New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-15
cOvE1NG,S Future POLICY.

,s,vn,vUAS's vIEws-AN ADJOURNMENT OF
THE LEGISLATURE AND THE NOMINATION IN
,,,rr>fS OF TWO ULTRA CONKIINGITLs FOR
SENATOR'S.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNS.l
.,p,Sy. June IA prominent man among 'ne
,a,;,;stration Asscmbymca gave his view TO-
a. of the plans of Mr.. Conklng. 1t contained
sorDe new features. This gentleman sad he ne
ravsd as all intelligent persons must, that MT.
Conklinc had come to the conclusion that neither
10 nor Platt could he elected by this Legislature
,o,v or at any other time. He could not be so bind
rot 70 see that but he did not dare to withdraw
h;mself and Platt. because in the present
.i."'. .a.a.t;or of affairs nothing could then pre-
mt the election of at least one pro
,o,roed friend of the Administration. He
heI;eyed Mr.. Conkhng's plan was by remaining in
.be 6ed simply to hold his men togethcrand TO pre-
,o,t an election This gentleman thought he saw
.;,no Of this in the bearing of the CoHking men
themselves. They showed no symptoms If breaking
nm Evidently they didn't want to break up An
.d;oprpment once secured without an election. Mr.
Contling would al once go 10 work, using all the
rver of the machinc-wh hercver the machine stil
srr,orts Liu-to win over the Stalwarts who baVe
been opposng him here not however! 10 win
them back to hm-ihis member thought MI
Conklinc knew now that that would he Impossible
but TO get them in the frame of mind to support two
ultra-Coulling men. All sorts of influences and
arcuments could he used to hiring III" machine }ncn
who have broken away now, back to their old place
Meanwhile. with the Senatorial question carried
into the calnpaign there would he splits in a NUM-
her Of districts and Democratic Legislature would
he inevitable At this stage OF affairs. say IN Oc-
.oher the LEGISLATURE could I've reconvcucd. Threc
months of hard work through the machine
might have produced its effect. the Administration
party having no distinct organization and beng
made M of heterogeneous elements. If VT. Conk-
ling had secured majority of the Republican mem
bers. he would have a caucus called and would then
dictate the names of the two Senator's who would
be men, of course, more devoted to him tian to the
party.
In this way he would avoid the outcry from the
Democratic press that would be made if the Lcgsla-
turo should meet In November after the State had
gone Democratic and at tho time if the clcc-
tion of Democratic Legislature was seen In Octo-
Der to be inevitable the argument that the two
seats must be saved from the Democrats would be
ms strong as if Democratic Legislature
had in fact already been elected. The idea is
OF interest. How much Mr.. Conkling could accom-
plish by such a scheme is question: Hi Old pre- :
. tige so remarkable in every WAY, would seem To
have vanished. His arrival Yesterday attracted as
little attention did his departure last week IN
fact ii would not be cXaageration 10 say that ms
movements seem nOw 10 be- generally rSaTicd as
having no political importance.
As for Vicc-Pr, sident Arthur the mass f p@oI ,c
seem 10 have got beyond inquiring whether hc Is
here, or if hc is coming or Is not.
Mr. Conkling seems deserted 10y all but small
knot of friends. The contrast with the old times.
when he could not appear anywhere on Snch 90
casions without crowd at his he Is and when hl,
mere presence on The scene seemed tO send an
electric thrill through the whole body of his sup
porters Is almost incredible, even 10 one Who has
the testimony of his eyes.