The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-28

his Senatorial colleague. Presumably Mr.. Nor
gan was grateful but he did not believe that he
stood in much mood Of help from anybody. Tho
Legislature turned out 10 be Republican by
good working majority Though the state wen,
Dcmocraiicl, and n table prepared ty Morgan's
friends showed that he could reasonably count
on carrying the caucus. But when the members
reached Albany on the first 81 January. 1859. it
was found that Fcnton and his supporters were
not idle. Soon the canvass began TO assume
decidedly interesting aspect. Morgan was sont
for and came To Albany post haste. Mr.. Conk-
ling also paid n visit here. but his advice
WINS not followed. and no went away. He
tried in vain to arouse Morgan to q realizing
sense Of the importance Of organizing the As
scmbly I'm his intcrest--oi securing "a Speaker
who would favor his election. So certain was
Morgan Of his own success that he rather favored
tho idea Of concilintlng the opposing faction by
giving it tho minor hcnors. Fcnton's friends
undcr instructions from their foxy chicf took
on tho air Of men mourning for a lost cause
Yes. they wore free to admit that Morgan WIS
going hack to tho Senate but wouldn't 1t DO
good policy for him to / them have the Speak
crshp, and thus harmonic tho party by
such tactics they carried their point Truman
q. Nounrlovo was named for speaker. instead
Of John H. Selkrcg. who was the Morgan can
didate. but who was beaten with the virtual con-
sent of MOrgans friends. Then the Fcntonites
changed their tone. They suddenly discovered
that Morgan didn't stand tho ghost Of chance
of going back to the Senate and that Fenton
was sure TO be elected But they did not de-
pend on boasting alone. Tho Speaker an
nounccd that tho Committees would not he
named till after the Senator was appointed. BY
promising tho Craftsmanship Of tho Rail
~ "a no.
the Chairmanship OF Cities to as many moro.
and good places to at loust II dozen on other inn
portnnt Committees Younglovc bagged moro
than twenty Of Morgan's votes for Tcnton. It
must bo remembered that this WIS in tho days
Of the Tammany Ring. when the Craftsmanship
Of the Committee on Cities was supposed 10 be
worth moderate fortune. Younelovc's prom
iscs were made TO bc broken; but unless COM
mon report WINS greatly at fault tho other side
dealt in something more substantialthan prom
iscs, and conducted avery expensive campaign.
On the evening Of the caucus. Just before il as
sonhlcd. the bets wcrc Ave 10 ono In favor OF
Morgan. 1t was oven said that he would have
twelve minority. lie was waiting for the news
ut the Delavan House. 1t came quickly enough.
Frnton was nominated. It was he who had
twelve majority.
Gov. Morgan retired from TINT contest badly
worstod and sadly crcstfallcn. When he went
out Of the Senate he tried to conceal his disap-
pointmcnt in his attention to business. Mr..
Conkling. meanwhile was on the high road 20
10 fame. He won his most conspicuous triumph
in tho election OF 1872. and was returned 10 the
Senate without "a dissenting voice in the Re-
publican caucus. Gov. Morgan was Chairman
Of the state Committee that year. and con-
trihutcd. perhaps. somewhat TO Mr.. Conklings
success. But it was evident To close Observers
even then that he had begun to look with
cnvious eyes on the younger statesman who had
supplanted without opposing him. This UNI
happy feeling was intensified 10y the fact that
Conkling's most Jealous friends were those
who had formerly been Morgan sturdicst sup
portors. This was To Doe expected. inasmuch rs
the lines were drawn between Conkling and
Fcnton. as they had previously been between
Fenton and Morgan. But when was envy
logical
In 1874 Gov. Morgan was somewhat oonsplcu-
GUS in his support Of Gen. Dix. and Con. Dix
ia turn wns ndiscrcot enough 10 avow his hos
uhty to Senator Conking. But whom Dix was
boaton. he turned and complained bitterly that
Conllng had done it-which was not true--and
carried his grievances 10 Morgan who gave him
an abundance Of sympathy. During his term
as Governor, Gen Dix had sought the favor II
the oN-Libcrals by asking their counsel, and
appointing some Of them 10 Office. lie was
thus brought into relations with q faction Of
which Reuben T. Fenton was the leader As
Dix c0nciiatcd Fenton. and rs Morgan made an
alliance with Dix, It happened that "a sort Of UNI
Outstanding was arranged between Fcnton and
Morgan This was in 1875 whom Fcnton's
torn expired. and he was also shelycd A fell
low feeling makes us wondrous kind. Both
wore impressed with the id a that it was noccs-
g., not pfl Mr. 1..f
could recover his lost prestige.
senator Conkling is not quick at suspocting
or discovering plots. He never deserts his
friends and is slow 10 believe in the detection of
others. Unto the spring of 1876 hc still looked
on Gov. Morgan ms his fellow laborcr and not
rs his rival. But ut the limo Of tho National
Convention II was clear that Gov Morgan was
working with those who went down from this
state TO defeat Mr.. Conkling's nomination ut
Cincinnati. If any lingering doubt remained
as TO his attitude. il was dispelled later in the
same year when. at tho Saratoga Convention
h. was named tor Governor by those who
opposed Mr.. Conkling's friend. A. i. Cornell
AT the same time Mr. Cornell was made Chair
man OF the State Committee. II was his hone 81
intention to render Gov. Morgan all the assist
anco that lay in his power and to provo by his
activity in tho campaign that he was not sore
worker in 1869 and the candidate ought cor
tainly to have known Cornell we'll enough 70
know that no would not betray him. But it is
no secret that Morgan was suspicious of tho
Chairman Of the Committee from tho first.
Further, 1t Is no secret that he was nominated
in the expectation that he would spend large
sums Of money In the canvass. Whether It is q
secret or not, it il also truo that he spent very
ittlc. What he did spend was not lntrusted t.
the Committee. but was placed" through an
outside syndicate, thus tending to domornlze
the organization Of tho party. This dstrust,
not 10 characterize II moro severely. naturally
bred ill-focing. 1t was impossible, after the
experience of that campaign that Mr. Cor
nell or Mr.. Conkllng should retain q friendly
sentiment toward Gov. Morgan.
II have made tho cause OF this quarrel clear
it must be evident to the reader that Mr.. Nor
gan has no particular claim TO tho support of
the faction that opposes Mr.. Conkling on politi-
cal or public grounds. His grievance is per
sonal. He complains that the Senator did not
do for him all that he might have done But in
tho last analysis that is also the grievance OF
most OF the Senator's other Rcpublican rivals