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A political boss who effectively utilized [[patronage]], Conkling led the remnants of the Radical Republicans during the late 1870s which opposed civil service reform and supported:<ref name=garfieldandarthur>Weisberger, Bernard A. [https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/james-garfield-and-chester-arthur James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref>
A political boss who effectively utilized [[patronage]], Conkling led the remnants of the Radical Republicans during the late 1870s which opposed civil service reform and supported:<ref name=garfieldandarthur>Weisberger, Bernard A. [https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/james-garfield-and-chester-arthur James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref>
{{cquote|...so-called carpetbag and black rule in the South, hard money, and high tariffs.|||Encyclopedia.com}}
{{cquote|...so-called carpetbag and black rule in the South, hard money, and high tariffs.|||Encyclopedia.com}}
====Fueling the political career of Platt====
In New York state conventions since the early 1870s, fellow Republican [[Thomas C. Platt|Thomas C. "Tom" Platt]] consistently worked to ensure Conkling's control of GOP politics, marshalling "Southern Frontier" votes in favor of the senator.<ref>[https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6rn3pvt Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910]. ''Social Networks and Archival Context''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> With the help of Platt, Conkling managed to prevent intraparty rival Reuben E. Fenton from seizing state GOP leadership.
====Intraparty dispute, 1880====
====Intraparty dispute, 1880====