The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-29
ALBANY MATTERS.
No Oha.ce an the situation and all sides
Firm - conkling Confident Hnd DePew
Still on srhe Track.

No Change an the Situation ana all SIDES
Firm = conkling Confident Hnd DePew
still on me Track.
ALRAxx. n. ", June ee.-There is talk of
a programme for this week TO the effect that
a Staly,crt and supporter OF the Admins
tratien will be elected before its close, but
the taIk, when followed to its source, Is
found to proceed from those who have no
vote iin the Joint Convention and have no
cozsrdi over them. The NEST sensible view
of Ube situation seems 10 be contained IN
the following statement by one who has
t,sc, a close observer from the start. He
ssvs: sThis Legislature cen not elect. That
the members know the views OF their re-
sse-tive CONSTITUENCIES better than do any
one else, and that Notwithstanding all the
talk of misrepresentation, they are voting
Fnst as they believe their constituents
want them to. Uhe real fact rs,
he saws, the Stete is very much
cut up in the matter Some want Conkling
nnd Platt returned; some do not some want
men who are directly opposed to their
iitnachine methods, and some do not; some
want entirely new men selected with clean
record against factiOnism, and some want
men who represent the factions. This di-
versity of sentiments daily presented In
the voting for hGlf-doZen candidates for
each vacancy. DARK horses in such aeon
test, he says, so long as one side counting
over twenty-sevon votes will not
accent Conkling and Platt, and the
other side having also over
twenty-seven voteswill accept no one else
There is but one wsy to bind these contend
ing factions, and that is by holding caucus
The caucus was devised and established for
this purpose, but the opponents of Conkling
and Platt have from the outset refused
party usage. and for good and sufficient pre-
cautionary reasons up to the present mo-
ment The indications now, however, are
that they could enter the caucus with more
safety. though they still distrnst the floating
or scattering votes The Stalwarts, holding
the kew to the deadlock, will have the ad-
vantage of party sentiment on their side at
the closing of this contest, owing to the
record they have made of being always
willing to put in practice the party usage OF
the caucus, and abiding by It's action.
They still say what they said before the first
vote was taken, thet they will continue to
vote for Conkling and Platt until the caucus
saws they must vote for other candidates,
The other side is equally firm. Calm OBJ
servers. members of the Democratic party in
both Houses, are satisfied that no election
can be held. they have prObed the inten-
tiOns of each member to the bottom, and
have entirely satisfied on that point; hence,
they are a unit for adjournment and for
putting an end to the expense to the
State and destruction of the public men.
This view of the matter is indorsed by the
other class of observers. Some few mem
bers and Senators have gone home. A far
larger number, apart from those who have
been absent several days, are hereabout, at
Saratoga or in New York; hence, there can
no m N cor lfofi witt
during recess of any consequence. No
ment of ex-senator Platt that
Depew will be out of the race be-
fore the end of the week. In
/ fact, sHch statement does not tally with
the one following il, TO the effect that then
! there will,be an adjournment and the ques-
/ ton sent to the people. IfDepew is to be
Withdrawn, the natural inference would be
/ that the opposition OF the Stalwarts is broken,
for ii is scarcely possible they would set up
another candidate. 1t is dangerous to swap
horses while crossing a stream. 1t is not
| believed here that ex-senator Platt eX-
pressed himself in the. terms attributed to
him. No significance aS connected with the
contest here, is attached TO ex-senator
Conkling's visit to Washington. When he
left here he appeared TO be in high spirits,
and said the situation was as nigh to his
wishes as it was possible for him to
make it, and that under the circum-
stances it was perfectly satisfactory. He
appeared only anxious that it should
be kept in statu quo until he returned The
leaders of the Administration forces insist it
is the duty of this Legislature to elect two
new Senators in place of those who resigned,
and that it should NOT adjourn until this
duty is accomplished. Hence, they say
they are justified in opposing adjournment,
and will continue the session until oyerpow-
cred. They say they have accepted the
designations in good faith, whether they
were rendered in that spirit or not, and
they will never consent to a vote for their
return. They feel too they owe it to their
party of the State and of the country to re-
turn two Senators who will support heartily
and without reservation President Garfield's
Administration. A close friend of DeDew
said this evening there is not particle of
truth in the statement that he intends with
drawing from the Senatorial contest.