Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-07-08
RumOr that the Half Breeds Favor
Compromise,
But Roscoe Would Rather Suffer
Defeat than C0untenanCe 1t.
Thanks to High Heaven, There Is
Some Prospect of
A Final Adjournment Taking
Place on Saturday Next
And the People of the Nation Will
Consequently Rejoice.
ADJOURN ED AGAIN.

Some Of the Members Kick on the Call
A New Paper Being Circulated = 10
Meet To- Day at Four O'clock.
ALBANY, n. V, June THE adj
jourAed conference OF the Republican
members oil the Legislature took place
this evening in the Assembly chamber,
Senator Mccarthy presiding.
The roll was called and fifteen Sena-
tors and fifty Assembymen answered
to their names.
Phillips offered the following:
WHEREAS, Objection is made by some
OF the Republican members OF the Leg
islature taking part in the caucus or
conference to the powers restricted by
the terms in which it is called; and
WHEREAS, 1t is the sense OF this COL
ference that concessions ought to be
made in order to cOncilate and unite
all divisions in the Republican party;
therefore
Resolced, That the roll be called and
that every member oi this conference
who favors call for an unrestricted
caucus answer in the affirmative
and those opposed in the negative;
that the names OF all who shall answer
in the affirmative shall be attached to
the following call hy the Secretary, and
it shall be deemed that such members
as shall so answer in the Affirmative
have signei said rall in the following
form, tO.wlt:
The Call.
The undersigned Republicans hereby
invite and request all Republican mem
bers OF the legislature to meet with US
in Republican caucus to be held at the
Assembly chambers at 4 o'clock Friday
afternoon, July Sth, 1881, for the pur-
pose OF nominating two United States
Senators to fill the vacancies occasioned
by the designations OF Hons. K. Conk-
ling and Thos. g. Platt.
Datei al .llbmy Julg I, 1881.
Rcsolred, That a committee OF three
be appointed by the chair to circulate
the above call and request the signatures
of the Republican members OF the Joint
Convention.
At the suggestion OF WOodin the
words in the resolution unrestricted
caucus were changed to general eau.
GUS"
The roll was called OH the adoption
OF Phillips resolution, and twelve Sen
ators and forty-tive members answered
ave, making fifty seven. This was an
agreement to sign the call for caucus.
Craper, in voting said this would be
Al. IL H., lal air in
and ii it was to be the last he would
vote aye.
Robertson said this was not exactly
the feast to which he had been invited,
but he would vote aye.
Chamberlain said if that was major
ity sustaining this proposition he would
vote ave. TVoice-There is a majority.
Chamberlain Then | will vote aye.
A recess was then taken to give those
present an opportunity to sign the call
for the caucus.
The call was signed by sixty OF those
present.
A committee was appointed to obtain
other signatures, and the Conference
adjourned.
The action of the Republican confer
ence to night has for its object to give the
Conklingites an opportunity to 90
into the caucus. Those attending
say if they will not attend the caucus
tomorrow they will have to explain and
give good reasons ii they stay out and
continue to vote as they have, OF course
no election can be had and the result
will be an adjournment, perhaps on
Saturday, as it will be utterly useless to
prolong the struggle.
Conkling Forblds Any Compromise.
New YORK, July 7.-SiIas Il. butcher,
State Superintendent OF Public Works,
and c. NJ. Donnelson, OF Utica, were
reported to have arrived in New York
from Albany, and to have conferred
with Conkling. 1t was said last evening
that they brought to Conkling the in
formation that the Hail Breeds
were unwilling 10 vote TOR
him, but would compromise
il some other Stalwart could be suDstl.
tuted ior him, and Conkling then III
structed his friends to postpone any ac.
ton looking TO compromise.