The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-03
Mr.. ConkIing at Utica.

Mr.. Conkling at Utica.
IL il reported that. Notwithstanding the
enfeeblcd condition of his health, the Hon.
RoscoE CCNKLINo will address Republ-
can meeting Mt Utica this evening. We
credit this rumor because Mr. CoNKLING is
a regular member OF his party, is a strict
disciplinarian, and feels himself bound, in
every important contest, to show by at
least one act that he has not gone over to
the Democracy.
Mr.. CoNHLING has done great service to
the Republican party, and therefore has
won the right to be heard in its councils.
He never failed to stand by its dag in the
darkest and most perilous periods of its
history. lie did not join the cabal of
TnrRLow WEED in the days OF ANDY
JOHNSON, and 90 over to the support OF
john T. HOFFMAN rs Governor OF this
state. When the supremacy Of the party
both in New York and in the Union was
at stake, he did not skulk to the rear and
growl and grumble because he could not
get what he wanted, like EDWIN ID. Nor
GAN; but he was all the time at the head
of the assaulting columns and in the thick
est of the frny. lie never grew sour and
bolted the regular Republican nomina-
tons and united with the enemy be-
cause he felt that he had been sighted
in tho disponsation of patronage under
GRANTS administration, like REUBEN E.
FENToN.
For these reasons, and because in all
weather, whether the wind blew on his
back or beat In his face, Mr.. CoNKLrNG has
never hesitated in his support OF Republic
can measures, he Is entitled to fair hear
ing from his party, though some Of its
leaders, envious of his superior talents aud
unmindful OF his eminent services, have
for Il year past been plotting for his de-
struction. We will give the occasions OF
some OF these plottngs and their results.
For months previous to the Syracuse
Convention of last March. which sent dele
gates to Cincinnati. THURLow WEED. Ed.
WIN ID. MORGAN, WILLIAM A. WHEELER,
and REUBEN T.. FESToN were in n con-
spiracy to prevent the appointment of
full ana hearty CoSKLISG delegation TO
the nominating Convention; and they
succeeded In dcprlving linn of nearly one
third of the delegntion-a result that rem
dered his success at Cincinnati an mpossi-
bilty. II was well understood in SYRIA
cuse at the time, that Gov. MORGAN and
Mr.. WHEELER were the main rallyiug
points of the opponents of Mr.. CoNKLING's
Presidential aspirations.
At Cincinnati this combination not only
defeated Mr.. CoNKLINo's nomination, but
they lnsulted him 10y placing on the ticket
for Vico-Presdent one of the leading con-
spirators from his own state. In 1874,
when the opponents of VAN BCREN pre-
vented his nomination for President, they
tried TO assuage the modification of his
friends by placing SfIAs WRIGHT on the
ticket US Vice-President with POLK; but
he instantly and Indignantly declined.
The parallel fails in one essential particu-
lar. Mr.. WRIGHT was the friend OF MAR
TIN VAN BvREN. Mr.. wHEELg. the
enemy of RoscoE CoNKLING.
At Saratoga the same plotters. with
TnuRLow WEED and EDwIS u. MORGAN
at their head, Observation-Disclosures,
we ought to say-ALoNzo b. Con-
NELL, first US candidate for Gov
ernor, aud then MS candidate for
Lieutenant-G Governor and solely because
lie had been the firm and Jealous champion
of Mr.. CoNKLING, ana was his preference
for the flrst-uamed Office. In the whole
political history of this state the knife was
never put TO man more ruthlessly than
il was to MIR. CORNELL ut Saratoga. He
was assassinatod because he was the per-
sonal and political friend Of CoNKLINu.
Not content with their sanguinary work.
these conspirators are now engaged IN all
parts of the state in striking down as can
didates for Congress and other public po-
sitions Republicans who made themselves
conspicuous by their open, earnest, and
untnching support of the Presidential
aspirations OF Roscoe CoNKLING.
Nevertheless, Mr. CoSKLING win speak
to the Republicans OF Utica, and is en-
TITLED to candid hearing.