The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-09-08
Why COLkling is Mad.

Yellowstone Cor Chicago Tribune
Lll DrOoding over the wrongs OF
Roscoe C0nkling to-day one OF the
eldest political associates. OF the Sena-
tor committed to your correspondent
some astounding political secrets. A.
is well known, Senator Conkling
came to the yellow stone Park as at
tDrney for the Northern Pacific Rail-
road to familiarize himself with the
line and also the park, being "A stock
holder and attorney for the Hatch
Improvement Company. 1t had
been extensively reported that in the
solitude of this wilderness, where hot
tOddy is c0ncocted by the aid of gey-
ser water, the President and the dis
tinguishe1 New Yorker would effect
reconciliation. There was doubt
expressed if the twain were really
out. 1t is now known to an absolute
certainty that Mr. Conkling is out
with both Arthur and Gen. Grant.
The S natOr left the park by the
north as the President entered it
from the south. In departing he re.
marked significantly that he had not
come all this distance to see the Pres
ident. The latter could find him any
time at his headquarters at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, New York. The in
formation goes on TO state that Mr..
Arthur was created by Mr.. Conkling
but that on his election the Senator
was not consulted in anything. Ar
thur sought new advisors.
Conkling was too proud to seek
him out or make any suggestions,
consequently when the gubernation-
al election occurred in New York the
Senator permitted Folger's over
welming defeat by dividing the enor-
NOUS franchise under his control be-
tween the stay at.home party and
Cleveland. He punished Hustled,
whom he had given the New York
speakership, by having him bounced
from the office. Husted's crime was
the making of bargain for Arthur
with Collector Robertson at the Man
haitian Beach Hotel one night. BY
this bargain Robertson was retained
instead of punished for his perfidity
to Conkling. He punished Cornell
so effectively that he is not only dead,
but is stripped of every vestige of FOL
lowing. COrneIl's crime was in his
perfidity at the senatorial election.
Speaker Sharpe was a traitor of the
deepest dye, and now his ashes could
not be found with a microscope.
Pierrepont and other perfdious wor.
thies of the Old Guard are now dead
and Wondering, says the informant.
The trouble between Conkling and
Grant is something novel. Grant
was also creature of COnklihg's. At
the time of the Chicago convention
Conkling led the third-term forces
with that indomitabl9 energy that
had always characterized his leader.
ship. There was time in that con-
vention, it is said. when Gen. Grant
might haYe gracefully withdrawn
and said, 81 would like to suggest
the name of my friend, Roscoe Conk-
ling" The words were not uttered,
uttered, and both men were buried
in the Garfield avalanche, from which
it is ayerred the Senator has come
out in good political figurehead
again, not even for mayor of New
York.
Now, says the informant, with all
three dead, with Arthur powerless to
carry the state, with the decay of old
leaders like Sherman, Window, Cam.
eron, and all the rest of them, the
country and the wise men of the par.
ty are looking about for a good clean
man who has not Il straw against his
name, and who can carry New York.
Who is that man but Roscoe Conk-
ling? His name would sweep like
Wildfire the best elements i'm both
parties. He has every township in
the State of New York thoroughly
organized. Kelly. who holds the
balance of power there, would give
every vote in hand and his eye teeth
to see COnkling elected. Winfield
Hancock would rather go on the tail
of the ticket with Conkling than at
the head of the Democratic ticket.