Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-16

The New York Herald of last Wednesday
published five-c column letter from Washing
ton from San occasional correspondent,
which has proved veritable political sensa-
ton. It is alleged to have been written bS
Geo. c. Gorham, the would-be secretary of
the Senate under the Malone bargain, but
whoever may have touched pen to paper to
produce it the real authority is essentially
Senator Conkling's. 1t bears the impress of
his earmarks throughout, and the report of
the Mentor interview could only have been
given by Conkling or Garfield. The head lines
show the temper of the article, and are as fcl-
lows:
THE WRIGGLER.
Inside History of the Last Presidential Cam
paign-"G arfeld's edges''-Unexampl
Promising, Dickering and Backsliding-
"Help me, Cassius, or l Sink"-Grant and
Conkling Come to the Rescue-The Cabipet
Seven times Filled on "Pledges''-Co nkling
at Mentor-The First Report of Memoir
able Talk-Treasuryship or Nothing
Blaine, Malone, Robertson-Will Garfield
Destroy the Party?
The article begins with a review of the late
Presidential campaign, and states that after
his nomination, Garfield was. very despon-
dent, and feared defeat. In the dilemma, the
article alleges that Garfield went to New
York, and co inference was held at the Fifth
avenue hotel. where he (Garfeld) made specific
pledges, parceling out all of his prospective
patronage, cabinet offices, foreign missions,
etc. These promises were made in considera-
ton of money being raised to conduct the
campaign. The spirit of the article is well
illustrated by the following extract:
Mr.. Garfield was not only willing to make
pledges, but he was willing
to barter away everything in his
gift, provided he could only win. It
should not be forgotten that while the Mentor
statesman was thus bargaining with every
politician who he thought could influence a
vote or give him dollar with which to buy
one he was in the pauses of the political IN
al and political platitudes which were the de-
light of the Sunday schools in all sections of
the country. While through friend he was
urging Star Route Brady to come down and
help along the good fight he was masquerad-
ing as reformer and Christian statesman
on the porch of the Mentor homestead. To
use slang phrase of the capital, "He is a
daisy"
Then follows statement of the effort which
proved successful to enlist Conkling and Grant
actively in the campaign, which, 1t is claimed,
was the turning point in the contest. I'm
mediately after the election Garfield suffered a
paralysis of the memory" and could not re-
member the campaign promises. And now we
quote from the Conkling illumination:
The situation at Mentor appeared to 90 from
bad to worse at this time. The pledges and
of fIn Ill
Mentor mail, so that it required the labors of
three or four secretaries to send back states
manlike notifications of their dishonor and
reputation.
THE MENTOR PILGRIMAGE.
At last matters began to look ominous, and
it was decided that something should be done.
What that something should be no one could
exactly tell, so, in the absence of anything
better, it was deter mined to call council OF
the chiefs of the party, or rather to summon
great distress, and so they all FASTENED to his
relief. They came from the North, and the
South, and the East, and the West, and they
all conferred and conferred, and each man
came back with the certainty that he was to
find the tender of cabinet Office in his letter.
bag the moment he got home. How many
cabinet and other offices were-promised dur
ing that memorable series of pilgrimages will
probably never be found out, but if the truth
were known Gen. Garfield, if he were Presi.
dent for half a century, would not be able to
use up the supply of cabinet material which he
then discovered and generously signifed that
he would avail himself of.
MR.. coNKLING AT MENTOR.
Finally it came to the turn of Mr.. ConkIine
to be invited, and like loyal Republican leader
he went to see how he could aid and assist the
struggling statesman in the SHOWS of the
Western Reserve. There has been good deal
said and written about that memorable meet
ing, but the true inwardness of it is this morn
ing for the first time explained.
A MEMORABLE CONVERSATION.
Gen. Garfield opened the dialogue with a
series Of interrogatories in regard to the char
acters of various personages who had been
spoken of for various offices. Among these
curious questions was one concerning Judge
Folger. "What sort of man is he?" said
the President-elect. To this Mr.. Conkling
very quietly replied that he had known Judge
Folger for thirty years, and in all that time
had found him to be man of the highest
character. "But," said the Senator, "why
do you ask?'
"CHARGES" AGAINST FOLGER.
"Well," said Mr.. Garfield, "the fact is ]
have heard some queer things about Mr.. Fol
GER bad charges u and I want to know
from you what you think of them and of
him?'
TO this the answer was made that he (Sena-
tor Conkling) did not think it fair to discuss
mems characters in that way; that in fact it
was not the kind of banquet that he had sup
posed he had been hidden to; that he did not
like the thing. What were the charges?
swell, said the sorely perplexed President
elect, "the fact of the matter is it has been
said by some people that Judge Folger is man
who drinks, and also that he is man who is
somewhat corrupt
Mr.. Conkling, am informed, smiled at this
terrible charge, and said that he had known
Judge Folger good many years and never be-
fore had heard anything of the kind in con-
nection with his name. But what was Mr..
Garield's object in making these inquiries?
Did he mean to give him cabinet position.
WHY NEW YORK WAS LEFT OUT.
The conversation then turned on Mr.. Nor
ton. Mr.. Conkling said he did not propose to
ask him for any position. If, however, he
intended to give place to the State of New
York he thought the treasury department was
the one to which the State, because of its
dignity and importance, was entitled. Then,
in his opinion, the State was entitled to it be.
cause of its great service in the campaign.
Mr.. Garfield replied that he had been con-
sidering the name of Mr.. Morton in connec-
ton with the treasury, but he had concluded
for many reasons that it would be very in