Year: 1877

he would Decline content with the honor Of the Offer
Whatever 1t s he has received H.; and his frienda
seem to think him particular haste TO assume
the leadership OF the aniconkiing elements.


WILL THE 'roLicr- nE IGsoKEDS


The Convention viii be the scene OF interesting
ana perhaps exciting struggle. II Is probable that
Senator Conkling will assume the role OF moderator
toward his followers and that in the PcnnsylvanIs
Convention the other day and tho Maine conven-
ton. under Mr. Blane's Ieadershp the extreme anti
administration men Will be encouraged and allowed
'saucc'' the President remarks and resolutions to
their hearts content, and when this has been
properly done then the leader will counsel
moderation and propose tina, the Convention shall
entirely ignore the President and his policy. But ths
plan, ingeniousy contrived to be offensive and yet
leave the President oper to strike back will
work easily Ia this State as In Pennsylvania or
Maine. It is believed that Secretary Evarts 10
taking any direct or important part in the states
politics, but his friends are likely to anything
which would be offensive TO the administration Then
Mr. George William Curtis is not only Trend of the
President and political ally Of the Secretary OF State,
but an eager opponent OF Senator ConEling, and he
has jealous following In the State. The Fen'on men,
TOO. who by means few In number, will not be
apt to let their ancient enemies the conkng men, 90
too tar, and may unite with the others In resentipl
ana reprovng anything which looks like needles
offence to the administration.


oPPIcEHoLDERs CAUTIOUS AND PLIADLE.


Finally remains to be what the Conklinl
oDcchoders Will do, we'll as the Conkng men who
would like Office, of whom there not "A few For
the present they all anti administration but they
are most carefully watching the signs Of the weaheri
the greater part OF them ready to mako their sub
mission rather than sacrifice their bread and butter;
they regard IL axiom In politics that
1t Is blunder to quarrel with tho Pres-
dert. During eight years they have been taught
that tho first duty OF republican onlccholdcr or
politician Is to support the administration. and they
naturally hesitate to counter to their long training
by the President IN this state confirms them In their
dislike OF an outright quarrel with the President.
What II Senator Conkling is not IN avory They have
not suffered; and why should they 60 out anu hight
his battles especially when most OF them believe that
he might have so managed not TO ia out With tho
President


SPIRIT RECONCILIATION


The hatred OF the Southern policy is dying out the
quarrel s about the Offices but the President 10
hot prescribing anybody; he Is not removing Conk-
hngs friends; he has shown himself very patient with
This Is what the oiiceholding Conklng men say in
private; they very clearly that II II Is .
quarrel about the Offices prudence must lead them
the sido OF tho President whose gift the Offices
lie; and nothing would to-day give these men much
genuine satisfaction as to see Senator Conklng come
man. II he should let It DO known tomorrow that he
meant to be the administration leader IN the Senate,
he would 1t be the most popular man in the state
ana particularly amongst his own followers.