Thrity years of New York politics up-to-date .. . y adopting any other course. His answerto presumptuous dictation commanded their admiration;and the presenting of a resolution taking Robertsons nom-ination away from Conklings committee was again dis-cussed by Senators, while Conkling gave out that the Ad-ministration had plunged itself into a hopeless war, inwbich Garfields second term aspirations would be cut Senators sulkiness was augmented by the announce-ment that a Democratic Senator had received a letter fromHoratio Seymour (Conklings brother-in-law, as I have be-fore stated) ur
Thrity years of New York politics up-to-date .. . y adopting any other course. His answerto presumptuous dictation commanded their admiration;and the presenting of a resolution taking Robertsons nom-ination away from Conklings committee was again dis-cussed by Senators, while Conkling gave out that the Ad-ministration had plunged itself into a hopeless war, inwbich Garfields second term aspirations would be cut Senators sulkiness was augmented by the announce-ment that a Democratic Senator had received a letter fromHoratio Seymour (Conklings brother-in-law, as I have be-fore stated) urging in strong terms the confirmation ofRobertsons nomination. Republican Senators then began to assure the Presidentof their support, and Conkling, who, it now leaked out,had arranged a combination to confirm all nominations,save that of Robertson, on the very day the Presidentcheck-mated him, began to make new overtures for personalaid to Democratic Senators. The President, in the mean-time, having boldly thrown down the gage of war, let it be. (Redrawn from Harpers Weekly. By i)ern)isslon. Copyright, 18%, by Uarper & Brothers.) Thomas C. Platt. ROSCOE PLAYS HIS LAST TRUMP. eSt understood tliat, while he expected to give and take onlyfair treatment from Democrats, those Republicans who hadbanded against him could reach him thereafter only throughletters of introduction. Now came Conklings master stroke. Believing that hewas beaten in his conflict with the President, he had onemore card to play; and as desperate diseases require des-perate remedies, he addressed to the presiding officer of theSenate, at the session held on the morning of May 16, thiscommunication: Senate Chamber, WASHmoTON, D. C, )May 16, 1881. f Sir :—Will you please announce to the Senate that my resignation, asSenator of the United States from the State of New York, has beenforwarded to the Governor of the have the honor to be, with great respect, Your obedient servant, RoSCOE CONKLING. To Hon. C.
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