New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-20
THE VACATED SEATS.

srSAToRs-coN NSULTNIloNs or |''"
UgRENTs IN THIS ClI NJ. vor,,
IT. friends of Mr.. COnkling In the New orA
,o,;olature show a purpose 10 erect HIS ro-
.,oo,;on if possible, but are apparently "'
80 90 know what to do. The supporters OIL
io'' n-o.;Jo,t have not chosen candidates
."o - ,ocant seats in the Senate,
io' Ill ,,oit until the members have
"nu ,ho;, constituents before taking decisive
'i.,'e s. Tr1BuNE correspondent at WASH
"'' s0u"~ renorts some plainly spoken comments
&C senators upon Mr. Conkllngs resignatoh'
n, CoukEag is expected in this city today or
% morrow TO takecOunsel with his frlends here'
,,,,,op AND CONJECTURE AT ALBANY.
..a,,,>,ns or MR. CONkLING WITHOUT ANY SET
III" pr,S OF ACTION, AND YET HOPING soME-
,,ow tn EFFECT HIS REELECTION - GOVERNOR
copNy1L UNWILLING TO DE CANDIDATE-No
ADMINISTRATION CANDIDATE NAMED
lBY TELEGRAPH To TIE TRIBuNE'l
. Nov 1o-Goyernor Cornell officially
Eel 10Th branches of the Legislature to-day that
,he State of Newly is not now represented Ill INC
,hs United States Senate. Balloting for the sue
oes.ors Of Mr.. Conking and Mr. Platt wllthereiore'
beqin on May 81. .
Tn, uostponemcnt of the election from MAY ~ 10
Nav a was the subject of mutual congratuiatoh
among the Conkliug men this afternoon ana evening"
Their change Of attitude from that "nicn
,hev held in the fore part of the week. when
they were eagery arguing that an election must
bs held ON MAJ 81 tells the story plainly OF their
los, of power in the Legislature. They are stu
making the same hesitating canvass for votes Tor
Conkling and Platt that has characterized their
conrse ever since the designations were announced
but day by day tis canvass is made with less per-
sisteuce No man among them appears 10 klo"
whether OF not COnkling and Platt are candidat'S'
aged by this cOncealment Of political design
s,ne of them are beginning to look about for other
candidates Unless Mr.. COnkling and MIR. Platt
swiftly ayow that they are candidates. IL IS
the belief of most politicians here that they VIII be
quietly dropped by their friends and new representa-
tyes of the COnkng wing OF the party selected
II is argued by many COnkling men that better
stand can be made against the Administration party
by setting aside Mr.. Coukling and Mr.. Platt. They.
il is declared have aroused such intense hostility
against themselves among the Republican voters of
the State by their attack ON the National Adminis-
tration that few members Of the Legisl1-
ture car afford TO risk their political future
by voting for them. On the other hand, 1t is
argued there are COnkling men who have not en-
gagged in the attack on the Administration who
would be acceptable candidates for the United
States Senate 10 a large number of the members of
= the Legislature.
1t is suggested that Governor Cornell is such
man, and many of his friends are urging him TO be-
come candidate he has thus far steadily declined
all such invitations, saying that as he had been
elected Governor he ought to serve out his term,
and that moreover he has no taste for the office
of Senator. 1t is believed also that from having
been in political alliance with exSenatOrs Conking
.nSD Dlatt Con- he xronld refrain from
becoming candidate for Senator if he desired the
Office till it was known beyond all doubt
that they do not care for reelection.
Another wing Of the Conkling men are talking
about nominating Richard Crowley, who was can
didate in January last. One obstacle to this is Mr.
Crowley's announcement through The Buffalo Com
ercidI that Mr. Conkling and Mr.. Platt ought TO be
unanimously reelected, and that he will not be
candidate. 1t will be perceived from the names of
the candidates of the CODklng men mentioned that
there is likely to be revival OF the
division Of their forces into two wings that pre-
vailed during the January struggle. These two
divisions aptly named the Cornell wing and
the Arthur wing. In January the Cornell wing
secured the election of its candidate, Thomas
c. Plstt as Senator. 1t cannot be said that
the strength Of the Arthur wing has increased in the
interval One of its most prominent members John
F. Smyth, reached here to-day, and is buslly sur
veying the field
The Administration men refuse to believe that
Conklng aud Platt not candidates. II any one
is determined TO keep out of politics in the future
they say, it is Platt. Some credblity is
accorded to rumor that the United States
Express Company, of which Mr.. Platt is
president, demanded recently that he should
either resign the Senatorhip or the presidency
of the company. The chief stockholders of the com
- IL /. a. T. uT...I.
ngton was seriously detrimental to its interests In
the much-talked-of compromise between the Admin
istration and the Conkling men, by which each il
to have aSenstorshp it seems likely therefore, that
Mr. Platt will be dropped rather than Mr. Conklng.
But the men who have followed Conkllng year after
year and received offices and positions of power at
his hands do not yet give up all hope Of rejecting
him to the Senate. They intend during the coming
week TO make mighty struggle to reflect him. They
will assemble here from all parts OF the State and put
forth ali their influence in the Legislature
to reflect him. They unquestionably yet have great
influence. To-day their courage has been increased
by the appointment by President Garfield of some
Of their leaders to the great Federal offices in the
State They declare that the evidence that the
President intends to award patronage to the COnk-
hing as we'll as 10 those distinctively his
supporters will prevent any further desertions
nom their ranks. The AdmlIhstratlon men are
not frightened at this idea of tho Conkling men
creating a boom" in their favor by Dragging of
the Federal appointments just made in their behalf
by the President The argument is made that the
Republican voters not at all interested in the
distribution Of the Offices in New-York State. but
rather that the President whom they have
elected shall rule. II they should think
ut all on the matter. 1t would be that the President
by awarding offices to both wings Of the party
shows praiseworthy intention of healing differ
ences in the party and not Of perpetuatins them.
The members Of the Legislature, therefore. on
returning to their homes Saturday, it is argued,