But when these men were asked, as the price of their loyalty, to place the party organization in the State in open opposition to the National Administration for no other reason than a misunderstanding about Federal patronage in the city of New York, they did not think that the controversy was worth the price; hence the request was denied.

The result was the defeat of Conkling and Platt, and the election of two Administration Republicans, Warner Miller and E.G.
Lapham.
This foolhardy act of Conkling's had the unfortunate effect of eliminating him from public life, at least so far as an active participation in public affairs was concerned.

But this was not true of Mr.Platt.He was determined to come to the front again, and in this he was successful.

At the very next National Convention (1884) he turned up as one of the Blaine delegates from New York, and was one of the speakers that seconded Mr.Blaine's nomination.

That was something Mr.
Conkling never could have been induced to do.