The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-19
CONKLING.
AN ORATOR AND STATESMAN

AN ORATOR AND STATESMAN.
The ST. Louis Times snys:-
Now conkng goes up, up, up. and the others 90
down, down. down.
From the Dubuque Timesl
Among the really strong men named for tho repub-
lcan nomination Is Senator Roscoe Conkling, of New
York. During his long service in both branches OF
Congress he has been OF the very foremost in tho
great work Of national legislation times and under
demanding all tho higher ualtes OF the
statcsmanpatr personal and public honor cour
age, bravery, intelligence and industry In mono Of
tho legislation during his dozen years OF service In
Congress has Mr. Conkling taod 10 moot the most cx
acting demands OF the periluus and cxactng period In
which his lot was cast There Is nothing OF tho
trimmer in Roscoe Conklng his courage has always
been equal whatever occasion has confronted
o his bis v sSss0 which b.. the
truth ray have always been OF the most patriotic
and truly statesmanlikc character, the Senator has
long been accorded leading position among the
greatest OF his time IL will not be denied that he
has accomplished as much in fashionng the great
nation; and throughout all these years. and despite
his rcputcd headship Of rival State faction, no stain
oratory he has but few peers in this country in
Europe AsarcpnbIcan his record Is absolutely clean.
and hence he has the general confidence OF his party
IS coSKLIxG THE COMING NAxS
From the Omaha (Neb.) Herald
The New York HERALD now argues, concerning
Conklngs chances vt CINCINNATI that lie will there
276 delegates from tho Southern States given
him by the influence OF the President
This is exactly what tho Omaha namesake Of the New
York journal has argued since the Brcmerhnven
poson on Beknap, and the only question about II is
whether Grant has the control of the Southern
element with which he has boon generally accredited
Mississippi does not look like 1t, and the new Nash
willie departure from ''thc color hne rather strength
coSKLHG TnK ODD rRUxr
From the Chicago Tribune.
In the Cincinnati Convention the delegates from
nd from
ing the District OF Columbia, which have electoral
votes Will havo 1853 votes the nomination VI cand
date Under the circumstances these delegates will
represent no electoral votes the republican machine
candidate they may force upon the party. They will
than forty per cent OF tho Convention
and with tho ConkIng machine vote Of Now York can
positively nominate candidate in defiance Of the vote
Of the certain republican States OF the country The
patent delegations representing no probable electoral
votes, therefore, BY uniting with any one Of the
machine factions, give to the party candidate obnox
ious because Identification with tho past. and
because of his adherence 70 the system OF machine
politics
Washington correspondence Gold Hill (Nev.l News
Conkiing would be acceptable TO New York. and ne
toms carpet-bageers In the South. He would have
goody OF administration iunus 10 dispense, Of
course; all OF which - vastly in his favor. Biaines
intense dcagogism and his manifest lack not only OF
anything like craftsmanship, but even OF personal dig
nity will operate TO his disadvantage. He is not
nearly so popular as he was few weeks ago Brstow
tho Presidential disfavor and Southern
HIS meddIesomc Intervention in the st. Louis
whiskey frauds, by which Babcock was caught,
anu from which tho President escaped only by the
skin OF his teeth, has not been forgiven. His con-
founded strait-!aced honesty came near pulling
the scab OF the White House sore, and that would
have been pretty stroke Of policy on the evo oil
Presidential cauvass No; Bristow Is doomed. His
other qualification would be fatal perhaps, OF itself
He is from kentucky. and kentucky is in the South,
and no good republican will ever believe that any
worthy thing can como out Of the South.