Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-25
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Q 'wILL You TAKE TEAF
1t was now nearly six o'clock in th
evening, Mr.. Conkling was anxiou
to take an early train for home. Gen
Garfield, however, pressed him to stay
to tea, urging that he could take
= train which left at midnight. Mr.
Conkling asked if he intended mer,
hospitality or business. "lf it mean
hospitality" said he, 81 must ask to b.
excused, for | have left important mat
ters behind me which need attention
: if it is business 1 will stay" Genera
Garfield replied that it was business
At this point General Garfield went
to tea, Mr., Conkling declining to ac
company him. When that important
repast in the Garfield household wa:
over the political threads were again
taken up by Mr.. Conklings host
What Mr. Garfield said was of very
little Importance one way or the other,
but it was characterized throughout
by want Of frankness. He never once,
am assured, informed Mr.. Conkling
why he summoned him to Mentor.
ToLGER MADE ANXIOUS.
The New York Senator left on the
midnight train. At Syracuse Judge
Folger, who, Of course, had heard that
Mr.. Conkiing had been IN the presence
of the august Ohio statesman, boarded
the train and sent his card to the Sen.
ator. lie was exceedingly anxious to
find out what had taken place. Mr..
Conkling gpretty frankly told him, with.
out, however, disclosing certain ques.
tions that had been asked him by Mr..
Garfield. They Travelled to New York
together Senator Conkling going to the
Fifth Avenue Hotel and Judge Folger
to the ST. James. When Judge Folger
got TO his hotel he found despatch
awaiting him from General Garfield
asking him to come to Mentor Judge
Folger in view of his conversation
with Senator Conkling, thought the
whole proceeding was exceedingly
strange; that either Garfield had been
playing a sharp game on him or that
Mr., Conkling was not dealing with
him in the proper spirit. TO set his
mind at rest on the subject be went to
Mr.. Conkling and asked him if he
knew anything about il. Mr. Gonh.
ling, Of course, said no he had not the
most remote idea why the President
elect called him to Mentor except it
was TO offer him place in the Cabinet
the Treasury, he supposed, as there
was no other office he could offer New
York, the State Department having
gone to Blaine. Judge Folger started
for Mentor and had his famous talk
with Mr. Garfield about which so much
was said and written at the time,
WHAT FoLGER DECLINED.
In view Of all the misrepresentation
and misconceptions on the subject per-
haps had better give you the whole
thing in brief. Mr.. Garfield said that
he had sent for him TO offer him one
place, or, it might be, another place, if
things could be arranged to the satls.
faction of certain persons. He wanted
to offer him the Attorney Generalship,
and he might be able to give him the
Treasury Department. Mr.. Folger
Immediately answered that he could
not think Of accepting the Attorney
Generalship or Of resigning his posi-
tion on the New York Supreme Bench
to take any place less than that of the
Treasury Department, for which office
he perhaps might have some fitness ;
but he instantly and cmphatlcally de.
clined the Attorney Generalship
vAcLLATIoN, DUpLicITY OR WHAT
If the conversations, promises in.
trigueS, bargains and broken pledges
of Mr.. Garfield since his nomination at
Chicago to the present time could be
arranged and printed, as it is not i'm.
possible they may be, they would pre-.
sent record which would make il
0itlicult to decide whether ho is not
the weakest and most vacillating of
men or the most cunning and adrolt of
political wirepullers of the baser sort. |
Here is a specimen brick: Senator
Conkling some time ago learned that
General Garfield had caused to be |
written letter which was to be shown |
to Mr.. William II. Vanderbilt, in which |
il was stated that if Mr.. Vanderbilt |
desired it Mr.. Elliott +. Shepard would |
be made United States District Attor. |
ney for the district of New York. In |
a conversation between Gen. Garfield |
and Senator Conkling subsequent to |
the writing of this letter Gen. Garfield |
spoke about his obligations to the gen. |
tlemcu in that State, like Mr.. Robert
son, through whose instrumontality |
bis nomination became possible. He |
said that he desired to reward them in |
some way which would be least detri- |
mental to the public interests, while
at the same time he satisfied their le.
gal demands.
SOMETHING FOR ROBERTSON.
For instance, he had thought Of ap. |
pointing Judge Robertson District At |
torney, but that he did not like to ad.
vance that idea for he had heard .
Judge Robertson was not a good law.
yer or of sufficient legal ability to fill
so important a position and that he
did not know what to do about it. 1t
is understood that Senator Conkling,
in reply, intimated that Mr. Robert.
sons want of ability need not be an
objection II he desired to
make the appointment; that in En-
gland it is not the man who holds tho
chief position who is the important
one, bat his assistant, who is always a
man of ability, and upon whom gener.
ally the burden Of the administration
falls. There might be a similar con.
dilion of affairs brought about in New
York-givc Judge Robertson the Dis.
trict Attorncysbip with a frstclass,
capable man as his subordinate. But,
after all, perhaps the services of the
gentlemen TO whom he attributed his
nomination were overrated. In his
Senator Conkling's) opinion it was not
to the so.called Independent Republi.
cans, or as thoy are popularly styled,
The "halfbreeds," that Mr.. Garfield (
was indebted for the nomination 50
much as TO the three hundred and six
gentlemen through whose firmness,
,onstancy and devotion at Chicago
sherman and Blaine were driven from
he field and the nomination of new
nan like himself made possible aud
desirable. Besides that, Mr. Robert.
ION and the men who acted with him |
lad been guilty OF a violation OF their
nlnhrns 10 tho nnnrnniinn of Tho nnriv 1