New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-19
ROBERTsON AND CONKLING.
o,r,,ou,r1oN AND CONDEMNATION.

.n;r,ons vote. The nomination OF Uehcrai
s.--;., ~ he Consul-General at London was
s,so confirmed. The feeling at Washington ls
80 - relief and in the absence OF Mr. Conk"
, vno 80 business of the Senate, it is believed,
II, soon he completed. Judge Robertson was
.oranaded last evening, and there was reJolcihg
oo- vbot was believed to be the end or
nhoss rule. The Conkling men at Albany
- no M means confident of their ability 10
ros,act Messrs Conkling and Platt Members
90 the Legislature are beginning to hear iroin
s,,o;, constituents, with the effect of changing
.ho;r oourSe. II is believed by Administration
mon that Mr.. Conkling's defeat is assured.
THE END OF THE STRUGGLE.
,rnar ROBERTSON AND GENERAL MER lrr CON
vrpvrD trsANINousIY-A GENERAL FEELING OF
RELIEF IN THE SENATE THAT CoNKIING is
AwAY-THE COUNTRY HEARD FROM.
,HY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEl
wAsaFG TON, May 1S.-Eight weeks ago to-day
President Garfield nominated William H. Robertson
10 be Collector of the Port of New-fork To-Day
Judge Robertson's nomination was confirmed by
,o+a thot was practically unanimous. One Repub-
Ican Senator and one Democratic Senator demanded
a vea any nav vote but as-soon as they discovered
that they could not secure the demand, they With
drew IT, Therefore il they finally voted against
the confirmation, there is record OF the fact ana
Senators when asked how the vote stood all say
that il was "unannOus" in favor OF continuation.
Now that it is all over, Senators feel immensely
reuaved and are inclined to talk somewhat
freely. They are sincere enough to admit that
all the delay and discussion were caused by
fbe baleful influence and unreasonable conduct OF
ex-senator Conkling, who, they declare, threatened
to do all sorts of dreadful things unless his asso-
ciates would harmonic" matters to suit his
notions and desires.
A Senator to-day in conversation with n TRIBUNE
correspondent said: 1T is good thing so far as
the expeditions and orderly conduct Of the public
business of the Senate is concerned that Mr.. COnk
ling took himself out of the way. He made himself
ani all the rest of uncomfortable, and was for
ever 80 busy nursing his private grievances and
coddling his self-esteem, that he never paid much
attention to anything else"
"Well do not know about the 'cOddng," re-
marked another Senator. "Mr Conklng's self
esteem, as you call it, could take Of itself With
out much coddling, should think"
Another Senator said this afternoon: II seemed
to me from the very beginning of the difficulty that
il was a waste of time to try to secure harmOny-l
mean such harmony Mr. COnkling desired. /
thought it would be better to have the trouble
as soOn as possible. did MOI believe the President
would surrender to Mr.. Conkllng and frankly told
the Senator So"
Western Senator drew O telegram from his
pocket and read it to TRIBUNE correspondent as
follows: Peacock vanity and asinine presumption
meet with no approval here. Stand firm. Our best
wishes to President Garfield and Secretary Blaine"
"That dispatch" remarked tie Senator. "came
from the Republican members of the Legislature Of
nv State to-day" The Legislature referred to is
strongly Republican, and the dispatch shows what
the members of il think of Mr.. Conkling's perform
ance.
1t has become known that within thelast fortnight
nearly all the Republican Senators have received
numerous letters and dispatches from their respective
States urging them TO stand by the Administration,
aud number of Senators who suspected
Of tendency to support Mr.. Conkling have been
admonished that such course would be unsatisfac-
tory to their constituents. Some Senators have, no
doubt, felt constrained to draw away from the side
Of Mr.. Conklng, with whom, on grounds of Senate
rial courtesy" they felt warm sympathy but the
constraint was exercised by prominent Republican
leaders at home and not by Executive dictatOn,"
a. Mr.. Conklng's newspaper organs falsely pretend,
and Mr.. Conkling himself nsinuates in his letter
addressed TO Governor Cornell.
II ex-senator Conkling could hear the talk among
his late associates regarding his late performance
he would certainly feel his vanity s0rcly wounded
All the talk that is heard about it now turns,
not upon the effect which it will have upon
the Administration or upon the Republican
party but resolves itself into speculation as to
whether or not Mr.. Conkling will himself ever re-
cover from the consequences of his silly freak.
A cool, experienced politician said to-day Mr.. |
Conkling will find it uphill work 10 secure a re- |
election. As between Conkling and anti-Conklng |
men, he might perhaps claim a majority of the |
II Io@tr in hfo fax hn ata.a
the banner of revolt against the Administration he
will find that many of his supporters have deserted
Anti Anti Naturalization tic Repnblican partv in SeWYorR M
or in any other State. On the other hand if Mr.. |
Conkling Is reelected, as a Republican simply he
will be in honor bound 70 support the AdIninistra-
tiOn What, then, will he have gained by this per-
formance but humiliationf
The newspapers-or some of them-gave a very
wrong impression of the effect upon Senators
Of C0nkliDg's resignation" said New-England
Senator to-day. why in our caucus the fact was
not even mentioned incidentally; and in the Senate
It did not even create ripple of excitement after
the first moment OF surprise at the unexpected ac
tom Sometimes when the matter is mentioned the
late Mr., Platt Is referred to-always In bAn-
plying, half-contemptuous tone and manner.
', immediately after the confirmation of Judge
Robertson General Merritt was confirmed as
Consul General at London by unanimous vote. 1t
- understood that II being near the close of the
fiscal year, General Merritt desires to continue in
tne once OF Collector till July and close his ac-
counts with the Government June 30. Ii is re-
garded as probable therefore, that udge Robertson
Will not enter upon the performance of his dufies
es Collector until that time - D N"''0'
The following nominations were also confirmed
Aleck Bcrcman, OF Louisiana. to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Lonisi |
ma Rear-Admira Edward I. Nichols, TO be Chief
Of the Bureau of Yards and Docks in the NAVY De-
partment George h. Crumb, Receiver of Public
Moneys, at lronton, No., and several Postmasters
The announcement of Judge Robcrtson's con-
imaton Collector of the Port received without
excitement at the Custom House. This result had been
expected and therefore caused surprise 1t s under
TODD that Judge Robertson will not the duties
u the Office until after the adjournment OF the Legsla-
nuAa