The New York herald., 1877-02-27
SENATOR CONKLING.

HIS COURSE ON TUE PREsIDENTIAI. QUESTION
To rbE EoroR OF THE HERALD
On the Goth Of February of your poraries
spoke OF a rumor In circulation among the democrats
IN Washington that Mr.. Conkng ''was going to speak
against tho Louisiana decision" II there was such
rumor the end certainly proved It false
Next day the same paper repeated tho rumor with
certain specifications which tho proved equally
alsc but 1t added the suggestion that Str. Conking
only coqueting with tho incoming admin
he did with tnat Of General Grant In 1865" AS Mr.
Conkling did not so "coquet in 1868, and s now
"coquettng" this was evidently gratutous nonsense.
Ga the 22d The same paper forced ack nowledgc
that Mr. Conkng did not vote against tho Louisiana
decision, but added that he absent from his
seat, though In the Capitol building" As Mr. Conk.
ling not in Washington on that day. but had been
absent necessary business for several days this Is
evidently false.
On the 23d the paper In question camc again with
new ruuor. This timo it was startling" and was
othng less than that Mr. Conkling twas cioscted In
his committee room for long tno to-day with Daniel
W. Voorhees,, OF Indiana that Dir. Voorhees, acrward
went over to the House wing and shortly after re-
turned, accompanied by Speaker Randall. and that
these two prominent democrats both OF whom belong
TO the faction which is seeking to lbustcr Governor
hayes out OF the Presidency, shut up with tho
New York Senator for somo time, a messenger being
stationed outside tho door refuse admitanco 10 all
comcrs"
Now in this account II Is false that Mr. Conkiing
cosetod with Mr. Voorhees, aud Mr. Randall or
either; IL is false that messenger his door ..rc.
fused ndinit,ance to all comers;' Is false that Mr.
Voorhees, brought MIR. Randall to Mr.. Conkng; It IL
false that Mr. Randall ''bclongs to the faction which s
seeking hbuster Governor Hayes OF tho Presi.
dcncy." In fact there IS hut small grain OF truta
In the whole paragraph :-Nr. yorhces did come into
Mr. Conklins's committee room his purpose was to
give Mr.. Conkling Information about Claim before tho
Senate ami his commit.cc; Mr. Conkling told him no
already had the information offered and Mr. Voorhees,
at once took leave without q word about politics Of
any KIND.
But, curiously enough, another Of your con,cmpo.
the day had tho report with sddi-
tions. Here itis:-
"Nr. ConklIng early in his COMMITTEES room in
the senate cnd OF the Capitol this morning; and as tho
Of the worst democrats 10 Congress Voorhees,
went away and Randall soon appeared. There was
then conference with locked doors OF nearly an hour
Randall went back To tho Speakers room npd there
was consultation among democrats ,hcrc. Mr.. Payne
s also said to lave visited Conkiins's room some OF
the details OF the stories doubtless untrue but the
fact which appears TO DO undcnabe Is that Randall aud
Conkng were long iimc In conference. Couklings
absence from the senate Chamber has bee noted Tor
several days, and II Is he has been hard al
work IN his committee roon He was reported to DO
oat OF town, but this was certainly error"
An the "undeniab.c facts" herein arc undeniabIc
alschoods and any could have asccrtained this
had he taken til trouble to ask Mr. Conklng aucs.
tion or two But this. cyidcntly, would not have
answered the purpose with which those Inventions
got W, and tho 24th tho ncxt day the paper
last referred to went step further and It's ashng.
ton correspondent said -
'rhc recent reports regarding Senator Conklipg's
interview with ceftain prominent members OF tho
democratic party which have been extensively pub.
lished, have attracted great doal oil attention here
to-day and the Senator's friends working hard 10
make excuse Tor nm. They admit that he bad con.
sultations with Dan Voorhees, others OF tho same
class but that these conferences related SIMPLY 10
business matters Of legal character, and had aDso-
lutcly no connection with politics.
IL u almost peedlcss 10 say that thcre not word
OF truth In hs whole paragraph, excekt the tact above