Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-13

The talk that has been going around IN
/ New York for some time to the effect that
ex-senator Conkling was laying his plans
1 for a return to public life appears 10 be
taking definite shape. II is said that
Blaine and Conkling have actually come
to an understanding, agreeing TO forget
all past differences and to pool their
issues. Mr.. Conkling is to go back to the
/ Senate, if possible, Senator Miller is
+ TO be allowed to take political
rest, and Mr. Blaine is 10 have the
support of New ork in the Republi-
can convention in 1883. This schedule
of the agreement said to have been ar
rived at will interest the country in
general, and Gen. Logan and Senator
Sherman in particular. So far as these
gentlemen are concerned the report OF the
deal may properly be denominated I'M
portant if true"
1t is stated that Blaine and Conkling
came very near being rec0nciled during
the last Presidential campaign. Conk-
ling, it is said, let IL be known that he
would make three speeches in New York
in behalf of the Republican ticket if
Blaine would send him a written request
to do so. The story is to the effect that
Blaine wrote the letter and sent it TO New
York by his son Walker, but instructed
him to first see Whitelaw Reid and Sena-
tor Miller, and to deliver the letter or not,
as they should advise. The idea, it ap-
pears, was TO give Conkllng the
20 by unless it seemed that
his help was considered necessary
to secure success in New York. Reid and
Miller said there was no danger Of losing
New ! ork. and they saw no necessity for
giving COnkling a chance to claim that
Blaine was indebted to has influence for
the vote of that State, as they Reid and
Miller) wanted that crown of glory them
selves. Their confidence reassured Blaine,
and he was glad to have an opportunity
to snub the ex-senator, and show him
that he could get along without him.
There is said to be no doubt now that
Blaine would be more than willing to
make the bargain reported above if there
was reasonable probability that Conk-
ling could deliver the goods. That he
could deliver them may be regarded as
extremely prOblematical; in fact, it ia
serious question whether Blaine, through
his New York friends, could deliver the
Senatorship to Conkling even if the Re
publicans should have a majority in the
next Legislature.
II such deal has been made by Blaine
and COnkling it is more than probable
that it embraces a bargain which in
cludes in its terms many leading New
York Republicans. indeed, so far as
Logan and Sherman's interests are con-
cerned, 1t might be called conspiracy to
rule them out of the race in New York
This might easily be done through the
Republican machines in that State,
although the plebeian Republicans are
very much attached to Logan and
the moneyed men to sherman. But if the
thing should be manipulated as above in
Dictated, the same old troubles that lost
New York TO Mr.. Blaine last year would
be pretty apt to be encountered again.
He could get neither the votes of the Pro
hibitiOnists nor the Mugwumps, and
hence be would fail TO get the electoral
vote Of the State, even if he should secure
a solid delegation from 1t in the Repub-
lican convention.