Daily globe., 1883-07-20
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Both Garfield and Dorsey realized very
early in the canvass that the Republican
candidate for the presidency was embar-
rassed by sulky, jealous and mutinous
faction. The relation that the New York
stalwarts permitted themselves to assume
was the subject of much correspondence
between Garfield and Dorsey. The can
didate wrote to Dorsey that he relied upon
him to prepare the way for the cordial
cooperation of the sulky New York men.
He declared to Dorsey that he regarded
him as one of the best organizers, and
knew that if he would undertake the work
of reconciliation, it could be consummat-
ed. Dorsey promised to do it. He frankly
told Garfield that it was work
that amounted to nothing less than
organizing movement for victory from
elements that, right after Garfeld's nomi-
nation, promised only defeat. In those
depressing days in July and early August,
it was Dorsey who gave encouragement to
Garfield, and it was Dorsey who mapped
out plan of operations that met Gar
fields cordial approval, ,and drew from him
the most fulsome expressions of graft
tude. While Conkling, Grant, Cameron,
Logan, and the stalwarts everywhere were
party, Dorsey never permitted himself to
spondence with Dorsey at this time reveals
state of mind bordering on despair, and
this embarrassed Dorsey not little. Gar
field bewailed the indifference of the
Grant faction; Dorsey told him that it
would pass away. Garfield could not see
the way clear for cordial cooperation;
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himself. GARFIELD asked for light to show
the way; Dorsey furnished il,
1t was Dorsey who conceived and sue
cessfully managed the Fifth Avenue Hotel
conference, and he himself has said that
not even his recent trial as a criminal con-
spiratOr against the government gave him
more anxiety, or more necessity for calling
upon all his resources, than did the ar
rangements for that conference. Dorsey
had presented to the Republican mana
gers, including Garfield, his views respect
ing the canvass. To his thinking there
were two necessities. One was money; the
other the cooperation of the New York
stalwarts. The two were linked. Dorsey
said that no money could be raised with
out the cooperation of the New York men;
and, on the other hand, with that co-opera-
ton, combined with certain honeyed in
ducements, any amount could be
raised. Dorsey from the first
urged the necessity of making the battle
in Indiana in October. His correspond
ence with Garfield will show that, and
Garfeld's replies to him will also show
that the candidate was of the same opin-
ion. Garfield suggested some puerile
plans, such as one to interest certain re-
ligious sect in Indiana, and also the edu-
cational interests. Dorsey pooh-hoohed
these, and in plain terms said that the in
iuencing factor in Indiana would be
money. In this view Gen. Brady, who
knew Indiana from the lakes to the Ohio,
agreed. Garfield did not know how the
money was to be raised. Dorsey did, and
he told Garfield that he must meet the
New York politicians. He told him that
when he met these men, there must be no
political diplomacy about it. The meet
ing must be practical business
meeting. There must be no
generalities, no vague suggestions, but
positive pledged assurances. He told him
that the New York politicians were ready
to give, but that they were business men,
and would expect to receive. 1t must be
quid pro quo meeting, and there must
be no trifing, because the New York men
could not be easily persuaded. Garfield
held off for while from face to face
meeting, and at last suggested that he
would meet certain influential New York
stalwarts in Mentor. Dorsey told him in
the plainest terms that he must come to
New York; that the New Yorkers would
not run after HIM, and that he must come
to them. So Garfield at last consented.
The Fifth Avenue hotel conference was
arranged. Conkling had promised to be
present; but he was the only one of those
who were expected to take part in the con-