Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-23
THE CONKLING CAUCUS YESrER.
DAY.
He Will Make q Figh,

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coNKL1Na AND PLA7T TO BIZ CANDIDATES FOR RE-
ELECTION.
nh. .o,,ou. .-.-. u,uy-, A.,
no .otu.s ~ sooas u nUm NeM aoih ana AZ
oons a.o 0uoI .no NonAuns oOa"o.os nase 10
ce'veo tue o[oef lIoln Ineir leaoer 10 go aneao
on the line OF campaign he has decided upon,
/. e., vigorous contest in the legislature for the
seo.sS Sou y. AoAA al" law W 'n0 oni'oo
otates senate
MIR. Conkling yesterday was In consultation
Arthur IN New vorL An,ono o,tars -,rr
aI.nui emu, IL NC" .oih. Auons oCnels mno
cropped m sne seng were senator
Smytb: Senator John P. Jones. of Nevada: ex-
Minister to Russia E. W. Stoughton, Tinted
Sse SoeS1 Ma5na nSaIss Pam
D. Lawson, State Senator Robert 81. Strahan.
Police Justice Jacob M Patterson, tr.. Mr. John
j. O'Brien, Mr.. Robert c. McCord. III. Bernard
son, Charity Commissioner Jacob Hess. Fire
Commissioner Cornelius Van Cott. and MT.
Michael Cregan.
Collector Gould were present it ia inferred that
they were PLAYING possum when they nroo
fessed to be anti-Conkl1ng men lust before
after having been withdrawn. At t this his Caucus Caucus
1t was decided that ConkliDg and Platt should
formally announce their Candidacy for re-
election.
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AcCoiuing W ohe Vi Ine prominent sIal"afts
at this conference, the subject OF the
result was canyassed. and no doubt was felt
that Conkliny and PIatt would be reelected
He said in this connection. .Yon sae tnera ara
l6O members OF the leglslature-that is. of the
senate and assembly, of course OF this num-
er. oS 70 ta Ine vo1es OF 81 N mem
eIact the S Senators The hone ~ tho .sboIe
breeds" is that they win be able to secure the
afiVes " This hnWever IF thev cannot dop fInon
their own showing thew have thus far nnIv
secured the sipnafSures Of forty-fWo senator's @
and assemblymen NIB to a pIe1ee t9 onnose Io the gao
election OF Tue SENATOR'S. fhis is not by any
means suf1icient number. The republicans
will. of course, go into caucus This has been
caucus ia ffty.three These fifty-three
votes nominate the next SenatOrs.n He
added that it would be political suicide
If any Of them refused to 90 into caucus they
would have very few followers. He said sthe
forty-tWo men they claim now to be opposed to
90 nio csncua yHu % ms aUS az 9, oae
that the ant. .stalWarts tried at first to obtain
pledge from their senators and assembiymen
not to attend any caucus while possibility
so its ni1raseoiopV was ehanSen On az n h.nGt
the signers to use all honorable means T to TH pre
vent the return to washington OF either of the
Senators. This, you Will see does not prevent
all the republicans from Supporting the caucus
nominees." He hinIed further. that III was mo-:
democratic senator's and assembiVmen viii vote
to prevent the re-eiection OF the Senatoran
op,,,oHa .nvppap M coNv,,vo
,o..soA.A ~ Anon ~ UoNAIN'.
Ex-Judge Dlttenhoefer was interviewed yes
terday and said: II don't think, however, that
MI. Conkling for one moment is silly enough to
t%n Tohnot n tha % p;dt % o ~, tt VI So e oereS, H,
Ynrk aIn the conntrv az isr@e an1 fben m bone Tm
the neonie lie down stnniSiV and t Iet him Wa,S
Ie snf Roscn. 1G Ssyo is aus
N ,ne nItad to JUS iasI
heS hetter tmrn hia nina 70 Soa mSosn; oId ns
profitable pursuit he ought to ODE be % able at his his
oice when he nds that the anu M g,Ory Oh
bine TrGM n sS band enar she oo not want
Senate by means ot democrat,c vafes ~ Womi ~ n
he one NJ tho rreatest hnmiiiottouS 3bn+ ~ ooii
he mt unon III him ror the eaC Souso
az Rotora ond noaa % o o0 tSot ~t naye ooast-
controiled nv CnnkIIno.s a"s Is
SnSa, o,.; mvur4 toa @ Sno% Riadmy noM mucn
I1tica ceftaGn,s infimemca 80 cn tIn @ Soo; tna' e
10 NO innaer an intenra1 socror 0n G ~ ne
,,olitioo Tho 20 nnISea not ~ ~ .2, e
ron 40 hotto- to R,thn pai Y ~ tnS sIate
Grao that WiII tonn tharo nonk "a ,a 10 Az oau.a ia
tneZate hts m aroganca ana his ~ lUg as Hmss
neSa "A0 "iAos"no0 "nu nio q"aiioiSoue-
uISo. S.e-o Cono+o- p,,s,,,,
on.; Sta1s senator bll1saa ana numoer OF other
fnr S1%onH sstarto1 % NelS NEW ioiK Guy
hn ,aa thyys yoSSSIuay. y MI: biusau saio tnat
iinr nor n pIoyt n,G III snat neIner Conk
IN the conrsa ~ ge te 70 1ae SenaIe
and assemhiTmen wnnEd oass n tn'n sSnasoIs
onnss thn Sorata woula W % Lou1a Wiling 70
ciItain 'uT Se ~ aeIeat
prGaa1; Gn; dne C0mpani4n M MiegisiaIOrs OF senator
that the sfalWarts, TAM otoxr 1he cartoiyntv % ~
their ability to re-elect Conkling and Platu is
an az ,1fag ana Done me for emect on the wavering.
Gas;oosar ~ sa,o pn,s+ ene aM saouaaing prsss:"
great ssfisfactinn thai Canriin % "a Pistt ss
lend to run for re-eiec1ion He said ha he'C wae r
CONFIDENT that the xSenafnrs conIG not no "as ra
elecfed excent nv the aid of domnoroV. 1o ne
they Were r.. .eieefed in that monner INC co,,Id -
not exnect fhe sI1Chrear favora fror, the SI E
istration, as they would ba ciassed "a demo-.
Gratis X WnuiH o,so oiano+o froyu tEone Ho ~
scfiS With " them enator Rnbesen MeTe nIW e
said that the adyices he had receivad rom rho
members Of the leeIslatnre Who are e'u now 'a5 aI
their homes Consulting their const1tnentS wers s