The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-31
A CAUCUS
ArrE1PrzD, Bur WITHOUT EPrECE
The situation NJ AIbany YesIsrdAy-D De
ysIOpnenIs Of a nay In the Senatorial
sQuabbIs-PFaying for the Assem-.
bIy-A Caucus 10 heet To-day.

emily Of the influences which now govern
them, for the reason that they would know
the disposition Of their constituents to
ward them; II they were renominated ant
reelected, then they could
UNDERSTAND THEIR REFLECTIVE POSITION
now on the questions were approved; /
they are not reuominated or not elected
they could vote in accordance. This plar
Is attributed to the stslwarts. The Ad
ministrAtion supporters claim this propo
sition entirely insufficient They say they
don't want to consider any plans ius
now, all they want 10 vote In joint ses
sion, no caucus, no plans, no machine
ContrivAnces Whatever. II Conkling and
Plat can get the now
REQUISITE EIGHTY VOTES,
owing to the absence Of Mr., Carpenter,
they say they will accept their de-
feat. They don't claim as yet that
there will be eighty votes against the re-
signing Senators, The fact ia no one
'1ows how the vote will stand. The Ad'
1istration section claim every member
j has requested his name 10 be taken
for A call for q caucus as an opponent and
for Conklipg The Stalwarts at the start
put down some ninety names OF members
on their call for q caucus, and these names
have been reduced until the
LIST CONTAINS ONLY A MINORITY,
or some fifty names; but those who with
drew their names, or, OF least, most ol
them, never signed the paper ostraCising
Conkllng and Plat.
Conkling, Plat and Arthur and other
leading Stalwarts arrived this morning,
and are at the Dalavan.
There are very few members ef the
Legislature in the city and no excitement,
The Express says:
SENATOR CoNXLING MERELY ASKS
The Republican members ol the Leglsls'
ture to meet In caucus and determine for
Themselves the attitude the Republican
party will bear toward him, II also states:
Those misunderstood the situation and
misinterpret the Issues, who think Sena.
tors Oonkling and Platt have any reason
10 be disappointed with the result. In
their observations In this city, last week,
the Senators found that
TWO THIRDS OF THE REPUBLICAN, MEMBERS OF
THE LEGISLATURE
Prefer that this State should be repre-.
sented by them In the Senate Of the
United States. OF course, Of this i'm.
msnse majority they found that mum.
ber regretted their resignation, while not
denounCing them for the course they had
pursued because OF embarrassment al
home. The fact that this preference ex'
isss well explains the strenuous opposition
TO the holding OF the caucus by the Ad.
ministration and It's thick and thin sup
porters. By preventing caucus, they
hope to avail themselves OF the fears oil
members who are worked upon by the
threats OF men who bolted In 1872, and
who sign papers now as they did then, for
the purpose OF Tightening the timid. The
issues are falsely stated, In order to foster
prejddiCe.
CAUCUS CALLED.
The following call was. sent to each Re-
publican member OF the Assembly this
afternoon.
ALBANY, May 80.
Tomorrow the Assembly, Is required by
law to ballot for two Senators In Congress,
and II is urgent and indispensable that the
members OF the Republican party shall
act In harmony. No joint conference oil
both Houses having been called, we here.
by call caucus OF the Republican mem.
berB OF the Assembly to Hgree upon q can.
didate To be supported by the Republicans.
The caucus will meet this Monday even.
ing, May 30sh, In the Assembly chamber,
Immediately on adjournment Of the As.
sembly. We earnestly and respectfully
invite the Republican members oil the
Senate to attend and participate in said
caucus.
[Jisned1 GEORGE II. SHARPE.
4 A. CARPENTER.
JOHN g. ELLiOTT.
A. s. DRAP.R.
Senator Mills, who heretofore declined
10 pronounCe his sentiments, to-day caused
10 be published the following telegram:
UTicA, N. u, May 80.
To Geo DdwS0n, Erentng Journal!
Please say that am
OPPOSED TO THE ELEcrloN or CoNKLISd AND
PLATT
10 the United States Senate. believe this
course will best preserve the Republican
party. while 1 have laboted TO avoid o
conflict there has never been any doubt
with me or my friends where must
stand 10 the issue.
[stpned1 A. NJ. Mills.
The Ad1inistri tion leaders now claim
that Gofsline, Boardman, G. NJ. Palmer
and Gath, oi tho Assembly, who have
been classified with the stalwaris, cay i
they vote for Conkllng tomorrow II will
show him In the minority and then will
be abandoned entirely. The stalwarts,
however, assert that Conkliug will never
be abandoned. II this is true bis friends
will stand BY him TO the last as firmly as
the SO6 did by Grant In the Chicago Con.
vention,
Amqng the Sisitofs TO ex Senator Uenk'
| ling this afternoon was Gov. Cornell. The
interview lasted over an hour,
A staNlYicANr PRAYER.
AT the opening oil the session ol the
Assembly this evening, Rev. N. o. Lock.
wood, Of the FIRST Bsptlst Church Of this
city, made the following prayer, which
was freely commented Upon alter lie de.
lively: .-a, .........
Thee seeking Thy favor and wisdom iot
this Legislature. A great issue is before
them, about which strong passions are ex.
cited conflicting opinions are pressing
on them, sslhshuess and hatred are mo.
tives which prompt human action, alas
too ctten. Love Of position or place may
sever weak men from their integrity and