, 1881-01-02

the arrest Of Becker. Judging from the ill.,
terest shown in the case by Consul Crosby,
and from the antecedents Of the prisoners,
the case is believed: TO be as important as
that Of Macdonald, the Bank Of England
forger. 4. n
. TIE gENATORSHIP.
SENATOR CoNKLING REFUSES TO TAKE PART
In THFs r. CONTEST. -
Special Dispatch to 174e Chicago Tribune.
NEW York, &an. 1.-The New York Sem
cussion III political circles, not only here but
at the National Capital The Washington
correspondent Of the Times, in dispatch
situation i'll the following manner. He says:
Within the past week or two some highly
important correspondence and conferences
have been had between leading Republicans
i'll New York and Washington in regard
to the filling Of the places Of the
United States Attorney and the
United States Marshal for the Southern Dis
tsiet Of New. York. As a natural sequence,
the negotiations widened rapidly, sothat they
e1veloned the still greater topics of the ap-
preaching election OF a United States Sena-
tor from New York and the representation
Which New York is to have in
PRESIDENT GARFIELD's CABINET.
It Is we'll known, of course, that Afr. Wood
ford desires to succeed himself as District
Attorney, and that he has exerted considera-
Bile influence Oh President Hayes for reap
pointnent The President has personally
favored Mr.. Woottford, and it has
been said with some degree Of posi-
tiveness that he would be renominated.
T},ar hcp !,
dered the. matter not unmixed with Sc
authority that there is. not d. single
member Of Mr.. Hayes Cabinet who favors,
or'who, In fact, does not oppose, Mr.. Wood
ford's reappo;ntment, the opposition being
led by Secretary Eyarts- One OF the reasons
urged by certain persons was the effect his
reappointment would have on
TIE CONTEST FOR THE sExAroRsuR,
and the desirabillty of holding the party well
together whatever might be the outcome In
the Senatorial.struggle. Its now understood,
and, indeed, fatty asserted, that Presi-
dent Hayes is not likely to make
any nominations for the New York
offices, and that he will leave Mr..
Woodford and others to hold over until the
Senatorship is disposed Of, and perhaps until
Mr.. Garfield assumes of1ice.'' The Times
dispatch, reviewing and forecasting the field
of candidates, says: 4" Following out this
idea of preserving. unity in the party,
Senator Consling has stated that he will
not exert his influence in the Senatorial con-
test. 1t is claimed that Gov. Cornell has in
good faith Withdrawn absolutely from the
fight, and that the field is narrowed down to
Congressman Crowley and Morton, Chauncey
nr,l
Thomas c. Plat. 1t has been. generally un-
derstood that
MR. coNk11SG FAVORED THE CANDIDACY
OF LEVI T. MORTON,
and there is no reason to doubt that he did,
up to a recent period at least, and
he was certainly opposed to the
claims of Mr.. Depew. Very lately
Mr.. Platt had been very active in
endeavoring to win Mr.. Conkling's support.
It has been represented also to the latter that
while Mr.. Morton was very 'unobjection-
able candidate personally, he was neverthe-
less negative candidate, politically consid-
cred, and that he has in fact no
strength beyond that which Dir. Conk-
ling, Gen. Arthur, and other leaders
give him by their :'countenance-1 Yet
he appears to be very determined in pressing
his claims, and there is no reason to doubt
that his colleague, Congressman Crowley,
Mr. Denew, and the other candidates will
be equally energetic, believing 1t to be
TO THE INTEREST or THE PARTY
at large. Therefore Senator Conkling has
announced that he will not support any one
Of the candidates in the caucus or lip the
canvass preceding, and thathis friends in the
Legislature will be free to support
any candidate they choose. A very we'll
informed Republican said tonight that he
was positive Mr.. Conkling had determined
on this course, although he thought it quite
probable that Mr.. Morton was not yet aware
that 1Ir. Conkling had withdrawn his
supports The correspondent then
takes up the probable disposition Of
Cabinet favors by President Garfield, and
makes public the following important infor-
! nation relative to Morton's anxiety to secure
the Treasuryship: "While these considera-
tions and conclusions, however, were taking
shape, there was a still more important1noVe-
ment being made in which President Hayes
and President-elect Garfield were the chief
actors, and tending, it was believed, to
TIE HARMoN1zNG OF THE SENATORIAL
FACTIONS
by lessening the number Of candidates.
Quite recently Gen. Garfield communicated
with President Hayes, expressing his desire
to aid in smoothing the course Of New
York Republicanism, and saying that
he was willing and would be glad
to give that State d Cabinet appoint
ment in the person Of Mr.. Morton,
and asking whether. Mr.. Hayes would be
willing to appoint Mr., Morton at once, or
within a brief period, to the vacant Secre-
taryship of the Navy Department., Gen.
Garfield added to this the offer to
continue Mr.. Morton through his
term in that position, and expressed the
belief that it would be a means of avoiding
some Of the difficulty which was impending
in the matter Of the Secretaryship. Mr..
Hayes replied that he would be pleased
TO APPOINT MR. MORTON AS SECRETARY or
THE NAVY.
On that understanding Mr.. Morton was next
communicated WITH and the offer in that
form was authorItatively conveyed to him,
with an expression of hope that he would
accept it. He is reported to have re-.
Mind ,,romntly DECLINING tfle Dr0ffereA