Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-05
ROscOE's REVOLT
Senator COnkllng Preparing TO he.
gin an Aggressive War Upon PrssI-
dent GARFIELD.
wasAsn0tOn Special 70 Chicago Times.

Washington Special to Chicago Timea.
All doubt is at an end about Sena.
toi Conkling's position. An intimate
| friend, who has had several talks with
the New York Senator within the last
two or three days, said that Senator
Conkling had announced mis- intention of
never again entering the White House,
| after the way faith has been broken, and
will fight the nomination of Robert
son with all the strength he
can muster. He says that when he
went to the White House one
week ago to-day, it was at the request of
Gen. Garfield, who sent for both the
| New York Senators. After freely con.
sulting with both Senators, he pledged
them that nothing should be done with
out consulting with them. This pledge
was voluntarily given, and so heedlessIy
broken that the Conkling people an
ounce an out-and-out fight. They all
credit the Robertson nomination to
Blaine. As one of Conkling's friends
| put it: 'Blaine, l suppose, swore and
ragged at Garfield until he became limp,
and then everything was easy"
1t is a funny game that the Republi-
can Senators are going to play. Conk-
ling has canvassed enough among them
to make certain of quite a strong sup
port in his fight. Republican Senators
consider the treatment of Conkling as an
infringement of the acknowledged rights
of Senators, and, therefore, to be resist
ed. The Grant stalwarts, in reality, are
not displeased at the prospect of trouble
with Garfield. If the latter becomes I'M
popular the track is cleared for Grant in
1884. Mr.. Blaine is regarded, too, as
a real enemy Of Garfield, although upon
the surface his friend. They say
that Blaine is a bold and bad
enough man to conspire to get General
Garfield involved in a personal broil with
his own party, and then himself retire in
a fit of virtuous indignation from the
Cabinet, leaving Garfield in the lurch
and becoming himself a candidate for
President in 1884. Machiavelli himself
could hardly devise such deep Intrigues
and such political treachery and plotting
as are now heard in Republican circles
in Washington. The Republican Sena-
tors are at present using Malone as a
club with which to beat certain pend
ing nominations. If these can in the
end be defeated, it is among the
possibilities that Malone will be
dropped, and the Republicans go back
to their minority position. There are
plenty of Republican Senators who adj
vocate this, and who rebel at the idea of
being driven tandem by a Confederate
Brigadier. Malone is becoming very
much inflated with his present position,
and as a natural consequence his manner
is beginning to give great offense. 1t is
he who insists that the fight in the Sen
ate shall continue, and he insists in such
a dogmatlc way that the Republicans
are made to so repent their bargain that
it may be broken within the next week
or two.
VIM. E. Chandler said to day, when
asked whether he should suggest to the
President the withdrawal of his name:
81 did not seek the Office and | do not
feel that it is incumbent upon me, under
the circumstances, to request the with
drawal of my name. If / am confirmed,
then the question of the relations be-
tween myself and Mr.. VacVeagh, and
what either will do under the circum.
stances, will present ITSELF" As to
criticisms made by Mr.. Chandler upon
the celebrated Louisiana commission, of
which Mr.. MacVeagh was a member,
Mr.. Chandler said: Il did criticise the
commission because | thought it was an
unconstitutional body, but | never made
personal reflections touching any mem
Der of it."
1t will only take one Republican vote
to defeat Mr.. Chambers nomination, as
the Democrats confirm the reports to-
day that they are united against him.
His share in defeating Mr.. Tilden can
never be forgotten.