The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-07

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,heme OF gossip. The history OF the presi.
dents decisive action is: He had been tolc.
rant with MIR. Conkling, induIeine The
nope that the Republican side OF the Sen.
axe would eventually be able TO secure
ueceni treatment 81 executive nomina.
uons' After long DELAY, however, he ey.
pressed to the committee OF safety his
1 nope that in the caucus 10 be held
an understanding would he reached whore.
by the executive business would be nro.
ceeded with. The caucus was held. and IFS
| proceedings are now history. Senator
Conkling succeeded in making an arrange.
ment whereby all contested nominations
were 10 be sent 10 the rear. aud not acted
I upon mill all others were disposed OF.
rms was triumph for Mr.. Conking and
humiliation TO the President. Its effect was
That all OF Mr. Conkline'S friends nomna.
TED Tor Office were TO be confirmed. and then
The New York Senator intended TO muster
ms forces and further try 10 crowd the Pre-
sidcnt TO the wall by having Judge Robert
sons nomination rejected.
Wednesday night number of Republican
senators called upon the President. He
asked them IL the newspapers had correctly
reported the proceedings a the caucus, and
that certain nominations had been singled
out for Immediate confirmation and others
for ycNatiouS DELAY. He was told such was
! the case. "Fhen," said the President, ac-
/ cordng To report, 81 will take my own
course. am now determined 10 find ont
who are my friends, and such rs fail me
will hereafter require letter of iuiroduc.
ton"
The sequel to this declaration developed
YESTERDAY in the shape Of the bomb fired
into the camp Of the "bo,SeS," ana il did
not come any too soon. 1t had been the In
ientiOn OF the Conklng men TO have con-
trmed NIL the New Yorki appointments,
except Robertson, and then either adjourn
without di>p0sinG OF his case or have a long
delay.
| The interesting question now j.. What
VIII Dir. COnkling DO. or, rather. what can
he do: 1t is not believed. in view Of The
Presidents determination 20 bave Robert
son confirmed, and that without any more
dilly daiking, that there will be Il half
dozen Republican senators who Will side
with CopkEng in his effort to humilate the
President.
Those who >ympltbize with Mr. Conk-
ling >ly that the Presidents action is ha>ty.
Tbev say thai in taxing the course he has
the President prcsuppcSe> that the Senate Is
against him, aud he l. trying TO win it TO
him. not 10y any merit bis Administration
possesses, but 10y the force Of Executive
power through the patronage. They say,
too, that il i concession on the PrfSdcnt'>
part that until yesterday Conkling had
wOrSted hin.
Some VITO are not admirers Of the New
York Senator regret That the issue has been
30 sharply dawn.
WHAT CONKLlNG WILL Do.
/, j. believed that Mr.. Conkling will now
burn all the bridges behind him and a>slil
the Administrator. His aim will be 10
drive the Administration 10 the Democrats
for support. He will endeiyor to make thi.
papablc 70 the country, and thea claim that
without Democratic support ana executive
J threats the Administration could not main
tain itself. lie undoubtedly trusts that
when the Democrats mud that the Admins
tration i indebted to them for support they
: will naturally ak EXecutiy. favOrS in the
j shape Of appointments. This would enable
! him 10 score the point with the utra-stal
b. warts that the President was maintained
: not solely 10y his party friends, but largely
BY his political enemies.
SOME OF THE "sHIFTY" REPUBLICANS
deprecate the quarrel. They affect TO SEE
the end OF the Republican party. They say
that Conkling's defeat will mean Democratic
t triumph IN New York, the loss OF The mex
House Of Representatives, and a division
A., between the followers q the President ant
y, the ultra wing. which can never be recon
. cjled. Said one OF them last night: either
y is a division Of the party, Conkllng VII
&c have in General Grant Convenient magne
n TO attract such elements OF dlscOrd rs ar
i produced 10y the war made upon him."
:. The BETTER CLASS OF REPUBLICANS,
u who dospise the boss" system OF dOmlGa
" ton. appaud the President to the echo
Re Trey say President Garfield has been in III
past altogether too tolerant. Day 0y day
. bv not taking the bit in his mouth. he ha
~ allowed his Administration 10 degenerat
INFO such weakness that 1t was matter o
" common remark. The pressure has bee
d unon him for some time TO do that whc
Y YESTERDAY he did do. Despite this pressure
,e however, the President held back 10 III
- hone that the Senate would come 70 its pre-
-, per work. Day by day, too, Mr. Conkling
u in his private conversation, has been decry
inc him both in personal and public sense
Under the plea OF senatorial courtesy,
= which the New York Senator used as
cloak to cover his covert war, the Presiden
: was snubbed and put at disadvantage. I'D
i time had come TO have the fight out IN til
= open field.
IS CONKLING GETTING DIsLIKED AT HONE.
l. Conkling, it appears, i in dagger now o
', losing some Of his fast friends IN New
- York. Word reached tins city last night ina
. the friends Of the nominees the PTe>iden
~ withdrew are Justly indignant. 1t Is sai.
y their grievance is that Mt. COnkling lost III
a opportunity ~ not getting them confirmed
" "Wednesday, and had be net higgled 81
long. seeking to give rebel briSadier an
reDudiator IN Office, they might have bee
" confirmed long ago.
II IS certain that the pnblc feeling
IS largely With the President Already DC
e. in receipt Of telegTams from all qu'rter'
t and from Democrats a. well as Republicans
n. endorsing his action. Further, be has bee
called upon by scores Of public men Wh
= approve his course and tell him plainly the
D. mean TO stand by him. All who called {
the White House last night found Gener'
y Garfield in unrUfled temper. he has n
- disposition to eXult, ~ his act OF yesterda
. was prompted by considerations OF publ
: duty.
AZ II " considered certain now that
1t ROBERTSON WILL BE CONFIRMED.
l. A large proportion OF the Democrat
/. senators will vote for him. A clrcumslanC
- which has made an impression on the Den
ocratic mind il letter written TO Demo
i cratic senator by Hon. Horatio seymour,
u New York. Seymour. Is Is vel Known,
"a Mr.. Conkllng's broiher-n-'aw. lie urge
% in this letter ibc confirmation OF Robertson
savino that he is an anl-nachine Republ
- -, a al; conGrm4iiOn N III meet with IN