New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-16

NAMES OF THE SUPPOSED SECEDERS-THE CONK-
LING EXTRAMIsrs MAKING A DESPERATE EF-
FORT.
IBY TELEGRAPH TRtBUSE.l
ALBANY, July 15.-Tho Joint Convention dis
solved amid furry of excitement to-day after it
found that Mr.. Miller was within five
votes of election. Fer a week the policy of the
Garfield Republicans has been that expressed in the
refrain OF a negro camp-neeting song, Keep inch
ing. keep inching, keep inching along" and the
nching along" vote at time has brought
NJ. Miller nov within sight of the promised land Of
an election The failure of Mr. Conkng's supporters
after the Joint Convention to pass in the Senate the
resolution for The nual adjournment OF the Legislature
tomorrow gives additional strength TO the popular
Impression that the administration candidates for
Senator wo' ID bc elected on the following day. For
several hours the sturdicst Of Mr.. Conk
liHgs friends believed that his cause was
utterly lost. Under this impression thcro
was great freedom of talk about the conferences of
the C0nkling men this morning in the Attorney Cen
crals Office. One of Mr.. Conklings supporters said:
We all made speeches giving our opinion of tho
situation and what ought to be done. The talk was
OF a very free eli .ractcr, because all knew that
the meeting did not havc the character
o. caucus aud 10 was bound by the opinions
OF majority Speaker Sharpe made speech Of
an exceedingly cquivocai nature regarding
his present attitndc toward tic candidates
for Senators. We all understood him to
mean that this would be the last day
he should voto for Mr.. Conkiing and chat to-rnor-
row he should vote for Mr.. Miller and Mr. Lapham
lie did rot say frankly, and he has road open TO
retreat, but we all thought that Was what he meant
There were several Others who made speeches that
sounded ike his; still | do not think
there will be election tomorrow. | shall vote
for Mr.. Conlling till the end"
THE SUPPOSED CONvtRTs.
1t was evident from talks with others of Mr.
Conkhngs Supporters that they were of the opinion
sincerely that Mr.. Lapham and Mr. Miller are To DO
elected shortly the votes of some Conkng men The
names OF these mcn were freely made known. Thrv
were those OF Speaker Sharpe, Senators Baker and
WiDslow, and Asscnblymen lIurd f. A. Cnrpcutcr
blHghaIn, Cu!liLan, Jackson, Nowlan and Rowland
none al these men when questioned would acknowl-
cose that They intended TO give UP Mr.. Conkling
SUI IL was known that some of them had assured
Tie Administration leaders that after day they
would vote for Laphan and Miller. So MANY assur.
nuces and promises have been made only TO be
broken, however, during the present contest, that
The Administration leaders. while accepting cor
daily All these proors of assistance do not nut en-
tire trust in them
There is no relaxation of tho effort
~ elect the two candidates corps
or whlppcrs-in has been organized today. into
whose hands has been put all the work of prevent
ing members from leaving the city. If members arc
compelled 10 be absent pNirs are secured for them
= o Cafpcnter Garfield Republican, who has
'o'ch absent for TWO months account of severe
i''ess and is still weak, Ill he brought here from
i"ughKeepsle to vote for Lapham and Miller To-
morrow All these matters show the strcnuous Of
iort now being made by the Garfield Republicans to
elect their candidates
'"o ho'es are scenes of great activity TONIGHT in
consequence OF the struggle, for Mr. Conkiinc,e sun
''i'ois arc attempting rally. Police Comnis-
.""er rrehch, OF New York. arrived here This morn
''e' having apparently been brought here to br;,,
Speaker sharpe back to the Conklino ranl,s ne
nisS'on was soon over, as he left for New.yorl,
Hsain oy The afternoon train. Lewis f. Pawn and
Cohh r. Smythe have been busilv eroo,1
"i's evening IN cross-q questioning Mr. ConkiiSC;s
supporters about their present attitude toward bi
her intention clearly is to ascertain the font &C
,ne disaiiectIon and if possible, stamp il ont In
ese last efforts to bolster up Mr. Combines causo
'iiey nave had the cordial assistance of S,nori
tehueht butcher and multitude of State Officials
and clerks. 'i'
A CROP OF RUMORs.
4" oruer 10 prevent total collapse of Mr. Conl,
ing support, The most prepOserous rumors bove
'een started Tonight. The favorte one is to tba
eneot that President Garfield is dissatisfied with Io
selection OF candidates by the Republican coucuY od
uesires that some other men be substituted for
'heh. some remarkable rews from Wosb;n,to, l.;
predcted as the result of Mr. Combines vist tI'a
~-sDnai NV ihss-a tabricatons the Conkny men at