The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-19
THE DEAD STATESMAN.
DETAILS or THE DFATH or EXSEN
ATOR CONKLIy9.
lie Passes Away Quietly Yesterday Morn
ing About p O'clock-BIief sketch of the
Leading Points Of His sLife-PreParations
FOR the Iunoral.

New YoRg, April 1S.-Ju1ge Cox
came 10 the door shortly after ? am and
announced the death Of Mr Conkling ai
l:50 am. In the room a. the time Of TIC
death were Mrs C0nAling, Mrs Oakman
| (her daughterl, Judge Cox, Dr.. Anderton
sad Nurse Ch0uaX.
Mr. Conklng died in the rear chamber
on the second ilOJr OF his residence. !li-
bed faced the West Il was a noDie stlus-
/ gle that Roscoe Conkiing fought the de-
cree Of grim death, Dut AT last his end
was peaceful and unaccompan.,i by paia.
The interment will be at C'ic-.
LEADING EVENTS Of HIS LIFE.
Roscoe COukling was born in Albany,
y y October So 1929. His father,
Alfred ConSllng, was H. presenlaliye III
the Seventeenth Congress, and was ap-
pointed BY John Quincy Adams judge Of
the United States COurt for tue northern
district Of New York In 1925, and Min
i-ter 10 Mexico by President fillmore in
1852 His son Roscoe received aB
academic education and studied law in
/ l549 he was appointed District Attorney
! for Oneida county, several months before
/ be attained his majority ca thc dIy hc
was lwenly-one he was admitted tO the
/ bar. During tho ncXt decade he Wt,
! looked 10 as "a leader IN local politics. lie
/ married julia seymour sister df cA-
! Governor llORio seymour Ia 1913 he
was elected Mayor ot Uuct, ald ~
| November of that year % Heprcsen,1tt,
! 10 the ihlrty-sixIn Congress being L.
elected in 1861. llIs brother, Frederick
| \. COnkH e, was clecled at Tic same tiGle
/ from New YORK city district. \ candl
/ date Tor reelection ID the thirty tlguth
Congress he was defeated 10y ns Old law
partner, Francis Herman.
Al the election In 1881, the same
parties being nJminl.e1, MI COuklns
was victorious. and resumed his ..it ln
the Tnirly-ninth Congress, when hc
Startled lie country uy a. vigorous assault
upon the tacu of General Mcclellan.
In the tall Of 1888 sir Conkung Wa.
elected 10 the FOruetu Congress, uut be-
tore that Congress meI he was chosen 10
succeed Judge Ira uarris n United
states Senator from New York. iietOO&
his seat in the oenale Mar,h 4, 1851, was
reelected tor second term beginning
March /, 1873, and was again clcclCd aLu
began h.s thlrd term M.rcn i, 1879. Dur
iug the special session Of The senate,
wuicn began on the 4,h OF March, 1881,
and when was called 10 enable The oen-
ate 10 act upon such appointments as
President Carried migAt desire % sub
init. Nil Conknng btcame involved IN
bitter conflict Wllh the Adm m.uis,rat.ou
over the nomination hy tho President Ol
William H. Robertson as Collector OF
Customs al the port OF New lOrA. Nj
Robertson had been pronounced
opponent OF MI COnkling ia lAe leader
suip Of The Republican party in New
York. All efforts 10 compromise the
difficulty were futile. \ caucus ol Il.
publican Senators vas ne.d 0u tl. 9lu
May, in which Senator COuA.u9 stated
his claims al great len-lui ana caaiscu
Tue President with oAd faith anI viola
zion OF his pledges
Il having become evident that no Gc-
ton could be secured On the parL or The
kcpnbiican senators hostile 30 the con-
trmation of Judge Robertson. appoint
mcnt 10 collector, on the !J.h q. May
both the New York Senators, l,us-0e
Conkling aud Thomas =. Pat, sent nO-
tice 10 the Vice President THAT tney lad
that dav forwarded the resignation OF
IA .ir seats 10 the Governor OF their State.
Their reasons for adopting this cOursc
were set forth in u Joint letter OF resigua
tion addressed to Governor Coracu.
Messrs. Conking aud Plau then pro-
ceeded 10 Albany and commenced tncI
candidacy for reelection, by which mcans
they proposed 30 show that they had The
backing OF the Republican parry Of Ne~
York But, after q prOtrac el struggle,
CoDklins and Piau were dcleated-.nc
Hons j. G. Laphgm aud Warner Miller
being chosen their SUCCESSORS. " llu tnls
defeat Mr COnklus practically withdrew
from politics. Sir. COAKALg was a zeal
Gus supporter Of General Grant. Oue OF
the most important acls Of senator Ccns-
ling's career was the part he took ia
framin the act for the electoral cOmmis
sion of 1875.
COMMENTS or THE sew YORK PAPERS
NEW YORK. April lS-rhe IrijHne
this morning, commenting on tue death
Of Roscoe COnkling, says; The grei
occasioned by the sudden death OF SO
prominent and fOrcelUl figure is deep
and sincere"
The Herald says that ia The death Of
Conkling the most aggressive leader in
American pO tiles siuce Clay is gone
The World says: Roscoe Conkling
will be hOnored aud remembered for two
traits In his characler-his intellectual IN
dependence aud his inherent integrity"
The Sun says The most picturesque
striking, and original figure in American
politics disappears in the death Of Roscoe
Conkiing"
THE FUNERAL
II has been decided that the funeral
services in Utica should be held in Cal
vary chapel on Saturday afternoon iu-
stead Of ia M C0nhlIng's iale residence
in that city. The pill-bcarcrs selected ate
Judge Shipmnn Abrm : Hewitt, ; l..
Barlow, c. n. Seward, Malol Marble,
Senator J. p. Jones, Senator Don Gamer
on, William j. J.Wallace Walter ; Church,
and |. IL. Barley. This morning the body
was embalmeG and placed Ia II caskci,
which is the duplicate Of that in which
Senator Conklings brolher-in-hw, GOV
ernOr Seymour, Was buried.
Drs Barker, Anderton. Sands, and Har
ley, who attended Senator Conkliag, have
been invited 10 the funeral.
COSKIISG AND THE FrFCTOKAI COM