New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-26

relatives OF even greater hulh0ii0oi eN'"
On such an occasion of rejoicing 1t Is llttie
strange that the churches of three denomina-
tons should have been omitted from the lnvl-
tation to send their chi. lrcn to the celebration
on the ground of not being orthodox.
According TO the logic of Mr.. COnkling's
position, if indeed there is any logic III
il. he ought to be at his home in Utica calmly
waiting for the yindication' for winch he
resigned the Senatorship. But what Is he do
ing He is at Albany working desperately for
reelection and using the ordinary methods en-
ployed by ambitious politicians who per
tinaciously seek Office because they know that
Office will never seek them. He has opened
headquarters at the principal hotel, ana
surrounded himself with Il crowd of tootcIs'
drummers and whippcrs-in. In his rooms there
is no end of whispering and plotting Ills
agents come for instructions and 20 ont on
hunt for converts. Now and then reluctant
member is brought in to be Threatened OF
caoled. Indeed there seem 10 he lacking no
features of a thoroughly lOw-tOncd personal
canvass except a free bar and a brass band.
Meanwhile what becomes of Mr. Conkhngs
dignity, of which we used TO hear so much
Has it not turned ont to he a mclodramatlc
fiction like his courage
In spite of all his efforts Mr.. ConklingS
personally conducted canvass at Albany Is
making 40 progress toward success. HOW
great these efforts are may be judged from the
fact that this grand, gloomy and peculiar per-
sonagc is reported to have become Ill ut once
exceedingly afablc. lie actually smiles. More
still, under the strain of necessity he Is de-
vcloping capacities as humori>t. His account
of Platt's leading the way in the backaction
resignation feat which left the two New
York Senatorial chairs vacant must rank with
puudrcary's droll conception of the tll wa,-
cing the dog. The idea OF Conhlne
rc,i.,nirg because the stern and rcSo,Itc Plat
had determined 10 do - Is delightfully."- gro
tcS,,ue one good joke docs not exhaust Mr.
Conhling however. lie has invented {"
pair Of them. The other Is that ne has
no quarrel with the President. This he tells
to his tilnid followers who want 10 Ice assured
that they can sapp~t him without u>hInS the
loaNcs and fishes OF Federal patronage which
they now enjoy. Some of them are simple enough
to believe he is in earnest. The practical Sit
uotion does not seem to bc at all changed 10y
the cX-Senators presence ut the pclnvan House.
None of his friends have discovered any
method by which he can be reelected by Re-
publican votes alone. Their only hope is that
the Independent Republicans will put their
heads under the caucus chccSc-prc>s, but
even in such an Improbable event they are not
certain of having force enough TO turn the
screws. Last night they claimed fify-fonr
votes, which would he majority Of the Re
publicans in both branches, bnt this claim is
not conceded by their opponents. 1t Is said
that Conkling's plan is to have himself and
Platt nominated in rlmp caucus, and then
keep their names before the Legislature until
it is tired out. Mr.. Conkling tried to tire out
the United States Senate lately and failed. He
will have no better success at Albany than he
had at Washington.