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Garfield attempted to maintain friendly ties by offering Morton a post as Navy secretaryship.<ref name=levipmorton/> He initially accepted, though ended up declining upon the urging of Conkling and Arthur one night; Garfield would recollect:<ref name=levipmorton/>
Garfield attempted to maintain friendly ties by offering Morton a post as Navy secretaryship.<ref name=levipmorton/> He initially accepted, though ended up declining upon the urging of Conkling and Arthur one night; Garfield would recollect:<ref name=levipmorton/>
{{cquote|Morton broke down on my hands under the pressure of his N.Y. friends, who called him out of bed at 4 this morning to prevent his taking the Navy Dep't. . . . The N.Y. delegation are in a great row because I do not give the Treasury to that state.|||James A. Garfield, 1881}}
{{cquote|Morton broke down on my hands under the pressure of his N.Y. friends, who called him out of bed at 4 this morning to prevent his taking the Navy Dep't. . . . The N.Y. delegation are in a great row because I do not give the Treasury to that state.|||James A. Garfield, 1881}}
==Post-political career==
During the [[United States presidential election, 1884|1884 presidential election]], there were speculations that Conkling would actively support the Republican Party ticket headed by rival Blaine and Stalwart [[John Logan]].<ref>August 17, 1884. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1884/08/17/106287673.pdf ROSCOE CONKLING DECLINES.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> He ultimately declined to stump for the pair as written in a letter addressed to the Plumed Knights.
==Death and legacy==
==Death and legacy==