The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-09-03
A LEAF OF HISTORY
(Goodwin's Weekly)

In current magazine, Mr.. Forester writes the theme
nf vo Were Resign Would You Be Elected In course Of
49, e he cites the Of Roscoe Coning the sustance Of
49, article being Mr. Conling having quarreled with Presi-
A Garfield about of appointments resigned the senator
@ IN passion of and appealed his constituents in
N York for vindicaton through reelection; the legislature Of
New York owing almost everything him that his
d and much baotng he defeated by comparatively
re man died of broken heart The Mr.
cng tried to carry the Chicago convention General
Grant nominated but failed John Sherman the prominent
candidate and Mr. Garfield Chicago his friend placed him
n nomination speech Of great brlancy but when the ballot
mo began vote for James G. Garfield The second
and third ballots the Then the vote for Garfield begun
n grow when became large be significant Garfield
made speech saying he could accept the nomination
ve him little he received the needed and did accept
The Grant stalwars beaten Sherman Then the
agn began and up October everything preaged Democratic
victory At that Maine voted in October Mr. Blaine and
other prominent speakers there and did their best only be
beaten and returned bafled and discouraged
Then Grant Conking and said: Come, must try
m save this election They started together and spoke in all
the great central northern That is Grant attended all the
meetings and Conking did the speaking 1t the
phant campaign by any any country In
week whole of the campaign changed Mr. Garfield
owed election directly Roscoe Conng After the Inaugural
when spoken about appointments for New York Cong
made but request which was that certain man should not be
given the colectorship of New York
One sunday night the President for Conng. Conking
went his pocket OF applications for office sent him
by his New York friends.
The meeting lasted until midnight When Conkng was leav
ing President said him. when to making New York
Nominations shall make without consulting you When
the senate met on Tuesday noon list of New York appointments
the President and heading them the name OF the
collector New York which Conklng had es
pcialy asked should not be nominated
Then Conklng said hold his place in the senate would
bring down upon him the of the OF New York who had
placed and hopes his hands He sent his regsna
ton the Governor of New York and gave his reason that he
had been outraged and his friends betrayed
To 90 little back when Mr. Greeley nominated by the
Democrats 1872 New York Tribune the Chicago Tribune
Springfield Republican all strong Republican papers went over
tried him. In when Conkng resigned George
Wm Curtis editor of Harper Weekly joined with these aa
others defeat Conkng 1t has always been understood that II
was Witeaw Reid working in his and Mr. BaneS interest
that the President beray Mr. Conng The lies told
their journals opposng Conkng were equaed Conn
defeated He chagrned but not broken hearted
His friend Judge Falge candidate Tor governor ana was
beaten because the friends of the goode goodies (te tribune I
pers Weekly a remained away from the polls and gave MI
Cleveland the unparalleled majority which made MN te ios
candidate for president 1884 In that year the friends OF o
ling away from the polls which gave the electoral vote
New York Cleveland When Conklng was candidae Iol i
election he called spokesman and boss When ue Case
the control of the cuom-house came it was founu u@ %
were just there who had obtained places through "
Conng infuence-one was crippled old soldier the other man
who in saving young womans life 50 crippled that ne %
not do any hard work At the same time thlr-three e ~
zen found who had obtained their places urous "
influence of George William Curtis great statesman -
smeuy used as was Roscoe Conking; did state SO dis
grace itself did New York when refused to make his quarre ~
own He pracced his profession for several years ana OH w
April 1885, died the effects OF the great blizzard o' e
Vays previous and died without stain on his hgh hae
DR. Frederick A. Cook New York physician states l"a rs
and two Esqumos and dogs discovered the Norm 9
april q 1908 He is his way honeward on DaniS '''
Dens due in Copenhagen within day or two
his