The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
CoNKLING'S CANVASS.
How his chances are regarded
in Albany.
The Latest News from that
City.

THE FIRST VOTE.

the house proceed to name two candidates
TO I'll the vacancies in the United States
senate first naming a senator to fill the va
cancv caused by the resignation of Roscoe
Conkling In case no one is named by
the majority, the fact to be entered on the
journal and the house to proceed in like
manner to name candidate to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Thomas Platt The resolution was adopt
ed.
At twelve o'clock the speaker announced
that under the order of the house it would
now proceed to vote for a u. s. senator
in place of Roscoe Conkling, resigned.
Each member, as his name was called,
named his candidate. The vote stood as
follows:
Conkling 26, Jacobs Al, Wheeler Is,
Crowley 5, Cornell 6, Wadsworth Q, Miller
/, Rogers s, Evarts 2, Edick 1, Folger 2,
White Q, Chapman l, Tremaine 2, Fenton
j, Ward /, Pomeroy /, butcher 1, Al
wood 2.
No candidate having received majori-
ty, the house then proceeded to vote to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Platt. The vote stood as follows:
Depew IA, Herman Al, Plat 81, Folger
6, Lapham 6, Cornell 10, Crowley 8,
Evarts 5, Morton 2, Miller g. Francis l.,
Pomeroy i, Wadsworth 2, Tremaine 2,
Rogers l, Choate l.
The chair announced that the house hav-
ing failed to give majority for either can
.didate the fact viii be entered upon the
journal of the house and legislative bust
ness proceed.
When the hour of noon arrived, the SEN
place of Thos. C. Platt, resigned. The
vote stood as follows:
T. c. Platt, s; Chauncey M. Depew, 1;
Herman, 2; Warner Miller, 2; Rogers, 1;
Eldridge Lapham, q; Choate, 1; Davis, q;
Wheeler, / and Sharpe 1.
The senate then voted for successor to
fill the short term in place of Roscoe Conk
ling Vote stood as follows:
Roscoe Conkling, 8; Sherman s. Rogers,
5; John C. Jacobs, 6; Geo. b. Bradley, l.;
Charles J. Folger, 2; Gov. Cornell, 8; VIM.
"A. Wheeler, 4; Theodore M. Pomeroy, 2;
No one received a majority.
Senate adjourned,
CARDS.
ALBANY, May 30 The following call
was sent to each Republican member of
the assembly this afternoon:
ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS, ALBANY May 80
Tomorrow the assembly is required by
law to ballot for two senators in congress,
and it is urgent and indispensable that the
members of the Republican party should
act in harmony. No joint conference Of
the Republicans of both houses having
been called we hereby call caucus of the
Republican members of the assembly to
agree upon candidates to be supported by
the Republicans. The caucus win meet
this (Monday) evening, May 80, in the as
sembly chamber Immediately on the ad
iournment of the assembly. We earnestly
and respectfully invite the Republican
members to attend and participate in said
>caucus. GEO. H. SHARP.
f. A. CARPENTER.
.JoHN e. GuLETT.
A. S. DRAPER
Senator Mills, who heretofore declined
to pronounce, to-day caused to be pub
lished the following telegram:
UTICA, N. Y, May 80, 1SS1.-George
Dawson, Eueaang Journal, Albany, N. Y:
Please say that am opposed to the cleo
ton of Conkling and Platt to the United
States senate. I believe this course win
best preserve the Republican party. While
have labored to avoid a conflict, there
has never been any doubt with me or my
friends where must stand on the issue.
A. NJ. MILLS.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The administration leaders now claim
Gorstine, Boardman, G. NJ Palmer and
Yates, of the assembly, who have been
classified with the stalwarts, and say the
vote for Conkling tomorrow will show
him to be abandoned entirely. The stal-
warts however, assert that Conkling will
never be abandoned; that his true friends
will stand by him to the last, as the $40
did by Grant in the Chicago convention.
Among the visitors to ex-senator Conk-
ling this afternoon was Governor CorneH
The interview lasted over an hour.
After the adjournment of the house
number of Republican members remained
in their seats in accordance with the lnyl-
tation to meet in caucus committee
Speaker Sharp called Draper TO the cnaIr'
who stated the object of the caucus. he
said there was diversity OF opinion for
whom the votes should be east We are
met in the usual and old fashioned way to
determine who shall be the candidates.
That Republicans who could not meet for
that purpose were unworthy of the name.
He closed by asking that the roll be called
The chair stated that he had had count
made and it was found that there was not
a majority of the Republican members OF
the assembly present. e. A. Carpenter
moved that the caucus adjourn to eight
O'Clock p. m. tomorrow, and that the Re
publican members of the senate be invited
to participate. Carried, and the caucus
adjourned
In the assembly the senate resolution for
lont convention to elect United States
senators ON Wednesday next was received
and by unanimous consent adopted. Pot
Ter asked consent to offer concurrent res
olutOn that when the Legislature adjourn
on tuesday next it adjourn to meet in
Saratoga on the 18th of August next. OBJ
Jected to by Afford.
Ihe administration men met for confer
ence tins morning. There were fifty
seven present and notes from thirteen more
saying they viii vote for men who viii
support the administration. Resolutions
were adopted pledging all present to with
uraw support from Conkling and Platt.
IN the regular session of the senate to-
uay petitions were presented for and
1Salnst the reelection of Conkling and
mccarthy offered resolution that on
tuesday, May 81, the senate proceed to |
~ n9n1inate ~ candidates for the office of Unit
eG ea states senators, to fill vacancies In the
ouce- @ Adopted He also offered an
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