The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-26
STARTLING STATEMENrs.

COnklIng Declares lie opposed the Tin
Ion With MAhOue, and that PIatt OFIEt'
mated tue Resignation PT0JecI-The
AGldresS or the Albany Grant CIab 10
COukIing believed 10 Have Been Writ
ten by Himself
New YORK, May 26.-The Tribune's
Albany special says: Mr.. Co1kliug has
made the statement, which will, perhaps,
surprise some, that he did not approve OF
the union OF the Republican Senators with
Senator Malone, He has stated here In
the most positive terms that he advised
against the alliance as unwise and likely
to prove troublesome; but the Administers
ton favored 1t, and he yielded
his opposition. Yet when Robertson
came up the administration apparently
did all in its power to embarrass the Re-
publiCans in their union with Malone by
constantly sending in nominations, giving
the Democrats, every few days, fresh ex.
Cuses for their demand to 20 into execu.
tive session. Conkling said that had there
been q clean docket the deadlock need
not have lasted, and the organization oil
the Senate could have been completed.
But the most unexpected statement Of
all was that 1t was Plat who originated
the policy oi resigning. Conkling has
told his friends thst shortly before Judge
Robertson was confirmed Platt assured
him that an adjustment Of the whole mat.
ter WAS near at hand. Conkling gave
no hint as TO what the proposed
adjustment was, but soon after, and on the
same day on which, at later hour, the
letter d resignation was written, Plat
came into his room, looking, as he said +,
"aIl gone.." The promised adjustment had
fallen through. The President had re.
Ceded. Then Plat said, ~ shall resign,
aud state my side Of the case in the Senate
next Wednesday," My informant states
that ConkIing said: ut has entered my
head before to resign. II YOU resign I'll
resign too" Conkling added, after q mo.
mert, "but you can't resign now and state
your case next Wednesday. In the election
Of Senators Tuesdays count. The leg.
islature might havs adjourned by Thurs.
day, and 1t would be too late TO Gil the
vacancy. The better way will be to write
letter and forward 1t at once"
This was Lsgrsed upon, and Conk.
ling shut himself In his room and
then and there rapidly wrote the
letter addressed 10 Governor Cornell.
This, according to Conkling himself, is a
history Of the famous designations. A
number OF those who have talked with
Conkling report that he has no bitter
words for anyone except Blaine, who, he
says, has been manipulating the press
against him. He protessed to have
circumstantial evidence OF Blaine's having
acted as deputy editorial writer for vari'
ous newspapers. BY others, however, 1t
is said that a good deal Of his talk Il
pitched 10 the key Of the astonishing ad'
dress Of the Albany Grant Clut
presented to him last night in
which no consideration was showr
for President Garfield, though he was mol
attacked outright, and Grant and Oonk
ling were depicted as the Ssvlors OF the
Republican party. A we'll informed pol
ician said here to-day; II think tina
the primate was solemnly presented
last night with his own production
There is nobody in the Grant Club Il
write an address like that"