Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-23


The question OF the ~intsntions OF eI.
Senators Conklins and Plat sndsavoring
to induce the Legislature 10 return them
10 their seats In the United States Senate
which they voluntary rslinquished .
week ago. was definitely settled on Sat.
urday. Tho two gentlemen began an
active sampaingn in Albany for office
and ~vindication. Conklins wss consult
ing with friends informally until q very
late hour. and Il was we'll on toward
sunrise when the distinguished sx.Ssna-
tor sought rsposs. When hs did 30 his
plans for the campaign on which be is
about to enter in behalf Of himself and
Plat we're thoroughly matursd. At l
o'clock P. n. yesterday Conklins and
Plat entered . coupe and were driven
to the residence Of Vice President Ar.
thur. There they we're met BY tbs Vice
President, Asssmblyman Carpenter.
Speaker Shoups OF the Assembly, Pc.
lice Commissioner French. Charles Den.
nisen and Arthur B. johnson Of Utica,
John F. Smyths OF Albany. sx.u. 8.
Marshal Louis F. Paine OF New York
and Columbia county. and Senator John
P. Jones Of Nevada. and the a~nxiously
expected conference Was hold. This
conference It 10 suggested was arranged
by the Governor. He promised to be
present himself and personally urge
Conkling to again become . candidate,
and hs was expected an the II O'Clock
train from Albany but he failed to appear
and the conference proceeded without
him. One Of the gentlemen present,
however, assured The Times reporter that
Governor Cornell was heartily In favor
Of the proceedings and they were taken
with his full knowledge. He could
dorse them in avery particular.
Conkling announced that personally
hs preferred to retire TO private life to
again entering upon the duties OF Sens-
tor. He had served his State in the
Senate TO the best Of his ability for
many years. and he was ready to step
down and allow some other man to take
his place; bat, Notwithstanding his per-
sousl feelings in the matter, he felt that
Il was due to his friends TO take their
advice on . question OF 90 great import
anee, and he was ready 10 sacrifice bis
personal feelings to their demand. He
wanted Il distinctly understood. how.
svsr, that In case be should become q
candidate for reelection to the Senate
Mr.. Plat must Be united with him. He
would b Q party to no arrangement by
which he should be returned to the Sen.
ate and Plat DO sacrificed. The cause
Of the younger man was his. and the two
must fall or stand together. Hs would
couptsnancs no combination which
should send to Washington ~ his COL
league any other man than the o who
acted with him in demanding that the
State should Be respected BY the Prssi.
dent. Pointing to the hat Of q OF the
gentlemen lying on the table. he said:
''Supposs Q man should come In and try
to take that hat, and one OF you gentle.
men should say. 'Don't do that. the
hat IL not yours and squabbls should
arise. And then. suppose the man
Who was trying to take II should 20.
cuss the man Who was s~ndsavoring to
prevent him OF being . thief, and assert
that he was the man who was doing
wrong; that 10 exactly q parallel case to
this Of my trouble with the President.
have not tried to steal the New YORK
Colisctorship. I have tried 10 keep 1t
in the hands OF Q man Who has . right
to IL until his term expires; bat l Am the
man accused Of being = thief. am 70.
cussd Of grabbing for patronage. II
have simply tried to prevent others from
succeeding in . grab for patronage"
II was the opinion Of Vice President
Arthur and all gentlemen present that
both Conkling and Pistt should 20 to
Albany Of once and personally engage In
the contest before the Legislature. Ths
scheme was somewhat distastsful to
Csnkling. He said : OF courss ! am
in the hands OF my friends nov, and feel
bound to defer to their wishes. but ! do
not like the idea Of going to Albany on
this nission. II shall b - you de-
eide"
A very careful canvass Of the members
OF both Houses OF the Legislature was
made during the conferences, and the re-
sult was that the gentlemen came to the
unanimous conclusion thai both Conk.
ling and Plat can b reelected. Plat
announced that hs had received lsttsrs
from . number Of msnbsrs plsdging
their votss 10 him and Oonklina. and
that b hes ssesivsd assurance from
many moro. some Of whom are !