Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-05-28
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
TBB TRIPLBT'S GONB.
ConkIing and His Partners
Leave Albany
AFTER SCORING SEVERAL DEFEATS.
Robertson Too Much for the
StaIwartS.
The Air Thick With Rumors.
Reports Of All Sorts of
Bargains.
NEW YORK..

BdTSdlI1S.
NEW YORk.
The Senatorial Middle Departure of
Conkifng and His Intfmates From AL
bany-Defeated In Their Efforts to Sc
eure a Caucus-The Half-Breeds Hold
the Fort-A Democratic Caucus - Ex-
Speaker Randall Taking a Hand -
Rumors of N Bargain Between Him
and Conkling - Latest Accounts From
the Seat of War.
ALBANY, May 27.--The caucus of Conkling
| men for last evening having failed it is now
| said that they viii try to get up a caucus on
Monday night. Only forty-two names had
| been secured to the call for last evening
| which is now obsolete. A new caucus will
have to be called by a new paper, and some
members whose names were on the paper
| first signed declare that they will not sign a
| second paper. They say that they signed
sae paper and that others did not come for
ward to help them in sufficient numbers to
make the call effective; therefore Mr.. Raines
| and others will not sign again.
more trustworthy report is that no fur
| ther caucus will be attempted on the part of
| the Conkling men. Their. change of tone
| within the last twelve hours has been very
| noticeable. They no longer talk Of reading
out of the party those who refuse to go into
| the caucus. Indeed it is question if the
administration men could not have carried a
| caucus to-day and force the Conkling men to
| support two candidates who will support the
President. From present indications what
have been called the half breeds will likely
have to be the regular Republican party, and
the stalwarts who fight the President will be
the s'hckers."
| The following libellous s'dodger," distrib-
uted to members through the mail, caused a
sensation in the Assembly this morning. Mr..
Cuyler, editor of the Albany Erpress and
l Mr.. A1vord offered 300 each for the detec-
ton of the author:
s'Ten dollars will be paid for the produc-
trn of the Hon. James E. Goodman of the Second
Assembly district OF Washington county Y, who,
the reporter of the New York Herald states,
lest he may not appear Tuesday next at the cleo
tnn of United States Senator'S Apply at the Erpress
office"
caucus of the Democrats is Gale for
Monday evening in the Senate chamber. The
general opinion among them is that new
names will be presented, and that Seymour,
Robinson and Tilden are out of the question,
Clarkson N. Potter will probably be one of
pected arrival of Speaker Randall will have
considerable influence both upon the selec-
ton of candidates and also upon the conduct
| of the Democratic campaign.
1t was thought beforehand that the ques-
| ton of an adjournment of. the Legislature to
next week would be complicated with the
senatorial question, but this proved untrue.
| In the Senate Mr.. Williams (Conkling Rep.)
introduced concurrent resolution to djourn
| to Tuesday morning; this was tabled on an
objection. The resolution for the regular
| adjournment to Monday evening was then
| carried. In the Assembly Mr.. Brooks (Dem)
introduced concurrent resolution to adj
journ till Tuesday morning because Monday
will be Decoration day. Afterward he with
irew this, but Mr.. Andrews Dem. renewed
1t. It was laid on the table temporarily
Another proposition to adjourn till p. m.
on Monday was voted down, and Mr.. New
mans Dem, resolution to adjourn to Mon
| day night was carried. M. G. Murphy Dem
sent up concurrent resolution that the
| legislature should adjourn sine die on We'd
nesday, June 2. This was laid over.
The latest count shows that of the los Re-
publicans in the Legislature the Conklingites
| have 55 and the ants so. This gives the
Jonklingites the right to call caucus. or
would give them that right if they had 55
| signatures to their call. But they have not
| the gnatures. They count several birds in
the bush, as do their opponents, owing to
1 the refusal OF several members to sign either
| paper.
Ex-senator Conkling left for New York on
the 2:4O train accompanied by Vice President
Arthur, Ex-senator Platt and some other
4talwarts. The ex-senator looked old and
jaded and refused to look recognition to
hose who saluted him. Many of the half
breeds boastingly said after Conkling's de-
| parture that he would not return, but Judge
Robertson says he will and will make a fight
Before Conkling left the staIwarts were max
| ing jubilant over the prospect of ConkIing's
election by an alliance with the Democrats.
they were convinced that everything was ar
ranged and that the plan would be carried
out as outlined in a previous despatch and
for the reasons therein given. Judge Robert
son has been busily engaged, in pre-
pairing to foil this plan. He has
had a conference with several Democratic
leaders and has succeeded in having adopted
by them policy which will render extreme
ly difficult, if not impossible, the carrying
out of the stalwart plan The Democratic
leaders have concluded at their caucus Mon
day night to place in nomination two promi-
nent Democrats and have the caucus in
struct for solid VOTE IF this programme
be carried out it is difficult to see
a vote for either Republican faction. On
l the question of election the Democratic
leaders say the caucus will adopt this policy
and carry it out. Judge Robertson says they
| will be able to do it, and if they do it simply
renders Conklings election by Democratic
aid impossible. It is absurd to expect that
out of only 81 Democrats in both houses, all
bound by the regular caucus to support the
regular Democratic nominees for the United
States Senate, twenty eight, the number
Gonkling needs to elect, could possibly be in
dneed into breaking such pledges and going
| bodily over to the other side. The Democrat
ic caucus will also instruct the Democratic
| members to vote with either Republican fac
ton on a motion to adjourn. They expect
lby securing an adjournment to continue the
discord in the Republican party. and through
| it win the next Assembly in the fall elections
The Democratic leaders are showing letters
| from John Kelly advising against an alliance
| With the Republicans and attributing the Loss
| of his place to the mistake of allying will
| Republican factions They are also showing
letters from Tilden, in which he says thai
| while he refuses to give any special advice
1 upon what is best for the Democrats to do il
the present emergency, he does not hesitate
to tell all Democrats that at all times and un
der all circumstances it is a mistake for Dem
ocrats to vote for Republican upon any con
dition whatsoever"
Cornell continues to be the strongest can
didate. Some developments of a startling
nature in regard to the present contest are
| expected tomorrow. It is seriously sale
that Conkling while in New York intends tt
| meet ex-Speaker Randall and other Demo
cratic leaders and form an alliance to have
| Conkling returned for Platt's term and
Democrat for Conkling's term, Conklins
| pledeing the stalwart vote and Randall pledg
, | ing the Democratic vote. I 2mocrass here al
say they would vote such a ticket withou
hesitation Robertson says ne has no doub