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DOMESTIC.
The New York Political SituatiOn-Pians
for the Campaign Natnred,

which they voluntarily relinquished week
ago, was definitely settled yesterday. The
two gentlemen have begun an active cam
paign in Albany for tffice and vindication.
Conkling was consulting with friends in.
formally until very late hour yesterday
morning. 1t was we'll on towards morning
when the distinguished ex-senator sought re.
pose, and when he did so, his
PLANS FOR THE CAMPAIGN
In which he is about to enter on behalf Of
himself and Platt were thoroughly matured.
At O'clock yesterday morning Conkling and
Platt entered coupe and were driven to the
residence of Vice-President Arthur. Here
they were met by the Vice. President, As.
semblyman Carpenter, Speaker Sharp of the
Assembly, Police Commissioner French,
Charles Dennison and Arthur B. johnson Of
Utica, John F. Smythe of Albany, ex-United
States Marshal Louis F. Paine of New York
and Columbia county and Senator John ?,
Jones of Nevada, and the anxiously-expected
conference was held. This conference was
suggested and arranged by the Governor. HI
promised to be present himself and personally
urge Conkling to again become a candidate
and he was expected on the II o'clock train
from Albany, but he failed to appear an6
the conference proceeded without him. One
of the gentlemen present, however, assured q
Times reporter that Governor Cornell was
heartily in favor of the proceedings, and
they were taken with his full knowledge. He
could indorse them in every particular.
Combines ANNOUNCEMENT.
Conkling announced that personally he
preferred to retire to private life to again
entering upon the duties Of Senator. He had
served his State in the Senate to the best Of
his ability for many years. and he was ready
to step down and allow some other man to
take his place but notwithstanding his per.
sonal feelings in the matter, he felt that il
was due his friends to take their advice on a
question of so great Importance, and he was
ready to sacrifice his personal feelings to
their demands. He wanted it distinctly un.
derstood, however, that in case of his becom-
ing a candidate for the1Senate, Mr.. Plat
should be united with him. He will be q
party to no arrangement by which he should
be returned to the Senate and Piatt be sacri.
feed. The cause of the younger man was
his, and the two must stand or fall togeth err.
He would countenance no combination which
should send to Washington as his colleague
any other man than the one who acted with
him in demanding that the State
should be respected by the President.
Pointing to the hat of one Of the gentlemen,
lying on the table, he said, Suppose man
should come in here and attempt to take that
hat, and one of you gentlemen should say,
Don't do that the hat is not yours, and a
squabble should arise; and then suppose the
man who was trying to take it should accuse
the man who was endeavoring to prevent
him of being thief, and assert that he was the
man who was doing wrong. That is exactly
parallel case to this of my trouble with the
President. L have not tried to steal the Col.
lectorship. I have tried to keep it in the
hands of the man who has right to it until
his term expires but I am the man accused
of being the thief. / am accused of grabbing
for patronage. I have simply tried to prevent
this from succeeding-this grab for patron
age"
PLAN OF THE CAMPAIGN.
1t was the opinion of Vice-President Ar
thur and all the gentlemen present that both
Conkling and Plat should go to Albany at
once and personally engage in the contest be-
fore the Legislature. This scheme was some
what distasteful to Mr.. Conkling. He said :
"Of course am in the hands of my friends
now, and feel bound to defer to their wishes /;
but do not like to go to Albany on this mis-
sion. However, it shall be as you desire" A
very careful canvass of the members of both
the conference, and the result was that the
gentlemen came to the unanimous conclusion
that both Conkling and Platt could be elected
Platt announced that he had received letters
their votes to him, and Conkling has
receiyed assurances from many more,
some of whom are claimed to be
pledged against him by the "half- breeds. !"
1t was urged, too, that the Republicans, and
the Administration Republicans.
cannot afford TO bolt the caucus, and the
election will undoubtedly be determined in
the caucus. The conference ended about 6
o'clock, and Conkling and Platt were driven
direct to the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Vice
President Arthur and John +. Smythe went
to dinner at the St. james, as guests of Sen
ator John P. Jones. and Speaker Sharp. As.
semblyman Carpenter and Marshal Paine
started for Albany, to begin the campaign
for the re election of Conkling and Platt
THE SITUATION SUMMARIZED.
The Tribune says: Senator Conkling, in
answer to the inquiries of friend, said he
was in the hands of his friends. and would
do what they thought best. He did not
think this State approved the course of the
men who proved traitors to General Grant
a. Chicago, and the State would show that
its Senators did right in protesting against
them. Notwithstanding the conf
dent talk of the Conkling men last night,
they were all willing to admit that hard
fight would have to be made at Albany.
Extraordinary precautions have been taken
to prevent the disclosure of their plans
They admitted that any vipdication they
srOulQ TeSSiNC HCuiu hoS 10 " buSH ucucut
to them. The previous talk of Conkling
to practice law was never SO much
as referred to. The $50 600 offer was not
mentioned. It was not q question any
longer as to the candidacy of the Senators.
but could they be elected? A number of
Republicans were about the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, but they were not in
the least cast down by the announcement of
the candidacy of the exSenators. The anti
Cenkling men claim that fifty-two Republi.
cans in the Legislature arc pledged against
the ex-Senators.
SIGNIFICANT CIRCUMSTANCES
New YORK, May 23l-A. NJ speaking Of
the Republican gathering at Vice. President
Arthur's house yesterday, to indorse Conk-
ling, the Tribune says There was some COM
ment that no word was received from Post
James, and that be declined
to take part in the consultation. It was also
that Cornell did not accept the
invitation to be present. Postmaster Pear
son was reported to have been at the Vice
Presidents house, but he said last night that
the report was untrue, and he had not had
lot or parcel in any Of these consultations.
A number of other prominent persons who
were expected did not come or send any