, 1876-06-10
CONKLfEG TACTICS,

FoHEsMADowiSG OF THE rtAN or OPERATIONS.
Sptc1al corttxpoHdentt n Tht Tribune.
CINCINNATI, juno a--George e. Gorha1n,
Clerk Of the United Statcs Senate who arrived
last night, has been the first to indicate tho
pulley tu be pursued here hy the Conklng 1neu,
among whom he comes to take piace rs u
prominent worker. III RESPONSE to inquiry Rs
to his view Ut the situation, Gorhnrn promptly
said: "nlafnc Is to be counted out altogether.
lie Is nnt aInotlg the possibilities. Without re-
gArd tu the other questions involved, his letters
to Fisher make him an impossible candidate.
Ills explanation won't wash, md 1t isn't easy to
see where The hrllliant part Of the performance
comes in about that explanation. 1io got the
letters from the Committees witness. Then lic
discovered that hc couldn't suppress them,
for II he did they would he
acccptcd as duplicating h!,n iu anything
that might be charged against hin. lie then. be.
eautc he couldn't do anything eisc, backed down
from his postum that his rstsatc correspondence
was his private property. md rcaa Them to the
Houee, accompanying the reading with his ex-
planntion. The l.ttcra dieclote whnt would Ger.
talnly rnn nry other candidate for the Presidency:
bis action in having the Government tax taken Oh
the Sncneer Rtac Company. IN which he WAS Il
stakeholder. as Speaker Of the Hosshe. in saving
the Little Huck HaiIr0ad Ernnt, and llis transactions
In bonds md sturks Of @ubsIdy rail, oads It may
have been legitimate for HIN To do bath. hut no
other n1an in tho country could make a snccc,sfnl
run for the Presidency after having done ~ much
And Ulnlne'K explanation is-pructor Knoit sun.
I'D hc sa aSaa the s S. tse cd. 5 TIL
the Union Pnc!lcs Tl.as doesn't cx,.m!u away my
thing. and won't wash.
.'i5Ialie had support from two aourceR diametfI-
cally uppused to e@ch other. First, lt was tn5'-
s SseiSss h SepSta s,es s YSssR . So y
1Nf
Liberals. Thcn he was supported bscaasc lie op-
pnsed the starvation Of Union soldiers ut Andrr.
soayille Wien NJ following fal'. 70 p!csef. :; +
%heSi' pahsy = s%s @ gs1sy w ,s%'a, il tss %
Marton. iivldtns On the currency Issue :" ''N
Mr.. Gorham evidently rroke according TO TIC
Tsarran:cd r.S,saamns m IN ss}ns wh't h. d.
Cnnklfng men want sa|d anti printed u Often Il,
po4aihle bcfuse tile Convention lAllut. fnr can.
lidatcn. md what will be fspeattd with yi:or By
ron. until then. The whole nlrana ~ hold Mr.
lI|afnc /" sl4arp accountability Tor ait reeord IL
ord tiat sonfc.tes tbs carr against him and would
require apologies md ucfcnscA rHouEh to !Dsnfe
hupcleks dcfcat In care lilaine were nominated.
no man in tht countEy BE- left In ignorance os
them. Whether thc Investigation Ut Washington
be closel q not when tan tnnsrntion assemblies,
1lyclicHt fashion here at that rEce'fc time.
In the COURSE Of further cnnver.aston. Mr.. Cor
hum Indicated the point that will be made aga!nat
Morfnn whch thu following Of Mr.. KAtnD tint Ia
to Uris,aw comes to l,e divided between CUnktiny
and Norton Thai IL a. to tho currency. tonk
ling cAlnes before tho Convention Ks committed to
II sound currrncy-a return 70 srecie payment.
and viii lakc Itsuc sharply with Mnrtut.'s financial
sagarlcs. AZ iorham puts 1t. ,'The ifNue = a.
reu4J nadc and the country will tolerate no drag
luz q, trimming abuut 1t, with view tc coucIIAt-
Tug Grrcnbacksrs." II that trsue be madc 1t Will
touch Morton IN bis maat vulnerable part
HAHNYTu.