The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-21

caused tho Senator who was sPeaakip h e scs
y This; scarcely any one looked up. Mr.: Conk-
Arthur caroossiy saneed 81 the manifold copy
Of the message. but whom his eyes fell on the
Iio. read and read, and when he ut length
looked nP his features we're set ana hardened.
TO the Senator'S seat. Mr.. Conkiins read
a his to Il. S Sssh be
with which no met Gen. Arthur's eve was full OF
sieniiieance Mr.. Conkllns never wrote such
lions fun play. his eountenanee was now awful
happened. They ono by one gathered about
but no sad Alter s%py s
reading. This strange pant2mime had been
The senate in a moment seeking an eyplsn1:
sIrnincence Of tho, ,messaES explained 4 10
reading his paper. and the Vice. President
tapped gently with tho gavel. The strain, was
doc 't ns Esr
the relief that the freedom OF an executive
:, The President had simply nominated Judge
1t was q solemn time for the Republican Sem
ton in tho party throughout tho country o! tho
critical condition. nor any proner realization
follow this nomination. yet. the Senators
grasped the situation fully. They know that
ns anen meant an" nsSs dW Sn d OH
20 tho wall. Mr. Alliaon. who was ono OF tho
few men Th9 renod the persppngaI friendship
himself might 9nd day to have, Tho, blunder.
ho regarded It riEh H. Mr. sherman
friendly. regarded the appointmcn mt rs u sad and
need Rseds T mistake. Mr.; hoar. Who cordially dis
Of the mo y M n Iessn Mr. sSn.
Mr.. Teller. and Mr.; Jones were not less an yious
than Indignant Mr., Piatt. who had Just en-
tered tho senate. was personally inucn anrct
cd He had Pledged himself when elected to
the Senate not to vote against the Presidents
dreamed that Judge Robertson would be nomi-
mated to the mos, poWnrIul political Office out
with fidelity to his friends ConkIing and Arthur
vote tor confirmation. lIe decided. therefore.
would rssSn r pa Mas H.S S
dubbed Mo toe. hut tho term Of dersion was
unlustly given, 1t was he who first determined
to resign. not Mr.. COnkiing.
As the day passed the situation became more
and moro gloomy. Almost every lernblicnn
withdraw the nomination. All sorts OF schemes
were propoSed BY which ihe diflicgl,y could be
tors caucussed on il. but they were met at tho
yoly threshold Of their caucu9sins by the .cm-
Ssnao hal always . given tho senators SS" rom m tho tho
state to which a nom nation was credited tue
priyilesc of snyln: whether the Senate should
confirm IT or not. At last u committee Of Sem
ators called upon the President and made prom
ositions looking toward n di.niileh rt'lemnnt
yielding. Senators like Frye and \ .iisou. who
knew Garfield well, We're satisfied that he was
They detected, a. thoy thought signs 6i great
annoyance, embarrassment and once OF posi-
tive distress on his part They knew that lle
had no personal luminosity toward Mr. Conk-
ling. and they were convinced that he was sub
jected to an imporious. relentiess Influence
which he could not resist There was otIy ono
power. and he was Mr.. Blaine. The reasons for
eHss s tx MsTs Es hS @
q dosire to break away. To yield. and ~ last the
committees believed that satisfactory arrange;
the important New York nominations should
be withdrawn. no more made, and the Senate
permitted to adjourn sinc die.
The ysry, next day nil Of the, New York nom
nations that had been made, PROBES sediy 70
81 nSs s1 W weFG S Ts h
had come. The rclentess power back OF ne
Executive had asserted itself again. The Sen;
MIR. Conking. and self-prcservation left almost
all OF them, as they thought, no choice. Ii it
came TO this crisis. nearly all of the Senators
Ind told Mir. Conkling that ihoy would he COM
Ipi e,ed to stand Win tho President; So they
d i @a tb io nsr MS s9nrmsd G to
dread Of those days their Senators had eXpo,
kept thor solic!tudr secret so that ii Nil went
well: the party need know nothing OF the dan
on tic Monday following judge Robertsons
coniirnatnn Senators tonklug and p.att re-
ators Ief, the chnmher the Instant tho vote was
tnkon and neither has set foot in it since. Now
the PARTY knew that which before had been
ciarod ana tho gage accepted. 1T is tho h1-
ginning OF tho end. fear. said Senator Allison.