Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-27
THE SENATORIAL STRUGGLE.
Counting tho Noses as Aibany-Both Sides
Confident.

Counting tho Noses NJ Atbany-Both Side.
| Confident.
ALBANY, May 27.-Tbe Conklingitss are
still fighting strenuously for cancus, and
declare emphatically that the fate of the
party in this state rests upon such
action. To 60 into the election for senators
without first holding caucus, they say,
reduces the party to q mob with no head, no
tail, no organization. It will break it up
hOpelessly and necessitato reorganiza-
ton which has required years to perfect.
Their argument is that the Republican
party of this state owes all it is to tho
machinery it has now in existence, and to
break it is to turn the state over to the
Democracy for many years to come.
The usual recess till Monday night will
bc taken by the Legislature and the COnk-
| lingites hope in the interval to effect tho
! object they have in view by securing tho
requisite number Of signers to the call.
Owing to the absence, on account of
sickness, Of j. 8. Carpenter, Of Dntchess
county, there are only 1O5 Republican
legislators. These are said to be divided
into Al for COnkling and AZ against him,
leaving II doubtful. A majority Of the
six more to make that majority. Il is said
for Monday night. Then if the admins
will not make the So "a in tho election
of turning against the party Of tho state,
and the Conklingites will have to devote
themselves to breaking the deadlock.
How this is to be done it is too soon now
to indicate. " .-
The usual resolution for y recess to
Monday evening waS offered in the Assem-
bly,, but ut the request Of Speaker Sharpe
it was laid aside, as he said there ought to
be some consultation before action. 10
At II 80 the resolution was called up
again and MIR. Raines suggested that it
would he better to adjourn to Tuesday
morning.
Speaker Sharpe said that would require
a concurrent resolution and the Senate
has already objected to such resolu-
tiOn.
Mr.. Niles moved to amend by adjourn.
ing till tomorrow morning. This was
voted down and the resolution to adjourn
to Monday evening was adopted. 1t is un-
derstOOd that tho House will then meet,
and Immediately adjourn till next morn
ing.
The Latest Count.
The latest account shows that of the
105 Republicans in the Legislature, the
COnklinites have 55 and the lantis so. This
gives the COnklingites the right to call a
caucus, or would give them the right If
they had 55 signatures to their call, but
they have not the signatures. They count
several birds in the bush as:do::their oppon
ents, owing to the refusal of several mem
bers to sign their paper. |
Conkling and Arthur will leave the city
to day for New York, where the conferences
will be continued. Their friends insist |
that everything will be settled before |
Monday next. There is evidently . !
better feeling among the stalwarts this
morning than there was yesterday, while |
the antis are by no means despOndent.
Several petitions were presented in the
Senate this morning from various towns |
and counties against the reelection Of
COnkling and Platt. Mr.. Mills presented |
. petition Of citizens of Oneida county ask
ing for tho reelection of the ex-senatOrs !;
also petition from the same county call
ing upon the Legislature to sustain the |
administration. A remOnstrance was pre-
sented frOm business men Of New York |
city against the reelection Of COnkling
and Platt.