The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-07

| Hall, bolted the nomination OF LilcIus
Robinson, the friend Of Iilden. and had
4 himself nominated. Cornell was elected
and resi 9ned az Republican national
committeeman from the state He was
succeeded as national committeeman by
/ Mr.. Plat, who was also made chairman
OF the executive committee OF the State
committees. Soon afterwnrd some of the
Western papers began 90 boom this ticket
: Tor next years national campaign: For
/ President. Ulysses = Grant OF Illinois:
for Vice President. Thomas e. Platt Of
New York. Gov cornell offered to make
but the lattor DID not want the place. and
IN January. iSsO. hc was appointed Quar-.
antlne Commissioner by Cornell.
When the delegates were chosen for the
national convention in Chicago in 1850
although MIR. Blaine had many friends
among the memben- Of the Utica con ven
ton, where the delegates were selected.
Conkllng insisted that the seventy dele
gates he instructed for Gen. Grant. Grant
and Blaine both went down in the strug-
gle. and Gnriield. friend Of Blaine. Was
nominated Then, lest Blaine 20 down
~ defeat. Arthur was nominated for the
Nloa- Presidency. Conkling commented.
No Trend Of mine would have taken that
nomination.
CARRIED NEW FORK FOR oARFIELD
Arthur now resigned a. chairman OF the
Republican State committee and Piatt
took hts place. retaining also the chair
manahip 81 the executive committee.
The feeling in the state was high over
the defeat Of Conkling at the convention,
and Piatt. try a. hard az he might. could
not -eem to move the campaign. Garfield
came on tn New York ana Plat and Arthur
tried to get ConiSling to attend a CON
Terence OF Republicans at the Firth Avenue
Hotel. Conkling. however, refused to
meet Garfield bat when the difficulties
ot the situation had heen smoothed out
al the conference he joined in the work
1T stamping the State. Plat conducted
the tour and had with hum his three speak
ere. Gen. Benjamin Harrison. Roscoe
Ionkl ling and Gen. Grant; and later at
Mr.. Piatts request Henry Ward tleech~r
Joined tho combination. Plat also got
Garfield tn this STATE ard himself went
into the middle Western States and helpsd
there. And with the awakened interest
among New York state Republicans the
interest and hope of Republicans all over
tho country was revived. Garfield car
RED New York state Ivy a plurality of
j.sHe and was elevted
Plat as a campaign manager was voted
n great success Ne was different in his
characteristics from Conkling. Conkling
would neither lend nor hreak: Plat was
SHAVE. persistent, determined. concilia-
tory and a good harmonizer He demon
ssIaied al every turn that he was an
adroEt pol iticisn, ard IN that campaign
he brought tho most hostile political
elements together.
SENT 10 TuE SENATE
With Arthur Vice President and Cornell
Governor u remained tn max" Thomas
e. Platt a United States Senator for H."
further hiImiIiat,o of Hayes Thu
movement toward this end wAs begun
immediately after Garfeld's election.
Arthurs aDtaxonism vas aroused from
The start He had Tor candidate Richard
Crowley of IoCkIbor' Niagara county
-. y
lieutenant Of IonklIng and Payn he
came his chief adviser and personal
lieutenant. ConklinRs friendship fer
Arthur making such an arrangement
necessary. ChaunCey II. DeJ@U. william
A. Wheeler sherman ). Rogers. flbridE-
q. lsphAm and Levi y Morton we're
other candidates, VA the race for the S..na-
torshIp. ConklinR. imnOrtunsd ny Piatt
on one SIDE and hy Arthur ON the other.
and friendly to both dScided TO reSnR n
neutral. After one Of the bitteTest lights
tho state has ever known Plat OE January
-. 1851 was elected Unitad Ssatas SEP
atoT. The vot" was Plat. -, Crow ley. ~:
Wheeler. -, Rogers, 10, laphiIn. O. and
Morton l.
II had not heen GsrH~lp'- Intention
10 give New York n place W the Cabinet /
but senator Platt. accompanied NV Lou !
Psyn. Called on MIR Haine and persuaded /
him 10 influencs Garfield To appoint a |
New Yorker to his OFFICIAL family. AC- I
cordinRly Thomas =. James was named /,
Post master General.
RKsIONED WIN coNKLING
Garfield was open In declaring hat he /
did not intend 10 allow Conkling and
Plat To dictate to him regarding Federal
appointments for New York State Ou
March ~ 1881 he soDt to the senate 'h.. .
uf William n. Robertson of .
WestChe-tsr TO 49, Collector Of ia. Port
pf New NoTk Al Oh. same time n" sent
IA sls. Ua spf Ion Pawn and
J. Woodford for reapy ointment ~ United ?
States Marshal and Inits'd states District
Attorney for Ga" southern district OF New
York. Robertson Was a stanch Blame
man Al the request ~ toukitng the
S-nate decided that all nominal IONS tor
he Federal Offices n New York Stat.
should ls' owes until DeC~fnber On
Nav 4, Garfield Withdrew all Of IN. MONT
nations for Federal ofiic.s wht,h were
friendly co Platt aud Conking end on
Nav ~ senators Conkling and Plat cent
heir resignat,ous ~ the New York stat. 4
Legislature VII IN" request that thew
~ accepted ifnm"dately. Then began
he fiRht To Ts"l"Ct them. that the conh. u
ienC" OF IN" S'ht" IN rs senators Shoui'
10 deinoI. strat.i Nice-Prs pIden' arthur
through his friendship for 'onklIng ws> i
Dne 81 those who vent 20 Albany 10 work
or the return " tho two Senators But
he Ionaling Platt faction was beaten
md Warner " Her and Flhridge 6 Iapham
IL this fight w@r. Developed the two
Iolii cal camI-. ~" Stal~arts and tine
1alfbV-sds and 10" paTty IN the state
vas ~ hopelezsly split that another Re-
publican Governor W. not elSCt-d until
.-Ni y Morton IN IS9g Mr. Morton w.
dominated bv Mr Plat II
EE.T yoJGEE
Whom. ~ the death II Garfield Arthur
,eCamr President. Conkling and Plat
that he would recognize them
II tho Republican leaders Of New York
state. hut the new President. although
appointing q Conklng man. Judge CharlcE
J. Iolger Of the Court ~ Appeals 90 ~ ,
secretary 81 tho Treasury. said that he
'O,Ild not remove Robertson when asked
% do 10 by ConklinR because he could
lot alter President Garfeld's policy m ,
he matter ~ Federal appointments
Coukling returned to hts law practice
mt -ald hs never would enter politics
'gatn Plat. though ocruUted with his !,
'0TIous business pursuits. DID not give
~ A. soou a. u was Understood that
mixing was "tI' " tho game the stall :
vlriS gathered under the banner " Plat :
he Federal patronage was IN the hands
4 Senators Miller and ISphsm, tn" state