tho Democratic members met In join
session this evening. Efastus Brooks, VIII
was absent delivering decoration address
sent a letter stating that the fret duty |
to insist upon an adjournment with
choice Of Senators in Congress who's
places we have vacant by the voluntar.
acts OF those elected to represent the State
The present State Legislature Ia now tlllet
with vacant offices, and the appeal Is mad
by two gentlemen, who, after abandoning
their places, now demand u re.eleC
tion TO fill the very places the,
voluntarily surrendered. When tn
Legislature Of 1881 was elected
no such result was considered In tho
range Of human possibilities, and It Ia
therefore, but an act Of Justice 10 the peo
pie OF the State that An opportunity b.
Afforded them 10 choose members Of th
Legislature who, In the choice Of its Sena
tors, will represent the voice Of the who'll
people.
Senator Fowler said that the Circum
stances which call this caucus together or,
unprecedented. The two gentlemen select
ed by the legislature OF this State to rep
resent the State In the United States Sen
ate have stepped down and out and let
this State with onetenth OF the peo
pie OF this nation without any rep
resentation In the Senate. No matter how
important may be the matters arising II
the United States Senate, this great Statl
will have no voice, because the Re
publican Representatives have basely de
serted their places. The wealth Of this coun
try is opposed 10 our party as well ag thI
great monopoliss. In this crisis Of affair
In our party no Democratic membe
should be found acting with our politica
enemies. Fowler nominated Senator JohI
o. Jacobs for the short term created b!
the resignation oi Roscoe Conkling, ant
the nomination was made unanimous.
Francis P. Herman was then made III,
unanimous choice for candidate for thl
United States Senator In place Of Plat, re
signed.
ADMINISTRATION CONFERENCE.
The administration men met for confer
ence this afternoon, There were fifty
seven present and notes from thirteel
more, saying they will vote for men VIII
will support the administration. Resolu
tions were adopted pledging all thos'
present 10 withhold their support from
Conklng and Plat.
In the regular session Of the Senate 10
day petitions were presented for ant
against the reelection Of Oonkling an,
Platt.
Mr.. Mccarthy offered resolution the
on Tuesday the Senate proceed to nomi
nate candidates for the office oil Unitet
States Senators 10 till the vacancies In tht
office. Adopted.
ALBANY DISPATCHES TO THE NRw xoRl
,,. PAPERS.
New YoRK, May SO-The Commercial
says. The greater part Of the Republican
are bent on caucus In advance OF Tues
days session, and they have o sufEiCien
number to make II imperative and bind
lug on all who desire to act with the Re
publican party in the State hereafter I,
obey the summons and respect the de
Ctsion OF the majority. The half breeds
although AvCrse to o Republican caucus
will have conference of their own Btaml
tonight, when the dibCotd that ptevaili
among them will be made more apparent
The stalwarts only have 4 defined polio,
and this morning they afe as confident o
success as ever. They believe the othe
side will be unable 10 unite on any bodj
and that reaction will set In which vii
elect Conkling and Platt The friends o
Cornell, who say he has brought Btrepgtl
10 Conkling claim, however, that he is th
strongest man yet named.
The Democrats will hold q caucus In lht
Senate Chamber at 8 O'Clock, and II is re
ported that instead Of nominating the go
pefior men who ought 10 be selected, Il
view of certain contingencies, they will
select two inferior men. The EtprIsi cor
respondent Gays the relative strength o
the Conklihg forces has not changed sine
Friday last, and 1t may be accepted as
true prediction that II the etalWaft leader
are not elected a final adjournment viii
follow, The Senate and assembly vii
nominate tomorrow, but the bAllottin
in Joint convention will not take plac
until Wednesday. There will he thfe
tickets 10 the field. The stalwarts vii
present Couklihg and Plat, the hal
breeds probably Cornell and Depew. Th
prominent Democratic candidates no,
spoken Of are Olatkson N, Potter, ex Ser
atoF schoonmakef, Efaetu9 Corning, Ger
Spinner and John 0. Jacobs.
An Albany special 10 the Post statt
that Senator Nikle authorizes the EvtniS
Journal 10 announce that he will not vol
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