The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-11
THE LOOK BROKEN AND THE
PARTY WITH 1T.

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PARTY WITH 1T.
The deadlock in the United States
Senate ended on the Sd, the plan OF
the Republican caucus committee
to go into executive session for the
reference to appropriate committees
of all the nominations on the table,
and the consideration of uneontest-
ed nominations, was carried out, but
it is yet doubtful whether the Re
publicans will be able to break the
deadlock over the Senate officers
On the 5th the President sent to the
Senate a message withdrawing all
of the most prominent New York
nominations, except that of Judge
Robertson. The message was sim
ply a formal one of withdrawal,
without explanation or comment.
The action of the President created
| the greatest excitement in political
circles as soon as it became known
about the capitol and in the city.
The consequences will inevitably re-
suit in a formidable rupture in the
Republican party. The war will be
to the knife, and the knife to the
| hilt. Blaine is the active and NOV
ing spirit on the side of Mr.. Garfield;
and Vice President Arthur is intense
| ly loyal to Conkling. Both Of the
the gentlemen had interviews with
the President, but it is said the Vice
President, Notwithstanding the elo.
quence and ability with which he
presented Mr.. Conkling's side of the
question, derived no comfort from
the interview, as Mr. Blaine's more
subtle influence had too strongly
impregnated the Presidents mind t.
be shaken. The fight is between
Blaine and COnkling. Their aspir
atoms for the Presidency have NJ
doubt been forever dismissed, ant
: they can now address themselve
: to the work of mutual destruction
} with all the intense and vindictiv
, hatred they entertain for each Othe
without the fear of wrecking thei
< personal ambitions May Nemesi
A whisper approvingly in their ears
a and may all the world say, amen
: Meantime, poor Billy Malone
4 almost out of sight The Washing
1 ton correspondent of the Baltimor
8 Sun, speaking of the changed polit
a cal aspect since the President fun
t down the gauntlet to Conkling, an
: the consequences to follow, incident
ally alludes to the little repudiatO
= factor, thus
The political situation has change
, radically within the last twenty
four hours, and one principal effeC
, of the attitude assumed by the ad
= ministration is to sink Mr.. MahOn
out of sight as an important factO
in political moves and complications
f The contest which now looms u
= will cause entire forgetfulness {
! and indifference to the scramble 70
few petty offices, and it is some
= what doubtful whether the scrambl
can ever be renewed under tn
same auspices. The feeling Whic
now exists between the administra
ton and the anti administration Re
|, publicans is exceptionally bitter
4 and finds expression in heated term
o of denunciatiOn and abuse. The ad
ministration supporters say that Nj
Conkling is certain to be defeated i
: the contest in the Senate that &
= least forty-fve Senators are know
n to be in favor of the confirmation {
o Robertson, and that they are pei
fectly willing when Mr.. Conkling
beaten in the Senate that he sha
0 transfer the contest to the broade
: field of New York and ofthe cOuntr
\ at large. Mr. Conkling himself ha
little to say publicly, but is intensel
stern In his manner and NOR
! naughty than ever. Heis surroun6
d ed by friends and admirers to-nigh
/ and both the President and NJ
J., Blaine have also been in close COZ
sultation with Senators and other
= There has not been so much excite
d ment in. Washington since the nigE
IS of the November election.