Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-26
BRAG.
Quiet on, the Surface.

ALBANY, May 25.-From appearances here
to-day one would not think there was such
an important question pending as the one now
befoIe the legislature. The members were in
their seats at both houses, attending to bust
ness even more closely than usual, and when
spoken to regarding the Senatorial issue, an
swered promptly and decisively either for
or against Conkling, as the case might
be. At the Delavan house Conkllng and
associates held levees, entertaining mostly,
however, persons who are not members of the
legislature. All sorts of reports have been in
circulation, some evidently set afoat as feel
ers and others entire fiction. Among those Civ
en- out this afternoon, was one that the friends
of Conkling say,if he is returned to the Senate,
he will abstain from attacking the administra-
tion, and further if it is demanded in the in
terest of harmony,
PLATT WILL WITHDRAW
and the administration section may name a
Senator to take his place. 1t was also reported
that Garfield has approved of such arrange
ment and urges his friends to accept the prop
osition. The proposition, however, it was add
ed, was received with not little distrust and
had no effect upon those who are deter
mined not to 20 into caucus. If accepted,
they say, the election of their man in this
place Platt must first be consummated before
they cast vote for Conkling. This report
was industriously put forward, abut a
little investigation set it at
rest. The ADMINISTRATION men said
if President Garfield had urged anything of
the kind, his friends would be the first notified
of his wishes, and they have not been SO noti-
fed. There is a growing anxiety to know
who the
OPPONENTS OF CoNKLING
will support, not only for his place but for
that of Platt. They have not given out the
names as yet, preferring, as one of them said
to wait until the balloting commenced. Their
votes will be scattered at first and concentrated
will be said or done until Tuesday next, when
the vote will commence Every thing indi.
Gates there will be
NO CAUCUS.
Those engaged in the effort to secure sigma
lures of a majority of the Republican members
to call for caucus, as was done last January,
are not succeeding as well as they thought
Instead of getting nearly hundred sigma
lures as they claimed, are having very HARD
work to obtain so. There is plainly observabl;
absence of that confidence which they bore
last January, and down to the time of resig
nations, while those who were so overwhelm
ingly defeated when Platt was elected art
really jubilant Efforts have been made te
learn Just where
GOV. CORNELL
stands in this contest but without success
He has had lengthy interviews with Conkline
and Arthur, but he will not talk to anyone
else. Conkling and Arthur have shown {
change of demeanor since they have been il
the city. Tonight they had lengthy argu
ments with members, assisted by many con
stituents who have come here to aid them
| These constituents, it is said, are managers o
| nominations and elections, men who possess
much political influence in the country dis
| tricts. Some members who hav,
been subjected to interviews with thes
men have been strengthened in thei
| opposition to Conkling, and express much in
| dignation at the methods adopted to bring
them over. Others, it is reported, have beel
materially influenced the other way. Their
are those who inquire
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS WILL DO,
whether they will help one faction or tn
other. Leading Democrats, when spoken t.
on the subject, declare unhesitatingly the
have their own party work to do, and feel tina
they would deserve and receive punishment
they cid not vote for three of their bes
partisans. They Indignantly deny there ha