The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-07-26


was at once called to the. pledge that Wayne
doned hts apparent purpose TO insist on
change IN the " ogramme laid down the pre-
vions Friday evening. Perhaps he had hoen APP
had evidently consented TO Weld to them. At
least that seemed TO be Mr.. Conkling'e Oon-
viction. for he launched into fresh TRADE
there con.d he 10 friendship between himself
and the administration II tho Collcctorship
should DO given to the man selected by Mr..
blaine. Garfield, therefore, hastily, and even
apologetically, retreated and began looking
about for another place for tho present Coll
lect1r-a place that would satisfy tho demands
made by Whitelaw Reid and other OF blaine i
Tinally. he suggested that. he might siye
Robertson the District Attofneyship Conk-
ling, however. was opposed to giving HIS
dent was @ determined that Robertson s sa1 should
have IN appointment Of some Importance, and
he placed too high value on peaceful relations
with the new administration 70 treat with It on
q District Att0rneyship. Garfield hal granted
MacDongalls appointment, and Conkling Rayc
his promise not % oppose Robcrtsons confirmA-
tion for the District Attorneyship In the now
famous remark: We'll, Mr.. President, suppose
can 70 out into the lobby and hold my nose
while the Senate IL voting ON the nomination. !"
The interview ended pleasantly enough. Gar
held repeated the assurances that Macvcagh
had given that he would not make any change
in the Custom House until the three men then
with him had been consulted. He was 80 happy
that he walked to the door OF the White HOuse
with his guests, repeating his assurances Of
eternal friendship.
Arthur aud James were pleasantly impressed
with the interview, but Conkling made no man
ifestations Of friendship for the man whom he
had begun y despise Hs walked back TO his
When the three entered his parlor tho other two
were cheerful. but Mr.. Ctnking was gloomy.
Arthur and James congratulated themselves and
they were TO be In accord with the Federal I'D
ninistration. Finally one Of them said to Mr..
Conkling:
"Yon don't seem as pleased ~ we are, sena-
keep his wordY"
4 trust that he viii" said he; but there 10 NO
perhdy Of which think him incapable
the next RObertson's. The President had broken
his word. Neither Mr.. Arthur nor Mr.. Conkling
had been notiled OF the intended appointment.
Was when he opened the envelope containing the
nominations, which the Presidents secretary
had brought TO the Capitol. He sent the paper
at once TO Mr. Conkling, who read II, made no
sign, handed It back to the page, and felt that
his prcm0nitiOn had been verified.
The reason for Judge Robertson's appoint-
ment was to repay Mr.. Blaine for having,
through William 4. Chandler, In the winter Of
New York that unauestionabiy prevented tho
nomination Of Grant. II was done through
Judge Robertson, then q member Of tho New
York State Senate. As Gartield's intimate
son was the man who made Garfield's nomina-
ton possible. Mr.. Blaine and his friends In
New York were determined that Judge Robert
would Se III sns
nominated and elect d.
With that the rupture w: completed BY the
snS o q consiing s1d l,,s While Mac,
q reconciliation, plunged vigorously into the
etar-route Investigations. The news reached
Dorsey At his Chico Springe ranch. Surprised
what i me.nt. With Col. insersoii. f. he G called
on MacVeaxh for conference and IN cxplaua-
.tion. and vas staggered to hear the Attorney
70 tse say as " ssnd
to to the he white House He asa asked Gar. Gar.
field II he proposed to allow his
administration TO be used to crafty the malice
the President had over and over again assured
him, had done more than AL others - bring
about victory for the Marty the previous fall
willing TO have his connection with the STAR
route contracts thoroughly sisted. and. il any
thing wrong was found therein, he would stand
the consequences. But" said he. I do not
soi.al malice TO satisfy.
Garfield heard him through, and then went up
70 him. put his arm around him. and said
steve. old boy, don't VERY; go back to your
ranch He also said to him that he had the
whole business thoroughly in his own hands
where he proposed to Keep It.
Dorsey went away greatly relieved. He had
however. hardly got home before news came
that distressed him. He learned that Mcvca4h
expected soon to get an indictment against him.
Back he came to WASHINGTON. Garfield
seemed annoyed at his lack OF confidence
In him: he told Dorsey that not stcl
was taken without his knOwledKe, and lii
told him that II he would be 1t his room ut .
certain hour that evening he would send him q
transcript OF all the evidence. That was done
The rapers were taken to Dorsey by . member
OF the celebrated "Chuhn Cabinet. In tho tirst
report OF the prOgress Of the investigation which
was submitted by the Investigators, the name
OF Dorsey ~ psared many times, but before that
rerort was gwen to the press. the name and al
illusions to his connection with the star-rOut<
system had been stricken out by lead pencil
erasures. Dorsey and Brady both had = strOns
friend in the administration.
Mr.. Blaine, while moving very circumspectly
felt very bitterly about the treatment they were
receiving. So much fuss had been made about
the star cases that Il WAS thought unwias
to shut down on al proceedings q once, but thu
whole busincss was TO be slowly sifted and
gradually to be allowed TO disappear from
public sight Macveagh knew this, and he als<
had reason 10 believe that the morning OF July
2, 1881, when Garfield rode TO the depot with
Blaine, the interesting conversation In which
they were engaged had reference TO early
changes In the office OF Attorney General and
Postmaster General