Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-05-26
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
THE CONKLING SUCCESSION
Both Sides Whipping in
Their Followers.
Cornell Brought Into the Fight.
Nominated as the Half
Breed Candidate.
A Defeat for the StaIWarts.
Their Demand for a
Caucus Unheeded.
A Defeat for the StaIWarts.
NEW YORK.

| NEW YORK.
The Senatorial Fight-A Set Back for the
| StaIwarts-Defeated1 in their Effort to
| Secure a Caucus-Both Sides Working
| Like Beavers-The Democrats Holding
| AIoof-Nominations Made by the Half-
Breeds-CorneJ Their First Choice.
ALBANY, May 25.-The following was sent
to Speaker Sharpe this morning:
| SENATE CHAMBER,
| ALBANY, N Y, May Is.
To the Hon. George H. Sharpe Chairman of the AS
| semby Caucus Committee
| Dear Sir:
The Senate caucus committee has given the CUES
| ton of cali a the deliberation
| which the gravity of the situation demands. The
United States Senators from this state resigned
and thrust upon the Republican members Of this
Legislature the alternative of supporting -ntagon
wolves the integrity Of the party The resignation of
senat has left the Senate of the United
IN control of Den ocratic majority. The Republic
party of the State cannot submit its relations to
party in the nation to the decision of Legislative
action from individual responsibility in the Joint
ere Sc of his duties as legislator each should
| cast his tie according to his conscience and the
wishes of his constituents. We do not, therefore,
deem it wise to unite in a call for Joint caucus
| We remain, dear sir, yours truly.
| GEORGE H FOSTER
While do not fully concur in the above, deem it
| in or recommend the call for caucus.
(signed) Wv ROCKWELL.
| The failure of the stalwarts to secure con-
ference of the caucus committees to-day and
their subsequent failure to secure fifty-four
| signatures for call for caucus has de-
pressed the stalwarts and made them quiet.
| They are working like beavers and are rails
| ing perceptible reaction. kilograms are
| being sent all over the State for workers and
| they are crowding in on every train. Not
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present for the stalwarts. but scores of State
| appointees are here. Robertson said to the
| agent of the National Associated Press to-
uight: eve have now forty men pledged to
refuse to go into caucus and expect to have
| fifty before morning. 1t is possible few
may be drawn away, but we cannot lose
under the circumstances more than five or six.
We only need twenty seven to defeat the re-
election of Conkling and Platt. Conkling
and Plat will certainly be defeated in this
contest" Vice President Arthur said: ''We
will yet succeed in getting the necessary
ifty-four names and will succeed in having
caucus called. I have not doubt of
our success on that score. I know
some people feel blue and talk blue
but those who feel blue are those
who don't know what is going on.
Those who are acquainted with what is going
on and being done do not by any means feel
blue, and certainly have no occasion to.
This refusing to go into caucus by the adj
present state of the Republican party.
It might have been done before the
Pennsylvania convention preceding the Chi
cago, but not now. The people know the
true inwardness of such talk and will resent
it in unmistakable terms. They are begin
ming to rise up now against Robertson's re-
fusal to go into caucus, and before many
hours there will he witnessed such univer-
sal demand among Republicans for a cessa-
ton of Robertson talks as will compel sur
render from them. Our cause must tri-
umph.''
The Democrats have adopted policy of
silence and they hold aloof from both Re
publican factions. 1t is settled beyond doubt
that the Democrats have resolved to abstain
from all alliance with either Robertson or
the stalwart faction on the question of voting
for caucus candidates if caucus be held and
nominations made, but have determined to
vote with either to adjourn. They hope to
create split in the Republican ranks and Sc
cure tie OF a Democratic Assembly in the
fall elections. Both the stalwarts and half
breeds are holding caucuses to night
Thousands of kilograms from New York bus
mess men have been pouring in upon the
Speaker and urging him to use every effort
to have Conkling and Platt returned to the
Senate for the honor and integrity of the
Empire State. The wires yet continue laden
with these messages.
The Robertson party held a conference |
lasting from until 11:3O o'clock and elected |
two candidates for the United States Senate !
in place of Conkling and Platt and will put |
them before the joint Assembly on Tuesday |
next to be voted upon. Governor Cornell is |
one and his name is announced There has |
been an understanding between the Robert
son leaders upon CornelPs name all along,
but the matter was not formally brought be- |
fore them for discussion and adoption until |
tonight. The nomination is made with the |
approval of all administration men in the |
Assembly. Cornell has agreed to accept a |
nomination in Conkling's place whenever |
Conkling either retires or goes down in the |
race. The half breeds feel sure now of de- |
feating Conkling and Platt and boldly an
nounce their programme. The name of the |
other Robertson candidate was fully agreed |
upon at the caucus, but is withheld for the |
present. He is acceptable to the Cornell |
stalwarts as well as to the administration.
He is a lawyer of national reputation.
At midnight the stalwarts had fifty names
on their call for caucus needing four to
have the requisite number. Two of these
have ordered their names to be taken Off the
call and say they will put them on the Rob-
ertson list. That will leave six signatures for
the stalwarts to obtain to procure nominal
ing caucus. They have until tomorrow
Thursday night to get them. If they can
not get them there will be no nominating
caucus and names will be put in nomination
in the joint session on Tuesday, when the
half breeds will nominate Cornell and an ad-
ministration man.
1t is rumored that Conkling will retire in
Cornell's favor for the sake of harmony in
the party. At midnight the half breeds had
forty six names on their pledge and say
they will secure ten more and possibly
twelve. Thurlow Weed has telegraphed his
endorsement of the Mccarthy letter.