The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-17
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! camecup to the point with little
more diplomacy than this indicates, for a
man does not like to be told point blank
thut he is the mere echo or npcnt Of
another, man. Mr.. Gorham took the point
readilya and without ofcnse, and discussed
it, rs Thought, freely.
Il am just from Mr.. Conking," said Afr.
Gorham, "and am hero to say for him
that he desires the nomination OF Mr..
Blaine. IiG doesn't want 10 see another
Hayes nomination. Ills idea is that the
Republican party ought to be just to its
LEADERS and courageous enough to put
forth one oi them for the prcsi,Iency..lt
is sevident. ,liat the popular elements Of
the party favor Blaine, and we are going
to do what we can ior him." -
but some OF the New York Stalwarts
here are saying that Blaine can't carry
New iork-that he would be beaten there
by 0000; and they assure me at the Bust
ness Mems headquarters that Arthur can
carry the State by more than that"
no MORE srALwARr OR irALr-DEEEp.
"Titat is NONSENSE" said Mr.. Gorham,
scarcely giving me time to come to stop.
"There is no longer Stalwart or HALF Breed
in New York. The men who talk that
way to you know it was Arthur's ,lupop.
nlarlty til 1t overwhelmed Folgcr and made
Cleveland Governor. In our judgement
Blaine is 'he best man in the field for New
York. Arthur il an absurd suggestion.
You might as well run Fulger. But there
is no use OF tllki,.s s-BIninc is the man,
This Convention is going to nominate
him" s5I5
"'Vill Mr.: Consling take an active part
in,the campaign 1t has been saii that lie
is through with politics anil dev5ting him.
self to the pursuit OF fame and money ut
the bar" - q
81 can't say just what Mr.. Conkling will
do, but he wants Blaine nominated, and l
think he will find III ne to give some ut.
tent!on to the Republican canvass
4 do not pretend {, give in this con.
dcnsed form the verbatim report OF half
hours conversation: am sure TINT I
have reduced faithfully the conversation
to its substance.
f.fl5ra WHY IT SEEN ED REASONABLE.
Mr.. Gorham's manner conveyed the i'm
preston OF sincerity and enthusiasm, and
ne did 80 to work in Jealous earnest for
Blaine. There was nothing to indicate
that there was Il lnurdcrous conspiracy
back Of these professions. l did
not suspect that Alr. Conklins w,s
engaged IN q last effort to assas.
sinate. Mr.. Blaine rs q public man,
Strange as this rigl,t-about seemed, | did
not put it entirely beyond Mr.. Conkling
to take broad view OF the situation. Il
oven occurred to inc that Mr.. Conkling
l,ahbeen shrewd enough to seethc driftoi
sentiment, that he desired to tore.enterpublic
life, and that this was his pcacc.ofIcr.
ing to the party, in the hope that it would
open the door ior him gracefully to enter
and resume place Of prominence. ]
took into consideration his hatred Of Pres.
ldent Arthur, on the one hand, and on
tie other his old grudse against George
William Curtis and the Others whom lie
had dubbed "Alan Millincrs." Ai,o.eth.
er, the situation, strangers it seemed, wus
not impossible. a2l }2s.,.
WILLING TO RISK 1T.
At the Blaine headquarters I told
OF Mr.. yGorham's presence and tho
compensation, and said IL was sur.
prise to me. 1t was surprise to the
chief managers. Somebodyiin the room
sa:d Gorhan,, wasn't nun to be trusted.
and that Conklinu never would forgive
llalnc. "Well, said one, I'VE can't decline
the help ofanybody who oisersit, but Cor.
hmm ought. to be watched to sec that he
isn't secretly operating against ns,. II Mr..
blaine "a nominated he will be elected.
The Curtis people may 90 against us, but
the Shlwarts won't. Tho Stalwar;s ara
party men, who stand by the no,ninecs.''-
saw nothing q. any time to Indicate that
Gorhamwas doing anything butwhat he
said he came to do, and know that he
busted himself to solicit votes for Mr..
blaine; to the great qualification of Mr..
l'laine's friends. MI 55i 80.
"a eoSwL1SG ASA cTARA AcTgn.
Now 1t Is oharyed that Mr.. Conkling ex-
erted himself TO defeat Mr.. Blaine and the
Republican party, aud that the political
friends Of Mr. Oonkllns in New York
who seem to have dtgeneratcd into pirates
were pleased with Mr.. Blainc's l,o,nina-
ton because it set him up for all the DAVIS
10 peokat. Mr.. Gorham, Is rejoicing al
most as much as Mr., Curtis. Lam In
formed by one who talked with him the
latter part OF last week that Mr.. Gorham
says It !s good thing for the Republican
party, for in Ills Judgment 1t Is now rid OF
Blaine. do not know that he has be-
come bold enough to exhibit the identical