New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-10
EXCITED PROCEEDINGS.
SEVERAL SHORT TALKS ON SPECIAL EIEC

CoNKIING MEN SUPPORT WHEELER.
lfRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rpIBU:;EI
ALBANY July 0.-The members of the Legislature
entered the New Capitol with cheerful faces this
morning. Nearly ALL Democrats as we'll as Republi-
cans, thought that the United States Senators
would be elected to-day, and the long session be at
an end Nearly ALL but not all; for the thirty
one supporters of Roscoe Conkling had met during
the morning and resolved that they would prevent
an election by voting for him and some other Re
publican not chosen by the Republican caucus the
day before.
AS the Senators walked down the aisle buzz Of
conversation could be heard among the members
AMI proceeding frcm the galleries crowded with
Spectators indicating intense interest and specula-
ton about the coming proceedings. The supporters
OF Mr Conklnc Were plainly anxious about the
coming vote, and ingcniously fought for little time
ior consultation. Senator Robertson in the chair
had directed the taking of vote when
MI. Cuilinan asked that the roll be called
To see II there was quorum Of Assembly
men, Senator Wendovcr made the same
request i'll behalf Of the Senator's While the clerk
was slowly calling OFF the names the ConlSling
men were hurryng about the Chamber in
consultation with each other and also with
some of Mr. Whcclers supporters who had
attended the Republican caucus and were therefore
bound to vote for its candidates. One little grcap
OF Conkling men, copsisting cf Senator Baker
senator NluSlOW,
about the chair of Senator L.ynic, the
leader OF Mr. Wheeler's supporters. II WAS
known that Mr.. Whcelers friends were
feeling deeply aggri"vcd by the selection Of Mr.
Miller IS the Administration candidate. They had
been among Mr.. Dcpew's supporters, and had re-
LED upon Mr pepcws friends supporting Mr.
Wheeler if Mr.. Dtpew should be with
drawn. 1t was true that Mr.. Warner Mier's
supporters hal also loyally supported ar Depev :
hur Ltr e., 81. toJ
ror claim Asscrblyman Chamberlain. onc of their
number, bluntly said in the caucus when Mr. Mil
ler's nomination seemed imminent that Mr Dcpow's s
supporters had thrust n knife into Mr.. Wheeler after
all his kindness TO them.
All these facts NScll known 10 20 the Conye
ton, and seeing the Conklng men grouped
about the Wheeler leader ether mcmb "a
drew the conclusion that some sort of
combination had been formed between Mr.
Wheelnr's supporters and the Conlling men,
TIC proceedings of the Convention subsequently
confirmed this suspicion nearly all of the Conl1ling
men opposing Mr. Miner with Mr. Wheeler in the
vote fer Mr.. rlatts successor. On their part the
representative Wheeler men did their best to instil
the same suspicion into the minds of their associate
Administration men.
This only one part of the tactics of the Conk-
ling men; The other speedily revealed.
"Sonltor Astor" called the clerk. rcadinl
tho first name the list. A tall. slinly built
young man, wearing eyeglasses and hahtcd
- =" 'i"S summer S"''' Ju"l"" up
Turning his back on the chairman after the first
preliminary Mr. President he turned md faced
the asselnbage Nisibly excited and at first a lit
tie tongne-ticd he quickly g;jned ease, and with
clear voice said, while thc Convention listcaed in
tently:
Mr. President desire to ,,,ro . brc, ,xr,.no,,,, ~
my vote ami OK lhrt OF my associates to-t,. We ab.
w o Sot e. iiH ,nc s9,aga ca"s ySs'r@y
learned that at that caucus two gentlemen chosen
a. M %hosr ,ironom "oHI Oh ptt te ilousc OF
Wccaouot 10 that Aud yet man i. ious than
M tU ' 81, @ ,1'S ,i "g ] M " are ry 10 IN ''I ga
accoIdlcc Win these reasons cas- my vote to-day for
Conhing mcn.l
Snecchcs followed from other members In fact
the entire vote was in effect 4 debate members
making spceches -lndcr ple OF being excused from
voting
Senator NcCorthv renlica briefly ohsorving in re-
gard 10 fine ohiection that two Ccpgrcssn,., hod
been nominated.
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May lat We refused to call a cancus After hat an
attempt vac mad by certain i'ep4beans 70 get up
Dtv hcfore vr,tprcav tim Ecr,hliran- = nai0rW Of
them, did call caucus. would call ...ention to the
man Crowley
Senator Win4low, who FtrOVc TO VinG,catc Mr..
IIir,, ,,+ ,,,. p,,, ,,ot;,r Cow Whoolor
instead of Mr.. Platt, was the next speaker lie en-
dcovorcd to hock mn MIR Astor with n r-'iko
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argument. lie SAID IN substance:
Lam lei to make speech by Mr.. McCarthy'a state
men mem 'nG, Ia. VhcaiSi'8 III '"hsron5 "am M T, % ~,
be special election 10 III vacancies rc position
lla' nas been take by Mr. Actor II t9reet one; We
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