New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-16

and where it would be convenient Tor ih9m 90 p
But when the greet learned that Earned nv tr
riding with schurE he could more answer t9ai "
than mad doc could drink ice-N"'''' '"N - ~
Vel tbe committee mot aud Garfield didn't come
neither did he send OF or wine, or 30 ~ -sI,8s
or what c,il influence. don't know bdl u ID ,
that Mr. Cooper the member 81 i, m ny rr,e 81
Poster 10 come In bis piac" Nov TINS ltI-op ~ 4.
sutred another Teapse and wOrfc than ever before
After he had spent sometime inon- Tue '''' ~ ii =
again thought it would be ssfe 10 bring Garfield
into his presence The wished to know p' ma
H S an that subject n Is sal thst Mr.. Jewell
alnt You roin 90 come and 20 right along Will tl, r..
% ns al good 800. N, naipnd ad 9yP lT ' down
the oacl and said: "That's very enc suit 81 c"..o
won Wn1i! naFs TO- m tb,t eG~c" ard 'ter ina,
man dared to ask h9 any gue''oa, Tcp.t confer
cncc for the purpose Of drawing him on. ui""i w.
ON Ggrclj ain with letters and trlcgrlns urging him
TO consent 10 con fcrencc," and 10 attend Do ich'
brrtook Gefcnt view and in,i-' I'd HAT there vas
no necD seity Tor such cUhrr'noc u re Wa ""'.-
IN fhc na,al way Vow these letters and t,l-siaus
didn't give sat factory reasons on when io u',
T.t. W. ~ l lo,. 10 w. p t I mn r,,i -,
dnrine the afic.n,on then saw tIc lion. Au-on o.
NcC,,i t"l3 INN INV a.. ma and chat ] would ask
Dorsey 20 allow him r. hc present M our Hltr'l"
which ne agreed went - the committee rooms ana
with tn campaign nud tlc Ia. taai tacy d NOT hn'M
what senator Conkug wa' roine 10 40 va . -o,.cc r"
great embarrassment They wanted thai question
tettlcd0ud the way 60 doi Wd- Co. nave nm '"
some bargain ash some pledge about phifo'-r ana
told him General Garfield would not m "l Jno-'' lac
cede 70 sUch cru4Hu@, "H1 '"'' 'T'.. ,'
might leave filings ~ That regard Uorr instead col "
would want ANY baI,an--ac wanted 20 have % t'"'IA.
talk OF the policy oi ia- 1tl"n l ''- .' WY
look ut him" tor look him in She cyosl won't i ctin
which the exact eNpret-onl while DE- iai,'1.
If he wond bc wliGnr t. send Tor Ccuorl Mocooh and
Hon. Frank Hscock and tel them the same ,ss ne
had told At first he objected iod hiui
me- in ,rcon.mcrdlnr General Garfield TO come
70 Ncw-Yors thought he would, and I wanted their
Judgment about the matter lie finally consent del
Cgraphed HiScOck and sent Ince-cnei i0r MctooE who
again and McC COX said very cmphaueay that Ia other
try 10 defeat the ticket or to suk attach conditions
TO the support of Tie ticket, was parry trcaeAe Dorsey
said call what yo1 plta-t, aul l,!ihe on , ' 80
anu it is my business 10 clear TIE way to Ec ihe Aan
started and to make 10 success, anu that u Wa our
duty and General Garields 20 sustain Inn in - ,HuTs
and he aided the ritfcotiltd phrase ,p", y, ,,
ling's "pocul.ariticr " and feat power Mc'ooS
answered that II Conkhns shout even even. dt t,.
open war on the ti'Aot aitc. being i"'' y,
beaten In the convention. the state couid pc
Nt''A'.t "''"'.I,, 80 even
the state could be carried or NOT p nt 80,
if he It could, he wanted party " harmony
and all 10 work together, otc, etc.
GENERAL GARFIELD URGED To COME TO NEW-YoRk.
over fully and agreed 10 urge General Garfield to
come on the ground that there was danger OF
treaohery and that his coming would either
develop or crush Mr. Hiscock arrived the next
morning, aud bod an interview with M Dorsey
Of the same import rchcarsed above The result
was we agreed to recommend Garfield 70 consent To
the conference and attend and returned 10 Mentor 20
report the situation and urge him to do The confer
encc WINS called, and General Garfield came. \ great
many other people came-Mr sherman, Mr. Blaine Gen
ora Logan Senator KTkw0od, and many others OF lesser
note. including Mr.. Conhling's friends General Arthur
Governor Cornell Mr. Tlatt, Mr Morton, Mr.. sharpe
and othcrs, but Mr. Conkins was conspicuous
by his ah,cnce; and this IS how Dis friends
didn't draw him out. After al their uolbc.
and putting OF other people 10 trouble
their great stepped cut and didn't even tell his
" devoted admirers where or why he won't 80 tie
conference was held and oh the world wondered vh'c
CoullIug was. And his Friends said nol De- h,rr 800
the morning %; in the morning. Hc he here a. noon "
al noon Hen certainly bc hrc by evening a. even
ing lie viii surely Dee here tomorr0N moiliur-~hy
II would be dsIespocfa 10 bis friends not To come after
going to an tbs trouble" They actually tal. %, though
:. Tomorrow. oh: to-nsro" '.-Aat De- didn't come.
They began 10 have some ml~-l'l ''. "iH h"i"' D..
might Doc there Joy aeon That dt. lt unou iI'f -'' Do
up-thcy 1idnt know a.} tlu- about l. whore Boz ".-,
| wly he vent or " r.u De- would ir.sfn. I'ry even
! their own for him pcicepuniy weakened TIE re,ii
ga5 the '1.l 1drk % and %G tasr Gaaaa
conduct made the impression tAIt tac campaign r0a'1
| hc carried without Mr Conlne: and Sir 'ortInr's
friends" said tl,y would oarfy u on "a. iou' I4 ad
that unless hc hclpcd BE- wouldn't have frcnd ln 300
the 81 aud th"y t'"unri tntir 10 d' 'hc
candidate honor-,hey escorted h'u ln irlmph aclos.
the state on hr Wy h'n.-tAe % 'r. tuned "nt
| came out of his retreat and found thc cnripai-n
| moving ON aud found him-clf-alorr he soon
aud II he hadn't il would n an Prob'nty have eoo o.
| Nearly IA. great men Conklug have died and the
| world kept Oh III it, u-ual coarre.
| TIE QUESTION OF PIEDGIs.
Now as 70 pledges. / have means o. know
| ing what took place between General Garfield
! and other gentlemen in private interviews
| I don't believe any pledges were made by General
Garfield yOnd the statement that n elected De- desired
10 treat all factions OF the party fary rather treat
the party "a though there were facton--ienorc no
one and specially favor no one. But IL pledges woir
made, what were they aud TO whom were they
| madcl win al the men who a-Acd
/ pledges o. oGlre or patronage "a
rise ia The presence OF the Amer people and " IT,
main standing an counted" Mr. Arthur al- yog VINO
| demanded pledge 10 support feh,t part Of which
you were yourself Mr. Patt wac 1t yo1 or JoH. Mr.
Sharpe or yon MI MoftoLf Honor hfi -h'. now, gem
tlcmen. Who asked and received the Iodsos, and Whit
Their i an old fable Of the rats holding confer
might aiwaye hear her colnng cac,r,. seemed
couldn't find rat willing 10 undertake {" pu' tie hl
| on. A great crowd cry oui "EarHtI1 n!ir III l
|
| gentleman VIII admit that he demanded pledge
Iut he seems TO have done enough for MI t"qkinTF
| friends In New-YOrk 10 have redeemed good many
pledges 10 he did make them Mr. James In ihe cabinet
Nr Norton Minister TO France" the post orccs of Nr"
York City and Albany and Eve other OF tie most tpoF
tant places ~ the state filled from among MI t"nFLurs
friends before ono a. nlcd from another fnCiou-aud
| oui. one nomination from all OTHER factions yet
Aud IL is admitted that General Garfield tod Mr. 'nu.
| ling aud his friends that be- meant o. recognize
the other wing OF tho party and meant recognize b. ma
the person OF Mr.. Robertson. Under all These well
known facts there doo not seem 10 have ncon any very
violent deception violation Of PLEDGES the part II
| the President, even If pledges were made.
But Nj. tOnkng hc dld not ark Tor any Of those
/ MIMI l.ll. b.