The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-15

ruR HARD AND SOFT DIVISIONS IN NEW YORK
-. HOW AND WHEN IN ORIGINATED.


rup HARD AND SOFT DIVISIONS IN NEW YORK
HOW AND WHEN III ORIGINATED.
We doubt not that politicians from other States are Of
"a eonfounded In respect 10 the present com
e.tons of New York politics, This mainly results nom
Of knowledge Of the history Of the present division
when that Is understood there is no room Tor dispute on
bs pontwhich section Of the party has the regular Or
npatou and according to all recognized rules OF Pot
81 a,sepne Is entitled be treated as the democratic
na,ty 81 New York We viii repeat briefly and without
arguing the subject the history Of this matter
II he Last presidential election l852) the democratic
n.rv Of New York was united II had but single or
nzaton and 50 cordial and energetic was liz eoope-
ou that gave majority OF 600 for Pierce over Scott
therefore quite unnecessary and foreign to the cues
sion 20 20 back Of 1852 in speaking Of the present division
Ia this State
on course il il well understood that there had been
Nrnption Of the party in ls4e but that division WAS
tel and the party formally reunited in the fall Of 1912
and State ticket agreed upon most OF which was elected
In $50 1851 and 1852 there but single democratic
oapizaton in tho State representing the united party
Tb candidates nominated in the State conventions OF those
vear were sustained by the Argus and Aua wheh hao IN
The pror divisions represented opposite sections OF inc
Marty and by the whole democracy and without reference
10 former difficulties and were IN each oil these years sue
oeul with the exception Of the defeat oil Gov. seymour
~ only zoe majority in 1850 The crowning triumph Of
mour for governor and the Pierce electoral leAet " @
overwhelming majority above stated.
The present division dates from the State convention
ed in the fall of 1853 That body met at BrintIal HAL
ia Syracuse and there being strife about the election OF
temporary chairman, it was unanimously agreed 'hat
both of the candidates should jointly preside during the
Temporary organization The roll Of delegates was called
through and then was ordered for dinner After
dinner about onequarter onethrd Of the delegates
omitted to return the place Of meeting, but went by
themselves in the ladies' paor Of the Globe Hotel When
waited upon by a committee Of the convention to request
their attendance the only reason given by their chairman
In his written refusal the fear Of personal violence
From this Globe Hotel meeting the hard organization
derives its origin. The secession took place without
reference any question Of principle for no question o.
The kind had arisen in the convention The resolu
tons adopted by the convention after the secession
were eminenty national We do not propose in thii
article TO enter into the which prompted tht
secession further than to say that they grew in part out
PERSONAL controversy in part out of questions OF STATE
politics and largely out of the hostility, then just begin
ming to develop ITSELF against President Perces admins
traon Soon after this secession the hards assumed ground
Of open hostility to the President and one of the leading
incidents Of that campaign most violent attack upon
him by the hard candidate for comptroller in public
speech at Syracuse which immediately and widely
circulated in the newspapers in that interest The hostility
d the hards 10 the present administration has not since
undergone any abatement.
On the score of party organization is therefore unde
nae that the bard section is irregular and represents
seeding and boiling movement Political men appreciate
the importance which should be attached to this point and
how impossible is to build up and preserve party in IT'D
integrity without adherence to regular usages and to
party discipline That the democrats of this State also
appreciate this matter very wen be understood when
we reflect that in 1854 Judge Bronson, the hard cand
date for governor received only $4,000 votes while Gov
Seymour the candidate of the regular democracy received
10000 and tina, last fall the hard only half
large as the soft
The above simple statement of facts well known 10 al
persons in this State who have kept the Of poliuea
events may enable those not well posted up in oea
affairs understand the present aspect of New Yorl
politics