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garfield nominated someone that conkling absolutely could not stand. and so conkling and garfield even though they were both republicans, had this very public squabble about civil service reform, about this job of the port of new york and conkling and the junior from new york, thomas plant, eventually this scheme to resign from the senate and then of course immediate be reappointed by the new york state legislature, thereby embarrassing garfield, making garfield look foolish. so they did that in may of 1881. they resigned and then immediately got on a train to albany to wait for their reappointment to the senate. well, they miscalculated. that didn't happen. the new york legislature, eager to be rid of them and ended up appointing two more senators. so that is the primary accomplishment of garfield's time, very brief time in office. he did some agenda items of things he wanted to do. i think probably the most significant of those is to modernize the us, turn the navy into a sort of a modernized steel navy rather than the old wooden ships. and that is s
garfield nominated someone that conkling absolutely could not stand. and so conkling and garfield even though they were both republicans, had this very public squabble about civil service reform, about this job of the port of new york and conkling and the junior from new york, thomas plant, eventually this scheme to resign from the senate and then of course immediate be reappointed by the new york state legislature, thereby embarrassing garfield, making garfield look foolish. so they did that...
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roscoe conkling wants to elect grant to a third term. and then you have all these independent reformist candidates who are also gunning for the nomination and enough republican bosses can read the tea leaves that they see that none of these none of these candidates are going to win the presidency or they're not going to, even if they win the nomination they're going to present a fractured republican party. so they're looking for somebody who can bind this shattered coalition together. and they all start showing up. the minority leaders doorstep in washington on i street, and they all say, you're the only man who can possibly, you know, be this dark horse candidate who who everybody can find agreeable and. garfield is genuinely terrified by this prospect. he is and witnessed over the course of his congressional career that so many politicians in dc decide to run for the presidency and in doing so actually ruin their political. he's seen this so many times that he actually coins a name for it. he calls it the president shall fever and he w
roscoe conkling wants to elect grant to a third term. and then you have all these independent reformist candidates who are also gunning for the nomination and enough republican bosses can read the tea leaves that they see that none of these none of these candidates are going to win the presidency or they're not going to, even if they win the nomination they're going to present a fractured republican party. so they're looking for somebody who can bind this shattered coalition together. and they...
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in fact, he up to roscoe conkling, roscoe conkling. actually, there's this big corrupt republican boss in new york. he ends up falling as a result of the actions of garfield. and in the end, he was probably the president most to credit for meaningful civil service, but not in the way he would have chosen in a train on the way to a college reunion, garfield is going to the platform and an insane man who was a disappoint at office seeker, a guy named charles guiteau, shoots him twice from behind and garfield probably would have been okay if the doctor suggests left him alone. but they kept poking and prodding him with unsterilized instruments, even their fingers, trying to find out where the is. and so he gets badly infected. and he lingers months before dying. and although this of course, is undeniably tragic, garfield's death may actually have been his biggest contribution to american politics. it's the shocking nature of a presidential assassination. a disappointed office seeker built groundswell of support for civil service reform an
in fact, he up to roscoe conkling, roscoe conkling. actually, there's this big corrupt republican boss in new york. he ends up falling as a result of the actions of garfield. and in the end, he was probably the president most to credit for meaningful civil service, but not in the way he would have chosen in a train on the way to a college reunion, garfield is going to the platform and an insane man who was a disappoint at office seeker, a guy named charles guiteau, shoots him twice from behind...
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in that particular case, july 5th, on the unit block of conkling in the bayview at around 5 p.m, theictim was sitting in their car when the suspect pulled up, pulled a gun, pointed at the victim, shot one time, and thed to the hospital and in stable condition. no arrest on that ca. july 5th at 8:35 p.m. at hyde and ellis, the victim sustained a gunshot wound while in the area of hyde and ellis and the tenderloin■h district. e victim was transported and is in stable condition. non-life threatening conditions. the officers did an investigation, located the suspect and arrested that suspect. july 5th at 9:49 p.m. on 25th and connecticut officers responded to the area. located the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. the victim was transported in critical but stable condition and at this time has been unable to provide a statement. so that case is still under investigation, a couple of other cases. july 5th at 11:01 p.m, unit block of jones street and tenderloin. officers responded to a911 call stating that a victim had been shot in the area. the victim was seen fleeing from the locati
in that particular case, july 5th, on the unit block of conkling in the bayview at around 5 p.m, theictim was sitting in their car when the suspect pulled up, pulled a gun, pointed at the victim, shot one time, and thed to the hospital and in stable condition. no arrest on that ca. july 5th at 8:35 p.m. at hyde and ellis, the victim sustained a gunshot wound while in the area of hyde and ellis and the tenderloin■h district. e victim was transported and is in stable condition. non-life...