I believe that I owe LmIv boarding
house keepers in Washington about
one hundred and fifty dollars.
CoNELLSO.
I was on speaking terms with Conk
ling on the street He always re
turned my salutations. He never
promised to help me into the Pains
Consulship. I never suggested it to
him ; I thought my personal influ
ence with the President Blaine and
Logan would see it through to the
Senate, and then Conkling would as a
m.ttter of course see it confirmed.
On the 10th of the May, lfMI, I wrote
to Presitleni Garfield: I have got a
new idea about 18L If you work
your position for all it is worth you
c:m be nominated and elected in 18S4.
Your opponents will probably be Gen
eral Grant and Mr. Blaine. General
Grant will never be so strong again
as he wa just after his trip around
the world. Too many people are
dead set agikinst a third term and I
do not think he can be nominated
much less elected. Two National
Conventions have slaughtered Mr.
Blaine on account of his railroad
record. The Republican party are
afraid to nominate him. This leaves
the course oiwn to you. Run the
Presidency on your own account
Strike ont right and left The Amer
ican people like pluck, and in 1881
we will put you in again." And I
added a Dostscrint to the letter : " I
will see you alnjut the Paris Consul
ship to morrow, unless you happen
to send my name in to day.
Blaine.
Garfield sold himself, body and
soul, to Blaine. I said that tbe Pres
i lent would have no pe:tce until he
got nd of Secretary Blame.
White House People.
