The daily gazette., 1877-12-15
"Gath" on the Victory.
HIS ANALYSIS OF THE VOTE.
SENATORIAL oPINIONS-wHY CONK-
LING is LIKED-THE POSITION OF
THE DEM0oR RATTc SENATOR'S

THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
In long letter to the Philadelphia |
Times, "Gath" writes as follows concern
ing Conkling's victory over the admins
tration in the matter of the New York |
appointments
ANALYSIS OF THE VOTE.
The Republicans who voted against |
Conkllng were of very motley contrast.
Matthews hates Conkling for making the
imputation that he traded in Louisiana.
Conover is trading for patronage and
voted for one of the new appointees and
against the other, thus making superb
split of consistency-and splits go to the
dealer. Hayes. Dawes don't like this
serving conservative Massachusetts and
Hoar remembers how the Senate slew
his brother lockwood, when nominated
for the Supreme Court.
Taking the Democrats who voted for
Conkling, it will be seen that their lead
ing motive was sense of Senatorial re-
ciprocIty. One of the number SAID to
Clay of the Radical party. l don't SYM
pathize with his own partisans trying to
, assassinate him. Allen Thurman can
not be suspected of any evil motives, for
he is friend of Hayes. AS the leader
of The Democratic side he would not do
an unchivalric thing, and the Ohio news
papers have pecked at him as those of
New York at Cvnkling. Senator Nc
| Donald was abused in Indiana for offer
| ing to pair with sick Morton by set of
Democratic jackals. After Morton died
there was a revulsion and Mcdonald
was honored for his humanity so Voor-
hees means to keep it up. Eaton does
not believe in the sublimities of a terra
Gotta, papier-mache civil service, and
thinks Conkling, a party man, is better
than reformer. Maxey may have a
railway interest in Conkling, both, per-
haps, favoring the Central Pacific Rails
roads extension east toword Texas
Mcpherson admires Conkling, and is a
very liberal man. Dennis, of Maryland,
is gentle.minded Eastern Shore man,
unwilling to do any personal despite, and
he and Whyte have big city for their
patronage some day like New York. 1t
would be pretty hard to find any impu~
tation for soldiers like General Cockerell
and Judges like Merrimon. Growers
reasons are unknown. Mr.. Tilden may
have helped to establish his mind. Iii
den likes Conkling.
Last night the outside Republicans In
Washington were all Conkling men,
Clinton McDougall, Marshall, of New
York, and Mr.. Hiscock, said: eff the
New York Legislature is Republican
next year, there will not be single vote
against Conkling. At the pinch he will
: get everything"
WHY THEY LIKE CoNKLING.
| Conover, who voted against Conkling,
, said to me; "Conkling's speaking ablli>
ties have depressed his greater merits in
point of political sagacity. He looks a
: long way ahead and prepares for occa-
= sions. He has the longest outlook of
any Senator" Dorsey said to me: "No-
body will ever know the degree of Conk-
Z ling's power in Executive sessions. He
!. has immense strength, when the specta-
n tors have gone, upon the minds of his
peers. I saw him make speech on the
. confirmation of Judge Hughes, of Vir-
a ginia, in reply to Edmunds, that was as
: wonderful as anything | ever heard
Edmunds attacked Hughes for fighting a
n duel; Conkling had his coat on his arm
r and was going out; he heard his name
mentioned by Edmunds as an upholder,
Of dueling. Conkling wheeled around
put his coat and hat on chair and made
a speech on dueing that was full oi
Q beauty, wisdom and learning, and it con.
tirred Hughes on the spot"
a The ruling elements of Conkling are
!. sense, competition and indignation. He
n is always greatest in minority, fighting
= upwards. Behind an Indifferent exterior
d is knightly heart. Captured by touch
Il of nature, he becomes an ally; crowded
It in the name of an obligation he bristles
d with hostility. Gallant to women, re-
g gardful of young men, unholy in hi.
! pride, oyerbearing In battle-he stands
l. alone, game cock of the Senate. Hi.
n private letters are all headed with {
4 shield of three crows, the crest cock, ,and
= underneath "vigilans ct audax.
r Schurz has now been beaten in his st
,r Louis appointments Evarts in his New
ID York appointments. Gordon's leader
n ship of the Hayes forces was an awkward
II selection. Charles Woolley, of Cincin
% natl, who came here last Monday, sal,
l. Yesterday: 81 have discovered two things
20 that Hayes has only got three friend
at among the Senate Republicans and nom
e in the House, and that after the holiday
le he will change his course altogether"
l. 1t is a singular fact that while mum
l. ber of the newspaper correspondents
ID Washington are Democrats, none of then
in seem to be Hayes men. observe tina
to the newspapers which support the Presi
re dent are generally by writers who cal
the administration failure The clan
ish spirit which sften governs arbitraril
in this society sets towards Conklin
III from every circle. Tom Bayard IS recen
at spat with Thurman appears to lie in tn
is bone !; for Thurman, hearing Bayard de
at fend Hayes, whom Bayard made Pres
% dent lit is his work., refused to give hi
le vote against Conkling's interest. Bay
of ard, Lamar and Gordon, have a mutua
or admiration society, the Scotch-Hugueno
p Alliance. But none of these men war
:. to risk leading conflict with Conkline
h. and he would hardly oblige them wit
MT the attention. Conkling is not candi
A. date tor President. All his friends adm
es that he lacks the popular qualities I
m make that race hence he and Blain
Is, are no longer rivals. The Conkling eli
1d ment has always denied ability to Ba.
ard. heard John p. Jones say "H
never says anything. His speeches al
Nd oil ynuddlaA - EVartS was SO cOnfdal