The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-20
THE NEW CHIEF
OF THE REPUBLIUAH ,PARTxIN THE
EXPIRE STATE,
ConGIing DspOsed from His ProHd Posi-
lion and the Rndder Pat IntO the
Hand OF RobeFtson-PFOminent
Papers and PaFtiSAns Tender
inE Hin Thsir Allegiance.

COnkling is politically dead and ROberi
son, since lis confirmation, hS
been entrusted with the command
Of the party, His substitution ha
been endorsed by large majority Of tn
Republican State Senators and Assembly
men, % well as BY the leading member
Of the party in various sections 0t thl
State, who have sent close on TO 1000 tele
grams to the new leader, conveying word
Of cheer and congTatulAtion.
The Telegram also says dispatch ha
been received from Albany setting forth
that Judge RobeItsdp declared positively
that he would not take possession Of thl
Office OF Collector until Conkling anC
PlStt were beaten.
WARRINGTON, May Ex-senator Conk
ling Ia trying to arrange his business
affairs 90 that he can 60 70 New York on
Saturday,. He does not intend 10 30 "a
Albany at present, He receives very lew
calleIs, almost the only ones being the
three who are generally near him, Vice
President Arthur, Senator Don Cameron
and Senator Jones, OF Nevada. Anlex-
Senator who cav Conkling last evening,
says; "He 10 calm, collected and conf.
dent. The events Of the week have not
ruftlsd his serenity. He is doing an i'm
mense amount Of writing and dlctatlon
with his usual ease and dispatch, and he
is confident Of q happy personal issue out
the whole affair.""
From Mr.. Oonklipg, personally, II Is
learned that he does not expect to leave for
several days, He may go 70 New York
Sunday In company with Vice.President
Arthur. He 10 engaged 10 catching up
the loose ends Of private nd'oticial busi'
ness, deranged by his sudden resignation.
He will be obliged TO spend q day In New
York before going 10 Utica, but he will
not In any event visit Albany until after
the Legislature RdjouTns. v.t
For two days past he has talked very
little about his plans and purposes except
10 hia most confidential friends. His con.
versations on Monday and Tuesday with
friends who called on him leaked out and
made him more guarded. He says moth.
ing about the criticism Of himself by the
press, and does not seem 10 notice 1t. In
talking to-day 70 Q friend who had
served years with him in the Senate be
said he did not intend TO turn bis hand
over 10 obtain reelection; that he had
submitted the issue to the Republican
party OF New York, and would abide by
its Judgment Without any. attempt to.in'
auence 1t. tI.
ALBANY, May Decentralization Re.
publicans are ready to 30 into an election
10 fll vacancies, but will have nothing TO
do with any caucus. They feel perfectly
able TO defeat the return Of either Conkling
or Plat, unless the Democrats 20 with the
other side. But they will take the chances,
believing that II the Democrats fuse with
the Oonklingites the administration Re-
publiCans will beat both at the polls next
fall. The Conklingtes are strongly In
favor OF going into an election as soon .as
possible, and say that Conkling Is out Of
the race; that Conkling will not be can.
didate. The Democrats are opposed 70 an
election, claiming that the question should
be left to the people. The probabilities
are that there will be an election without
any preliminary caucus on the part Of the
Republicans.
In the Senate the Governors private
secretary presented the following commu-
nication: t.tt
STATE OF NEw YoRE, ExEcurivE(
CHAMBER, ALBANY, May 10. J
TO IN LegtSlalure:
The Legislature 10 hereby respectfully
notified that the twa Senatorial offices by
which the State OF New York is entitled
to representation in the Congress oi the
United States are now vacant by the res
ignation oil the late iucumbents.
ALoSzo 0. CORNELL, Governor.
The actionoi Gov. Cornell In notifying
th9 legislature Of the resigning Of the two
Senators sets at rest all doubts as to the
day for the election oitheir successors. Ac.
cofding to the revised statutes the cleo.
ton will take place on the second Tuesday
after the Legislature has received the official
notification. This will be on Tuesday,
May 3lst.
The Albany Express, which is the only
organ of the BtalWarts at the Capitol, con.
cedes this morning the defeat OF Oonkling
and appeals for peace. 1talso speaks IN
the Hndest manner OF Robertson and DO.
knowledges him as the present leader oil
the party and guarantees iLs firm support
10 hlm IN the Iuture.
eoNKLIEd NOT coMMUSioATfvE-PossiD
CANDIDATES srALwARrs SUFFERING FRoM
WANT OF ORGANIZATION.
One thing is evident, Conklins has Ger.
tatnly left bis friends utterly in ignorance
Of his dssire or purpose. The stalwatt
leaders here had no notice that The teaig.
nations were 10 be made, and theyihave
had no intimAtion from the ex,Senators
since. There 10 no man In Albany author.
izsd 10 cay that they are candidates for 70.
election, and no effort is In progress 10
secure that result Up 10 The present
there 10 certainly every indication that
they do not propose TO ask for return.
A prominent stalwArt State officer said
he was convinced that neither one had
any expectation or wish 10 DO returned.
The stalwart leaders, while coneeding
that at present It does not appear that
the ex.Senators. could be elected, assert
their ability 10 fill the vacanCitS With two
stalwart1, and they mention General
Grant, Congressman Richard Crowley,
Governor Cornell, Judge FJlger, Congress.
man =. g.. Tapham and General Sharpe,
as possible candidates. Il 10 conceded
that about 40 names, the estimates vary.
ing from IS 10 45, have been obtained q
the administration pledge, which bindl
the nighets 10 vote for The administration
men lot the vacancies. Al the same time
the Btalwafts argue that u ex-senator
ConklinR and Platt, and YiCe.p .pfesident
Arthur, aud the State administration
should appear on the ground and
enter actively into The canVae.
the pledges would 20 'tof little aud tht
situation would change. The want o
some definite plan, however, is serving X
sap their strength, and they appreciate
this fact The. administration forces atl
extremely jubiiant, but at the sane tint
they admit that they are not YET ready Il
claim enough strength 10 control tbt
caucus. Hustled; oi Ghe Assembly Cau6u
Committee, will Join MCyafthy, Rock
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