Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-02
An u founded Sensation.

An u bounded Sensation.
The Brooklyn Eagle gives currency to
silly story OF an alleged bargain, before
the election, between Senator CoNKLING
and General GARFIELD, which carries
upon It's lace the evidences OF pure fiction,
out which will doubtless be loudly re-
echoed by the opposition press. It's sub
stance is that when the New YORK Seua-
tor with several other gentlemen, late in
the campaign, visited Mentor, he found
Mr.. GARFIELD greatly detected and dis
neadeLed over the political prospects, and
that he GARFIELD expressed willing
ness to do anything which would result In
triumph over his political enemies.
CoNKLISe, taking advantage of this dis
position, exacted from the desponding
candidate the most humiliating terms az
the price of his support, giving Dir. GAR
FIELD 10 understand that with such sup
port there would still be hope OF MS
election. The pretended conditions i'm
posed were: First, that the campaign
must be turned over to the GRANT men to
conduct from that time oHt to the end;
second, that the patronage of the States OF
New York, of Pennsylvania, and of Hi
nois mus, be distributed solely by CoNK.
LING, CAMERON and LOGAN, respectively;
third, that CoNKING must be consulted
in the formation OF the Cabinet; and,
fourth, that MERRITT must be turned out
of the Custom House, and especially must
ROBERTSON and Hustled, Of Weslchester,
BGRDsALL, OF Greens, WooDIN, OF Cayu.
"a, and SESSIONS, of Chautauqus, all OF
them OF New York, be utterly cast aside
and ignored, the very men who in Albany
had made The nomination OF some other
man than GRANT at Chicago possible, and
who, in the latter days OF The Convention,
brought about GARFIELD's nomination"
The story goes on to state that Mr. CAB
FIELD eagerly embraced these exacting
Propositions, and tbat Mr.. CoNBLINd, In
order b nail the matter, reduced them TO
writing ana required Mr.. GARFIELD to
sign them, and that from that moment,
the machine men " of New YORK
sprang into activity; that Mr.. JEWELL
WAS deposed as the manager OF the
New York campaign; and Mr.. PLArr,
one of CoNKLING's most trusted leaders,
was placed in command, and that there
was general improvement OF the poii'i.
cal outlook all along the line. The &C
count further claims, that after the cleo
ton there was meeting OF '5e chiefs OF
the third term movement at which the
p ltronsge was all dished out; tine
SHERMAN, HAYES aud BLAINE elements
were all to be left out in the cold" as well
as the New York Senators who reoeIled
against the third trim movement who
are represented to Se isneLdng at the
adverse turn which affairs have taken.
Ian this, Of course, this imtgina-
tive writer clsims, means GRANT IN
1884, aud that CoSKLINa power
/ "a to be something superlative, That pc.
|Hticl msgnsto already controls New
| York, the Republican Governor being his
creature, and through this alleged Men
tor desl,n he viii be placed IN control OF
all the vast federal patronage which falls
/ 10 New York: the custom house, the
navy yard. The postoftlce snd the internal
revenue utlice-enouga one would think
to satisfy be ambition o. the most avari.
/ cious partisan.
This whole invention, il would seem, Is
so improbable, preposterous snd absurd
! that ,nere would be no great danger OF It's
gaining credenoc smour candid snd sensi
bic men, YET Gen GRANT, who was one 81
the psrty that visited Mentor 81 the time
HI is alleged this bsrgain was
perfected, has seen 1T to take the wind
ou, OF il by absolutely denying lis truth;
th.t Al he interview alluded =, there was
nothing ssid 10 NJ, GARFIELD ou; WIS.
was said 10 tile presence 81 large mum.
Ter Of people; ,hat there WAS no private
] interview sought or held, and no bargain
whatever made. The sensational story