The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-04-19
CHIT-CHAT.
SENATOR CONKLING'S CONDITION
CONSIDERED PRECARIOUs.

SENATOR CONKLING's CONDITION
CONSIDERED PRECARIOUs.
| A Letter Of Coincidence Sent Mrs. Conk
ling. Excitement Over the Close
Vote. The Widest Sort of a Scene.
Special Telegram, to The Sentinel.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 14th.-
A great deal of sympathy is express
sed here for Hon. Roscoe Conkling
whose condition is considered very
precarious. A number ssof his former
colleagues signed letter of coincidence
to Mrs. Conkling, among whom was
Senator Ransom. Mr.. Conkling is by
long odds the brainiest man in the
Republican party. He is very pop
ular here where he is regarded as
thoroughly honest man and states
man of splendid ability. 1t is admit
ted here that the party leaders, dur
ing the administrations of Garfield
and Arthur never treated Mr.. Conk
ling with common justice, and this
state of things has made Mr.. Conk-
ling more popular than he might have
been. 1 have always regarded Mr..
Conkling as the strongest candidate
the Republican party could possibly
run for President. He is one of the
most finished, magnetic and impres
sive orators to whom | have ever lis
tened. He has-or once had-the
physical strength to make splendid
canvass. If he dies, as an American
and in spite of a broad difference in
POLITICAL creeds, [ shall feel that our
country has lost one of her most bril-
liant sons.
A great many political prophets
are saying that our Minister to Eng
land, Mr.. Phelps, is coming home to
don the robes of Chief Justice of the
United States. You will find think,
that the prophets are mistaken in this
and that the judicial ermine will fall
on the shoulders of straight-out
Northwestern democrat. Mr.. Phelps
is fair lawyer, but Mr.. Cleveland
could gain nothing from party stand
point, by appointing a Vermont dem
ocrat with strong mugwump tenden-
cies. Vermont is hopelessly Republi-
can and will remain so, but some of
the great northwestern states are wav-
ering in the balance.
Mr.. James Iredell McRee and wife
are registered at the Metropolitan.
The Cabinet receptions on Wednes
day were all we'll attended. All the
Cabinet houses were open to visitors
except that of Mrs Fairchild, who
closed her house on account of the ill
ness of Mr.. Conkling to whom she is
related
The Comptroller of the Currency,
Hon. VIM. L. Trenholm, kept for me
the official figures, giving condition of
the Raleigh State National Bank, be-
fore it goes into the hands of Hon. G.
C. Dowd as Receiver, but as Col Tate
had already given the statement to
the indefatigable correspondent, Col.
Fred Olds, I did not take them. Of
course, Col. Odls had printed the fig
ures. In fact, he bull-dosed Bank
Examiner Tate into putting his pa
pers ahead of the Comptroller It
was perhaps little unfair, but as it
showed so much enterprise, won't
scold about it. l was somewhat cha
grined however, at being beaten, as
the Comptroller had promised to put
me ahead of the Associated Press In
this matter. While was waiting for
the official report, however, the Will
mington "Messenger" arrived with
the full though unofficial statement
printed in it.
The most exciting incidents of the
session occurred in the House ON
Thursday. The democratic caucus
had decided Wednesday night that
they would vote as a party to adjourn
the House, Thursday. It was victo-
ry for the fillibusterers. The whole
Democratic party was smiling when
the House met at 11:45. The Dem
ocratic advocates of the bill were so
glad to<have the party acting in ac-
cord once more that they forgot that
they had been forced to back down,
and they were smiling with the rest.
ABoLT.
The first ripple of excitement was
when Mr.. Sowden, of Pennsylvania
(democrat), voted mo on Mr.. Cox's
motion to adjurn. Mr.. Sowden had
bolted the caucus. The republicans
applauded loudly. The Democrats
were surprised, and many of the
strongest Democratic friends of the bill
urged him to change his vote. Mr..
OF errall and Mr.. Dibble, who had
been the most ardent advocates of the
bill, pleaded with him to follow in the
surrender. But surrender he would
not. No one followed his example,
however. There was no other bolter,
aud the Importance Of his vote seemed
trifiing. But the call was close. Aft
er all the hall had voted the tally
clerk spoke to Mr.. Carlisle, and he
asked to have his name called, voting
aye. Every one knew then that the
vote must be very close. Mr.. Chead-
le, republican, then claimed that
he was on the floor when his name
was called, and his vote in the mega
tive was recorded. Mr.. Phelan made
similar claim and voted for adj.
journment. This ended the voting.
The only break in the party line was
made y Mr.. Sowden.
EXCITEMENT OVER THE CLOSE VOTE.
The House began to swell with ex-
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