Show persistent and ana effrontery appear to be beabout about evenly balanced in ex senator conkling Conkli cg in ai answer to a question in reference to the probable withdrawal of his name for the new york hently he glatly denied his intention of I stepping out of the field this position is maintained by bi him m in the face of the fact that the people of new york state have plainly sal said id to him through their representatives senta tives by the comparatively small vote cast forbid that they do not want him yet he continues to thrust himself persistently forward he has received assur assurances arim from parties in the legislature that no election can take place without his consent and that of his friends and they are determined to keep up the deadlock until what are called his claims are considered or force an au adjournment journ ment without without an election this being the situation at albany the legislative b bear ear garden is expected to dissolve sometime tomor to mor row and leave the senatorial election business ton to a future session the appearance of mr conkling at washington yesterday has div given en rise to several conje conjectures coures as to the cause of his visit to the capitol it has been attributed to an intention of operating with witha a view to having arthur asquine assume the presidential reins made possible by the disability of mr garfield if this be so euch such a movement from the fact of his having a hand anit in it would bo be likely to meet with strong opposition another reason assigned is that he purposes defending dorsey and brady charged with participation in the gigantic star eoute route dwindles swindles and that ho he has as gone upon the scene of the prosecution to prepare for the defense of these alleged rascals this is hardly proba bleas such a step as a retention forthe for the defense of these notorious characters would Woul dserve serve to drive another nail into the political coffin collin of the ex senator from new york |