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===Garfield's betrayal===

===Garfield's betrayal===

Although promising to back the demands of the Conkling Stalwarts including Morton during his campaign, President Garfield turned his back on party conservatives when appointing Half-Breed William Robertson as New York port of the collector.<ref name=ussenatebio/>

Although promising to back the demands of the Conkling Stalwarts including Morton during his campaign, President Garfield turned his back on party conservatives when appointing Half-Breed [[William Robertson]] as New York port of the collector.<ref name=ussenatebio/>

An angered Conkling and his New York senatorial colleague Thomas C. "Tom" Platt effectively resigned from their positions as a gesture of protest while expecting to be immediately reinstated to their positions, only to be shunned by the state legislature.<ref name=ussenatebio/> Morton was absent during this period for some time, sailing for [[France]]. When returning to the United States, Garfield had been assassinated by a disgruntled Stalwart.

An angered Conkling and his New York senatorial colleague Thomas C. "Tom" Platt effectively resigned from their positions as a gesture of protest while expecting to be immediately reinstated to their positions, only to be shunned by the state legislature.<ref name=ussenatebio/> Morton was absent during this period for some time, sailing for [[France]]. When returning to the United States, Garfield had been assassinated by a disgruntled Stalwart.