New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-10


"A correspondent of TIE TRIBUNE, which,
rumor has it, is substantially that which will
be soon announced.
THE OPPOSITION TO JUDGE ROBERTSON
WHY Mr.. CoNKIINGs FRIENDS SAY HE OBJECTS To
TIE APPoINTMENT-HIs APPARENT FOLLOWING
-TIIE " CONKLrNG PARTY" HARMONIOUS.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE rRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON. Aprl 9.-Thcrc appears to be no
end 10 the rum0r ds 10 What the President will will
not do and a. to what Senator Conklmg will or viii
not Try TO do regarding the appointment of Judge
Robertson 10 the New-iork Collectorshlp
Some of the rumor-mongcrs within the last week.
have not only fixed up the withdrawal Of Judge
Robcrtson'- nomination, but have indicated whom
the President will probably nominate in his place.
Senator David Davis to be- appointed, with
view 10 "natonalizcr the office Of Collector and IN
the interests of political harmony Governor Foster,
who vas put into and ont Of the Cabinet with
such bcwildcring rapidity few months ago, and
who was singled out 10 take Po-tnast"r-Gcn'ral
James, place few weeks ago. when som" of the
newspapers were conyulscd by information Of n
Cabinet crisis" il also mentioned for the
Collcctor9hp Probably both OF thcsc rumor- shouid
bc received with very great canton but they arr
not snorc absurd than are score of other stories
which have been ~ atoat daring thc last week
Indeed thcrr L. the very best rras0u to hcl"y"
that the President h never even taken into consld-
Grafton the proyricty of withdrawing judge Rob
ert-ons name On the contrary. tacrr appears 70 he
every indication that the President, having after
full consideration exercised his constitutional night
to nominate gentleman for Collector,
II perfectly willing To let tn" matter r'"t'
/ ~ far a. h. l. concerned until the S'n-
ate shall have exercised it- constitutional
night either hy confirming or REJECTING the appoint
mem. Under thc-' circumstances II u therefor alb
E1rd io suppo.c tia; the nouiul'on viii hr With
drawn miles, 10 the same time II Doe assumed that
General Garfield H. rrldy virtually to ahdIc1ic tlr
Presidency m favor ui certain ~'nat"r~
OF cour~c ever, body expects that S"naior C"hk-
Ing will strive 10 defeat The confirmation and there
j. some r,a~on to believe that De- and - friends AZ"
quietly feeling thUr way among Senators. and max
ing a canvass 10 ascertain whether There ~
auv pr,.rcct Of success. llow far this
canvass has advanced It j. nnPo'-ihl" YET
to ascertain warm friend Of Mr.. Conk
ling said Yesterday that. from the best IN
formation he has been able 10 obtain, only two
Democratic Senators have thus far committed
| thrm- Ives To vote against Jndg' RolcrtS"ns con
| frru.tiou. lie named senator Ransom, of North
CAROLINA and senator Groomc. of Mary land.
| When the vote v..s taken upon General Mcritts
nof-iration I'm February. lN72. Mr. C"nkling secured
thr A,lpof senator, Cockrl. Eaton. Garland. We
l'"i ild hh" N'"'"''@ '''' ''" '' '
/ vs. ludcp, nd,ut. ln las attempt I" defeat "'n-
! ,r.l N.rritt Tho. vote. on that occa,iuu Wa I3
.. o, -, th,. l. R.puhli, ans wcrr recorded in
tho negative. Eleven of them are not now members
~ the senate. Of the thirteen Republicans VIM
voted m the affirmative. eight Mc--rs burnside.
/ Cameron Of Wisron,ou. Dawes Ferry Hoar. Me
MILAN. Monii, snd Saundrr~-arc -tlll mri"HT7 "i
/ tho S.nafa Th,r, ~ no reason 10 believe that any
u" .,. .,., I,,t,o E.,l,,rts,n
and they would ln al pr"hAhhiy "' f'l"'"''''i pS
,, ,,,. o., S.,,,f.,r- Eluir Cougrr EdHrrtou. Frye.
' 80 u,,f., ~ ,fCIor,,Io. McD'L
Il''' ii"'''F , ..1 SIR
MILLER l'"ti' %, "'' %, '.'
/ tuan Van N,rk and % hap. ~"in' others.
...., - ....,.,f .,.n,t,ll, w,igh ,,,
'''''' 80 -. I. ,,,,b tbo.,.
heavily with h'" senator. ''' 81 WV" '
ybo have been years ia Senatorial service.
N"' "'' ..l, ,,-,.,,Iv cannot make a
4 senator '"hN'"t ,. -,.,,,
more liti'r trht 't'h '''N
than hc dll acll1~i ''r"'I"I M''''' '"" '"' ~
"h7 " az" ~ .,,..... ..,.,., .,...,, ,s ,,..,,,,
! &" believe that MI '"''N''"' ''''"'' "''''' "
| vote. now against strung nomination hlad' 10y
pr,.,Irut CARTEL a. De- Ind $50 year aso against
I u nouuuatlui, perhaps 'tlhIl ''"Ar'"F" - i'''
! dent Ila,r.
! Crrinusl. eunu a. the at1lWrrt oii"fr~t hthru
I'll" "'u'' ,.,.,.,. ..,,,.., th,. opro,,t-
| among MI ("nkllhf ~ itl'n"N '-''"H' ~" ',r'
! mcut If Judge Robertson l- that "'H'lH N''Ii''
| having shawn him~cf to Dee au admirable COLLECTOR
! .i..i ,.d tIu- D.. coupled with
! should not h' 90 t,,,, |' & ,,,nd b, satisfied,
/ the aV~c rtl"u tAd' hl "N'' A. 49,, r,,,;,. i a.,
nav glad I" LAY ''.'.'' . C,,.r'I Nrrritt
and the dc-rr among tnr "A,h ,n,h J"dv Rol~r'
.,.'' '''' nn,,r VA. -'nt to the SENATE, and