The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09

IN notion VurV "a uIll bsard a. did hr"si
d"ni Hay-- aud a. t,oN Hughs- d,..-
and vas most abrasive man tu meet
tie was prone 10 raI-. eNp-Ctai ions that
were rarely fllhll"d "" was Ut an emo
itpnnl and r.Ngiui- nature. and u'HgiOtI,
people, therefore partiC1Ilarly hos VIII
did not NnuN him personally Neu ~
rhned 10 believe IA ham Has d"-ertip
~ chicago Of John sherman t. who's.
Presidential CandidaCv be- Was pledged
had ueen iypiCallv GATii"l,leSgu"
The visit at Garfield To- New York
where senator tonkhng wA- expected 1u
meet Garfield az the fiilh Av-nu" Hotel.
how tonkhng remained away. - the
rhagrin % Garfield and he pledges which
Garfield made To lew T. Morton. MIR.
Plat and OF hers are told ~ detail tnget h"r
with what Mr. Plat sad tp Mr. Garfield
AZ he time II ssems That most vt the
/ Rspublicans Who confronted MIR Garfield
~ the time wcrs little backward ~
Speaking. and 50 Mr. Plat addressing
the Presidential candidate Of the party.
/ said
Mr. Garfield There seems 90 he som.
4 hesitation un the part IT The 81 her gent l,'-
. men present 10 speak. but | might aS well
~ay that We are herr - SIEalk frankly
and talk business TIE quest Ion We would
ike To have decided t.fDr' IA" work of
This campaign CoIutnent,az - whet her IL
yuu are elected, We arr io have ipur v"ar~
more Of an adminrt rat ION similar IT, that
o 81 Rutherford " Hayes. Nhst her Won
are gong to recognize aud reward the
men who must do hr work IN his state
aud bear the brunt ui the battle m th-
"afupaign, or whst her NulI are to CUunss'i
with aud he guided by IN" advice Il the
seventeen men who r-h~lled FROM the
delegation al IhI'dgu. di-uh"Ned the
Incl UIctions and thereby a. - r'',,u"nir
stated. made your nomination Iu--inl''
II he latter u your purpose. ~ j. our wish
80 rrtir, from the acttv" worn IT the can
ass and T'errnIt you iu plaC" ln command
such men A. yOii NAV desire and relieve
rs from all ublgHl ION vNC.pt he usual
support OF th. ticket Nv all guud Repuh-
liCau- We cannot afford tu 80 fhC WOr'i
aud let at hers reap ne reward
According to Mr platt'~ memoirs
Nlr Garfield promised faithfully 20 make
\lr Morton Secretary - th" Treasury
~ 10 give ham a great foreign port folio
II The New York Republicans would get
To work and start The machinery IN mo
tipu ~ the STAT. for Garfield The Pr.--i-
DENTAL cand dates letters 10 Mr Plat
thanking him Tor hls part in the con
ference and for No" lahors which followed
immediately are printed ~ this volume
aud II - then tuid how Cen Grant " HON
Garfield had defeated fpr the upWIua-
ton. insisted that tunklug should nat
voutinu" hIs course 20 ignoring Garfield
but should g. 80 Mentor ans talk with
Garfield. aud Mr. platt adds he late
senator Simon cameron arranged the
meeting he had personally warned
Garfield thai he could not IL. elect ,-d
Inisz- Grant anu tunkiIug Mere WIth
HIM Cameron secured a ~Is.Ctal tram
and put Grant and Cunklug aboard u
m" party arrived az Mentor ~ pour
InE rain They droN" - the GARFIELD
home AZ Iunktng stepped "ut ~ the
carriage Garfield rush'-d uut from the
tslrrh bareh.dd ..d End Dla-pIug Cunkliug
IN his arms exclaimed path"ti Cailv
.Ionkllng You have saved u- What
ever man can de- Tor man that will ] dc
FOR YOU,
-tonkling -VaCt-d = pledge that IN all
appointments for the Federal service.
"a New York STATE. IA va-- ~ hts election.
Garfield would consult the ut-d Star,--
Senators. Vice President and tioN-rnor
and state committee and hat he would
make no Appointments for New York
unless they we've approved 10y these
officials. 10 this Garfield agreed
i ra~ 'onklinE on ~ r-'urn 'onk-
ling told me Of IN" Ul'-tk. asked
Have you any faith IA Garfield
ID. ouklIug made NrV face. ~ur-r-d
aud replied Not much u4. 49, v.N
try hun out.
MT Platt.- hr-i ,i..iIu 20 no. uIt.-i
States senate Mr. GarH"lt- r.puiatIuu
1T the sKr--u-u' NI'h Senator comb hug
Nr Plat amt Lew 4 Morton. Garfi-li'- ,
dr,laTat ION 81 War "a the I'fHl-.I. 'napIpIut
NJ Morton SECRETARY pi ne. / .si-lIry or
Minister T. IuKlsud ui any ,sr her high Hui
important place. yui tho APPOINTMENT rt
Wui.lm n Robertson o. I.. co. hector -
IN. Pur' 81 New YORK Jr.. all told -Nhs4-'.
IN"ly. a. well A. tI' res guair nu- 81 comb.
hug aud Plat from th. ul'-d states
senate. ne. t--,--iusrlpn 81 Garfield and .
ne, refusal IL 'h. New NuTk STATE. l.gt-lA.
'ur- go r'-.l'-Ct t"uklIuR aud Fla'' NJ
Plat 'tk..- occasion e. rH'u',s the story
hong aCC.pt.si by many fhIi 10. Wa ~.
-u,. too - tuukl'ug Tor. Speaking e
th,.IT T..-lgua 'Iuu- from the uI's-i stats
senate. Mr. Pltt' AVE luI~mucb ~ h.
CuIlcDtur-hIl "a. -" most d--irdh'. and
lucrative, N..W Nurk uffir- within ~. grfi
81 'h- Preside Ipukllug and myself
uuflTi ily we're inclined 40 r.-.'uf bort
.uu = nomination haN. l..'.r portrayed
a. q me too al trau' and 'brumlu' =
Cpuklug l. had ''.u ga impression ,
atnupg NV critics 'hdt ! merely tuiluw-d .
the "Naupl" ~ 'pus'ug o. exhibiting
nv prpi"-'iflpu> iv r''- Igulug from 'h"
senate
-Th..~.. are the ilr,- When ! WIS 10
formed that Robertson nomination had
been submitted To- ~. ~..na'" | N-ut 80
IA" i.-k aud examined III" pfrill duru.
m-nt considered y grItuituu- insult
80 ih. New Work Republican organization
walked over =" t"ukiiUg and ~iid I
shall ~"ud my resignation ~ Gov Cornell
tom .ghi tOukNng Win look = M.
plti'nc" turned upon ~" and r"pu"i
Young man. 80 not h" trp ha-ty about
this matter
-Wath-n went - 'ha rear - IN" cham
her and - lka-d - oyer
-Conkling Insisted that We should wait
and iigh' a. ont m the committee - Which
the Robertson nominal ION had b.,en re-
ferrrd | replied We have hnan 80
Inundated a. United States senators from
the great state ~ New York that there l.
but one thing for ~ To- do. rehuka tho
President by immediately turning IN our
r-signstIonS and then appeal 20 IN" Legs
latuTe to sustain us
I finally induced Conkling. MAY ~. tu
JON me IN offering our JOINT re-ignstinns
n" made up hi- mind AMER Vice Presidaut
Arthur and Postmaster General Jarn"-
the only member ~ the Garfield Cabinet
from New York. had voiced their protest
long with Gov Cornell and other New
York Republican l"ld' -
The annihilation ~ Judge Charles !