Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-01

Anti-Platt Rep. 76
FOR THE SHORT TERM.
Conkling. ............- IS Jacobs {Dem1. 50
Bradley DEM. Anti-conkling Rep. SO
In the Senate the process of voting was in
terrupted by no demonstration of approval
or disapproval. nor was there any surprise in
the votes Platt received the same support
as Conkling, except that Mr.. Winslow voted
for Conkling and against Platt. Mr.. Wins
low has been counted as anti Conkling but his
district, Oswego and Jefferson counties es-
pecially, is male up of extreme Conkling and
anti-Conking Republicans, and he seems to
| have succeeded in riding both horses to the
last. Aside from this there was no notewor-
thy episode in the Senates voting The
chamber was crowded with spectators, most
| ly made up of politicians from all parts of
the State. 1t is noticeable that this election
has brought to Albany new lot of faces.
| The anti Conkling Republicans of the State
| have never before in many years felt that
| they had SO good right to be hereon
| such occasions as this.
In the Assembly the calling of the roll oc-
| cupied sixty five minutes Mr.. Conkling
! had only twenty-six votes, including Bing-
| ham and jackson, hitherto classed against
| him. These gentlemen say that their votes
were merely complimentary and not to be
given again. On the other hand, Bradley,
Gorsline and Roberts, who were expected to
vote for him, voted scattering. L. S.
Carpenter being absent the administra-
| ton men cast 81 scattering votes.
| No effort was made to concentrate on
| anyone, but Mr.. Wheeler managed
| to get Is, Mr. Rogers 8, Mr.. Crowley 5 and
Governor Cornell 6. On the second ballot
| Platt fell off from Conkling votes, having
| only 81, Messrs Bingham, Cowles Evarts
| and Hurd, who voted for Conking, having
refused to vote for Platt. Depew had IA
larger number than any other administration
man. Cornell on this ballot rose to I2-an
| ind hot, nf
didates in the minds of many.
| The result of both ballots in the Assembly
showed that several who attended the caucus
in the Assembly chamber last evening did so
that they might vote against both Conkhng
| and Plat
At the hotels afterward the ballots were
the absorbing theme. Ageneral desire was
expressed that the e1-Senators would get out
of the way and let the matt err
get fixed up. One Senator
says that Conkling's motto always has been,
Let the majority rule. Now he sees that q
large majority of the Legislature is against
him and to be consistent let him retire Most
of Conkling's men say they will stick but
others are earnestly insisting that the admin
istratlon men shall attend caucus, in the
hope, it is believed, that the outcome would
relieve them from voting again for either
Conkling or Platt.
There was no caucus of the stalwarts this
evening, nor of the half The latter
| held a conference and renewed their pledge
of faith It was decided to continue voting
ssscatteringn for few ballots in joint con-
vention tomorrow, and should the test show
strength to be relied upon they would confer
again and unite on candidates. The fact is
that the half breeds are entirely at sea Their
first choice candidates are Cornell and De
pew, but up to this time Cornell positively
refuses to be a candidate and remains openly
true to the stalwarts. There was sharp
contest IN the half breed conference tonight
to force the naming of candidates, but this
was opposed by o majority of the faction.