The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-08-06

any moment.
Another NJ. +. at the parsonage
father happy.
We understand A. Gillum does not
intend coming west this fall, 80 oilers
his larm for sale or rent.
Grant % Q PescemskeF Between COnk
ling and Garfield.
(FrOm the New YOrk sunl
CLEVELAND, o., July 3O.-tjrAnts
last visit To Cleveland WAS during the
Garfield campaign. GARFIELD, AlaFni-
ed Ly COnkling's Indifferent, almost
defiant attitude. and fearing that the
cOOlness of his faction might Gust him
New York la the coming election,
begged his managers 10 arrange n meet
ing between him aud COnkling and
Grant. The meeting assumed tile na-
ture Of n grand love least aud peace
was declared, but IL WAS due 10 Grant
aud Mrs. Garfield's natchless cook
ing. Grant aud Senator COnkling
went % Warren, where n great meet
ing WIS held during the day. Sena-
tor Unkling was still indifferent, aud
made no alllsiOn 10 GARFIELD IN his
speech. The writer hastened To Meu-
tor IN advance Of hls distinguished
guests, vino were To arrive ia tie sv-
eming. GARFIELD was huTrying about
the mouse, personally aiding Mrs.
GARFIELD IN preparing for the visitors.
When the writer called him out On
the piazza a moment aud told him
TINT COnklng had ignored him ia his
speech that day, GaTtield's face As-
. N.aaH H..
refused TO discuss the matter. lie
cOuld hardly believe the statement,
and tile uluInent that 81. A. Hanna,
Chairman of the Cleveland Reception
Committee, arrived al Lawniield irIm
Warren, Garfield pulled him aside
Ane said: MARX, Is It true that
COnkling made NO allluslOn 90 int In
his speech to-day ,"
Hanna said that IL WAS, aud Gar
tield RENAL ked: MATTERS look very
bad"
His hopes Of n compromise with
COnkling had been dashed To the
ground. AT that junrture ihe car
riage containing Grant aud COnkling
drUve up. Garfield opened the rzIr-
riAgs door and COnkling extended liis
hand. and exclaimed ''General, 1
am proud To meet yuu at your hOn,."
There WAS lack of heartiness in his
voice. The Republican managers had
planned the meeting with cOnsun-
mate skill, believing that the sight Of
tile father and husband under his
own simple vine would impress Mr..
COnkling. It did win Gen. Grants
hearty support. When Conkling had
Alighted Grant stepped down from
the cal riage and grzsped Garfisld's
hand. He uttered scarcely n word,
hut there was that In the firmuess OF
his grasp and in the long holding Of
the hand that made Gartield's face
light up with pleasure. The light
which streamed out from the open
dOOr fell On those two men with
clasped hands. aud Illuminated \ rare
Lableau.
Once indoors, the party made itself
az home. Grant fingered long at the
side of Grandma Garfield and COnk-
ling, with the grace Of q gallant, de
lighted Mrs. Garfield with his eOuFtly
attentions. Good old DIR. Robinson,
q simple old man, who wOrshipped
Garfield, led COnkling aside tO praise
his hero, a. he called Garfield. Rob
ins0n helped buy Lawnfield for Gnr-
field, and he did not hesitate tO OPEN
~ upbraid every man who opposed
him. In a few moments CUnkling
had frozen the old gentleman out, but
Gen. Grant charmed the good Doctor
with his silent cOrdiality, and assu red
him that Garfield had nothing 20
fear.
An informal luncheon was served
nths. nffNla snfnfmrr-ruarrn a ~ T.urunHanh
had never contained so many distin-
guished men as stood around Its table
that evening Grant, COnkiing, Levi
p. Morton, Logan aud score Of
others were there, and every man Of
them ate heartily and praised Mrs.
Gariield's splendid cOffse. Even Sen.
Cunkling was melted by Il, and he
fingered so long at the table that Mrs.
Garfield called his attention to the,
fact that all the guests hsd returned
tO the parlOr. He paid her n PRETTY
compliment about the excellence 81
the luncheon lurking him ObiiviOus
to all surroundings but herself, aud
escorted her into the pATlOr. Then
she walked over tO attend tO some OF
the less important guests, for she
knew what WAS coming. At that
juncture Garfield invited COnkling
and Grant tO step up stairs into his
sanctum, Ostensibly To take q smoke.
Dr. Robinson and Mrs. Garfield were
preoccupIed and anxious from the
moment the celebrated trio assembled
the stairs No one attempted TO fol-
low them. Perhaps no one will ever
know what transpired, but Il IL
known that peace nc least during the
campaign was declared, and that
Grant was largely responsible for it.
IL Il believed that he won frOm COnk-
ling q promise TO support Garfield.
The meeting WAS brief. Their cigars
we're not half burned when they de-
sceuded the stairs.
The anxious look had f1Wn from
Garfield's face, ard his wife's prt-nc-
cupied manner gave way when she
read the story IN her husbands feat
ures. 9Fani remarked that hs would
go out on the piazza to finish his CT
gar, but Garfield pleasantly exclaimed,
''s5ninke In the house, General, smoke
any Whefe."
a terrific storm came up suddenly
as the guests were abDut 60 leave
and.ail, except Gen. Grant
and q score Of sight serrs, hurried In
iiOOra. The General rpInaiIled on the
piazza watching the storm. AS he
stood, with his cigar between hts
teeth, the mild mien that he had
worn in sScieiy departed under 'he
Iierce inspiration OF the battling ele-
nents and he locked y typical war
rlOF
That the treaty Of peace between |
and COnkiing wRs sInrere,
was proved on the following evening /
when Senator COnkling spike in the
lFmOry in Cleveland. aud enloRized
9en. Garfiel,l 80 elOquently that the
immense crowd Of hearers fairly i
hook the roof limbeFs with contin-
led cheering.
The week % September Tth % 18th,
Rill prove tO he the gTande-t one Of
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