The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-18
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pIiSh It with the Added Influence oI
IIIS Position -ConkIIng working Hard
-COnkIing ana PIatt TO Trade Terms
WASHINGTON, May H.-secfetary. Blaine
has kept in constant communication with
Senator Robertson, but Of course the cor
respondence is close and secret. Robert
son will be confirmed beyond all doubt
and by a majority 80 large as to be nearly
unanimous.
When the question Of the election ol
Senators comes before the New York Leg
islature Robertson will have the Collector
sbip OF New York In his hands. He
will enter the office when the LeRis
lsture adjourns. So It ia said the
fact Of bis having been confirmed
as Collector will natually increase
his power and influence In the Legisla.
ture, and he may rally Republ leans enough
10 beat Conking. Another plan suggested
by leading Republicans Is that Mr.. Rob
eftson and hia followers may attempt TO adj
iotirn the Legislature sine die before the time
when the Senatorial election can legally
be held. The State Senate, by adjourn
ment Yesterday, postponed the election
one week. II ls claimed that Robertson
will be followed by majority Of tho State
Senate In any programme be adopts. .
A prominent Republican, who has held
high positions and taken an active part 10
the campaigns for years, said today that
he was going TO Albany TO aid in defeating
Oonkling, and II the Democrats would
agree TO vote for Republican against
(jonklipp he favored the anti. Conkling
members OF the Legislature uniting with
them, Tammany is bitterly opposed to
tlonklipv since he and John Kelly split.
Leading Democrats here say that Kelly
will fight Conkling and carry the New
York City Democrats against him In case
ihp election should become Tree fight,
and that the country Democrats In the
Legislature will certainly go against him;
Oonkling's plan Is TO have the Senatorial
candidates chosen by caucus. lie VIII not
10 10 Albany, he says, but has spent TO-
day In debating an enormous mass oi cor
tespondenCe BY mail and Telegraph, 70
ali sec,ions Of New York, working
up his friends TO activity In bis behalf
His sl . pporters can, II 10 thought, Contto!
A Caucus, but should any other method
Of selecting the candidates be chosen be
would be In danger. Among the reports
that are credited isone that MI. Plat hal
consented To- let Conkling be elected fJl
his term, which runs until 1881, and
that Mr.. Plat will take ConkliHg's term
The reasot, for lhlsia given that Oonkling't
term expires In 1886 the same time as tht
present Administration. and that shou!t
Garfield be fenominated Oonkling. woult
have 10 work 10 carry New York tor hin
10 order TO insure his re election 10 thI
State, and he wants to be free from thi
necessity, to make var on Garfield. Thl
President has said that every member Il
his Cabinst endorses aud approves ll
every act in connection with Robertson
and the Cabinet are In entire harmony
with the President, -.
Postmaster. General James, though ht
signed With ConklinR, Plat and AT
thur, the protest against Robertson, !
now In entire accord with the President
When RobeflBon's name was iayofahl.
Yepofted 10 the Senate to-day, Senate
Jones, OF Nevada, was the only Senator I
object TO itS immediate consideration. II
stands firmly BY Conkling, though b
knows and admits that Robertson will b
, confirmed tomorrow Without debate.
can be said that the Administration is sat
, iihed with the shape Of Affairs and doe
moi believe that the RepnbliCa
marty OF New York will b
, wal kened At all. The Republ
cans all express the same opinion
J that the party 10 New York cannot be hui
! BY the appointment oi good man to otticl
| A frequent response oI Republican sel
(. ators when spoken to on the subject,
! that the Republican party does not d
pend on any one man iof success, thI