Daily Republican., 1881-02-22
SECOND EDITION.


SaAE i-A0 anU &OSAAASS'
A spscirl dee atch from Cleveland
q 10 the New York Herald says: There
,,srrans never was o more secret meet
no N an that between Senator COnk
ling and Prssidsnt elect GARFIELD 81 tine
residence OF the latter In Mentor the
otner day. Only the two men were
pre,snt, add probably no one Wall ever
kno all that transpired there. Inose
who saw the bearing Of the two, now
ever both before and after the meeting
know that 1t was OF the most irlehol'
nature. -,
A Gentleman who Ia authority OF
tina snbiect makes the following state
meut to the Herald correspondent" -,
"a few things may be stated VIII VIII
accuracy in regard TO Conkln85 VS.
to Garfield aud neither OF these s.u
tlamen will 90 sufferers thereby. II tn'
Srst nlace Cenkling came on 'sfhsia
exn,icit Invitation and because o@i
s1la m.n,ed tn see him and consul
wi him. ,a want Il
know the senator's views on W. e.,
iaot of the Cabinet, and espeoia'iy " w.
s 30 nnch has been published on 'n'
snhiaot. OF course don't know 81
thst was said, bat all | do know mlga
"a we'll bs published as not IN VA
Srst nIses Conkling demanded nothing
He said that New York would NE i.
be represented in the Cabinet IL mf
GARFIELD thought her Importance as
state. and especially the part she pay
"A IN the election last fall entitled ne
tn this representation. General dal
field replied that ne was gisa 70 ne -
the Senator say this, and tha' !, al .
corded with his own views OF 'ne SUI
Ha told Nj. Conkling. In fact, Ne
York was the place where sa u
greatest difficulty had arisen' Sn
+ he could settle his question OF ut
representative he could make the to-
of the Cabinet in q very short spsce
time. .l
The Senator expressed sympath
with the Generals situation, out Bal
that II he were himself asked 10 nau'
aman for New York he should Do SOM
what in the predioament OF the ADVISE
of James Buchanan. /.
When he was trying to make up ~
Cabinet there was wonderful scrSh "a
N GET places in it, and the old man oe
came thoroughly confused by inc flSs
interests of his party North aud oouEL
Finally novel plan struck him. q
invited FIVE prominent members OF Ii
party to come together at his residence
To these men he submitted the que
tions that were troubling him and r
ouested them TO retire and make
for him a Cabinet and he would accel
t. ,n
Thew retired as requested, and alt
along period of the uost stormy deoa
returned to the President elect al
said: "Mr. Buchanan, you VIII
obliged to make your own seleo'Io'
We cannot by any meaus agree. an
while you may not suit everybody Q
your selections you will a. least SD
the most important person in the Wofl
yourself" .,. ..
'4If you should AJAX me to name an
member of yoar Cabinet" said ID
Copkling, 81 SHOULD ne Obliged to al
swsr YOU in simtl n words"
"In speaking in an indirect way
Hav.s' administration, Senator CoAi
ling used the most contemptuous lel
.snsJe. Int in no way that could
any possibility be construed Into
menace to the Incoming one.
The Senator advised the General
regard to his health, aud urged up(
him the necessity of outdoor "XeroiS
and recommended horseback riding
can state. with emphasis, that the
was nothing in his language, tone
manner that in the least looked III
bulldozing or threat. In iac'' tne
was not ope-quarter as much OF u
disagreeable IN his manner as ID u
majority Of those who come and ur
the claims of friends.
Senator Conkling ia too proud a,
brave q man to have two sides, ana
think what he appears he is. On u
account thu interview was all The me
satisfactory to General Garfield. Il
thipgs,' said my informant In conc
sion. may be set down as certain
first. Corkling wants to be friendly
the incoming administration, ana
ond, Garfield wants TO have nlm ifAe'
w.