Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-12
THE WITHDRAWN NOMINA-
TI0NS.

/ President Garfield sent a message to
the Senate on the 4th, withdrawing the
nominations made several weeks ago
for the New York Marshalships and
District Attorneyships, and for the Col
lectorship of the port of Buffalo. The
gentlemen nominated for these places
are all personal friends and political
supporters of Senator COnkling. Their
selectionzwas in pursuance of what, at
the time, seemed the wise plan of giving
representation in prominent official po-
sitions to all sections of the Republican
party in the State of New York. With
the utmost good faith, and an earnest
desire to put aside the old factional dis
sensions which have weakened the New
York Republicans as things of the past,
to be buried and forgotten, the admins
tratiOn made its first nominations in
this State from among the men conspic-
uously identified with the Conkling ele-
ment. 1t made an open handed proffer
of harmony and good feeling, not stingi
ly, but with hearty generosity, giving
half a dozen Of the best offices in the
State to men who had faithfully follow
ed Mr.. .Conkling's fortunes, and we're re-
cognized as his active lieutenants. Then
single nomination was made from the
element which does not follow Mr. .CeHk-
ling's leadership, the element which tri-
umphed in the Chicago Convention and
made Gen. Garfield President: What
followed is known to every one.
The proffer of harmony and good feel
ing WAS rudely repelled by Mr.. Conkling.
The nomination of Judge Robertson was
denounced as an act of perfdy toward
him. A war was begun upon the Presi-
dent and persistent attempt made to
Fdivide the slender Republican majority
in the Senate by organizing an anti-ad
ministratien facti0n-in that body. The
President is not man to seek a quar-
rel; indeed, he is patient and lOng-suf-
fering to fault, as are most men of
genuine staying courage, but nobody
who knows him has ever doubted that
he would resist, if crowded too hard.
The question must have arisen in his
mind many times during the psst few
weeks, how long he was bound by his
sense of magnanimity to uphold Mr..
Conkling's friends, while the Senator,
and they, too, behind the back of their
protector, were striking at him. He
waited for some signs of returng good
sense and good temper from Mr.. Conk-
ling. but nothing came to his ears but
bitter words and threats.
At last it would seem he has eonclu-
ded that the business of peace and har-
mony is a partnership agreement, in
which one side can not be required to
furnish all the capital of condescension
and kindness, while the other puts in on
ly Misrepresentation and abuse.
We do not understand that the with
drawal of the names of Woodford, Ten
ny, Payn, McDougall, and Tyler means
any intention on the part of the admin
istration to prescribe any Republican ell
ement, or to encourage any form of fac
tional strife. 1t would seem to signify |
only this, that while Mr.. Conkling has
declared open hostilities against the ad- |
ministration, and boasts that he will ef |
feet the rejection of Judge RObertson's |
nomination, the President thinks it desi- |
rable that the result of this attack should |
be made known before the other New /
York places are filled. 1t may be ne
cessary, in case a sufficient number of
Senators should follow Mr.. Conkling in
his reckless course, to reject this abso-
lutely unobjectionable candidate, to
make some further arrangements as to |
other officers, to satisfy the just expec-
tations of that portion of the party in
the State who have not surrendered their
free will wholly to Mr.. Conkling.-N.
Y. Tribune. 9th.