The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-28
sCHURz's COUNTER on EvARTs
A Fusny Piece OF Political and Personal Dt-
piom.cy In Washington.

Prom ~ m nqp rrsre
WARRINGTON, Dec. ga A curious Cabinet
intrigue has boon in progress for u wcck past.
and hns gained considerable strength. II Ia
well understood bS Mr.. EvnrAa friends that
one Of tho conditions. and II, principal one.
which Senator Conkling ana his friends have
hnd In view Tor some tiinc. as the price oi thoir
suppot 9, the Admln 7iralion. II " win.
su Hccss " COnkling in the s nate in regard 10
the New York nominations. his friends are
IL, iotic Of thG sltuation Myoni ali question. is
that Secretary Evur,s .uuld rrsi.n. The friends
81 Evliis rgrotn~i thnl at prcsmnt The caec is
strongly drifting against them. They are Also
known 10 I've exceedingly anxious in regard
a. The aspect which ConkiinGs committee mny
mont IN regard to Mexican affairs. They also
undcrsiauh very well That. after Secretary
Ey9rts. the chief aversion Of scna'or Conkling
party ia 10 Scrrrt'rS hurn; and come ot
them have gone SO lar ~ TO claim that
Srhur2's presence IN the Cabinet was quito
ns obnoxious to Conklng ia that Of warts
tween E,arts ana Conkline caybc more road
lily brought about than To- reconcile Senator
GGnEnS to the RErceencc OF srnHrz In ' hs AZ
even II be himself IA not n party TO u. to shiit
much Of the responsibility ,fol, whit has been
netting with him In the Senate ~ tho shoulders
OF hrhurz. They hnyc Gono 20 far as to declare
ES a sa Syig to eF and n
Mr.. Evarts WINS responsible for tho rresidents
sending the New York nominations in tho Soc-
ond time The intmation IN Conklng,s friends
has boon that Evnrt-. after tho result In tho
senate. was quite ready to accept the logic OF
tho situation. and to advise tho President that 1t
was his duty 10 hear the voice Of the senate.
aud neither renOiuinnto the defeated Custom
House appolntees nor send in now names. The
had mnde himaef particularly active In In
ducing tho President 70 renominntc those gen
the purpose 81 turning Conkling's attention to
Schurz Acting upon this as a basis, certain
by pcs u" Enps for R p sDS
ascertain Ing whether 1t would not be possible
to bring about AN UNDERSTANDINGS between Evarts
all matters pertaining 10 New York aflair and
which should also involve the dsmssal OF
Shurz from theCabnet us sts y taken by tho
Admi nisration to satisfy those senators now DO
Another element enlisted in this attack upon
Schurz IL the Jay Gould railroad influence
This IA making itself frit Ia New York among
prominent capitalists and railroad men, and
through these It il hoped to accomplish the
common end they have in view.
The opinion hcrH among tho friends OF tho
President is that neither ct these two move
mems sepnraicly nor ia c,.mbingtion. eau ali, Ct
anything In disturbing Mr. Schur2's friendly
relations with the President Il Is perfectly
well underslood by those acquainted with tho
| inside OF Wash ington that Secretary Schura
| has not only given thc President no trouble in
! he has SO conducted ts difficult railroad, land,
| and Indian affairs - to give those wlrn arc
| opposing him, no cause fol, complaint based
| have given tho President no trouble. MOI have
| they caused any general 'Hndnl in the country.
| On the other hand. il il we'll Understood tlnt
| SECRETARY E,arts. by his advice Ia regard TO
| New York matters. by his inju1icious dealings
with different delegations and 10y the charact r
| Of IL. renewal uf his nOminoos for oNlre. rs
| " II ms by his course IN regard h. Mexico.
has done the President very little good. and. In
| la't. has caused linn constant and serious
trouble II b. not believed that my SIKH IN in-
| tri guo will enable hs friends in combination.
or 10y uthcr forces to shin any responsibility Tor
IL 4
| IN" President t. -a'r flee him AZ means OF
Quictlns the Senatorial storm.