The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-02
RICHMOND COUNTY.
10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.


In your paper Of the 30th inst perceive article
headed "Rchmond County Reputation Of the Candidate
together with copy Of the report of set of wouldbe
delegates As this report, &C.,, is known to emanate
from person known Is Henry ! Seaman and that the
fully acquainted with all its merits will style the
Seaman report" The article alluded to first refers
Convention reported the State nominations" &C. Mr.
Editor thing and the principal that happened
L. no to that the
York delegation used its influence and accomplished his
appointment as temporary chairman Of that convention
on the sole ground OF his being conservative wing, and
opposed to those beloved principles of VIM H. Seward
that after accepting the appointment he received in
friends He forgot to state with what scorn and con-
tempt the New York and other delegates treated him
hi, return home Your Correspondent in letter pub
world by circulation of 900 copies, the in
which this has behaved towards Richmond county.
We have looked in vain for some refutation of that
charge.
Next the report of the disappointed delegates
which is very long, relative to county matters and
for which probably your readers care but little We
will therefore not into its merits but merely call at
tention to or two falsehoods contained therein.
At the commencement it is asserted that Henry Sea-
and James Guyon chairman and secretary of the
General Committee called meeting &c. This
declares he knew nothing Of the meeting and gave
his consent to it, If he had known 1t he should have
the Convention the General Committee
had resolution ordered that those delegates should
be elected by the different towns.
The above allegation Is par with several others in
the report which space in your columns will forbid
from commenting. Is sufficient to say that the
yention met in jamaica Long Island the 18th October
delegation Of twenty PERSONS independent of the
Richmond, being present Henry J Seaman was heard
contestants and tho convention decided by large
ority that the Vanderbilt delegates entitled to
their seats The convention then proceeded to ballot for
candidate, and, the fifth ballot Harvey W. VAIL of
Suffolk county, nominated. The name of William
Townsend was presented by Richmond county, and he
received their entire vote every ballot He received on
Never has intelligent and respectable body of
met at Jamaica, and acted judges between us-mcn
who have always been consistent, and governed
altogether by the evidence before them applicable to
party usage. Mr.. Seaman and his friends agreed to
leave their to the convention then after
ing fairly and honorabl BEATEN have proper to ef
feet the reputation the nominee our county Eve
man is aware how these things DONE The charge
Of conceding away the right Of Richmond county Gas
SECRETARY and reuted by the fact that the entire de-
legation voted for Townsend every ballot
Next comes motion by Mr.. simonson, that the nomi
ed by Richard g. Smith, ssThat the nomination Of Mr.
va does not meet with the appreciation of the wings of
and that the same be rejected" This man, R. G. Smith,
Is well known the man who was to have the nomina
ton Who almost had y In his SIeeches pockets but
of doing it. under the circumstance precludes US
The defeat Of this clique at Jamaica has been received
here with general feeling Of satisfaction among the
wings; and men continually congratuating each
other that have again checked the headong
which this handful of men were pursuing: 1t win be
well for the people comprising this Senatorial district to
remember that this Mr. Henry j. Seaman Is Of the
regulators Of Harvey W. Wallis nomination, as We are
informed that next fall his viii be put forward for
State Senator.
In conclusion, earnestly recommend Harvey W.
VAIL the regular nominee to the surages OF the whig
party Of the county and district, gentleman in
ry respect qualified to represent thena who has
honestly obtained the nomination, who has taken no
part in this matter, and who, If elected the hrs Con-
gressonal district may well be proud Of.
VIM. a. Vanderbilt A. G. Simonscn,
Joseph E. Perine, Richd. C. Moore.
At large and enthusiastic meeting Of the wings Of
Richmond county held at Richmond village, Tuesday
evening, Oct 81 the above report unanimously ap
proved.
The nomination Of Harvey W. Vail for Congress was
ratified without dissenting voice, and resolutions
demning the of the Seaman clique were offered
and unanimously passed.
NICHOLAS CROCHERON, Chairman.
JOHN W. SMONSON, Secretary.