Press And Daily Dakotaian

THE CHIEF TOPIC
Conkling and Platt Still Before the People
Fragments of News from Various Quarters.
Associated Press Telegram.
Washington, May 23. -The Albany Express, hitherto a Conkling organ, comes out this morning with a double-leaded article announcing the candidacy of Conkling and Platt, and reading them a lecture. It likes Conkling, and asks nothing from his enemies, but he is belittling himself by this step and might keep out of the contest. He can afford to be defeated but not humiliated.
Albany, May 23.-The administration members to-night reiterated their declarations of last week that they would not go into caucus with the stalwarts. If this programme is carried out and both senators stand apart, the democrats voting for their own candidate, a dead-lock will be produced which will last perhaps for weeks.
New York, May 23. The Commercial Advertiser's special says: The Albany Express article is regarded of great significance, as showing that an irresponsible editor has made a great mistake, or that Governor Cornell's promises, like pie-crust, are made to be broken. The express is the organ of Governor Cornell and alone gives any prominence to anything he says. The Post's correspondent says: The announcement of the Express interpreted, means that Conkling and Platt have gone to the wall, and he is a candidate himself.
The Telegram's Albany special says: It is the impression that the Express is inspired by Cornell, who is anxious to get Conkling out of the way in order to run himself.
The Commercial Advertiser's Albany correspondent states that the effort to foster the responsibility of the article in to-day's Express on Governor Cornell is hotly opposed by that gentleman's friends, and they denounce it in strong terms, saying Governor Cornell's position on this matter is unquestioned.
Albany. May 23.-The last new candidate is H. B. Starin, of Montgomery county, who is a friend of both Conkling and Garfield, and for this reason he is urged as a compromise.
Senator Wagner said this afternoon that ninety-eight out of every one hundred republicans in his district are opposed to the re election of the ex-senators.
Mr. Pitts said that anyone who votes for the return of the ex-senators digs his political grave.
Assemblymen Skinner, Peck, Chamberlain and Carpenter made substantially the same statement, and the administration men claim a clear majority, if the 106 republicans expect to hold a caucus.
All things look to-night everything depends upon this caucus.
If all the republicans go into this caucus the probabilities are that Conkling will get a majority of the votes, and then, according to custom, the nomination must be made unanimous.
But it is said that the administration members will not attend this caucus, or if they do it will not be held by their action.
Messrs. Jacobs, Hogan, Fowler, Seebacher, and other democratic senators express themselves as opposed to supporting either of the two ex-senators. Conkling has but eight senators who still remain true to his interests.
A few members of the legislature remained here over Sunday and they are greatly confused by the uncertain and indefinite reports sent out from New York. Those here, who thought last week that there was not the slightest chance for the return of the resigning senators, are not now quite so positive, and say it largely depends on their own wish and desire. Some of the state officers, among them Gov. Cornell, are reported as saying that if Conkling wants to be re-elected, it is the duty of the republican majority of the legislature to return him and thus save themselves from stultification. There are no anti-Conkling members of the legislature in the city to indicate the disposition or intentions of their wing of the party.
New York, May 23. A Post Albany special says: It is now said that the Troy Times, hitherto a Conkling supporter, will follow the Albany Express.
It has been about decided by the administration men to have no caucus.
A mass meeting of the republicans who indorse the action of President Garfield was held to-night at Chickering hall. Ex-Judge Fithian presided. Resolutions were adopted declaring that the republicans of this city offered to the president and his administration their cordial support.
Washington, May 25.-Conkling members are talking boldly and more confidently since Conkling has taken hold of the management in New York, and it is given out that one night this week Conkling will, by invitation, deliver a speech in Albany. Gen. Kilpatrick, who has seen much of Secretary Blaine lately says the administration members of New York legislature will not enter into the caucus for the nomination of senators, because the caucus will be fixed for Conkling and Platt.
The news that Conkling desires a re-election revives the flagging interest here. High authorities here state positively that the administration republicans at Albany won't go into caucus. As Conkling has declared his purpose to fight the administration if re-elected, the friends of the president don't feel called upon to enter a caucus fixed to renominate Conkling and Platt. There is less confidence here of defeating Conkling than last week, as it is known that the democrats will help him rather than any other republican. If Conkling cannot be beaten his opponents will, it is stated, endeavor to throw the election over until winter. A number of democrats have gone to New York since adjournment, to watch the contest. In administration circles the opinion is held that if Conkling gets back to the senate it must be by democratic votes, and that such a re-election would deprive him of the influence he formerly had.