Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-18
OoskLISG HAS A BROTHER,
And He Is . Democrat = He States
that His Brother will not DO Re-
Elected-says that Conkling b
Tired OF Politics, but will Stand
In for President In 1854.

NEW YORK, May lS.-frooaoly the
nearest man to Senator Conkline living.
who shares his entire confidence and yet
10 his political opponent, Is his brother.
Frederick A. Conkling. Of this city. In
an an interview he said: "Ths senator
10 In earnest. he did not make up his
mind suddenly. He has bean arriving
at this determination for the past ten
days. he expects to be returned. but
will not b. I have been at Albany
during the past week and know the state
Of feeling In the Assembly. Senators
Copklins and Plat can't b returned.
II hs had known the true state Of Affairs
ct Albany hs would not have taken the
step. BE means to have Cornell accept
his resignation 20 that he oan 90 before
the Legislature and have his curse In
the Senate indorsed BY reelection.
Cornell will not dare psfley with the
resignation but must accept Il and let
the Senators 60 before the Assembly.
Ny brother IL too suprsmsly honest, too
far above al species OF indirsction to for
one moment allow any what 10 called
management In his case. he does not
mean this a. an attempt to morally 90
sros the President by . threat TO resign,
and ct the same time having IN under
standing with Governor Cornell that the
resignation BE- not accepted, AID after
the point 10 gained take his seat upon .
request to withdraw his resignation.
he did not do this In order to be re-
elected to Plstt's place for . full term Of
six years. In order to get 1t out Of the
Presidents power to defeat bis rs-sleo-
ton at the end OF his present term. four
years hence. Ny brother 10 incapable
OF any trieksry. He 10 above oil such
business. He feels that the President
has grossly wronsed him In his privilege
- Senator. and being powsrlsss to resist
what hs believes to be Presidential n
croachments by reason OF bad faith with
his Republican colleagues. takes this
way OF appealing to his constituents. :.
Hs will be disappointed at Albany.
Careful canvass OF the Assembly con-
viucss me that anti. Grant Republicans
will refuse to 60 into caucus. and will
combine against caucus nominees.
There are seven Democrats to twenty
Ave Republicans In che State Senate.
Fourteen OF the Republicans will refuse
to 60 into caucus. In the House there
are forty.six Democrats. n Ipdepen.
dent. and s~ighty-ons Republicans. The
majority OF these from my observation
will stay out OF caucus. The result will
be that the caucus nominees, Conkling
and Plat, will be defeated, and the anti.
Grant Republicans will combine with
the Democrats and elect In Copkling
and Platt's place an independent Rspub-
lican and Q Democrat. I AN convinced
this will be the result. There never wa
q body Of men frmsr 10 conviction and
more resoluts In purpose than the anti.
Grant Republicans. They are the bet.
ter men Of the Republican party. quiet,
we'll informed. knowing exactly what
they want, and Robertson 10 we'll calou.
lated to hold them. They believe. and
20 do I, that Conkling il ~ much for
Grant now a. at Chicago"
"Soms OF the reasons given BY the
press. explaining the Senator's reasons
for his attitude. nor ven those alleged
BY himself. are the real ones. Senatorial
courtesy plea 10 not q true plea. ~ don't
want to say anything damaging to the
Administration. ! did all / could to de-
feat 1t, and I am willing to give Il . fair
chance. But II You remember what my
brother said about Gsrfeld's pledges at
Mentor last Fall, at Mentor last Fsbru.
AIRY, and ct the White House since his
Inauguration. you may make your own
inference regarding the reasons my
brother has for asserting less confidence
In those who should DO fully trusted.
Cornell could NO more have been Gov.
ernor without Conklipg than Q tramp
could. and yet every paper controlled by
Cornell In the State oovsrtly opposes
Conkling."
my brother 10 disgusted with poll.
tics, and has been 10 for . long time.
He has often told me how sick be was
OF the whole business, and how anxious
he was to get out Of II. he hnds he
cannot trust politicians. II not re-
turned be will practice law. He can
make 500. 900 q year. he 10 the best
living lawyer. q better lawyer than Web.
stsr. bat II be goes out Of ONCE he will
not 20 out Of politics. He will become
. strong man for Presidential candidate
in 1884. I would be glad TO see him
defeated. II IL time the Republican
party was dissolved. Conklins 10 strong
enough to keep the rotten Republican
party going for . while longer. hail