The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-09
WHAT NICHoL KNoHn
About Ihs Contest Between the President
and COnklInG.

NEw YoRK, May "a Tribune reporter
found Thomas N. Nichol At the hotel
yesterday and asked his views on the
prevailing topic Of political interest, the
contest between Senator Conkling and the
President, and particularly on the Presi.
dents action in Withdrawing New York
appointments. Mr.. Nichol said the Pres
ident did not make the quarrel. "He had
Q right to make the appointment. The
quarrel 10 made by those who oppose the
President In Q quanelsome spirit and
manner. General Garfield 10 not quar-.
relsoms man. He Is the very opposite.
Senator Conkling has quGrreled
with more OF his associates than any other
man in public life. Look over the list OF
public men that Oonkling has either quar-.
relied with or publicly and contemptu-
ously sneeFed at: Blaine, Sherman, Hayes,
SChuTz, EvRrts, Foster, Fenton, Curtis, Hoar,
Burnside, Bayard Lamar and many Others,
besides o whole lie Of such notorious In
science and disregard Of the common Cour.
tesies Of gentleman % no other man was
ever tolerated in, and he won't be toler-
ated much longer"
"You don't seem to be an admirer Of
Conkling2"
mo, sir l Am not an admirer Of any
bully or tyrant,"
Here Nichol paused and said: "Now l
have said harsh things, SuClL things as
never ought 70 be said unless they can be
fully sustained, and then not unless
there Is great provoCation 10 justify
them, but for one am heartily tired Of
the strange Differences paid this mans
place and conduct In public life. He is q
Yicious, uncertain, disagreeable element,
an element OF doubt always.
For nearly three months last
summer nobody knew whether he
was going To support the Republican
ticket or not He left Chicago without
speaking TO General Garfield OF his nomi.
nation, and when Garfield visited Wash.
ington and happened to RSk Carl sChurz
10 ride o few blocks with him, when they
were both going on an errAnd In the same
direction, Gonkling began talking about
1t % though 1t had been an act Of
high treason, did not answer q respectful
note that Garfield had addressed to him,
because he went out riding with "profeS'
aionAl foreigner" Now his friends mag.
nifty what he did In the campaign and tell
US 4 be had not helped Garfield could not
have been elected and he 10 entitled
to have. his wishes regarded. He
carried the country, etc. That Is, he
ought to be thanked and paid for not be.
ing treaCherous after he had considered
the matter three months, and had con.
cluded It would not pay. Why don't
somebody say Blaine or Sherman 10 entl.
tied to special iayors because they were
not treacherous, or General Logan, or
Mr.. Schu1S? Yet CoRkling and his
friends talk about psrady"
"Do you wish TO be understood as say:
ing that MIR. Conkllng contemplated
treAChery In the campaign"
II do wish to be understood as saying
that l believe that very thing, and l be.
lleve It on the evidences. too"
"Does Garfield believe so2"., =
II don't know that, and | don't pre-.
tend to speak for him; but he knows
all the facts 10 which l have alluded,
and more too, and suspect be appreciates
them. VI one thing" said NiChol, In
conclusion, II am very certain, the people
OF other parts Of the country are heartily
tired Of these inGessSnt chickering's about
New York affairs, ando the fact that need.
lul legislation for the country should be
made to walt on them, and pretty soon
they will place the seal Of their displeas.
ure 80 emphatically on the man who
intrudes his own interest and sel6shness
In the way Of public buSiness and interesg,
that though he were madeot brass he will
step down and out from the position Of
leader Of the Republican party"