Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-28
white Heu.e Callers To-day.

The White House looked very dull to. day.
There were very few people on hand. The here
tofore densely populated halls and ante-rooms
almost bore look of desertion. The doorkeep-
ers, for once since the 4th inst, had time to
breathe. There was in waiting on an average
during the day but half dozen men and four
or five ladies. The CongresSrnen came and
went. but did no waiting. Even that class or
callers has fallen of ia numbers The decision
for no extra session has taken most of the
members of the House who still fingered With
US. away 10 their homes. There was but one
delegation, and that was OF Representative
Keifer and number Of his Ohio constituents,
who were promptly admitted TO pay their re-
SlectS Among the callers were Senators Dawes
Saunders Harrison. Plumb Lamar, Logan,
Ferry, Farley, Sherman and Burnside and Rep
resentatiyes Lapham. Marsh, Crowley White OF
KY, Aldrich OF H.. Deuster and McLane.
Senator COnkling Declares War.
R0BBRTS0N's CONFIRMATION TO Bs DEFEATED AT
ALL HAZARDS
New Yolk Herald to dsy.l
FROM trustworthy source Herald reporter
has ascertained THAI Senators Conkltng and
Platt met mutual friend who holds high and
responsible federal Office in this city, On Friday
night, the object being to discuss the nomtna-
tion and arrive at permanent understanding
with reference TO future action. IL was the
original intention TO hold the conference In
Washington, and the federal officer was in
structed to be in Washington On the night in
question 1t SO happened that the gentleman
was at Chatham Four Corners and could not
reacn Washington at the time specified. lie
therefore telegraphed Senator Conkliug TO meet
him Ia New York. With Senator COnkling came
Senator Platt. The subject In all its phases was
canVassed and recalvaSsed, and when the con.
ference came TO an end at two o'clock yester-
day morning, Ii was decided by both Senators
TO use every means at their command to pre-
vent the continuation. An offensive and bel
ligerent policy is to be adopted at once and the
conf1Tmatlon defeated at all hazards. With the
opposition OF both Senators from New York the
senior Senator expressed an ability to defeat
the aspirations OF the President and his friend,
MT.'Robertson. War. it is said, has been de-
claled upon the administration, aud IL VIII be
Waged with all the fiercene5s for which the
New York Senator IS famous. The President
has been informed by letter, the reporters In
1ormant further said, OF the decision. and the
further request made that the nomination be
Withdrawn as the only means OF preventing the
interVeniI OF ali unbridgeable gulf between
The resignation OF more than one federal OIL
Ger In this State IS threatened IN the event Of
the success OF Senator Robertson senator
Conkifng Is credited with expressing the opln-
ION that the present situation Is the most crlt-
Cal OF any ever experienced by the thorough
bred republicans Ia this state The cOnJro-
Versy which has assumed such grave prOpOr-
tfons on mostly personal grounds must now be
DECIDED forever. 1t IS said TO be the final effort
or the Old Greeley element. which has been
beaten at every poll and In every town In the
state by the people. to rise up and overthrow
the republican leaders OF the party in New
that tie nomination is distasteful to Senator
CODkliup.