The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-22
THE SILLY STORY
or TaE CLOSE CoHEEREACRl
0f 'ho stalWSr's 10 New York cay
'-Gen, Bltaa' IaalEuaat DeHiAl,
p" which IL aCOFrObOFAIsa by PSsl.
master GsnsFal James.

'NEw YoRk, Auguut 9O-It d difficult to
learn anything from the alleged recent
conference at the vics,Preaidenga house.
There have been gatherings there, Just a.
there always have been when the President
seemed Ia danger, but all those present
would have the greatest poaaible intsrest
In denying that there had been anything
like q political conference, for fear Of the
public indignation that would surely FOL.
low, The usual sources Of leakage are
therefore closed tight II there was any
such conference Rs has been alleged, on
the other hand Il must bs Raid that the
report is deemed improbable by come per.
sons not political irisnds Of General Ar.
thur who do not believe it posaibls that he
or any Of big friends would think for Q
moment Of his claim 10 act - President,
when not . single citizen has demanded
that he should do 40. All Of Arthur'a
friends talk the same way about the story.
The following interview with George
Bliss Isl good SpecImsa Of their talk:
"There has not At any time been . CON.
ference Of General ArthuI's friends at his
house oranyyhere else, upon any subject
connected with his becoming President,
either temporarily or abaoluteIy, BY death
or by the inability Of PIesident Garfield.
Some OF his friends have called upon him
evenings and days, but, 30 far aS know,
and Ithink know absolutely. the queS.
ton oi his assuming the Presidency,
either on the death Of Mr., Garfield or
before II, has never been discussed,
Inv other WoTds, Vice.P President Ar.
thur has been just a. reticonl with bis
most intimate friends 10 he has been 10
the public. As for the report about differ.
ent persons being there, know that
several oi those named have not been there
within leu days, II they have In weeks.
Certainly none OF them has been there Of
the same time with theotheTs by appoint.
meEt, Of those named Rs having been
present, Senator Jones, CommiSsioner
French and myself did meet there one
evening accidently, but the question Of
the Presidency was not mentioned. see
1t stated that ! gave my opinion on the
conAtiuhohality of the Vice Presidents
assuming CONTROL, and favored II.
never have given SuGh an opinion,
but ! have decided opinion on
that subject. My opinion 10 that until
some power other than General Arthur
himself decides that the inability Of the
President has commenced and continues,
he has not the right TO undertake 10 AZ.
sumo the Presidency. am % confident
90 can be Of anything in this world that
40 power short OF Congress could induce
him to assume the Presidency 90 long 40
General Garfield lives. The thing, how.
ever, has not been thought Of or BuRg sated
In any manner. There has not been any
ConfereuOe. One evening this week /
gave come items Of news and opinions to
q reporter, aud informed him distinctly
that there was no conference. Yet the
very next dsy the Information was uDsd
prelaced by the false statement that there
was . conference" lJ
HOW TnE NATTER Is AEaAADED AT wAsnINo.
&. Ion fl3 80" TON s..,-
WASHINGTON, August 20 From The latest
Information to be had here, there is no
truth In the report that Vice President
Arthur Contemplates insiSting upon
assuming Presidential duties. The matter
Ia q delicate one, and the course Of the
Vice. President since the shooting Of PrOsl.
dent Garfield has been oi character In
warrant that he would lake NO
part in the contemplation Of such =
plan, unless frat endorsed by members
Of the present Cabinet. The Cabinet, II
10 also known, has made no recomme nda.
ton of such d nature, statements TO the
contrary notwithstanding, aud all state.
mentg on the subject heretofore pub.
lished are pure fsbrications. II was 70.
norled that Postmaster General James
had agreed to sustain Arthur in assuming
the duties Of President. The Postmaster
General said to-day: "You may state
positively for me that have neither been
consulted ab1nt the matter nor have
considered H." 94' 7'a