, 1888-04-26
II T'ELEGRlPII.
Ex-senator COnklIng Dead,
THE DEATH BED ecEyEs.

| NV IOEE, April 1S.-Mr. COnEiin2
died at I:50 z. II. At the bedside ol
the dying man were Mrs. Conkling
Judge Coke, Dr.. Anderson and Mrs
| Oakshaud. Mr. Conkling passed away
without moving a limb. He looked
Is though peacefully sleeping. There
were number Of persons outside on
the street waiting TO catch The last
report. Within doors there were be
tween 20 and 80 persons also waiting
10 hear the worst. They were com
posed chiefly of representatives oi
the press AM friends of the dead
senator.
THE EX SENATOR'S LIFE.
Roscoe Couklng was bora in Al
BAN. New York, in 1929, and was,
the, fore, 80 years OF age. He was
the s7n Of Alfred Gonkling. a jurist
at one time we'll knG;sn IN New York
the InsEA.. i.a.IasG.
Of the seventeenth congress, filled the
office Of circuit judge, and was under
| Fillmore the United States minister
to Mexico. Roscoe received an a "a
demIc education, studied law with bis
father and later with Francis Herman,
who afteTWard became his colleague
II the United States senate. He was
elected district attorney of Oneida
county IN 1850 and mayor Of Utica in
lH5S. IN November, 1858, he was
elected TO congress, and was prom
lneut III American political life for
the next twenty years. His first i'm
p.TsaH' speech was in support OF the
fourteenth amendment to the con
-tUtion. He vigorously attacked the
g.ucralsLip of Mcclellan, opposed
SpauldinE's legal tender act and
firmly upheld tie government in tie
prosecution Of the war. He was
elected 10 the United States senate in
1861 to succeed Ira Harris, and re
cie ted il 1873 and 1879. He served
on important committees from the
first and >vas looked upon as man
Of power and influence. While III
.Le senate he served always OF the
judiciary committee and was chair
man Of the committees on commerce
and the revision of the laws.
Senator COnkling was always a |
friend Of President Grant and zeal
GUS supporter OF his administration.
He was instrumental In the passage
of the civil rights bill aud favored |
the resumption of specie payments. |
He took prominent part in framing |
the electoral commission bill, sup
ported it ia an able speech and sat
upon it as one of the Senate mem
bers. Mr.. Conkling's name has since
1872 been mentioned in connection
with the presidency and in 1876 he
rec aived SO votes in the nominating
Republican convention at Cincinnati
In 1880 he, with otl er "Stalwarts,"
advocated the nomination of Gen.
Grant for third term and made one
of the most powerful presentation
speeches heard at the Republican
convention of that year. l. he
became hostile to Presidet .i4eld's
administration be cause the CHIEF mag
istrate had not in accordance with
custom consulted with the New York
senators on the question OF appoint
ments to several important federal
offices. Not being able to prevent
the confirmation of the appointees,
Mr.. Conkling, with his colleague, I.
c. Platt, resigned his seat, was not
re elected and has remained in pri-l
vato life ever since. He was appoint
ed an associate justice of supreme
court OF the United States by Presi-
dent Arthur and the appointment
was confirmed, but Mr.. Conkling did
not accept the Office proffered. After
retiring from public life he at once
secured a lucrative practice at the
bar and was connected as counsel
with some of the most important law
cases of late years il New York,
among them being the investigation
of the Broadway street railway fran
chise bribery.
Mr.. Conkling was one of the most
brilliant and powerful orators in
either house of congress within the
last quarter Of century. Although
the head of the strong Republican
organization of New York state, and
at times almost a dictator, his in
tegrity was never questioned, and in
his long public career from 1858 to
1882, lie was always free from any
stain of corruption. He was not a
popular man, but no one ever charg-
ed him with dishonesty.
THE FUNERAL
Senator ConkIing's funeral -"
take place FRIDAY mo"";-
/ cbonal