Daily Republican., 1881-07-18
The Dead.lock Broken.

The Deadlock Broken.
The long deadlock is broken and a
United States senator at last is e.ec-
ted at Albany. Warner Miller on Sat
urday was elected for the long term to
succeed Tho,nas c. Platt, resigned re-
ceiving sscenty-,ix votes, three more
than necessary 10 elect. Speaker Sharpe
Senator Winsiow and six Assembly
mer, who had been voting tor ultleren'
p"esons, growing tired Of the coh'eS
md being warned Of the opposit'o" %
I their constituencies at home, vote 4 10
Miller aud ended the contest 80. tar n
the long term was concerned. E,r tn
short term, Conkling still ne d twenty
nine votes, and Lapl.am tn ) Adminis
tration candiiate lacked tive votes o
a majority, He w!il no Snutt be elec
ted to-day or to.porro~ At the farthcst
There are still fepu OlicaAs who fee
that they must vote t'T ConkRng rs long
as he Is a candidate III return tor t;.vors
he had conferred on them.
Thus will eni 4 TWO months contest
; which was most uuiustiiiab!y Precipi
tat.d upon the Republicans of New
Scrk by the resignation Of Conklins
ard Pla:t, and wuicl, has been terribly
demoraii7ing To the party not only i'll
New York, but all over the country.
On this sixteenth ,iay OF May, Conkling
! resigned, and platt followed, for moth
ing iE the world except that they could
not dictate the appointments of the
President in New York though he had
in the appointments which he made
a porportion Of five to one of Conk(ing' 5
friends. This was in essence and prin-
ciplr The prOvocation, but the immedi-
ate occasion for the uniustitiable and
petulant conduct of Conk'ing was the
appointment Of Judge Robertson a con.
,picuous opponent of Conhling's leader
ship Of the Republican party, 10 b. Col
leuior of the Port OF New York one OF
the most lucrative offices within tho
gift Of the President. The action of
Conkliug and PLAT aStonished every
body, Sling their warmeSt supporters
with CONSERVATION aud placing them in
an embarrassing position while it ex-
cited in the minds of the most Republi-
cans the most extreme disgust. Had
the resignation not been offered the
country would have been saved witness
ing the self humiliating spectacle of he
Senators rushing to lbany asking re-
election 10 the places they had deserted
rs q yindicatiou Of the war they had
opened upon President Garfield. And
the pubic serse WAS farther violated
AID disguised at the sight of the Vice
President rushing to Albany and not
witlstanding the very high position
which ht. held in this vast nation,
took part in lobbying for the re-elec-
tion of touk'ing and r!att. Let us
hope tha, the terrible attack by IN as
sassin u,,n the life Of the President and
he life OF the nation, has cured him OF
partisan lobbying, at least so long as he
is second in Place and prospective pow
or in the government of the ration.
However, it is enough to say that the
purposes Of the Conkling men We're
thwarted in the refusal Of large ma
iority of the Republicans in the Legis-
lature TO Use the machinery Of the par
ty to elect him, and nine ont of twenty
five Senators and twenty six out of
eighty-rne ASscmblymen is the largest
Dumhcr Of votes that he could at any
time command. The result of the eleG-
ton will I've hailcd with real pleasure
oy niny -ten;hs ofthe Republicans every.
where and Mr.. Conkliug owes his own
ieieat 10 his own imprudence and vail
ty The defeat oI Conkling will I've a
'eal tllCmph to the Republican party.
f by the means which he desired to be
made list pt he had succeeded in effect
ng his purpose he would have rent the
party asunaer and given
Sew York to tie Democrats while IL
would have weakened the Republicans
II other States. Nolhing now need be
cared for the Republican party for the
oug struggle through which it has pass
ID has practically drawn it to -erher ami
given iG new strength. Mr.. CoukiingI
md his adhercnts have so completely
Ilienatei the whole body Of Republican
voters from themselves that they will
10 longer amount to faction Or have
he power TO do harm, even if they re-
ain the disposition.
New Is THE tiIue Ior camp meeting