Show DISAPPOINTMENTS I IN POLITICS One ot of the correspondents con writ 1115 writ I nag lUg on pre convention actIVIties describes the statues near the en- en entrance en entrance trance tranco to Madl Madison Square garden arden where here the Den are to hav their battle bailie next nest week He lie says sais sa s A few fe sCOle paces to the south t the he Apollo of or the G C 0 O P Roscoe C i alin flIn tho bronze of oC o his frock coat a J bit scaly scab but the th ambrosial earls of ot tint him still defiant It was 1 e c tilia HI through through the aerl- aerl l nou lon and cantankerousness ss that at last wrecked him him-Arthur's him Arthurs Arthur's hopes bopes or of nomination for tor the presidency at atthe atthe the hands bands ot or a pal patty tf he ho had WEll WE'll served and to v whose hose leaders he be had well ell served and to whose base leaders leader I he had given een en dinners that made roade the White House the best eating house housein housein I in the United StalE Conkling nade one oue ot of o the three most daz dazzling presidential nominating on record They were ere Colonel s plumed knight speech for tor flume une Bryans Bryan's Dr ans an's cross ot or cold gold speech for or himself and Conkling's Conkling she he comes conies from Ap I Ap-I Ap- Ap Appomattox and its famous apple appletree tree speech p ech for General Grant Roscoe Conkling was a most gift gifted ed man with A fine command of language and a pleasing person person- personality personality but he was as as vain lain ain as a beau beau- beautiful beautiful beau coquette coq In Ai the senate senale he often oCten waited alted for tor a certain charm charm- ins charm fog Ing woman to appear In the gallery before beginning his speech He lie was as ambitious as s great men IDen are and ond in iii his desire to command he be I grew Intolerant of opposition and I this attitude drove away many or of his admirers Ho lie died a most dis- dis disappoInted disappointed dis disappointed appointed man Blaine because he rivaled Con Con- Con kling lUng ling In oratory orator and leadership was never whole heartedly supported by Conkling This discord within the part party vv was as In part responsible for the crushing disappointment which came to Blaine Blaino when lie he was defeated by Grower Grover Cleveland Many an outstanding figure in our national politics polities has haa had bad dill dark k days ol ot gloom I 1 |