The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-12
GARFIELD AND CONKLING.
The President Withdraws all New YOrh
Nominations hut RoberiaOn's-The Issue
ON That Now Clearly Dennod.

The President Withdraws all New York
ON That Now Clearly Denncd.
The President has sent q message to the
Senate Withdrawing the New York nominations
for United States Marshals and District Attor-
neys, and also for the Buffalo Collectorship.
The nomination of Judge Robertson for Col
lector of Customs is not withdrawn.
The message was simply formal message of
withdrawal, containing no explanation or COM
ments. The nominations withdrawn are as
follows: Stewart L. Woodford United States
Attorney for the Southern District; Asa W.
Tenney, United States Attorney for the Eastern
District; Lewis F. Payne, United States Mar
shal for the Southern District; Clinton D.
McDougall, United States Marshal for the
Northern District, and John Tyler, Collector of
Customs for the District Of Buffalo, n. Y.
Says an Associated Press dispatch: 'tA West
ern Associated PRESS reporter, in seeking relia-
BILE information, saw the representative men of
both sides. The President is firm and de-
termined. He has been urged by close friends
for some time to take aggressive measures, but
he hesitated, hoping that some way of MAIN
tanning harmony in the party, consistent with his
honor and dignity, might be found. He could
not surrender any particle of his executive pre-
rogative, SO he has held, by withdrawing Rob-
| ertson, or consenting to any compromise.
| He expressed himself on all occasions as anx-
| ious to do full justice to both wings of the
| New York Republicans. When Conkling car
ried through the Republican caucus his policy,
| which was directly antagonistic to that of the
Administration with regard to Robertson, the
| President felt impelled to take some action.
| Vice-President Arthur and Senator Platt were
| at the White House this morning by the Presi-
dents request, and he talked frankly to them.
| When the President learned positively that
nothing short of permitting Robertson's g nomi-
nation to remain unacted upon would satisfy
Conkling he informed Arthur what he intended
to do. When the message was opened in the
Senate, Arthur was in the ce-President's room
in the rear of the Senate Chamber. A Senator
went in and told him of the message. Arthur
replied that he had been expecting that mes
sage. Senator Hale said, tonight, that the
President ought to have taken this step several
weeks ago.
The Presidents purpose is declared to be to
fill all New York Federal Offices with men who
will not fight the administration for Conkling.
He does not intend to make war on Conkling
in New York, but, at the same time, he will moi
put the power in Conkling's hands for him tc
use against the administration. 1t was reported
that the nominations were withdrawn in order
to permit Conkling to fill the places with mer
|
committee that the District Attorneys ant
Marshals we're not appointed at his request
| A reporter Of the Western Associated Pres
went to high authority in the administration
and made special inquiry on this point Th
reply was that such report was not true; tina
the administration had been reluctantly force(
into this fight, as Conkling had declared war t
the knife.
One of the most distinguished Republican
Of the country and trusted friend OF Conkling
said, also, that the Presidents message was n
peace offering and if it had been, Conklin
would not accept it; that the Republican part
of New York, as represented by Conkllne
would condemn him if he did not resist Robert
sons appointment to the bitter end; that Conl
ling would not compromise for every othe
Federal Office in New York and let Robertso
become Collector.
When the message was read IN the Senate
Conkling was reading paper and did not loo
mp. He knew beforehand what it was. HI
friends who have talked with him say he is NJ
dismayed; that he is confident The stalwart
will rally closer around; that he considers tt
message as an implied warning to the Repul
Hcan Senators that if they don't vote for Rol
ertson their patronage will be cut off, and tn,
'honorable Republican Senators can't be bul
dozed in that way"
The Senators generally agree that this forc'
the fight on Robertson's nomination, and tho
who are for Robertson claim he will be col
firmed next week, and that he Will get not LEI
than forty-fiye votes. The Presidents aggre
, sive stand has had the effect of bringing wave
ing Democratic Senators to his side. IT
: Democrats all applaud the Presidents cours
and one of the most experienced Senators {
that side said that not over three Democrat
votes will be cast against Robertson. Anoth
, effect has been to make the Republican Sen
: tors speak out more freely, as each feels tn
Y he must support his side of the issue. Repu
licans who warmly espouse one side or t
other talk of the injury the fight will do Il
r party in New York, but cooler heads point
y the former contest with the New York Custo
s House, and predict that this one will termna
= similarly; that the defeated side will subm
and no great break in the party will be cause