Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-01
Conkling's Aggregate Vote 80
and Platt's 25.
Strong Current Setting in in Favor
45ay e
of the Administration.
Conkling's s Election now Consid-
cred out of the Question.
Hope for the Election Of Two
Administration Senators This
Week.

| ALBANY, n. Y, May 31.-At the
Democratic caucus last night, Sena-
| tor Jacobs was nominated for the
short term and Francis Herman for
the long term, to succeed Mr. Platt.
After adjournment of the house,
quite number of the Republican
members remained in their sets in
accordance with an invitation to meet
in caucus, sent them ~ the assembly
caucus committee. Speaker Sharpe
called Mr.. Draper, of Albany, to the
chair. After sone speeches, the
chair stated that he had had count
made and it was sound that there
was not a majority of the Re-
publican members of the assembly
present. E. Carpenter moved that
the caucus adjourn to 7 p. m. to day,
and that the Republican members O.
the Senate be invited to participate.
! Carried, and the caucus adjourned.
Th rty members were present. The
Administration men met for confers
ence last evening. There were 81
present and notes from 13 more,
saying they will vote for the men
who will support the Administration.
Resolutions were adopted pledging
all present to withhold their support
from Conkling and Platt.
In the assembly today, Mr.. Ned
Draper offered a resolution that at
! II o'clock the house proceed to name
| two candidates to fill the vacancies
| in the United Stated Senate; the first
named Senator to fill the vacancy
] caused by the resignation of Roscoe
Conkling. In case no one is named
by the majority, the fact to be en-
tered on the journal, and the house
to proceed in like manner to name a
candidate to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Thos c. Platt.
Adopted.
/ ALBANY, May 31.-Assemblyman
Dayton received the following dis
patch too late last night to present
to the Democratic caucus:
New YORK, May 3O-To the Demo
cratic members of the legislature ::
1t having been stated that there
would be presented to the Demo
cratic Senatorial caucus names of
certain Democrats who have been
identified with monopoly interests,
the National Anti~monopoly League
respectfully calls attention to the
fact that there are many good Demo
Gratis who are free from such affilia-
tlons, and that, in view of the
evident purpose of great monopo-
lies of the country to obtain control
= of the Senate of the United
Sta es, it is of the utmost importance
s that Senators should be elected whe
will protect the public interests
;. Among other well-known members
: of the Democratic party who we be-
: lieve to be worthy of your consider
:, alton, we may mention Hon. H ,ra-
ito Seymour, Hon. Horatlo Seymour,
\ jr., Hon, Erastus Brooks, Hon. Thos.
3 Kinsella, Hon. T. E. Tomlinson
!. Hon. VIM. Purcell and Hon. Francis
, Herman, all of which is respectfully
submitted by the National Anti Mo-
1 nopoly League.
(Signed) L. E. CHITTENDEN,
3 President.
There was general dependency
visible this morning among the stall
!. warts and exuberancs among their
, opponents. The next development
t will be the vote in each house to day
1 when the true situation will be de-
c monstrated.
When the hour of noon arrived
: the senate proceeded to vote fo1
, United States Senator, in the place
). of Thos. G. Platr, resigned. The
| vote stood as follows: For Thos. c.
: Platt s, Chauncey M. DePew 7, Fran.
els Herman 7, Warren Miller 2, Sher-
man S. Rogers l, Edward G. Lap
ham 2, Joseph FL. Choate 1, Judge
Noah Davis 2, VIM. A. Wheeler l,
Of George III. Sharp l.
le The senate then voted for O. suc-
a. 4. cessor to fill the short term of Ros-
ID u coe Conkling. The vote stood as
follows: For Roscoe Conkling 9,
h Sherman S. Rogers 5, John G Jacobs
lie 8, George B. Bradley l, Charles J,
,, Folger 2, Gov. Cornell 3, William A.
Il L Wheeler 4, Theodore NJ. Pomeroy 2.
3 No one receiving a majority, the
senate adjourned.
d In the assembly at II o'clock the
:, Speaker announced that under TIE
e order Of the house it would now pro-
. ceed to vote for United States Sem
ator in the place of Roscoe Conkling,
resigned. Each member, as his
name was called, named his candi-
: date The vote stood as follows
t Conkling 26, Jacobs AZ, Wheeler Is,
. Crowley 5, Cornell 6, Wadsworth
2, Rogers 8, Miller /, Evarts 2,
Edick l, Folger 2, White 2, Chap.