The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-08
music IN THE AIR
senator Ro-c.e Coni,isng to he Heard from
when Congress Meets.

UTICA, Sept. 7.-"Therc is music In the |
air." said n prominent citizen Of this city TO |
your correspondent this morning. Roscoe |
Conkling will be heard from when Congress |
meets" Why. sir, do you know that he ab- |
hors the fraudulent ukase OF his Fraudulency |
Haycs. that no one who holds Office under the
Government may belong to n political orgnniza-
tion1 Why. sir. this order has only been mp
piled to those who belong to Republican politi-
cal organ zat ators-organ2ations OF the very
party who cast thcir votes for his Frauducncy
in tho last Presidential election. Can you poin,
me sir to n single person who belongs 20 n
Democratic nssoriniion and who holds ollicc
urdrr the Government who has been obliged TO
rrsign his political nflihationH Not one SIR
nnI yet | know scores oi Dcmorra's VINO
hold positions under tho GoNcrnmcn, VINO sun
retain their nfliation with the clubs ana hsso-
ciaiions OF their political party. why. sir. tho
Car Of Russia would not daro Issue surh an
arbitrary uknen This Is II FREQ couniry-a re-
public-and w0 arc irocmen; and Hayes has no
more right to issuo such mandatory commands
than has George Francis Train or tho Hon. Eli
Perkins Yea, sir Conkling will be heard IRON
at the proper time. VIII II Congress meets. Nhy'
| only yesterday he had Charley Fitch. tho editor
of the Rochcstnr Democrat. who has always
been hostile TO him. closetci the better part
of the day. and when he lett the bland Senator
he was enthusiastic in his behalf Fitch was
| formerly the editor OF the Syracuse Standard.
| and mndc himself prominent in his adhorcnce
| to Fcnton during tho -Conkling unpieas-
| antnrss He il probably tho ahcst editor Of the
| Now York State press. and CDnkling has always
| felt his ho-tlity. Welt | am informed that fitrn
| came down from Iiochc,t r to SOC Cpnkllng ~
the expressed desire Of the latter. communl.
Gated by "a mutual friend. who Is prominent
member Of the Republican state Coninlutr'
He came. he saw and heard, and Conkling con-
uuered; he will hcnceforth bc an ardent sup
porter of any policy COnkllng may sec III W
| pursue. - A.,
| denomination of the Democratic Stat" ticker II
may be- OF interest to know that Fitch is the su =
crSsor of the present editor OF the Argus tutrh'
inson. upon the Democrat. Hutchinson let IN,
| Albany Erening journal to become the editor -
the Rochester Democrat He ardently support
ed Conkling for United States Senator in IN
contest through which he passed triumphant
. Since then he has returned TO Albany. and nov
is the spokesman Of the State Democratic organ
!, | How he cnn nsistently oppose Conklngs re
, | election to the United States Senate remains L
y | hc seen. Certain II ~ that Conkltng Is gather
| ing his clan and among them arealready mum
, | bered some of the former strongest adhcrcnt
. | of the 'SiVer-hnired Fox of Chautaupua, an
= | Rochester Democrat. One of CornelIs conild"n
: tinl friends has been in the city in consulttio
| with Conklng. Hnd there is no doubt that Cor
= noll il acting strictly under Conkung hdNi''
7 All. yes. there's music in the AIR. ana whrh Coz
- gross meets thcrc'll be- fun. am, tonkllng vi
T. be heard FROM said my lricnd. as he p"de II
;, uu.eu.