New-York tribune., 1882-08-16
That DORSEY LETTER.
,o1,oxr1 BLISS POINTS oUI SOME CURIOUS THINGS
AROI~r IT

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ABOUT 1T.
Tron. an Tnserr,e1o IN me Herald
There are one or two things about that let
ter hat are a sur P ~ rti lad bee writnr rom
A-wYork TO General Garfield OuJrcung 10 any fiehd OF
a., C,t i,og ~aV,uy any influence with him. One or
tgo of flem addressed him WITH great familiarity as II
thew we're old friends General Garfield transhliteu
sSes etfrrs no Mr. Knox who mad been his c.as5mate
IN college and h intimate trend, and asked hlm TO nnd
ont some ming In the same connectoh ne
o. me 1riry w1tn reference 10 Judge FOger, his
attention having 0een attracted hun by the fact at lie
had run ahead the Presidential ucEo al The preceuluG
sisrt,o1 Mr. Knox came TO see me l gave him such
information a. could about the writer's OF the letters
and then OCCASION TO Impress upon LIN mat "le
Conkhug considered II would be great mistake for
Genera Garfield 10 start of with his Administration
without treating Mr. COnking with consideration; that
Wbatever mi t be said Mr.. CODking entt ed 10 be
treated as Tie eadeI Of tne IepdDhc-n party Vi Ihe
A. a renIt Of the interviews it developed that Mr.
Conklng urging Mr.. Morton a. SECRETARY Of tue
TreasnrV and also insisting upon that whe her Nor
ton war appointed not the stc OF Newly Ork was en-
considered III the selection Of tile secretary
Of thc treasury even If they were not entitled to have t.
II had been announced II OF the papers that because
Wal street within the boundaries VI the ctate
of New York Crle d. under the insiisaOn OF Western
men lad decided mat The Secretary o. the Treasury
could not come The STATE Oi New YORK That view
Len IA cp,r b.ted claiuuc that IL wts In the trsi
place insult 10 the Staie OF NewfOrk 10 rule II out
without reference 10 what name IL might present, ana
tina Inconsistent VIII some assurances
which hAl been gwen during the campaign, hcn had
beeE actel upon by Mr. Conkn and hs friends though
had evidence that taOse assurtEces were directly
In the course Of those conversatiOns it appeared
that there weI-fOunded objections 10 Mr. MOTton
becoming Secretary the Treasury. the question came
" Of who else New-YOrk had 10 present, and Judge
IOiger's aame suggested. knew that Mr. Dorsey
earnestly favor Of the Nomination Of Judge
POger and therefore, think al Mr. knOX's rrQus l.
but may have at NY own suggesJlOn-l IL 10
duced Knox to Dorsey and Dorsey proceeded 70 urge
TIE propncy Of FOigers appointment. The result was
thai Dorsey, myself and Knox were all Ot Us OF Tie
0pLOa thai Folser tne man iOr Secretary VI the
Treasury The thing tRat surprises Inc IN tue letter Of
Dorsey now pub shsd Is TINS, that III my interviews
viii HIN 10 very critical upon, II lot dtnuncF
stOry Of, dr COnkung; because L6 SAID hr. Conklng
v s Insisting upon Mr. Morton ami nobody else, and mr.
Dorsey very dscidedy Of the opinion that Morton
Hould 10 iOr Secretary OF the Treasury. Now IA
the letter hat he publishes he praises Hr Co nkIing
and insists upon th he the person TO be con-
suited Ia my interviews VIII Mr.. Dorsey had 20 urge
upol him that Mr. COnknng Vac entitled 10 cOnsdcr-
ton and recognition. Mr Dorsey agreed TO a., but
claimed liza, his views upon the que ton Of tie
becrcar ~ Treasury concerned lie ought 10 be
overrueO Now, ia the ittI, he insists upon 10 tt Nj
COuklLg Is 70 have every consideration don't pre-
tend % explain the discrepancy.
70 far an General Arthur cOncerued, Mr. Dorsey
claimed that Arthur was Ii position where he could
not ake any decided ground because he said that Al
thurs good Judgment must lead MIN 10 that Morton
would not do Tor Secretary Of the Treasury and at the
time As relations 10 COnkng and " Morton would
prevent nIm IRON saying 80.