Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-24
Hon. John F. Finnerty's ci.izea, oi Chi

Hon. John F. Finnerty's Cisizea, Of Chi
cago, says:
His unfortunate difference with Mr.
Blaine, while a member of the house o.
representatives, was turning point in Mr.
COnkling's political career. These two
great Americans should have been warm
friends, for each could see much TO adj
mire in the others genius. Fate ordered
il otherwise, and, in the end, evil came of
the rupture. 1t was, as Is generally be-
Iieved, a leading cause of Conkling's re-
tirement from politics. in 1851, and not.
withstanding Burchard, Blaine could have
been elected in 1884 had Conkling come
out openly for him in the state of New
York. 1t is believed by many leading re-
pubiicans that Conkling would have done
so had he been invited by the nationa! COM
mittee. Why he was not invited is one OF
the unaccountable blunders of that most
unfortunate campaign--a campaign in
which Americas leading statesman was
needlessly sacrificed by the fatuity OF his
friends quite as much as by the nalignity
of his foes.
1t has already been shown in the REPUB:
Lie that it was not the fault of Mr.. Blaine
that Mr.. Conkling was not invited 10 take
the stump in his behalf. He sent letter
20 Mr.. Conkling, in which he asked him to
do so, BY the hands of his son, Mr.. Walker
Blaine, who, for some reason, did not de-
liver it. Had he done as his father asked
him to, James G. Blame and Mrs. Blaine
would now be occupying the White House.
| III this is net statement of fact we would
be glad to have some person acquainted
with the circumstances of the case, deny it.
| Then we think we have persons within
reach who can prove it to be true.
The Hon. Charles II. Grosvenor has an
eagle eye and very industrious mouth, as
will be seen by the matter of the following,
part of Washington dispatch to the
Ohio State Journal:
General Grosvenor said tonight that the
evidence of plot to stampede the conven-
ton for Blaine had been known here for
| two or three weeks, and that William
Walter Phelps. of New Jersey. aud White
law Reid are the leading spirits in it. The
understanding is that it has been arranged
with Mr.. Blaine that he shall be on tho
ocean when the convention meets, SO that
he can write no letters or decline in any
manner IL the convention nominates him.
The New York Sun, in an italicized ed
itorial. says on this point: There is some
thing queer in the reported fact that
| Brother Blaine has arranged to be on the
ocean at the time of the Chicago cOnven-
tios. This would make it impossible to
communicate with him during the conyen-
tion, and impossible for him to renew his
refusal to be the candidate until after the
convention has separated. There would he
no power anywhere to nominate another
! candidate in his place, supposing he should
again refuse after he lands. There are a
great many things in this world and some
of them ete in republican politics"
1t will be seen that Mr.. Grosyenor and
Mr.. Dana have discovered great plot in
which William Walter Phelps and White
land Reid are the chief conspiIators. TAX
ing into consideration the source. We should
say that there l. nothing In it-less than
nothing, II possible.