Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-27
SITUATION At ALBANY.
SUNDAY SUMMING UPBY 4 CAREFUL
OBSERVER.
No Election by the Present Legislature
Possible The Stalwarts Hold the Key to
the Notwithstanding in High Spirits
and Pleased With the SituatiOn-The
Half Breeds Determined to Continue the
Fight Until Overpowered.

ALBANY, June 26.-There is talk of a
programme for this week to the effect
that two stalwart supporters of the admin
istratiOn will be elected before It's close,
but the talk, when followed to its source,
is found to proceed from those who have
no votes in joint convention and have no
control over them. The most sensible
view of the situation seems to be con-
tanned in the following statement by one
who has been close observer of the con-
test from the start He says this
LEGISLATURE CANNOT ELECT,
that members know the views of their
constituencies better than do any one
else, and Notwithstanding the talk of
misrepresentation they are voting just as
they believe their constituents want them
to. The real fact is, he says, the State is
very much cut up in the matter Some
want Conkling and Platt returned, some
seem to want men elected who are
directly opposed to their machine notions,
and some don't. Some want entirely new
men selected with a clean record against
factionism, and some want men who rep
resent factions. This diversity of senti-
ment Is daily presented IN the voting for
half a dozen candidates for each of the
vacancies.
DARK HORSES,
IN such a contest, he says, cannot be
expected, so long as one side, counting
over twenty seven votes, will not accept
Conkling and Platt. and the other side,
having lso over twenty seven votes,
will accept no one else. There is but
one way to blend these contending fac
tions, that is by holding a caucus. The
caucus was devised and established for
this purpose, and the opponents of
Conkling and Platt have from the outset
refused the party usage in this respect
and for good and sufficient precautionary
reasons up to the present moment. The
indications now, however, are they could
enter caucus with much more safety,
though they still distrust the floating
or scattering votes. The stalwarts hold
ing the
KEY TO THE DEDLOCK,
will have the advantage of party senti-
ment on their side at closing this contest,
owing to the record they have made of
beng always willing to put IN practice
the party usages of the caucus and abid-
ing by its action. They still say what
they said before the first vote was taken,
that they will continue to vote for Conk-
ling and Platt until caucus says they
must vote for other candidates. The
other side are equally firm. Calm and
observing members of the Democratic
party in both Houses are satisfied no cleo
tion can be had. They have probed the
of each member to the bottom
and have become entirely salts
fled on this point, Hence they
are unit fon adjournment, and putting
an end to the expense to the State and
distraction of the public mind This view
of the matter is endorsed by other close
observers. Some few members and Sen
atOrs have gone home, but far larger
apart from those who have been
absent several days, are hereabouts, in
Saratoga or New York Hence there can
be no consultations with their constitu-
encies during the Sunday recess, of any
No credence is given here
to the reported statement of ex-senator
Platt that Depew will be
OUT OF THE RACE
before the end of the week. In fact, such
a statement does not tally with the one
following it, to the effect that there will
be an adjournment and the question sent
to the people. If Depew Is to be with
drawn the natural inference will be that
the opposition to the stalwarts is broken,
for it is scarcely possible they would set
up another candidate-it is dangerous to
swap horses while crossing q stream. 1t
is not believed here ex-senator Platt ex
pressed himself in the terms attributed to
him. No significance connected with the
contest here is attached to ex-senator
visit to Washington When
he left here he appeared in high spirits
and said the situation was
AS NEAR HIS WISHES
as it was possible to make it. Under the
it was perfectly satisfac-
tory. He appeared only anxious it should
be kept in stdtu quo until he returned.
The leaders of the administration forces
insist the duty of this legislature is to
elect two new Senators in place of those
who have resigned, aud it should not
adjourn till this duty is accomplished.
Hence they say they are justified in op-
posing adjournment, and will continue the
session till overpowered. They say
they have accepted the designations
in good faith, whether they were ten
in a
to vote for their return They
owe to their party, the State and the
country the return of two sons who will
support heartily and without reservation
President Gartield's administration. A
close friend of Depew said this evening,
there is not a particle of truth in the
that he intends withdrawing
from the contest.
TRIBUNE SPECULATION.
NEW YORK, June 27.-From the Tri
bune:: Ex-senator Conkling, who was in
Washington yesterday, telegraphed Platt
he would reach this city this afternoon.
Platta Conkling go to Albany to- night
to continue their hopeless fight for the
which they resigned. Vice
President Arthur will also return to the
State capitol to assist Conkling in any way
he may direct. The relations between
Platt and Vice President Arthur have
not been very cordial since Platt defeat
ed Crowley in the race for the Senator
ship last winter. There is also a state
ment on authority, stating that Conklin g
and Platt are not so cordial in their re-
lations as the public might suppose.
They frequently go to Albany on trains
only few hours apart, and return in
the same way apparently with the purpose
of not being thrown together any more
than is necessary. A friend to Conkling
said yesterday: The ex-senator depended
a good deal on the Vice Presidents assist