Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-26
MENTARY.
EX-SENATOR 10 SESSIONS TELLS
HOW CONKllNG WAS BEATEN.
TrickiDg the State Senate into an Adjourn
ment Before the designations Of
Conklins and Platt, I'm 1881,
Could be Announced.
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Could he Announced.
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Ex-Senasor Loren B. Sessions sat in the
county clerks Office during a recess of the
board of Supervisors Of Chautauqua county
the other day, and a Sun reporter talked
with him about Conk!ing.
Its ancient history now, and and don't
mind telling you how it was The tele-
graphic rumor that Conkling and Platt had
resigned reached Albany on Monday, and,
OF course, his Iartisans and opponents
We're greatly excited as to the outcome. /
went up to the capitol to find, if possible, the
truth of the rumor. The executive chamber
and state department were at the time in the
old capitol. while the legislature had moved
into the building. | met Ell johnson,
then clerk Of the assembly, In the corridor,
by the governors room, and asked him if
any official message had been received. He
laughed at the idea and said no such message
had arrived. He went into the governors
room and j turned into the room OF the
superintendent of public instruction and re-
manned there about III hour talking with Mr..
GilmOur, who, although u strong Stalwart,
was an intimate friend. Coming out met
johnson just leaving the governors room.
i guess / Led 10 you Il little while ago.
he said; the designations Of Conkling and
flatt have arrived, and u message snnounc-
ing the fact is to DO sent to the legislature to-
night
ut was evident that if any thing was to be
done it must be- done quickly, OF Mr. Conk-
ling, who had the most adherents in
the legislature, would be returned to
fight the administration of Garfield.
1t was believed that Conkling's |
and Platt's constituencies did not echo this |
sentiment, and if time could be gained this |
fact could be made known in such unmistak- |
able terms that many members OF the assem- |
bly, who would by personal choice vote for |
the return Of the recreant senators would |
not dare to do so. The law made |
it obligatory to proceed with the election Of |
senators ON the second Tuesday after |
notice of the vacancy This was |
Monday afternoon. II a message was re- |
ceived at the session that evening it must be |
acted on a week from the next day. II not |
received it would require two weeks. l |
thought it over, and determined that the /
only way TO keep Roscoe Conkling from an |
immediate return was to keep the governors |
message from being received that evening.
Reaching the Delavan house, l went to
Woolin's room. Robertson. Birdsall, Wag |
ner, and other opposition senator's were
there, anxiously discussing the situation l
tod them the news, which carried conster-
nation with it Different measure, were |
hastily discussed and abandoned as i'm
practicable. At length preached my plan.
Inc senate must he adjourned that evening
before the message was received.
but 1t can't Le done, said Robertson !
wouldn't think of such thing
ID 7
but ~ Is parliamentary. isn't itf said
lc', he asserted.
Ana IL ; legal, Isn't itG
les, but-
ell, II Its both parliamentary and
Legal We have a right to use II ms Is
ponies, and no sentiment
Vow, You throw Robertson out INTO
the midile oil the stream, hs VIII paddle
hard for the shore he Is hard to get INTO the
water. ne woui4n listen TO the plan, and,
seeing that II was OF no use to urge II, 1 left
the room with the remark; very VOL gen.
tlemen, Roscoe ConSlng VIII lie his own snc-
ceSsor, am yoa VIII be responsible Tor H.
AN hour after was called from my room
at the kenmore to return to Woodins rooms
1t appears that GEORGE Dawson, the veteran
editor OF HE Evening Journal, had called,
IN much trloulatlon, To learn what was TO be
done IN the emergency. When my plan was
told to him he jumped right out OF ms chair
with enthusiasm Ii Is Just the thing hs de-
clared. 1t must be done. This warm en-
dorsement from 50 Conservative AMI prudent
a source rather stiifened the backs OF the
Others, andthey immediately sent for me.
II must lie done, sal1 Robertson, but l
can't do It should make botch II l
tried
II Won VIII let me preside tonight
sail, 1t VIII be done, and You may bet on
II that { VIII lie done clear through, too
SO he gave me note 10 Nrooman, clerk
Of the senate, instructinS him that was 10
preside. took the char at the appointed
hour, and called the senate TO order Good
old Father Hawiey chaplain at that
time, and | told him to make his prayer just
rs short as possible. sat with my watch in
hand, and he prayed just minute, but II
seemed - me to be the longest prayer l ever |
heard l expected every second to see tho
from the governor enter the door,
and once inside, the message would be held
70 be in the possession of the senate whether
formally delivered or not Amen had
hardly dropped from Father HaNley's lips. |