Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-02
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK SENATORS.
The Balloting Continued at Albany
with no Result.

was as follows:
Potter 48, Conkling %, Wheeler
SO, Cornell 6, Lapham 13, Folger /
Rogers 4, Crowley 2.
The chair announced that the con
vention would now vote to fill the
vacancy on the long term.
Speaker Sharpe said he had beer
voting for Thomas G. Platt. At his
request, and in the interest of the
Republican party, he withdrew the
name of Mr.. Platt as candidate, anC
would, when his name was CA led
vote for Richard Crowley.
The convention proceeded to vote
Mr.. Halbert, after speaking il
high terms of his qualifications
voted for 0. W. Chapman. The vote
stood:
Depew 4S, Herman As, Platt 2
Cornell Is, Crow wiley 2, Chapman 4
North l, Daniels 10, Adams l. Nc
choice.
Mr.. Depew said he had voted fol
the return of the resigning Senators
for principle. He believed they had
acted right, and ought to be return
ed. He knew of no good reason fol
the withdrawal of one of those can
didates, and he would, therefore
vote for Platt. Applause Mr.
Irimble also voted for PIatt.
Senator Jacobs movedt The appoint
meut Of committee of three, one
from each party or faction, to regu-
late the pacifcation for to morrow
and Monday.
Before the question was taken on
this matter an adjournment was
moved, but was lost--2I 10 10Y.
Ipe question, Oh Jacobs resolu-
ito J. WAS fhen stared.
Mr.. Alvord 1ega,ded it as highly
imp, lopez Tor th;s Convention TO en-
ter upon the business of regulating
and paciiyirg. This convention has
before it but one duty, and it must
so on and complete that, He, there
fore. mo7ed 80 lay the resolution on
tie table. Lost--57 to 81.
Speaker Sharpe said be had no
doubt tnat each house could adjourn
for two days. He bad no doubt the
legislature could take a recess to a
fixed time. The United States law only
required that legislature when in
session, sh4ll vote each day for
United States Senator and, though
he had no doubt on these points, as
it was pleasant way 10 let certain
gentlemen out TO go home, be would
vote for the resolution. Senator
Woodin said The olution proposed
to de'ege &c to a conmiJtee a power
which the convention does not pos
sess. The pres;d ipg officer has
ruled that this convention has nc
power to reg o'ate pairing; then why
give % the commio,ee such power
He, there ore, moved to lay the reso
lutiCn on 5he table, and If a sys
ten of pairing is wanted, Slet it be
done as heretofore. Carried; and
the convent on adjourned.
Special to tue Ci.,.. nua,i Commercial.
! New Yo1 :, June 29.-The Tribune
says: 9. n. Dennison and A. 3
johnson. of Utica, ex-Assemblymar
Titus of Utica General Grant anG
other ST .lwarts, were at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel to>day. The close
relationship existing between ex'
! Senator Corkl'ng and their frien'!s
cadsed theic III terance, TO be listened
10 with attention by few persons
who were in ntere>ted in the contest al
Albany. One Of them said that Mr.
Conkling had given up all hopes ot
being returned to the Senate, anC
that Mr.. Platt had expressed him.
self in milar manner. g Mr. Platt
is remaining in Albany" said this per
son, " only TO be of assistance to Mr.
Conkling, and at bis request. The
are acting in harmony, and all tall
to the contrary is untrue Mr.. Plat
is ready to retire any day or houl
that Mr.. Cooking. may give the
word. If Mr.. Coukling can secure
his election with that of an Admin.
Istratlon man. 1t will be entirely sat
isfactory to Mr.. Platt"
'Is there any prospect Of such al
end to the contest? " a friend in
quired.
No. because the half breeds won
consent to it. If Governor Cornell
would come out squarely and decline
to be candidate the matter woulC
be settled in a. few days. He won
say one thing or the other. If ht
would retire then Crowley
would be elected for On
of the places with a half-breed
But Vice President Arthur and Mr.
Conkling will not consent to see the
governor made Senator after his
double game. That is where the
hitch is now. The result will be
that Mr.. Conkling's friends will
stand by him until the Legislature
adiourns'
/ Republicans say that the bribery
indictments found by the Albany
grand jury are to be used as cam
paign documents in the coming fall
elections. The district attorney and
the judges are both Democratic. II
they leave the indictments to be
tried next fall it will be done during
the campaign, and will be used
against the Republicans. This, it is
SAID, is another one of the peculiar
ways in which ex-senator Conkling