Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-27
Conkl,ng's Terms.

Special Dispatch to the y. y SUNDAY MeNury.
The true inwardne~s OF General
GarGeld'S visit to New York has not
vet been made public, and il is DIES
tined to make y Very interesting
chapter in the history of this pelti-
ell campaign. send YOU the facts,
obtained from tine inner circle"
and concerning which YOU can chal-
lcnge contradiction. Asa boom for
the republican candidate, the pilgrim.
age to the east has proved n most dis
aftrous failure. Governor Foster passed
significant verdict on the croSS-hnd
performance to the Empire State, when
lie said to II group of politicians Mt the
executive mansion, yesterday: Gar.
field has as much rs he can we'll man.
age to keep up the republican MAORI
ty i'll this state; If he leaves us again
before the October election his goose
will be cooked at home"
The idea of having Garfield 60 To the
metropolis originated with the rcpuhli.
can national committees. They found
that Conklng would not take any part
in the canvass until he had seen Car
field. They must therefore be made To
meet one another Which should make
the first advance? Conkling said ilatly
that he would not stir one step west.
ward under any consideration. Gar
field it was decided, must therefore go
to New York, but when letter was
sent to him.
GARFIELD REFUSED 10 Go
and did IT III II very curt but decided
manner, 4 telegram was sent 10 him,
but he still refused: and when he wrote
his reply he remarked to some Of his
friends who were with him, that amy
man who WAS candidate for office and
Travelled III circus performance would
be beaten, and deserved his fate This
left the committee IN i quandary, and
they put their heads together 10 CIR
cumvcnt Garfield and fix up II plan hy
which he could be compelled IL 20
eastward ON prctenSc of urgent cam
paign business. Immediately il was
noised abroad that great republican,
canvass Of the south was To take place,
though the committee had no more
idea sc sending men and money there
than Of colom2ing Alaska. For tins
| great work the services OF the stalwnrt
/ statesmen of the land were to be en-
! listed and Blaine, and Logan, and
Cameron, and Sypher, and fmchbsck.
and Dennison, and all the other
| bloody shirt men were informed hy
mail and telegraph that their presence
was urgently needed III Now York.
They want in terrible haste, expecting
to find some prodigious plans mapped
! out. and were furious when they found
they were simply intended 70 be
/ NTAII 10 CoNKLING'S KITE
This was the reason why the whole per
formNnec fell So Hat upon the repuhli-
cans themselves, and why Blaine, 10
/ gan and others had nothing to say about
/ the conference and its results.
Garfield was persuaded TO 90 cast
and when he got there was told that
something must be done to save New
York, or else he might rs Well abandon
the field at once; that Conkllng was
/ cold ana took no interest IN the contest,
/ and that il was necessary to rouse his
enthusiasm if anything was to be done
i ltrpaured very plain talk to make the
candidate understand that ms one
chance Of saving the empire state was
to secure the services Of the Grant fac
zionist, who would moi Stir 10 work ln
Ill the l'titA man crooked his finger ut
them. At last, however, Garfield SAN
the point though it required half q
ia1cn prominent bankers W push thG
question of supplies on his notice, and
lie announced his readiness 70 receive
Conklng and listen to what he had Ia
say. But Conkling utterly declined t.
be presented TO the distinguished gen.
tleman from the west He was brusquc
and even brutal III his dcclination, III.
snuating that it was no object to him
10 SEE ANOTHER OHIO MAN
put into the presidential chair, AT this
point the situation grew desperate, and
the committee feared that everything
was Mt nm end, But Garfield saw the
need Of submitting to any personal hui
initiation necessary TO secure his aims
and lie announced his readiness
to make a pilgrimage TO Conk.
ling's rooms, if that would
appease the Utica dictator
Conkling graciously responded there.
after lie would allow himself to be III.
ltINInfh ~ Wv AiDhblltall 'blihihbAt
and James A. Garfield actually went Il
Roscoe Conkling's quarters at the hotel
and asked to be admitted to confer
ence with him. At the time when
visitors were told that Garfield was
busy and could not he seen, the latter
was at the rooms of his New York
rival humbly arranging the terms d
tho
TREATY FOR rim sroILs
which j. 70 bind them together fol
Noyembers battle. The outcome 81
the conference was that as soon as Gar
field became president he would re-
move Merritt and allow Senator Conk-
ling to control all the federal appoint
rrents in New York during his term 81
office. Under this solemn pledge
Conkling. promised to take the stump
this fall and work fdr the candidates
Garfield came home happy in having
achieved this bargain, and tie Conk.
ling men ought 70 be happy too. But
Gov. Foster alleges that Blaine, Logan
and the other visiting states.
men departed III furious tenn
per, chagrined because COnkling