The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-10
ROSCOE CONKLING.

Sketch OF the Republican Candidate for
United states Senator from Now York.
Hon. Roscoe COnkng, who has been nominated
for second term to represent the State OF New
York In the United States Senate, was born at
Albany, In the year 1918, and il consequently In
the 1fty-fourth year Of his age. His family is
well known throughout the state, the male men,
bers having been prominent politicians. His father,
the Hon. Alfred Conkling, was member of the
House OF Represen tatives In 1921. and was subse-
quenty appointed Judge of the United States Dis.
trict Court Tor New York. In 1862 he appointed
Minister to Mexico by President Fillmore, in which
capacity he acquitted himself very creditably. A
brother OF the subject of this SKETCH Frederick A.
Uonkling, a merchant OF New York city, was also
prominent politician. He was q member OF
the Assembly Of New York in 1854, 1859, and 1850.
% se w cs as
member OF the Committee on Naval Affairs. At
the same time that he was member Roscoe OOnk-
ling represented another district, and, both
being radically opposed to each others politics
lone being democrat and the other republican,,
arrayed against each other as political enemies.
Roscoe c0nkling in ls49 was appointed District
Mayor 81 the city Of Utica, and at the close Of his
period of office, having governed the city to the
satisfaction OF his fellow citizens was elected a
Representative to the Thirty-sixth Congress by q
majority large enough to signify his great local p0pu-
larity and personal worth. In this Congress he
served WITH Cr0ulC d8 u momDer Oh the COmmlvLee
on the District Of Columbia; but after his re.eeo-
ton to the succeeding Congress he became promi-
nently known to the country as the chairman Of
the Committee on the District OF Columbia. He
was reelected to the rhirty.ninth Congress,
wherein he acted with conspicuous vigor on most
the work of the Committee on Ways and Means
was considerable, and his part in measures AFFECT
ing reconstruction Is well known. a
as the particular friend and adviser of President
Grant the mortal foe OF Senator Fenton, the patron
OF Tom Murphy and the conduit through
fertiIizes the barren waste of New York repubii-
can politics: Senator CQnkling Is a painstaking
and he is capable Of saying bitter things in debate
that are not readily forgotten by those against
they are In WITH
administration element in the Senate during the
stormy session Of last Spring. when the great intel
bull. &c.-arrayed themselves against the policy OF
the President and OF the republican party. In
a6e 81 n %
ings Of earnest loyalty to the Executive to over
come the bounds OF both good taste and calm judy
lad less OF logic than OF acrd personality Senator
COnkling is tall and loosely jointed. His hair is
pms aS Ous @
clothes at all seasons OF the year and is the cyno:
sure Of every orgnettc in tho ladies' gallery on field
in speaking. His speeches now IS smoothly an ebb
tide on still summer evening; but there - de-
gree or nasality In the tones OF his full-vOl-
umned voice that make 1t somewhat
less pleasant to hear than a sonata by Nilsson.
1t Is said he Is ambitious to become President Of
the United states, and II the absence OF all eccen-
tricty Of thought, speech and action, together
with pretty extensive knowledge OF politics in
all its branches might ut man for that high POSI-
ton Mr.. COnkling has claim. He is now the ad-
minstratiOn leader ofthe Senate. Morton, Cameron,
Chandler and Carpenter having fallen behind him,
because they were less earnest. President Grant
Ia said to repose great confidence In his judgment
and especially relies upon him to polish OIL, with
ornh N TOLL la abola Chr
ner, Schurz aud Trumbu. 1t is suspected that
this is beyond the capacity OF our newly reelected
| Senator, but he is not the man TO be daunted by
difficulties, and the effort expected from HIM by
| tho Executxe will he made In due aeasou.