The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-02
BOTH SIDES
OF THE THRONGED THOROUGHRARE
OF LIFE.
rhO sunny side aHd the shady Side
SundTy BlOEiss or SIN aud shame,
and Themes or PIeasanteF Sort
-The Issues Of Life and Death
Dealt with by Wire.
CONELINGs QUARREL
With the AdmlplatEaIlon- Some N.

with the Administration Como NeW
Expeditions Of the Same Old AIOrIeS.
NEw YoRE, May IA Times dispatch
from Washington says the controversy
growing out OF the nomination OF Robert
son for Collector at New York Is re-
gardsd by the Republican Senators, 90
far as results are concerned, Bhould the
issue bs Joined in the Senate over the
nomination, as having passed beyond a
mere question OF the individual triumph oil
the Presidentor Oonkling and as involving
q breach In the party in the State Uf New
York and elsewhere that would lead to
disaster at the coming elections for mem.
bers Of Congress II the nomination OF Rob-
ertson Is kept before the Senate, Rspub.
licRn Senators say serious results will FOL.
low to the party matter what may be the
action OF the Senate, and the Queatlon that
the Republican Senators will bs called on
TO decide 10, will the rejection or Confrma-
ton be less disastrous 10 itA results?
Conkling appeared by invitation before
the caucus committee and made q long
and earnest protest agalnst the confrms.
tion, aud to all appeals declined to modify
his resolution iq the BlighIest degree, He
was determined to use every effort TO do.
feat the nomination, and go far aa he was
concerned, nothing abort OF Robert.
sons rejection would avert the struggle,
He would not only hght the nomination
In secret session and at every stage. but
should It Q determined 10 act ailirmatiyely,
be would carry the contest into open sess..
ion and publicly arrsign the President for
q awanton breach OF faith, pledged for the
State Of New York. During his visit by spe
DIAL invitation, 10 he President, prior 10
starting on his campaigning tour In the
West, be had received positive assurances
that no humiliation would be put on him
aud his friends In New York, and he
would receive due consideration In all
matters OF this kind that Affected the In.
tsrests Of the Republican party in New
York, The nomination OF RobertsOn was
o violation OF this voluntary tender oD
the part OF the President, aud was dis.
tasteful to himself, Senator Plat and those
leading Republicans oi New York with.
out whose labors the State would have
voted Tor Hancock. This 10 said 10 de.
scribe substantially the attitude OF Conk.
ling before the committee. The situa.
tion Ia still further complicated
by the reported attitude Of Senator Plat.
That gentleman, according to credible re.
ports, will cooperate earnestly with Conk.
ling to secure the rejection Of Robertson.
But should he bs confirmed, Platt, having
no:desire to continue In q four years. war
on the President, which he believes will
eventually follow, will resign bis
seat in the Senate. A Committee called
on the President and made known the
attitude Of the New York Senators and
suggested that 10 avoid the threatened
rupture In theRepublican party he might
Withdraw Robertson. - 4
The President assured them that In no
event nor under any circumstances would
he withdraw Judge Robertson. lie had
acted Tor what he believed to be the best
interests OF the country and the Repub.
liCan party and It was for the Senate 10
confirm or eject the nomination..