The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-26
OUT OF THE RACE.
pLArT SAID TO HAVE. wIEHDRAWN
BO as Not 10 he an IncumbTance 10
CouLIing The outlook Favorable
ror:ME.COnEIIug's Opponents,
NO Caucus to He Held.

Senate in New York. that be lound onl
his candidacy was drawback TO Conkling
and has decided to relieve Oonkling Of
that weight, This rumor is based on a
private dispatch from Albany received
late this afternoon.
New YORK, May 25,-A special from
Albany to the Brooklyn Eagle says that
the anti, Uonglingites are not only holding
their own, but are gaining. A deadlock
10 inevitable, end the fight will be carried
into the campaign next fall. ViCsPresi-
dent Arthur said to-day that the admins
tration contingent would give them some
trouble, but in the end it would be beaten ;
yet II you could get one OF the stalwSrls
to talk to you frankly, he would aCkuowl.
edge that there will be no election at this
time, and the whole affair must go to the
people.
ALBANY, May 25.-From appearances
here tonight no one could think there
was such an important question pending
as the one now before the Legislature.
The members were in their seats In both
houses attending even more closely than
usual to business, and when spoken to re-
garding the Senatorial issue, said prompt.
" and dCCisively they were either for or
against Conkllng as the case might be.
Atthe DelAvan House Conkling and his
associates held leYees, entertaining most.
ly, however, persons who were not mem.
bers oil the Legislature. All sorts OF re.
ports have been In circulation, some
evidently set at1at as teelers and others
entire fiction. Among them was one
that the friends OF ConklinS say that II he
Ia returned to the Senate he will abstain
from attacking the administration, and
further, that II 1t lie demanded in the In.
terest OF harmony Plat will withdraw as
q candidate, and the administration ele.
ment may name q Senator to take his
place. 1t was also reported that President
Garfield approved such an arrangement,
and urged his friends to accept the propo.
Hition, The proposition, however i was
added, was received with not little dis.
trust, and had no effect on those who are
determined not to go into caucus. II &C.
cepted, they say the election OF their man
in place OF Plat must frat be Consum.
mated before they will cast vote for
Conkling.
This report was industriously put for.
ward, but little investigation get 1t at
rest. The Administration men said, II the
President had urged anything Of the kind,
his friends would be the first to be notified
OF his wishes in the matter, and they have
not been go notified. There Is growing
anxiety TO know whom the opponents OF
Conkllng will support, not only for his
place but for that Of Plat. They have not
given out any names as yet, preferhng, as
one OF them said, to wait until the ballot.
ing began. Their votes will be scattered
at FIRST and concentrated aiterward.
It seems 10 be settled that nothing will
be said or done till Tuesday next, when
the voting will commence. Everything
indicates that there will be no CAUCUS
Those engaged In the effort TO secure
the signatures OF majority OF the Repub.
liCan members to the call for caucus, ,as was
done last January, are not succeeding as
well as then. Instead OF getting nearly
one hundred siVn lturss as then, they are
having very hard work 10 obtain fifty.
There is plainly observable in the count.
enances OF the leading stalwarts an absence
Of that confidence which they bore last
January, and on down to the time OF the
designations, while those who were
go Overwhelming defeated when Plat
was elected are really jubilant. Efforts
were made to learn just where Governor
Cornell stands 10 this contest, but without
success. He has had lengthy interviews
with Conkling and Arthur, but he will
not talk to any one else. Conkling and
Arthur have shown 4 change oil demeanor
since they have been In the city. To night
they have had lengthy arguments with
members, assisted by many ot their con.
stituents, who have come here to aid
them. These constituents, 1t Is said, are
managers OF the nominations and elections,
men who posPess much political nau'
ence In the country districts. Some Of the
members who have been subjected to
interviews with these men, have
been strengthened In their opposition 10
Con king, and express much indignation al
the methods adopted to bring them over
to his support, O!hep, II Is reported,
have been materially influenced the other
way. There are thOge who yet inquire
what the Democrats will do; whether
they will help rms faction II the other
The leading Democrats, when spoken 10 on
The subjeC', declare unhesitstingly that
they have their party work to do, and
feel that they would deserve arsl receive
punishment II they did not vote for two o
their best partlsAns. They Indignantly
deny that there has ever been the less
Intention or thought ot helping either fac
ton OF their opponents In this matter
Those who claim TO know say C1nkliDg
feels that he was induced TO come here OF
false Information, and that he was no
here one half hour before he saw that {
great mistake had been made.
THE SENATE REFUSEs TO AGREE TO A CAUCUS
The following letter was sent to Speaker
Sharpe this morning:
STATE on NEW YoRK, SENATE CHAMBER, |
ALBANY, May, 25, 1881.
Hon. Gto. II. Sharpe, Chairman Assembly
Caucus Committee:
DRAR StR:-The Sena'e Caucus Commit
tee have given the question oi calling.
caucus the EARNEST dei6eratioh which tn
gravity OF the situation dema ads. Th
, United Ssa.ej Senators from this Stat
have FsSigued, and thrust upon the Repub
| licat tnsmbets Of this Legislature the 81
ternate Of supporting or antaSonlzing th
. National Administration. This lssue In
wolves the integrity Of the patty. Th
resignation oil our Senators left the senat
I Of the United States In control OF q Demo
. cratic msjorily. The Republican party Q
lie State cannot submit lie relations /
ihe party Of the Nation 10 the decision
Of majotity Oi the Lsgislativ
!. caucus. No member ought 10 be el
cused by caucus action from indlViduG
responsibility, bat In Joint convention d
i6s Legislature, aud IN solemn pxetCiS
Q ma duties 90 a legislator, sinh ma
g should cast his vote according to bile cor
4 sciehCe and the wishes Of his constituent Y
We do not therefore, deem II Wise 10 unit
!. ia the call Tor a joint Caucus.
d We fRmAin. deAf AiF, VOhfe ifnlY.