Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-06
GARrrELD's STROKE.


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Mr.. Conkling's boasts and threats drew
from the president rejoinder in the shape
of tho withdrawal of the nominations of
all of Mr.. Conkling's friends for prominent
state Offices except Mr.. Craig as postmas-
ter at Albany. whose name Mr.. ConkliDG
rushed through Wednesday: The withdraw
ais are Of Mr.. Woodford, Mr.. Payn. Mr..
Tenney, Mr.. Macdougal and Mr.. Tyler.
their confirmation yesterday. when he
tinction against Mr.. Robertson. The
Worlds correspondent at Washington
saws The attack has already rallied an
organization in support of it which insures
not only Mr.. Robertson's confirmation but
also that of such anti Conkling nomina-
tions as may be substituted for the with
drawals and not the least important effect
of the attack has been the creation for the
president of a general feeling of respect
and admiration which the pacifying course
hitherto employed did not command. He
has been raised in the estimation Of his
friends, of whom it is surprising how
many there are, to leaders plane, with
every one anxious to follow him. The
Withdrawals reached tho Senate yesterday
at about 1 o'clock Executive business
had been in progress about an hour,
having been ordered Immediately after
tho reading of the journal. During that
time Mr.. Phelps had been confirmed
rs minister to Austria, several less impOr-
tant confirmations had been made, and MIR.
Farley and Mr.. Miller had been speaking
upon the Chinese immigration treaty. The
commercial treaty was not reported until
later. The proceedings had become dull.
Mr.. Arthur had been contemplating the
ceiling for half hour, thinking perhaps
of tho pleasant social chat with which tho
president put him off when he called at
the White House this morning on serious
business connected with the need of har-
mony in New York. Mr.. Conkling was
reading letter when the clerk arrived
with the executive communication. Mr..
Arthur opened it and after the usual sig
nails had passed between him and Mr..
COpkling, the latter became more atten-
tive to his letter and the communication
was passed forward to be read. From what
can be learned it appears that the faces of
the senators wore an expression of aston
ishment, mixed in varying quantities with
| elation, disgust, alarm and perplexity.
Then it resolved on the Democratic side
into gaping grin and among the Repub-
licans into sheepishness. The color left
Conkling's face, but he held to his letter
and did not look up. Platt hung his head,
Logan shut his jaws tight and looked
straight ahead at nothing. Hoar smiled,
and being caught at it, blushed and grew
watery in the eyes !; and General Arthur
picked an envelope to pieces on his lap.
Not sound was m ade by any one, and the
communication took the usual reference.
Such communications are always in dupli-
cate. 1t is customary to send one copy to
the secretary's room Immediately upon its
receipt, but that custom was not observed
yesterday, and it was nearly an hour after
the Withdrawals bad been presented before
| it became known that they were outside
the chamber. Even then Mr.. Arthur was
not to be thanked, for at no time during
! the day were the Withdrawals sent out.
The news of the Withdrawals of course
spread rapidly, and tonight little else is
| president is commended. The anti-stalwart
senator's are in high feather. They have
canvassed the Senate, and Mr.. Hale is
authority for the statement that forty five
voters have been promised for Mr.. Robert
son. The aggregate vote on that nomination
| will not exceed sixty, unless there should
be unexpected returns Of senators to the
city. There were fifty three here yester-
day, and Mr. Edmunds returned tonight.
Davis David is also here, although he
has not attended the Senate since
early in the deadlock. The opposi-
ton to Robertson will consist, &C
cording to to nights estimates, surely of
Conkling, Don Cameron, Mitchell, Jones,
of Nevada Ransom, Farley and David
Davis, and perhaps also of Logan, Cam
eroD, of Wisconsin Platt, of New York,
aud Malone. Logan is said to have been
thoroughly frightened at the Withdrawals,
seeing in them deprivation of his own
patronage, which is his sustenance in case
of opposition to the administration. Cam
eron, of Wisconsin, is also subject to such
considerations. Platt has been given to
understand, SO it is said, that unless he
wishes to have his friend Elmer, nomi
mated for Brady's place in the postofice
department., withdrawn he must keep on
his good behavior. Malone is in the worst
plight of all. He has been coddled by
the stalwarts, and to them he owes the
chairmanship of the agricultural COM
mittce, and the mighty patronage of a
clerks!iip connected Herewith which he
gave to Gorhams brother-in-law and fol-
lower who is said to share the clerks sal
ary. That will be the extent of his pa
trOnagc if he should stand by tine stalwarts.
On the other hand, should he side with
the administration he will get nominations
but the Democrats will oppose them, and
with the aid of the deserted and enraged
stalwarts can reject them. The admins
tration could give him few petty Offices
which do not require confirmation, but at
the risk of Democratic disclosure, and
that the president cannot afford to in
cur.
The correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Times says:
The Democrats are chuckling in great
glee over the bloody prospect. They con-
slider that, terminate as the fight may, it
will bring good to them and theirs. If
the president floors Conkling tho latter
will unquestionably carry his grievance
into New York, where tho Republicans
are already loosely held together. The
result would insure Democratic victory
in the ncxt campaign If Conkling beats
tho president the division in New York
thOy consider just as certain. Altogether
the Democrats arc delighted over tho now
phase of affairs and arc prepared for the
most part to sit by and cry ''Sic-cm.
There arc some of them, however, who
will take active part in whatever row is in
progress. Mr.. COnkling has made friends
on the Democratic side lately. How many
it is impossible to tell until test is made.
The presidents friends are highly pleasd
at his exhibition of back bone. They de-
clare that he will grind COnkling to pow