Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-26
THE NEW YORK SENATOR.
The Situation.

ALBANY, May 19.-Administratie
Republicans are ready to 60 into an cleo
ton to fill vacancies, but will have
nothing to do with any caucus. They
feel perfectly able to defeat the return
of either Conkling or Platt,. unless the
Democrats go with the other side But
they will take the chances, believing
that if the Democrats fuse with the
Conklingites the administration Repub-
licans will beat both at the polls next
fall. The Conklingites 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 a
candidate. The Depocrats are opposed
to an election, claiming that the ques-
tion 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 COM
munication:
STATE OF New YORK, EXECUTIVE
CHAMBER, ALBANY, May 10.
To TIE Legislature:
The Legislature is hereby respectfully
notified that the two Senatorial Offices by
which the State of New York is entitled
to representation in the Congress of the
United States are now vacant by the res
ignation of the late incumbents
!, The action of Gov. Cornell in notifying
the legislature of the resigning of the
two Senators sets at rest all doubts as to
the day for the election of their success
sors. According to the revised statutes
the election will take place on the sec
and Tuesday after the legislature has
received the official notification This
will be Oh Tuesday, May 31st.
The Albany Express, which is the on
ly organ of the stalwarts at the Capitol,
comedies this morning the defeat iof
COnkling.and appeals for peace. 1t also
speaks in the kindest manner of Robert
son and acknowledges him as the PRES
ent leader of the party and guarantees
its firm support to him in the future. d.
CGNkLING NOT COMSIUNICATIvE-POS
SIBLE CANDIDATES-STALW SUF-
FERING FROM WANT OF ORGAEIZA-
TION.
One thirg is evident, Conkling has
certainly left his friends utterly in ig-
nOranee of his desire or purpose. The
stalwart leaders here had no notice that
the designations were to be made, and
they have had no intimation from the
ex-Senators since. There is no man in
Albany authorized to say that they are
candidates for reelection, and no effort
is in progress to secure that result. Up
to the present there is 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
to be returned.
The stalwart leaders, while conceding
that at present it does not appear that
the ex-Senators could be elected, assert
their ability to fill the vacancies with
two stalwarts, and they mention General
Grant, Congressman Richard Crowley,
Governor Cornell, Judge Folger, Con-
Sharpe, as possible candidates. 1t is con-
ceded thatabout 40 names, the estimates
varying from 35 to As, have been obtain
cu " buC pACuSC,
binds the signers to vote for the admin
men for the vacancies. At the
same time the stalwarts argue that if
ex-Senators Conkling and Platt, and
Vice-President Arthur, and the Stats
should appear on the
ground and enter actively into the can
vass the pledges would go for little and
the situation would change. The want
of some definite plan, however, is serV
ing to sap their strength, and they ap-
preciats this fact. The administration
forces are extremely jubilant, but at the
same time they are not yet ready to
claim enough strength to control the
caucus. Hustled of the Assembly eau
Gus Committee, will join Mccarthy,
Rockwell and Foster, of the Senate Cau-
Gus Committee, and separate caucus
will be called. A test of strength will
be had, inasmuch as twenty
seven Republicans joining fifty-four
Democrats can produce dead lock, and
such state of affairs seem inevitable.
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