New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-10

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friends he could muster from different parts OF the
&C. copld secure his reelection and added. that
9th all this the event was not certain. Some
aonbt being thrown upon these statements, lists OF
t,e members of the Senate and Assembly were pro-
auced and the names were canyassed one by one inc
,rocess occupying the greater part OF the interview
n was demonstrated that the Senate was largely
epapst him. and that less than one-half the Repuo-
lican members of the Assembly could be depended
,pon 10 vote for him in the first instance MI
Conkling spent considerable time in suggesting
names of prominent Republicans in different paris
of the State to be written to, TO bring then III,
fuence to bear upon members of the Assembly, anu
this work was apportioned among the gehtiennon
who have been mentioned as being present. in"'
Iadyised Mr. Conkling to go to Albany Is thereloie
true but il was in the way and for INC reasons
have stated, and no other Ana /. Is o9uah9 -
.hat the question of Mr. COnklings cahdluaoy was
not discussed. hut was taken Tor grah'eu 'nioue"
out the interview ....,.o,
oFoually dislngenuous is the alluslon ATTRIBUTED
a me in the fac-simile letters to one old friend OF
ar Conlling. whose cooperation was claimed to be
necessary to compass his election. The gentleman
blinded 10 was Governor Cornell. Mr.. COnknng
Rad expected him in New-York, and the fact OF his
not meeting him was commented upon by everyone
present. think someone had telegram sta'ng tha'
1be Governor had missed tram. and more OF less
sarcasm was expended on theGovernor1or MS IiluIc'
MIR. Smyth was certain that without the Governors
assistance Mr. Conkling could not succeed. MT.
Conklng, with an air of confidence replied TO all
such suggestions Leave that 10 me- lett the
honse between and O'Clock, and think that l
was the first to leave And again assert that there
was NJ no time any conference, called or held, Tor
the purpose of deciding upon Mr.. Conkllng cahul-
dacy at which was present.
"Mr Conkling went to Albany, where ne says ne
never asked any man to vote Tor MIN re neFeI
asked me- so / leave that assertion fOr DINERS 70
answer He SAYS he went there for the purpose OF
giving information and explanation respecting the
resignation and the causes that lead 20 IT, AHei
ench information and explanation, he received
fewer votes than we had mustered at our informal
rsncus and the more he explained the more the
vote iell Oft The Senate Committee having re-
fused 10 unite with the Assembly III calling Jofhl
caucus, tried TO secure the eohcuIIenfe H pa
Houses to call for caucus Ike that
which had been held in January We failed
by a considerable number in obtaining the neceS
ssry signatures. While this was Ill progress MI
COnklIng sent me a message one day asking me 10
give notice from the Speakers desk on ile aqIouah
ment of the House that majority OF All tne hePup
lcans ected to both Houses having sigmheo theiI
willingness that caucus should be held one w0uiu
the tn '''i meaning iti' Of this was told that
besides those who had signed the call, others had
expresscd a willingness 10 attend a caucus held ana
II was claimed that the language by which could
announce such caucus might be so carefully WOIdeq
as not TO be subject to the charge OIL IalSehoYo.
declined to do this work. On gong to the DelaYan
House that evening, l was met By Mr COnknng,
who asked Inc with great GOODNESS, " nat wac tnG
occasion of the failure this morning T. ltOld MN
was chairman of the Caucus COMMITTEE OF the AS
such a statement as l was desired TO make, to be
met by a challenge TO produce my proof go, >,
- Mr. COnking asserts that the part OF the libel
which charges that friends and supporters nIgea
him TO de,ist and withdraw is without and against
truth. Soon after Mr. Conkling's arrival at Albany
meeting was had of eighteen OF nineteen StaIWart
Assembly men and three StAIwart SENATORS Tue
whole number being either twenty-one or twenty
two. After full exchange OF opinions THESE gen
flemen decided that under no circuin-
reelection. They were willing TO vote fOr any Olher
recognized Stalwarts,and they appointed a commit
Tee of three consisting of one senator and two AS
semblymen, who waited upon Mi. COnkllhg ana
informed him OF their decsion AierwaId at our 9E
consultations and i'll view OF the hopelessness OF the
case il was agreed that from time 10 time small
committees consisting of one Senator ana TWO As
semblymen of those Uh0 UGe rOhRg IOr mr. COh6-
Hng should call upon him and represent Tue nope
lesSness OF the Whether they al SO calIed OF
not do not know. know some o. Them dld' rom
their repeated statements of the interviews When
in the words of one Senator they were talked oul
of court ,,o i,eorr,ol .orc,s which nominated
Iapham and Miller was under consideration, IL was
well understood that II the effort to Obtain ~ sue
ceedcd would recognize 1t and be bound by us
actions We had tried TO obtain such caucus III
the same way, and could lind lao FAULT II "a Ike ln-
formal caucus was obtained without assistance.
made secret of my proposed course, and inst De-
fore the eudSl was consulted by senator as 10 Il
change of votes tor two oawarts other Than the
candidates for whom We were Votlng. expressed
acqulescence, and agreed with the suggestion nlade
by the senator that should yoiefor General Grant
and Hamilton Fish A special messenger was sent
70 New York to make this suggestion 10 Mr Conk-
ling with the further suggestion that be should
withdraw IN letter commencing such CANDIDATES.
10 his friends He replied by saying, as was tOld,
that the idea admirable one, but mat we
wait fOI it 10 come from those who were op-
posed TO The President was shot; PUBIC
opinion was such that Mr.. COnkllDg could not re-
tum. But he still insisted that his friends
should continue TO brave wee PUon snneo oPnI
at Albany. The informal caucus was reached AFTER
consultation with friends | asSened to It, and the
reasons having been given IN speech delivered IN
the Assembly the day of the vote, refrain from
making further comment. .., Ao.o,.,i+,, ana
From letters received hand you herewith one
from Bir. Chickering. chairman of the Committee
OF Ways and Means
COPENHAGEN n. V. May 81, 1882.
NV DEAR GENERAL: | intended To have visited
Albany TINS week, but as have concluded not not
50 do So thought would write have read tne
unjust criticisms that a few have made upon your
course in the late Senatorial contest, and from
Won were IN no way responsible for the candidacy of
@essrs Conkling and Plstt well remember tha long
on Thursday prior TO The meeting III New-York l
told you that it was with great dihcuy tha hePu9i,
can could elected In the county represented ana II
eenaor Conklng should be candidate lor reflect
could not vote Tor him and that dsltoh n inc paft
me in reply 'Mr C0nkings friends Will not 6o" MN
snd shall advise him 0 decline TO have anything TO do
with tine matter &c not believe he could be elected
70 Ne vote sSOf for hi him. Much more va. said on that
Occasion, aud all your conversation ied me 10 inc Goa,
candidate desired you to vote for him. you should
eIout do ali you could 10 prevent his bang candidate,
Rnd and not Intend IN any event 10 take auFhh
GSse 10 vote contrary 20 convictions. Mr COnklng
candidate and while you Yoted "I mn on no DC
dd you ask me to do So can never forget your
kindness IN this matter $1,000.
We had been for three years warm personal friends,
and although was chairman OF the leading committee
o. the Assembly under yonr ADMINISTRATION shd lhoeI
many obligations personally, never through
all hat gauI