The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-05-19
What it il all About.

1t seems that the conflict between the President
and Senator Conklng over Judge Robertsons nomi-
nation is to be waged to the bitter end.
But why is Mr.. COnkling so sterny opposed to Rob
ertsOns appointment
Roscoe Conkling, J. Donald Cameron. and John
A. Logan entered into combination two years ago
TO secure the nomination of Gen. Grant for a third
Presidential term. Their plan was to hold conyeii-
tions at m unusually early day in New York Penn
sylvana, and Illinois, for the election of delegates
the National Convention, and to pass resolutions in
struetng each delegation 10 support Grant unit.
In pursuance of this plot the State Convention Of
Pennsylvania met in the first week in February and
by trampling down the minority. Conklins carried
through his part of the scheme. The New York State
Convention held little later in February. They
had a stormy scene; but by much cheating, little
persuasion, and the application Of the gag rule Mt the
oppOrtune moment resolution nstructing the dele
gates to Chicago to support Grants nomination was
adopted though in the face of large minority vote.
Thus Conkling had executed his part of the plan.
and all seemed to be going forward toward Grant
and the empire with encouraging alacrty In further
pursuance of the original arrangement, Logan got
the State Committee of Illinois together for the pur-
pose of calling convention to elect delegates But
journed for several weeks.
just at this crisis Judge Robertson issued his cele-
brated letter. He had been elected q delegate to
Chicago. As in the of all the other delegates
from New York, he was designated not by the State
Convention at large, but by the delegates who ap-
peared at the State Convention from his own Con
gress district. These latter delegates hostile
the third term, and Robertson their faithful rep
resentative. In his letter he declared that in the
NATIONAL convention ne shOulu not De governed Dy
the resolutions of the State Convention which claim
ed to instruct him to vote for Grant, but should
yield to the sentiment of the majority Of the Repub
licans of his Congress district, who opposed to
the third term.
This letter exploded like a bomb in the Grant
camp. Immediately strong body of delegates in
New York rallied TO the side of Robertson. The anti
Grant men in the Pennsylvania delegation, who had
been covering under Don Camerons lash, rose and
adopted the doctrine of Robertsons letter. The Re
publicans in Illinois who opposed to third
term took heart at these demonstrations, and pre-
pared for that desperate struggle which resulted in
wrestling from Logan about onethird Of the delega-
tion from his State to Chicago
IL is correct, therefore, for the opponents Of Rob-
ertson to say that he, than any other man,
in motion the ball that finally crushed the thrterm
conspiracy at the Chicago Convention and certainly
ar. Conkiing is consistent in doing his utmost to
prevent his confirmation by the Senate.
But while Mr.. COnkling. of the original and
NEST conspicuous of the thirdterm leaders, may be
amply justified in his hostility to Judge Robertson,
what shall he said of the twenty-five thirty Scna-
tors who. like Robertson. opposed to the third
term, but who, nevertheless, for two months have
aided Conkling in keeping the Senate out of
tive session lest Robertson should be confirmed p
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