New-York tribune., 1884-11-29
TIE NEW. YORK sENATORSHIP.
DEMOCRATS IN FAVOR OF CoNKLING.
COMBINATION WITH THE REPUBLICANS NOT
SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED.

COMBINATION WITH THE REPUBLICANS NOT
SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED
[rnom THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rnipUNE'l
ALBANY, Nov. 27.-Elbridge G. Lapham
succeeded Roscoe Conkng rs United States Senator In
1881. Who shall succeed Mr.. Lapham when his term
expires next Marchi Mr.. Conklingl Democratic news
papers support him; Democratic members OF the Legs-
latnre OF 1885 express q willingness TO vote Tor MIN !;
Democratic politicians plan to make combination with
disanected Republicans II there any. to elect him.
There Ia, been great hubbub over the mat
ter-among Democrats. Republicans have peen
silent, with the exception OF rev
Republican newspapers that formerly zealousiy
supported Mr. ConkIng, and they have coldy reerreu
to his suspected candidacy The Republican politician
and the Republican and the Republican Assem-
byman-elcct have attended strictly to their various
business occupaions apparently without thought OF
Roscoe Conking As the votes OF fourteen Republican
members of the incoming Legislature will be required IN
addition to the Of every Democratic MEMBER
Mr. Conkling this inattention to him Is extremely as
couraging TO his friends Mr. Conkling himself IL woud
suspects that tho OF this indifference is
that he has injured himself politically in the estimation
of Republicans by accepting the position OF counsel OF
the State Committee before the State Board
OF Canyassers.
NOT A DEMOCRAT, BUT A LAWYER.
"That matter must be explained" he has apparently
said TO himself Accordingly the politicians OF the state
were entertained last week by the publication OF the
correspondence between Mr. Conkling and william f..
Smith, Of the Democratic State Committee in relation to
bis acting counsel for the committee. Mr.. Conkngs 8
friends it is plain from this that ne
did not appear before the state Board OF ns
merely desired to have the vote OF Oneida
According 10 his friends that wa, all of Mr. Conkings
mission here when the vote of the state was reeorued
This little matter Of Mr. Conkngs appearance as an
assistant Democrat having been disposed Of his friends
They YET dream of electing by combination
of Republican and Democratic members OF the Leti5'a.
1881 can be repeated in 1884 with the conditions re-
versed He reported to have said; The Ha Breeds
bolted the Republican caucus In 1881 what IL thcre 70
hinder the stalwarts from playing the same game IN
THE SPARTAN BAND" SCATTERED.
Mr.. Conkling and his friends. however, are deceived
The salwar element in the Legislature OF 1883 IL not
supporting him In fact the Conkng stalwarts OF ISL
with two exceptions. have disappeared from the
Legislature. senator Coggeshall OF Oneida County, IS
probably the only deyoted friend the ex-senator nov mas
Band" the members OF the Legislature who voted
sc @ Mr. nCw cGnh%g @ Mr. cOsns In the
recent canvass one day five OF them sat talking
state Committee One of them then said "Is 1t not
singular that not man here Is now supporter OF
future for him only three Years ago r Another said
don't believe he would bow to me II should meet MIN
way we held out for him but TO consider that had
done than 1t was our bounden duty to do for
fallen away from him In similar manner
The Conkling machine " went all to pieces In 1881
and has never been reconstructed. Many
Of the Conkng men followed the lead OF
President Arthur and are now largely under
his influence Others followed the lead of Governor
Cornell Others yet under the control of ex-senator
Pat He thus has no lieutenants as In former years 10
push his political schemes before the legislature The
Democratic leaders only "booming" him for the
senatorhp with the idea of causing dssension among
the Republicans
one of the Democratic leaders said to-day: blaine Is
going to Washington aud will undoubtedly he inc big
kind of thorn there In Cleveands side We aim to
Copkling there to put forward another policy than
that OF Blaine and thus neutrslize it, Not single Re
publican member Of the legislature has thus fat joined the
Conkling Democratic alliance No Republican politician
of prominence believes that the movement will amount
to anything A Republican leader said yesterday What
this alleged alliance of Republicans and Demo
TO elect Conkng Senator Why, there Is no Re
publican member Of the LEGISLATURE but knows that II
would be his political death warrant to Join with the
Democrats tc elect Couklng senator II Ia the unIver
sal opinion all the state that Conklns defeated Mr.
laine IN this state Now there Republicans,
former followers " Mr. ContlinH who would have for
given him " he had out openly against Mt nano,
hu the method he adopted of slahhlug tho Republican
ticket aiNly has atpnas their indignation, AMI they VIII
futEiNp him.