The daily gazette., 1877-11-10
SECOND EDITTOE!.
WASHINGTONa0
MR.. CONKLING,S POSITION AS
? SHOWN IN THE HERALD >,
Il INTERVIEW. k.+tJ = X

| I.4 - Itlt-
Ma. ooNKLiNGs PosIrIoN-How 1T IS
REGARDED.
WAsHIKaToN, Nov. 9, 1877. z
The Conkling interview in the 81, raj
is the sensation Of the evening here. Sc =
Rotary Evarts being asked what No
thought Of Senator Conkling's position
az developed in the Heraldis report to-
day remarked
"Thiss administration has before 1t
three things which it means to accom-
plish. First. to nationalize the republ-
can party; second, to resume specie pay
ments; third, to emancipate the action
Of the voters from the control of the Of
fice-holders.
~ believe that the people both need
and want those things to be done, and
we shall welcome the help OF all who
will help. Mr.. Conkling chooses to op-
tppse. | can only say 1 am sorry. He
has had a great opportunity, for he might
IN the great work; he might have taken
q prominent part in carrying out these
hPnest politics. He appears in the Her
alds interview to declare his opposition
| I'd them. 1t seems to me pity on his ac-
count, but / believe these public servi-
| cos Will be performed without, his aid
and in spite Of his i'll will. '''
| "a declaration of war Is always an in
| tdresting thing said a democratic Re-
preventative, Sand here is such a declara-
ton, not only against the, President and
his Cabinet and against the administra-
| ton republieans, IL there are any, but
against the South and the democratic
party and mankindsin general, excepting
only the Conkling men in New York. It
ls very interesting event, ,lbut you know
TITS not our funeral, it lis, Senator Oonk-
An administration republican remark
et:-SSenatog Conkling evidently sees
| an opportunity, with Morton dead and
Blaine sick. AZ he, can now turn Evarts
| over to the democratic party he thinks
he can head the repn blfcan party.p s :
"1hat reminds me-. interjected a
democrat. ''of what Blaine said to me
Last March, He thought the Presidents
policy would kin the republican party
| me to execute the Office of administrator
de bonts NOM May be Conkling means to
dispute this duty with Blaine." l-t... IT
| swell" was the republicans reply, "I
guess, as Blaine used to say, Conklfng
has bit off more than he can chaw. 1
think fhe procession will move on with
my Judgment" said democrat; che has
lot his temper run away with him, as he
did at his State Convention. .r'-f-, 2
THE CONTESTED sENAToRsHIPs.
| The committee on privileges and cleo
tions intimate that q report on the Ksl-
ldgg and Spofford case will be made next
week. Judge Spofford, who has hereto
fore been hopeful that majority of the
committee would report in his favor, now
| admits that the contrary will be the case.
The majority report will be in favor of
Kellogg, and 1t is supposed that the
minority Of the committee will make a
| report in favor of Mr.. Spofford.
lfthey can keep Kellogg out until the
fourth OF March, 1879, that will be theEend
OF him. Mr.. Kellogg says even If he gets
in while the republicans still have con-
| troll of the Senate he would expect the
democrats to put him out when they
came into power. In regard to Mr.. Eus-
tis his chances have picked up,. and it is
impossible that enough republican Sena-
ators will vote for him to secure his ad-
mission.
! But if the democrats interpose dilatory
tactics to prevent action on the case OF
| Kellogg the republicans will certainly
i ret aliats in the case of Eustls.
| As lKellogg's case will be the first re-
ported they will insist that it be the first
acted on. The case of Mr.. Butler, of
South Carolina, is in the same position as
heretofore stated. - 81