Telegram-herald., 1888-04-18
- q -sENAToRs LIFE.
- BrniiAss rsHuc4i Career of Roscoe
Coskliax

- BriIliast fsiitic4i Career Of Roscoe
Coaklinx
Roscoe Conklinz Wss born IN Albany, y
y October "a SO ard wzs therefore Al TINS
une aesring his hhy-ain,h birthday. His
fsfher va Representative IN the senate
"a. Congress aad appointed by John
Drney Adams Judge o. the United States
Cont f1r the Northern District Of New
York ls ls25. and Minister % Mexico b.
Ifesi dent fillmore in ls3g. The * senator
rscrigsd a csmmoB school and academic ed
ucauOn he then studied lzs for thrse
yeas With Dis father a AEburn and Geneva.
In 1910 be entered the az 0iflce OF spencer
b asrnan in luca. Three years alter
wards. n l3li be vas appointed oy Ham
ilton fish. District Attorney tor Oneida
county. before De had reached nls majority,
And oei8rs be naa been adIltisd % the oar
hs early manifested a AkiEg for politics
and during the next ten years Of his life
became noted Tor MS managing qualities
he Rt8 prominent leader 10 local politics,
sad az fhs same ums ran ked among the
hfst i1 b.s profession. a. a lawyer Nearly
eli as i-gsl irlunrbs we're won before be
Nss thirty Fsgs Of sge. Ia iact aiier tnat
t.ms ls tried OCT few cAses, bis snergies osiag
sTreiy given % political sCblects- Ia Icoo.
{ tiea Ia November OF the same year be
Wss elected q Representative Of tns Thirty
srth Congress. And be TOOK his seat a. the
t-zinuinx 0f 5he nrst session IA December,
f4O. Re SAs reelected 10 Congress In
400 and Was Chairman Of the Com uitteo
of ths District Of Columbia. In ls62 be vas
defeated for Congress by Francis Ncrnan.
bar 10 1894 turned the tables and was elect
Ell a member OF the Thirty ninth Congress.
a -.
u.lttss 0f WaFs and Means. IL was IN this
session that ne startled the country By his
vigorous sssAnst upon the tactics Of General
Mcclellan. and urgts With All nis sl0q1ence
a more aggressive prosecution VI the war
ln the a Of s6I ConklinK Was elected 20
Toe Fortiefa Congress. bat before be took
ais seat sas eiectsd 70 succeed Ira Harris
- senator. lie took his seat IN tns senate
March a. ls67, was reelected tor ths term
beginning March j. 1873, wss again elected
and began BIS third term as senator March
= 1879. re served SIX years in tue House,
-nd thirteen yssrs in The senate. During
these years OF service IA Congress Mr. Conk-
linz -ss known as q warm supporter OF al
the war measures Of the Republican Admin
istration. a. . defender Of a sound public
credit. az sxcmplifei IA Its currency, Snt
asa isster ia ths reconstruction policy OF
General Grsut. 10 vas bis mind that con-
ftiNtU AIl Ni4fterA t4i- F'AtSf spfN+A sAo
south. snl it Was ewing 20 his variance
win Mr.. Hsvss en- this question that ne
h-raris the foremost exponent Of the So
called Staivart itss ia politics Mr.. Con 4
llrzs early promiss of leadership wss fully
rsal.xed IN bis subsequent career. With his
siecfiOn tor Senator ia New York N ioto
hsgsn a struggle for leadership IN State
snd Nanonal politics which enxenoered
ta- factions which we're engaged IN the
contest ended ip $50 Early IN nIs career A
. senator his man Dulsiion Of the political
machinery ol New York placed him in cou-
rrol OF Republican gatherings. ard made
him during General Grants two admins
ifaii0ns the iss,ier ~ is councils. In 1876
Mr C0skliuz appeared as > candidate Tor
tns presidency oi TIE tnltec states. ous rs-
csiyed iftie support outsids 0f ais own
stals IN l-s2 he vss rendered The sp-
poini inrsnt Of Assoc Justice 81 the Sn-
preBe Court Of the nited states % Frssi-
dent Arthur. out declined the honor.