The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-01
OPEN WAR
BETWEEN sEHATOR CoNKLING AHD
TaE ADMINISTRATION,
Not Content 10 BIde His Time, the I'm
PeFIOuS ROse0O will Take OeeaSiOn
TO Declare War In open Session.
No Appearance Of an End
10 the Dead Lock.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March Ex-senator
Conkling is determined to make relent'
less war against Robertson and the ad'
ministration. He holds Secretary Blaine
responsible for the nomination. Conkling
expects to be defeated and realizes that
Robertson will be confirmed, but says
there is q principle involved, and that he
would make fight II he knew he were
the only Senator who would vote against
Robertson. It 10 said Conkling will not
wait for the Executive Session 10 proclaim
his position and reasons for antagonizing
the administration, but that he will take
the oportunity In open session go that his
positiom may be put before the country
be II stated in Executive Session.
Mr., Conkliug holds that II Is his duty TO
oppose Mr.. Robertson; that his con6rma.
ton would be more towards disorganizlng
the present Republican organization In New
York; that Mr.. Robertson's administra.
ton Of the Collectors Office would antag.
onize the present Republican organization,
disrupt the party and cause its defeat In
New York. Mr.. Oonkling's position
further Is that II 10 his duty to project and
maintain the present Republican organi'
cation, which won victory after victory In
New York, There 10 division Of the
Republican Senators In regard TO the fed.
eral appointments; they asked for no spe.
Cial appointments, but the President gave
them 10 understand that no Objectionable
men would be appointed.
Mr.. Conkllng further holds that though
he will probably be beaten In this first
contest that the aght will 60 outside Of the
Senate chamber; that II Blaine be per.
mitted to take charge Of the New York
Republican party and appointments, that
he and his supporters may run II In 1884
and elect Republican ticket then II they
can. II 10 positively asserted that eight or
ten Democratic Senators will vote with
Oonkling, but 1t Is generally admitted that
Robertson will be confirmed.
THE DEAD LOCK
continues and no one pretends to say
when 1t will end. The situation, however,
has materily changed since:the beginning.
Then 1t was viewed by Democrats as an
effort TO carry out bargain with Malone
by electing Riddleberger Sergeant.at-
Arms. Democratic Senators are now be.
ginning to realize that questions oil far
greater political importance are involved
In the struggle than the election Of Rid.
dleberger. They are beginning to realize
too that they are playing into Conkllng's
hand by keeping up their policy Of obstruc.
tion. SO long as the deadlock continues
the confirmation Of ofRobertbon or anybody
else for that matter is out Of the question.
Oonkling and bis coadjutors are doing oil
In their power 10 prolopg the contest,
while the Democrats, who would like 10
have Robertson at once confirmed, are BY
their filibustering doing just what Conk.
ling would have them To do. Some Dem.
acratic Senators ate getting tired ol thus
indirectly furnishing aid to Oonkling and
helping him In his war on the
administration, and are looking for
a wav out Of their present posi-.
ton. Thinking Democrats believe that
their party has far more to gain by the
prompt confirmation Of Robertson than by
keeping up an Intellectual struggle against
the election Of Gorham and Riddleberger.
Several Administration Senators on the
Republican side, too, are very weary OF
the discussion, and II 10 predicted that be.
lore many days some OF their number will
vote with the Democrats 10 20 into Ex.
eCutive session. New complications over
Robertson's nomination, will, sooner or
later, no doubt bring the deadlock to an
end.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAC vElaH's RETIRE.
MENT FROM THE CABINET
Is again the subject Of speculation. 1t is
claimed that he has exerted himself to de.
feat the confirmation Of Chandler and
Robertson. The Presidents friends rep.
resent that be is disposed to take Mac.
ously. II Is also stated that the story that
the nominations which are said to give
ofiense To Senators Oonkling and Platt
were made with the knowledge OF these
gentlemen, and not without consulting
them, as maintained. II is not likely that
the name OF either Chandler or Robert.
son will be Withdrawn, the opposl.
tion 10 these appointments having
apparently confirmed the President In bis
original intention not TO be overruled ai.
Ter bis selections OF officers had been
made and their names sent 10 the Senate
for confirmation, unless something 10
brought forward 10 convince him OF the
appeIntee's unfitness, Of which he did not
know when the nominations were made.
Apropos Of bis willingness to reconsider the
appointments for other than political reas.
ors, II is mentioned that certain citizens
OF Buffalo have made 90 strong 0 case
against Tyler on the ground OF his unfit.
mess for the position oi Collector that his
name will probably be withdrawn.