The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-24
Mr.. Conkling.

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The New.York Tribune OF Yesterday says
.rne followers Of Mr.. Conkung met o"
-sandav afternoon al Vice fresioent Az
fhur's house, In this city,. Inc TWO eA'
senators were present, ana recensu
surances from number OF omce-no'o.,s
support In case they should oec'me osnw
dates for reelection. Letters anu 'e'es, ne
IN answer TO a communication SEM ous ~
Mr.. Conkiing were received iron Sse,Sed
rsr,s n the State. Mr.. Conklipg dec'oeo
20 become a candidate. and Mr.. rlse' uv,
.,,ided inst as Mr.. Conkiing did. incy wiz
-,rnhah,v 90 TO Albany and soicH No,e~'
"a SHEER friends will attend IN large NUM-
Noe =, assist them. Administration hepuo
TO- .,il stste that Mr.. Conkling ana MI
PHI, cannot be reelected. Fiity'two he,
,,nh,icsns are said to be already pledgeo
against him." u,r
A lame and impoient conclusion. WY
..,,s wr CoxKIlSG resigns lie was stronger
IN the Senate before his resignation 'n'" u.
can ever hope to be again during Inc prcsen,
Administration. He resigns bis seat ana
then has to work hard TO get IL back. lie Is
like the disappointed lover who wen. Out d
hitter cold night to freeze to death, but re-
turned pretty soon saying that he woulu
~s,her freeze when the weather wasn't qui'e
so cold. Mr.. CoSKLlNG is no doubt "i'hps
enough 10 freeze TO death politically out
has decided 10 do so when the pott'ca' "ea'
thor is not quite so cold. There Is 100 uuch
.sid wind from the northeast corner OF 'hc
xJujon In the blasts which are tryipg 80
hard TO take the New York Senator OH MS
feet. Yet what modification u must DO
20 the Iordly ROSCOE to have to beg ior tne
hone which only last week he threw into
tbe waste.basket. All the romance OF DIS
resignation IL sicklied Ger with the paIe
cast OF jealousy Of BLAINE that causes the
5,rond CONKIIYG TO bow himself in The aust
OF humiliation and ask FOR the privilege OF
-eSumino his seat in the Senate. lie re-
signed to show that he could and would DC
c,alected spontaneously. lie wakes up 10
and his fellow. citizens many OF them
openly rejoicing that they are rid OF him.
and thanking him for his retirement. lie
resigned TO show the President that ne
could carry New York without patronage
Me kuuckles down now to the hard WORK
of utilizing the State patronage so as TO
make It Offset the Federal patronage. In
~ord, Mr. CoNKLING is a cock whose comb
bas been cut.
Sat Mr.. COxKLING's determination to beg
his place back is proof either that be con-
slGcrs that he has the pledged support OF
Democrats enough to reflect him without
the and OF the Administration members OF
Che New York Legislature, or that Inc Al
Hnioistraton and anti-Administration mem
oers have agreed to reject CoNKLING, drop
Plat, and let the second senator be an Al
1ninistraiion man. Is this latter possible
We cannot think il is. We cannot yet De-
lieye that Mr.. CoNKLING could so abase nlm'
self. Therefore we conclude that bargain
has been concluded with certain OF tbe
Democrats, and that the consideration Is
some local advantage which the CONk-
LING men in the Legislature have promised
20 secure 10 the Democrats OF New loiK
etv. or perhaps of New York State. The
Washington Post OF yesterday did In effect
advise the Democrats Of the New YORK Le-
.rislature TO reject both PLAT and CoNK'
LING. We suppose that Is The office'hoiders'
view OF the matter. They suppose that
Pl.Arr and COyKLING would come back to
Washington as thorns in the side OF The
Administration.
But will the Administration sit quiet and
allow Mr.. CoNKLING to ride roughshod over
ats friends In the New York Legislature
Not il Mr.. BLAINE is allowed to have his
way. On The contrary, Mr.. CoNKLlNG VIII
ind that there are blows to be taken as well
as given, and that he has a hard road to
travel before he can reseat himself in the
chair which he so haughtily, imperiously,
anG thoushtlessly vacated.