American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05
THEN
CA ~ TO MIS- :.
SATU EDAY. MARCH, S, 1881.
The Gnrfieid-C onlKlin@ Confer

The Gnrfieid-C Confer
ence.
Washington Special to Gin. Enquirer.
l have il from an authority that
G n'iot he questioned that Judge
Charles j. Flyer, of New York Will
h.. Secretary "f the Treasury i'll
President Gariieid's Cabinct-tbat
is. If he VII, accept; and ito ascer
tain snch fact definitely Garfield
Las iayited him TO Mentor, where
lie probably was on Friday. The
authority, too, is almost as definite
that his name was decided upon
while Senator Conkiiny was with
tie President ELECT mt Mentor. BY
insfalments the details of Conk
lirg's visit are beginning to leak
out 1t appears that before Conk>
ling visited Garfield correspon
dence had been carried on between
General Gai field and u secoud par
ty, which eliminated in a letter in
wiring Conklng to Mentor. The
Presi,ient-elect had been informed
that, unless such visit coutem-
plated the discussion OF the merits
of q New York candidate for the
Treasury Secretary-ship, it was
useless to mako l., rs the New
York Senator would listen to no
pro, .oSiiion involving the claims of
New York to Cabinet Iepresen
taiive than any other direction
than the Treasury. When, there's
fore, Conkling made up his mind
TO GO to Mentor, it was really fixed
in advance that Allison was to be
tiIrowl overheard, the East was to
have the Treasury and New York
was TO furnish the candidate.
This much having been conce-
ded in advance of the Garfield
Coukling conference, the pathway
WAS cleared to enter forthwith in
10 the merits OF TIE candidate
Conking did nrge Levi p. Morton.
Gan field made no objection TO Nor
ton rsonally. lie assured Conk-
ling that If Morton would accept
any other place save two in hi-
CsbInet-the Treasury and the
State Department-he could have
whatever bes might select. lie
could not have the State portfolio,
because il had been rendered to
and accepted by Senator Blaine;
and be was not disposed to give
him the Treasury, because he wa>
Of the opinion that Morton, un.ler
the statutes OF the United States.
WAS inrligib!e to hold the Office.
Nor" n IL the President of a New
York national bank, and is in 9th.
or Wa. Interested in financial
matters, which, To say the least,
weuld raise tic question, and very
seriously with fhe public as to Iii,
eligibility under the law which p;e-
cludes the Secretary of the Treas
my from engaging II business
being interested in comm cree eth.
er in direct or fiduciary capacity.
Conkiing urged the point thai
Morton could divest himself from
his business, and thus remove al.
lrgal barriers. Garfield though
mo-; aud even il he did, in absolute
good faith, he made the point that
ut this late day it would not sa.isf,
the public ON that score. Sen
ator Conkiing told General Gar
field that he had come to Mentor
not SO much to urge the claims OF
- candidate for the Treasury De-
partment as the claims of the greai
Empire State. lie urged that New
York WAS really the center aud sup
port Of the financial policy of Tia.
Kcpub'icsn party. He had reason
to believe iilat the policy hereto>
fore pursued would be the policy o.
the Administration.
Then followed long discussion
touching the merits Of Judge
Charles J. Folger. 1t was Gar
field, however, and not ConkliDg,
who suggested his name. Conk-
ling made no objection to him. He |
spoke of him as an upright Judge,
- good Republican aud one who
would giyesSeperal satisfaction to
the Republicans of New York. The
point was made by General Gar
field thai in all the chickering's and /
trouble which had attended the
Republican party IN New York,
Foigrr occupied IL negative rather
than a neutral ground. Conkling
his ability, and said be
would he acceptable certainly to
himself and the Republican purity.
the PIesIdcnt-elcct told
Senator Conkling that he would
invite FoIger 10 Mentor, and if he
would accept the place he would
:ender him the Treasury Depart
nent.
FOR Governor of Mississippi
Ion. Ethel BarksdaIe Of Jacks