The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-12-03

n Vas There a Secret Compact?
The New York Sun thinks that " he
Professional OF political diplomatisis ar
aDruf t0 heEoiiate an Important treat,
itt Y 80 not take al The world into tl.j
confidence as 90 tile proposed terms. no
ITO they ~ with open doors for III.
Enenetit ofeavesshpppers. The cool head
i-ft together privately. and TRY 10 driy.
the beet possible bargains for tLeir re-
'perfIAe slAes-
No~ i j. alleged thar when Ccnklinr
Grant Cameron and Logan wentio Men.
lyf there was no srcret conference be.
tween ilen and Garfield. and III. their
proceedings were aboscboard. Gran,
appears a. witness t0 this fact on be-
Patti of orr ~ the contracting parties. aud
= PERSONAL friend of Garfield. who claims
n hATt leen present feslifics to The same
e1ae cn halt of tie 0ster party.
isis vulsnlerr testimony does not
touch ihe real point Ia dispute. II roes
sll aFDvud H. Nobody preiends or has
pretended that Mr.. Conklinr and hi.
followers went 20 Mentor 10 make a
trrafs openly with Garfield. That /. MOI
tlip wns such business i done.
Her pr0- enre af Mentor was rsfrf;ca-l \
lion - a. arrangement wuic.l had been
made ard accepted. and the
terms "a which had been substantially
dictated by Nr. Conklipg As the leader
of The staiwarts. Without such = rom-.
pact. Dir. Conkling would never have
taken part in The campaign In the west /
aar wouif the ssrant faction have come
n rhe front. n the chiefs al finally did.
The external facts leave no doubt a. 10
re nature ~ this hargsin. the exacr.
rrm- ~ whirh " main 20 be revealed. !
TarheaI was nominated 1t Cl.icago a. n
i0 beat Grant. Personal an
ageHl~m- prevented The nomination Of Y
fshcr E'aine or Sherman, aud their
va uii.ized up 10 the crilica, !.
romrnt in holding tie lines tightly until.
5aine gave tile signal for the diversion
! alri4 -ugrreGrd.
Ihi- " a. nv sudden stroke. as has hce,,
Il WAS contingency fore
evn and provided fuF at Washington
! sek- before the Convention met. While.
fi~lne hnd. A. ALI cahGidal.s have. honess !,
4 h-in.- nominated by Que of The int-l
us~es that oifen sweep over cnnven-
sni -sErh. Tor instance IS noninAfrdo
.ineOin ia 1860 sisIl he knew the
aner- were against him. aud ike II
lFend politician. ~ -ou-htso make the
io~t 81 bad situation by defeating his
yals and putting up new nau over;
leir heads -
Blaine nominated Garfield. Grants.
e.eaI was made doubly bitter by The.
ethod~ used 20 effect i. and especisil, ~
ss II haieini % tonkling. from his old ~
nie Icua with Blaine. The selection Off,
en. ArihuT Tor the second place. intend rc
- Fesce Offering by those who pro-,c !.
l-ed IL. had no influence in soothing n
: tssentmrnt- ~.
TIN lcadrr~ returned tn Washington M,
here the tir-t pnlie meeting wa held,h,
ratily the nomination. Garfield adj,
rs~rd IL. and though Mr.. ConkIinr. . |,
- within sight or the spct where ill.,
* plsre. neither he nor Mr. Camcronl.,.
4 hand IN the affair. Logan went j
I'm curiosity 20 sec the expected and
.u'i iaiinre and was literally capturcdl ,
tha thrOng and maze To speak. M
the nomination fell fiat. and MA
. GOODNESS of the Grant faction seemed mo
make defeat certain. IL this dilemmalw ~ Il
~ tle adjournment Of Congress. Gar-sshe
II appealed 90 Simon Cameron Tor al enc
X aha hln- Anes met a. harrisburghas
a41erneh' anu went togcther 70 Pits<-cnr
III y hal occurred o. that Journey lille
" known BY the Developments sinceIwh
Vi come % light. lIovI
Garfield came 10 yewIeml
rk ~ hnia a conference with the a-lIor
lal Committee In regard 10 the des-
Ate situation ~ the party. Tie OUT y
: w-s cherries. aud the campaigp.R.r
arened with gloom. The Grant 4 -
} haA made no sign. Jcwcll's COM "a
tee met az the Fifth Avenue Hotel. srrs
feld naturally went there and Mrf
king was established on the samrl II
r with him. Mr. ConkIing made Il aIof q
u neither 70 pay Garfield tie cheap|fwo
plin.sar Of visit nor 10 attend thciLits
alrAce. aud this wa rahUshed All knn,