The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-27
CONKLING'S WRONGS
AS RELATED TO a CORRESPONDENT
A. Y.lIor..ous P4rE-H. Grievance. With rr..I.
dsnt Arthur-rhs "CrIms," "rrsaehsrJ,'
:Aad "Puah" Of Others AeeOrdiugtO
RoseOss way Of Thinking.

tor committed to your correspondent some
astounding political secrets. As is well
known Senator Conkling came to the Yel-
lows,one Park as attorney for the Northern
Pacific Railroad to familiarizs himself with
the line and also the Park, being stock
holder and attorney for the Hatch Improve.
ment Company. 1t had been extensively
reported that in the solitude Of this wilder.
ness, where hot toddy is concocted by the
aid oI 4. user water, the President and the
dlsIinYushed New Yorker would effect q
reconciliation. There was doubt expressed
If the twain were really out. It IL not
known to an absolute certainty that Mr..
COnkIing is out with both Arthur aud Gen.
eral Grant. The Senator left the park by
the north as the President entered 1t from
the south. In departing he remarked sig.
nificantly that he had not come all this dis-
tanCe TO see the President. The latter could
find him any time at his headquarters at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York. The
information goes on to state that Mr. Ar.
thur was created by Conkling, but that on
his election the Senator was not consulted
in anything. Arthur sought new advisers.
CAUSE OF FoLGER's DEFEAT.
Conkling was too proud TO seek him oul
or make any suggestions, consequently
When the Gubernatorial election occurred
in New York the Senator permitted Fol-
gers Overwhelming defeat by dividing
toe enormous franchise under his control
hot LAG afutt .uk- -hnN Rft or
land. He punished Hustled, whom he had
given the New York Speakershlp, by hav-
ing him bounced from the office. Husted's
crime was the making OF bargain for Ar
thur with Collector Robertson Ut the Man
haitian Beach Hstel one night. By this
bargain Robertson was retained instead OF
punished for his perfdy to Conkling. He
punished Cornell SO effectively that he is
not only dead, but is stripped ofevery vest
age OF following. Cornell's crime was in
his perfidy at the Senatorial election.
Speaker Sharpe was q traitor OF the deepest
dye, and now his ashes can't be found with
microscope. Pierrepont and other peri.
dious worthless OF the Old Guard are now
dead and molderiug, says the informant.
GRANT.
The trouble between Grant and Conkling
Is something novel. Grant was also
creature Of Conkling. AT the time OF the
Chicago Convention Conkling led the
Thirdterm forces with that ind1mitable
energy that had always characterized his
leadership. There was a time in that Con.
yentioH, it is said, when General Grant
might pave gracefully Withdrawn anu said:
VI would like 10 suEg gest the name OF my
friend, Roscoe ConkLng." The words were
not uttered, and both men were buried 10
the Garfield avalanche, from which 1t il
ayeried the Senator has come out In good
political tune. THIS accounts for the cool
ness which sprung up, and General Grant
never became political D. Isure-head again,
not even tor Mayor oil New York.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
Now, says the informant, with all three
dead, with Arthur po erless to carry the
State, with the decay Of old leaders like
Sherman, Window, Cameron and all the
rest Of them, the country AID the wise
men Of the party are looking about for
good clean man who has not straw against
mis- name, and who can carry New YORK.
Who is that man but Roscoe ConkIiug?
His name would sweep like wildfire tho
best elements III both parties. He hss ey.
cry township in the State OF New York
thoroughly organized. Kelly, who holds
the balance oi power there, would give
every vote in hand and his eye teeth to see
Conkllng elected. Winfield Hancock
would rather go on the tail 0f the ticket
with Conkliug than at the head OF the
Democratic ticket.
GOULD coNRLISG's s MAN.
Jay Gould is another creature OF Conk-
ling's. The latter as his attorney, has him
in an iron grasp, and could send him to
States prison in the twipkling Of an eye.
The Fields were formerly employed to keep
Gould out Of trouble, but ConkIing not
only got control VI Gould, but the Fields
also, who will have 10 support him # nom.
mated. The Gould support means the
Western Union Telegraph Company, the
entire Gould system ofrallways and his ex-
tensive purse.
OTHER SUPPORT.
Then there is the Northern Pacific Rail-
road support. And no aailroad could al.
ford to throw away chance to elect Mr..
Conkling. Wade Hampton has rendered
him his aid in preference TO any Democrat
ic nominee. II nominated, Ben. Butler
will retire from the chase after the Demo.
cratic bee, and give his support to Conk.
ling Senator B,ck admits that Conkling
can divide the Democratic vote Of Ken.
lucky. The Mayor Of Charleston, Demo.
crat, says Conkling can get the electoral
vote Of South Carolina, and sweep the
whole South. The SUuth.Arthur boom in
the Chicago NeiHs Is declared 10 be sub.
terfuge to kill Arthur and draw attention
away from Conkling.
NEW YORK. -5t.
The informant then declares that there is
not man in the party who can carry Ntw
York. And unless he Is nominated the
Republican party will COLLAPSE forever. The
New York candidate has solemnly sworn
that no other Than he shall ever carry that
State, and the reason Arthur has declared
bis knowledge Of this fact. Although Mr..
Conkling claims an immense Democratic
following, he would never take the nomi.
nation from that party. Not having been
traitor In the past be will not begin at his
advanced age. Your correspondent gives
the facts as they were confded to him by
one OF Conkling's staunchest friends, and
the country can reason for itself by the
signs Of the times whether the ex-senator
claims all this or not