, 1888-05-10
Mr.. DEPEw RECALLS THE PAST

tiles.
II have been connected with Mr..
Conkling in one way or another dur
ing all my public career, said Mr..
Chauncey Depew last night as he sat
in his library and gazed meditatively
at stuffed stork peering under the
mantel. A flood OF "reminiscences evil
IDENTIFY swept over the speaker US he
continued:
ut was ut the republican state con-
vention in 1858 that first met him.
1t was my first convention. / was
then young law student. Mr.. Conk-
ling was some seven or eight years
older than 1, but we were both young
men and were against the machine
young men always are, and we were
beaten
"Iu 1863 I was elected secretary Of
state. In the election of Horatio Sey-
mour, his brother-in-law, Mr.. Conk.
ling had been beaten by Herman, ]
think it was, for congress. The Weed
Greeley machine had arranged for me
very kindly the whole Of my official
patronage standing as sort OF gtardi-
an to my secretaryship of state, when |
got telegram one day from Mr..
Conkliug asking me when he could
meet me on IL matter of great impor-
tance to himself. / wired back, AT
Albany Tomorrow and met him there
with his friend, Ward Hunt. He said
unless he could demonstrate some
power the machine combination was
SO strong that he would be driven out
e ,,~l tl,oN ha nntilI only
do that by having the appointment OF
the best Office in my gift, the deputy
secretaryship of state.
81 said ut once, Il believe the party
leaders have notified me that they
have designated gentleman for that
place. Nevertheless, the appointment
is yours"
"oUIcKLY DONE Is DoUBLY DONE"
"He Immediately arose from his
chair and said. in the grand sort OF way
Of his when he was de- ply impressed,
Il sentence I have never forgotten
"'Slr, II thing that is quickly done
is doubly done, and hereafter as long
as YOU and / both live there never
will be in any bank any deposit OF
mine but will be subject to your
draft
81 saw a great deal of him after that,
frequently speaking with him on the
stump, and at the time of his first cleo
ton as senator broke with the sec
ton Of the party with whom i was
then acting and cordially supported
him, because thought that New York
should have in the senate the most
brilliant debating power among It's CIT
izens, and that New York should fur'
nish from its commanding position not
only party leader, but II statesman
who could give commanding express
ion to the national sentiment OF the
party.
THE BREACH.
ain the early part of his second
term | discovered that he had become
estranged and hostile, ard that 1t was
impossible for me to keep on intimate
terms with him. What was the cause
of this difference / have never ascer-
tained, though at the time of the Gar
field Inauguration, in thanking me for
some complimentary allusions made to
him in speech, ] asked him point
blank what was the origin OF his con
tinued hostility, following so immedi-
ately upon the services rendered in his
behalf He said that he would tell me
at some other time, but he never did.
al entered the races against him al
ter his resignation from the senate at
the peremptory demr nd OF friends in
and out of the legislature and i'll high
authority at Washington. Though l
had no wish to be senator, did not
want to see the administration OF Gar
field, that we had elected with so much
effort, conspicuously and emphatlcal-
ly discredited by the state OF New
York. At the end of about forty DAYS
the friends Of Mr.. Conkling sent me
formal notice that if i would retire
from the contest they would join in
legislative caucus, abide by the result
and reunite the party. l immediately
accepted the proposition and with
drew,
Mr.. Conlling sent word to me next
day to the effect that the settlement
would be complete if l would re-entei
the contest with the understanding
that nv friends wo, 'd vote for him
and his friends for ms. But feeling
ran too high ON all sides at the time
to make any such result possible.
NO PERSONAL HOSTILITY.
"When he came to New YORK tt
practice law, - demonstrate that n'
personal animosities survived the bit
terest of political contests, l. immedi
ately retained him on behalf OF th'
New York Central road in the mos
| oorsn;c,,ous ease then on our register
both because of his ability an'
because il would give him immediate
recognition in the courts and with tn
public.
"Mr. Conkling's retainers were phe