| Show ft av AP ni 1 WIL 1 b raised the roof to for grant gant milne lumberman made it clear to creeley greeley and depew that the pine tree stile slite wa was not for them in fit 1872 1972 when hen arcoli y op of poking ping P ing general grant orant was running for pr 11 AS the cand lInte of tin lib eral cl republican party the nt NW w york o tato blanch of hit party nomi atoni cey M for flouti governor po ro vernor ahe Jl beral publIcan Ite na nit lunil to to it arong ta can laign in ill tho fiat of maino maine willed which then as now held holi un lin car aarl fail state election and ro so it sent mr nir litt littries into malno maine to nikko several lue ills first 1 waa acil doled to ie le delivered in the battle of tile lio late nelson dingley I 1 here wa wax 1 11 lien tia lont among thu tho collage men of the tile 1 it I 1 f state tin I 1 no tio it I 1 ant illint it ho 1110 Lo meeting inre ting mr mir do flew on or the platform avith lah thi tho of leitel and averal hi vernl of ills na as oil all a with tile pirt leaders in that lo 10 anil bud tho the college acted 46 h cb of the metting nit tine 1 I iho lilt hall waa was loacker hut flut air do a diw noticed that while tha the audience orderly ord cily etly it vai taft not very demon dilvo he lie ill all I 1 big I ftc to it up tit I 1 lit without any greit success ho lie drew foith faith plinty of ap froni train tho hu collao 11 men on the I 1 11 I 1 NN IH lit i old billil blied the college pres alln ariso toeo I 1 ivalow citizens ho he ex tho the nominee of iho the 1 ab iberal ral Ro republican it pirty airty rc r president flo taco greeky la to a athin of new york the thod 4 hio heard tonight ji aa a nf tit ilie tho I 1 iberal party of 0 nav york for gave governor Ro vernor anor I 1 into thice cahners for thu the distin id of new now bork ork our bandl lalo horace woolley Irp olcy aidi chauncey 31 depow tint n he braced himself swung lili him armr ami shou shouted ted hip flip ills fill own ovin futrall onil and thit of those who occupied ibe the plat platform kirin with him hlin greeted KreP teil him agian lie acl annao hie life arms falth ith nn an impressive figure ho lie shout pol rho fhe on rp sin wa hie his own tin bur nil rill and hit thit of two profi for a third limn he ile daved his arms arid hip he tiled ills on hurrah wan mas the only response then there nrose 1 in the center ot of he the bmw a R glint of a it lumberman aljo lii had halt a goodnature bood nature tv fico ice and a voice that lud had I 1 tf n trained bv by it with the wind ands of inter in thu tho lumber knips platt ida lck tt squelched conkling former postmaster Potro ater general james story of the final rupture be the two united state states senator senators from new york many havo have imn the ane anecdote dotes told 11 of f benator thomas C platt since bla his death A few aecus ecka ngo ago and many of them have hi hil I 1 some ref reference trence to bo its relations for nearly 20 years with flit costoe Lon lockling kling when whom nal 1 la Is still traditional ag as that of i ne of at the great forita in the united states senate between n 1866 and 1881 the sudden resignation of tit senators conk ling 11 and platt biorn the senate in 1881 ns am a R result their titi irrel with prel ident garfiel I 1 Is historic hut but to only it few of Sei senator lator halt old freenis han hal it been known nil all these beirs exactly thu time and the manner in which lili hn long freInd shill ath bilth seni tor conkling conklin was broken 1 I it atie is pissing down Il roadway oie one in morning ornIng 1 I think it roust must hive been in tho the spring of ald said former garfield changed his mind haw flow general barnum persuaded the president to appoint to military academy son who wa was dorn born on great battle day A day or two after hia tits eon pon hail hall brad grad I 1 Itil teil from amt point pint in tho the emu sum nor or of 1185 1165 1 chanca lo 10 meet the lato oen henry floury A barnum who was otte w of it tho 1110 9 aden laden l I of ahn h ar my lily of bo be ilic As I 1 cong ratu eted I 1 him on his nl bout u success his ills face then no broke out with willi and anil 10 lo do ou oil know tho the boy got into wit point oa on iho the strength of a etory hat I 1 told old president PrOs ident Garti old shortly sho raly for uth it was hia tits wiy vy he the general con tl at mod I 1 was very i noxious that my s it should elio tild a up lip to vogt point I 1 suppose I 1 had for ft lo ling hut but my franda fritt ids told me that it 11 waa was doubtful I 1 would bo be oble to get 1 a appoint ment though there waa WAS no doubt hi boy a a congles k lonal appointment nevertheless I 1 mad inadi up tip illy mind ID lo pio larl lold about I 1 tho the mattor and I 1 went to tot ashington there I 1 bought sought out the froni front my lily district and linked lafin it ho lie I 1 so go with ine to the white I 1 HP lie eyed me it and then put the quntion agun roly to me mo what do you ant 1 to fee see larfield for fort you eee see ha he had bail heard that I 1 I 1 anted a appointment to wet volant I 1 ant to ask tho the president to tit 1 pont ny my son to the west point tary I 1 sald I 1 no uke tho 1 replied 1 let ciol onh only vestera ty thit tho president baa has amrit ihu thu numo of alt all the presidential appointment 1 to west joint thi thin year to secretary of wa war lincoln never mind I 1 mid I 1 you ie to RO go alth tile and hough I 1 yaw th hit it he lie did not religh ulu errand very tipoti it hi consented to a tile me a found tic lie in tho ho cabinet room my introduced then tc c eny any ineth lui about my relation relations to tho the republican inroy when ban tho the interrupted oh ili LP he baill set 1 1 I iknou vlot aril ilar buiu vry very all I 1 tn meeting epting ou ott when I 1 waa vas in now norl orl city just wore hi presidential election to tak talk over th cal sittia tion with willi frienda friends I 1 didd t think thil thit you would ro to member mo me mr president Pies ident 1 I 1 said oh yea yes he lie pill will ind I 1 recill ino thit you were desperately would dl ed at malvern hill 1 have heard that the wound haa has never healed be that Is a true sir mr president I 1 an ard I 1 have bon boon compelled to A par a goton ever since the battle I 1 thua thus the conversation ran on tor for pome lime time end and then the president ft adikes kt me what ho he could do for mo me I 1 liap ha coma come I 1 said to aek ask you to appoint my eon son to tho the wet west point mil lit idary academy the presidents president a ti manner vinner changed in stonily antly Bt hia his cordially left him t to a stich a degree thit iw ho ltv visibly annoyed I 1 have already made out the pre prel dennial ilent dent lal ial appointments for tot the year he eald said shortly eh orlly and bent sent them over to secretary lincoln they c cannot be changed 1 nolt l mr president I 1 want you to hear iny my stoia I 1 bald said I 1 flaa as dea des pera tely at the bail batta the J of hal lern sern 11 na ins you know the bullet cassed I 1 heaed brif ft ay around my body I 1 was left for deal on the held field I 1 was wis found by the nursed back to life by them harld finally ex chang toll sinco then I 1 have been an invalid it was while I 1 airis lying in the con fed federate crate n prisoner oner of war that I 1 was told that a con itan bad been born to me on the da do of the battle bittle of 0 malvern lie ile v voa as born about he the time I 1 lay ity its p one dead upon the tile field and as I 1 lav lay aion iny my bed of pain ath ili ill rny my strength that I 1 it light see my rity boy I 1 made a vow to myself it va As flit if ever I 1 rot got back acme that boy should be christ enod cw hotrum urn and he wai mr president na as foon fault ast I 1 I 1 had to be tit honi horn ac at I 1 row now he wants to be a sol dier mr president don t you thins thin th that thit it chave I 1 haie A liht ight to ask ou to appoint him ae ali I 1 reused speaking ire aking the president canio canto up tip to me and 4 aed ed ny uy hand genchi hp lip told ald in a olce joice that clearly d me he was wag touch toncha I 1 loura li Is an tin appeal that I 1 cannot resist much at a t I 1 hate bate to do it I 1 will hae have it break my word ord to some pre ore I 1 isail nolte a it little note hah acu icu cu will ill bice ike to secretary lin coin coln it will mill him to substitute tho net of your eon son lor tor some onu ona of he the numea I 1 have nl already rady sent to him put jrE naneral b before fore you tou hand him the note tell him the story ou oil have juet just told me that hn he may play understand ottell OT TIll 1910 by V 3 1111 oar fello fella citizen he thrilled forth they hao have tried to she give three cheera cheers for thome sow new I 1 arlit I 1 mme ame that we e juet just take the roof off for girt eral grant I 1 Ine Ina tanty titanium broke bow kooim and the che cherring oring hied for ten tell min lutes ute 0 o that the roof actually steil sic ineil led almot to vibrate ith it through it all sit mr lir depew and the college pr i ident and tho the prof afore edFors and when it was as ended silently and kith ille from roin that hill h ill arora roni hit thit hour forth mr air depe 1 never doubted for honz M 1 tine would RO go hell hunt bent lit 1 tho tile fall and nit today he laubin hencner wh he enier niNer it the he in aident but never so heartel a an did goneril grant athen lien the astory waa ihas told to him for the alist time nt at a little dinner given in ili bild honki just before he started ulon tilt trip around the tile world t 1310 ty by I 1 I 1 I 1 tariq 1 postmaster thomas 1 L james who ho nt at une tine time waa on intimate with both senator Clon conkling kling and senator platt when I 1 net riet mr ir platt the tile corner of all street and broadway roadway Il 1 I 1 noticed that he seethed somewhat eliat usually no how much senator mitt was as distributed he mas as able to keep keel his composure and was in fact the master of himself in that respect therefore I 1 asked him if there were anything particular p ly out of the way ay he lie took my lily arm and walked col slowly down wall street talking to me all the time until vve reachel tho the Cust customs nims house es I 1 nm am disturbed he lie con teased I 1 am mad niall clear I 1 can usually kelp my but I 1 havo have leen teen unable to dj di that this morn ing IlL aIdes that I 1 have haie broken def finitely and finally with u conk ling ahat hat vivas ft as ahr matter I 1 asked in tit astonishment I 1 waa inas comina tu my office from the elevated railroad station said the tile se senator notor when I 1 saw a crowd collected in front of the main entrance of my office building bull dinc A moment later I 1 recognized roscoe conk hug ling standing in tho the center of it he was in a violent tempe I 1 baw hia his head nodding and his orma arnis sivi swinging nging in the air aa as though he lie was beating it with ith his fists I 1 wondered who the lin fortunate victim of ot bla great gift girt of tongue longue lashing was ho do ou suppose it wasp was it was jay gould he lie stood with alth hie his head cocked a little to one side pr silent allent I 1 never euw saw him when he lie looked act you know what a little man he lie Is physical ly but he looked littler than tier b beside conkling Conk ting I 1 made my way through the crowd which greatly rel lulled the scene and I 1 could heat hear enough that conkling aam tongue lashing mr gould on account lf t some article that had appeared in a nena paper of which he though mr nir gould was aa the owner onner 1 I went up to conkling and eald bald to him sanator I 1 see that you and mr air gould are tire in ili some hot discussion here this la Is no pace for it you arn attracting a crowd conie come up tip in to my om office ce where you will be and unseen conkling turned upon me like a tiger what jay gouid gould had been get ting ling I 1 got I 1 neier never was as called such names as an conkling showered upon me but 1 I 1 blood stood quiet and A no a did dla mr gould at last when hen mr air conkling Conk llna was vas out of breath I 1 turned to mr gould mr nir gould I 1 abild I 1 am sorry to havo have met NOU all this morning tinder these distressing diat I 1 shall hive to bid you good morning then I 1 turned to senator conk ling and straightened up lip before him hini ai for ou sir air I 1 said you may lay go to hell I 1 never want ant to to you again or want ant you to spek to me so you sic me I 1 have at last dom donk with hoscoe roscoe conkling Cun kling |
