The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-06-10
POLITICAL POINTS.

The balloting for United States Sen.
ators to succeed Messrs. Conkling and Plat be-
gan in the New York Legislature ON Tues
day the 31st ult In the Senate Conkling
received nine votes, against six for John G.
Jacobs, six for w. A. Wheeler, Ave for 8. s.
Rogers, three for Gov Cornell and five
scattering. Plat received eight votes
in the Senate, against seven for Herman, six
for Wheeler and ten scattering. In the House,
twenty-six votes we're cast for Conkling, forty
seven for Jacobs Democratic nominee), fifteen
for Wheeler, six for Cornell, eight for Rogers
and twenty -four scattering. Plat received
twenty-vne votes in the House, Herman Demo
cratic nominee) forty-seven, Depew fourteen,
Cornell twelve, while thirty three votes were
divided between a dozen other persons.
The first vote for United States
Senators, in joint convention of the New
York Legislature, taken on the 1a inst,
resulted in no manner materially different from
what the preliminary vote of the preceding day
same number OF votes in the aggregate that
they then had, and they came from the same
persons. Cornell's vote was the same, and
Depew forged ahead little. The few minor
changes were of no significance.
Hayes has been interviewed on the
Garfield Conkling imbroglio. He says that
Conkling is . monomaniac on the subject OF
bis own Importance IN the world, and has made
three attempts to destroy the Republican
party.
Conkling has sent q dispatch to Ma
hone, in which he says: "Your every effort
for tho true advancement Of the South, and
to make elections real and fair, has my whole
heart, and deserves the cooperation Of Repub-
licans everywhere"
The New York Legislature balloted
twice for Senators on the I'd inst. For the
Conkling vacancy the first ballot resulted
Conkling, "a Jacobs, 50 /; Wheeler, 10 Rogers,
IL Cornell, 81 scattering, IA. Second ballot
Conkling, SO; Wheeler, II Jacobs, 50 /; Brad
ley. / Rogers, Is; Cornell % Fenton. 3. For
the Platt vacancy the first ballot resulted
Platt, 2S Herman, SO Depew. 28 Cornell, II
scattering, SO. Second ballot Plat, %; De-
pew. 80; Herman, 81; Cornell, 10. Others
scattering.
The Iowa Greenbackers, in conven-
ton at Marshalltown, nominated Hon. ID. M.
Clark, of Wayne county, for Governor Hon.
James NJ. Holland, Of Henry county, for
Lieutenant Governor A. d. Dabney, OF Madi
son county, for Supreme Judge and Mrs.
Mary E. Nash, of Des Moines, for Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction.
The New York Legislature took one
ballot for Senator on the Sd inst. Conkling
received thirty-four votes for the short term
and Cornell nineteen. For the long term Plat
and Depew had thirty votes each. Henry
Ward Beecher was honored with one vote.
The Democratic vote was cast for Herman and
Jacobs.
The Virginia Readiuster Convention,
after lively session of three days at Rich
mond nominated Mayor William E. Cameron.
OF Petersburg, for Governor, and ex-United
States Senator John T. Lewis for Lieutenant
Governor. During the war Cameron served as
Adjutant General of Manone's brigade, and
since the wa has been devoted political fol-
lower of his old army commander.
Forty-eight members OF the New
York Legislature were absent on tho 4th Inst,
and the fifth Joint ballot for Senators was
marked simply by falling Of the vote Of the
leading candidates. The Democrats candi-
dates lost 20, Conkling and Plat 4, Cornell
and liogers 1, Miller 2, Lapham 8, Wheeler L.
and Depew z.
Some of the members OF the Ways
and Means Committee of the last Congress and
some of the New York sugar refners are con-
siderably excited over the statements of Col.
Frederick Con1ling. of New York, that legisla-
ton on the sugar question was prevented last
session by tho corrupt use OF money.
In the Senatorial ballot at Albany on
the 9th inst, only 100 votes were cast, of which
Conkling received TWEEN y-six for the short
term and Plat twenty-three for the long torn.
The Democratic joint committee issued cir
cular urging no pairing and no absenteeism from
the joint convention.
The Readjuster ticket placed in NOM
nation at Richmond, Va, does not seem to
p ease either the Republicans or the Readjust-
ers. The probability is that the Republicans
will nominate ticket OF their own containing
some of the nominees of the Readjuster Con-
vention.