Daily Republican., 1881-06-23
FIFTH EDITION
WHEELER GAINING GRor-
- ,, sensation % In the Joint Co,,,-
tOn-COHkIing HOIdiup u'hVen.


ALBANY, june 22.-Tbe g. "HB.
to-days balloting We're the vitbGres iiG,dres Of
OF Jacobs, the Democratic can anntdIinIufaws d
Sonkllng seat, and the inmn n1IIate ol fG
Wheeler. Two ballots were taie ianead u
Ter The first ballot Senator Fo,nin' FHen' Al
Ell sensation. He said il bn1 %,eF rais
given out that votes for ,IocohIa nad bea
be declared void. 1t wasat ,J" tL. would
OF Mr.. Jacobs, therefore. ,b,t 'Ie La request
ed his vote to Clarkson \ D, p,. ne chang.
result of this was that tba gS.er' mr' The
oroke away and distributed them thv,noclsts ,.a
among dozen men. In the FL. s,st votes ,,
for the Conkling vacancy Conk,iSnS srSS vote
Inrei ~, Wheeler, 40 ami IsnhatS InS So
Jacobs got the Democratic ru"m rut y,
the second ballot Jacobs got but TE 1S,. In
and the rest Of his follower, ,yon. =. 'o'e$
to Cox, Potter, John Kelly wlIoN wLIo Nr
a number of others. ON the Esn"lnaN ,,a'u AMI
sile ~ OF l'aphams men went P"Ou,n "r
Wheeler, advancing the latter o.ef , 70
%oml,Ii, ~ "hn reaGcing the formers to to-" "
0onkIlng held his own at b. Fo, " = J.
platt vacancy, Plat on the tirst u H,H, %'
Sot %; Depew, 52; Cornell 3 and Cs,. Ss,%
Lry :, with the usual SCATTERING N-.'' r.'
On the second ballot Plat f.,i 's ~, VOC
Oepew fell of TO 30, Crowley ga;n n w.
ana Cornell held his own TSon T3"','a
convention adjourned. "'" 'l'
A Democratic caurus wac l,,,,
afternoon, when the reason of io,al yIn
"ithurawaI was explained. ,acob,
LOOK, sooN tlle floor and sad he had been jr
forncf that the Governor wrII1 Jeoln. % III,
the vote cast for him for United t,. Sto,a
Senator as void, on the ground tba, o> ,hs
Statn Constitution prohibits an ofEn.
hOidcr'S election 10 the United S,a,1
senate. Such a course nigh, he reSn,,
IN the election OF a Republican wb,
happened to get n majority of A on,rnr ~"'
WIN the Democratic vote omitted
hehc" he had determined 10 withlrsw
AT once '''"S
Ihe usual conferences We're bs1h.
afternoon and night. There is A ," grow,r ..s
FestlVeneSs among members and a Ia,,oo
majority strongly desire to adIour ,yJ
leave the contest undecided. The namo
Gratis especially are of this disno,i,iar
and Will vote with either section a, any,
time for adjournment. The leoI;r.
sta warts, under the advice Of Mr. CorT,
.lhg, are opposed to an adiuurnn4rtva
though they a-e utterly hopeless oiqs,,
.!n9 their candidates. The falling ofn
he vote for Mr. Plat Is taken by tbpI@,
Iers, including Mr.. Conkhnr, mS
warming that neither can be elected AMI
Is an Indication that a successor IA N,
piatt Will soon be sprung, 70 be followI
~ one for Conkling The stalwarts will
lo!d tast to their position Of 0ppOsjlw
. final adjournment until the last of
he week, and then if the votes stand a,
low they will feel themselves iustide
II going with the Democrats for a tinsi
dJournment. A leading Stalwart said
his evening that they were making
apltal throughout the State daily by
he alleged bribery exposures, aud thr
'efe wlilnS to remain in session a,
Dng as that lasted.
Mr.. Crapser, of St. Lawrence whohu
Dr some days urged concentration r
le semi administration members, IA.
ay, on one OF the votes, turned from
heeler TO Rogers, because he met witt
o success, but he went back to Whee
again. when he saw that he W.
Ding Just what he had endeavored,
op. He is one Of the members mc
lXious to get away.
the bribery committee met to-day
Id adjourned until tomorrow, with
1t transacting any business.
The grand jury postponed action on nv
c bribery case to-day. 1t is thoughtH
e jury will he occupied full week Oh
e case. AsSemblyman Trimble was
ady to testify to-day, but the iryE
uld not take his testimony.