The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-02
RESIDE VIEWS.
How ConkiIng Ccnfesscs that I,c Made she
Deadlock, TO Affect a Compronise-Ee
Wrote an Adcres. HimseIf.

NEW YoRK. May 25.-The 7ii5uaeis Albany special
says: Mr.. Conkling has made a statement which
viii lcill surprise some-thh he did not approve
of the union of tne Republican Senators with Senator
MahOne. lie has stated heIe, in the most positive
terms, that he advised against the alliance unwse
and likely To prove troublesome, but the adninstra
tion favored it, and he yielded his opposition vet
when the Robertson matter came up, the admins
tration apparently did all in its power 10 embar-
the Republicans in their union with Malone by
constantly sending nominations, giving the Demo
Gratis every few days fresh for their demand
to go into executive session. Conkng said il there
had been clean docket. the dead lock need not have
lasted and the organization of the Senate could have
been completed.
But the expected statement of all is that IT
Platt who originated the policy of resignation.
Conklins had told his friends that shortly before
Judge Robertson confirmed, Iiatt assured him
that an adjustment Of the whole matter Mt
hand. Conkling gave no hint TO what the pro
posed adjustment was, but after, and the
saine day ON which. at later hour, the letter of
resignation was written, Piaft came into his room
jusiment had fallen through; the President had
ceded. Then Patt said: II shall resign and state
my side of this case in the Senate next Wednesday.
My informant states that COnkling said: '' Ii has
entered my head before to resign yOn resign Ill
resign too" Conklins added, after moment, But
you can't resign and your next
Wednesday The Iagi-lature might have adjourned
by Thursday, and il would be too late to fill the
eaney. The better will be to write letter and
forward it Mt once" This agreed upon, and
Conkling shut himself up in his and then and
there rapidly wrote the letter addressed to Governor
Cornell. This according to Conklins himself is the
history of the famous resignations- number OF
those who have talked with Conkling report that he
has no bitter words for any one except Blaine who,
he says; has been manipulating the press against
him. He professel to have cirrumstantial evidence
of Blaincs having acted deputy editorial writer
for variOus newspapers; but the other side, how
il is said that good deal of his talk is pitched
to the key Of the astonishing address the Albany
Grant clnb presented to him last night, in which
consideration was shown for President Garfield,
though he not attacked outright, and Grant and
Mef AS KeUullgaQ
party. A wellinforned politician said here to-day:
81 think that the prInate Soleinnly presented
last night, with his own production. There Is no.
body in the Grant club write address like that.
Very few Senators remain in Washington. The
experiences nf the session just closed have not been
such as to attract them TO the place Those who do
remain busy in arranging their business matters
in sending of the last public documents TO their
stituents, and in speaking the last good word for
the events of the executive session is manifest
ed. a member of the Republican caucus committee
Conklns' side, however, did stop long enough TO
explain his views ON the situation. lie said:
We bcgan these sessions with line party pros
pets. We were an aggressive united, powerful mi
nority. We have ended il discontented factional.
Idieuious majority. l think Garfield did wrong in
nominating Robertson; think Conkling did great
wrong in resiGning. lie had no business to play
the trick Of the boy that fired the Ephesian dome.
But very nearly came to a compromise of all the
difficulties and should, think have done it but for
the excess of zeal of Mr. Platt. great many
schemes had been proposed, all of which Mr.. Conk
ling declined to accept One was that all the New
York nominations should be withdrawn. Conkling,
perhaps might have accepted that, but the Pres
dent would not. The proposition that Robertson
should be confirmed, and then immediately decline,
pos IDLY might have been accepted by 10th the ad
minstIaton and Conkling. But Mr.. Robertson's
consent could not be obtained. Finally after the
last caueus bnt one, a plan was devised which the
president, think. would Lave approved and which
Mr.. Conkling, after much reluctance, consented TO
accept; that that the New York nominations,
including that of Robertson should be rejected. l.
for had expected that that programme could have
been carried out. Unfortunately, the very day
that it seemed likely that both sides would agree TO
it. just at the close of executive session, Tom
Platt was sharp enough To urge the confirmation of
Craig, the postmaster at Albany. That was done,
and the President Immediately informed. That
destroyed everything. The administration irnmedi-
ately took offcnsc, the nominations were instantly
withdrawn, and chaos came"
This revelation, from one of the caucus committee,
illustrates the character OF the trade and decker that
has been going for two months, in the matter of
patronage, and il also serves TO show the tremen-
dous exertions which the Republican Senators made
pacate their imperious assocates.-Nelc York Tel
egruBI.