The New York herald., 1864-09-11
The Way that the Nomination sf
General Dix for 6sVsrasT
Was Prevented.
gow the Wires were Pulled and tho Ka-
chinery Of the Convention Iun
The dissatisfaction and Similarity Ee-
tween 1862 and 1854, with Symp.
toms Of Like Results.
.ANTECEDENTs OF FENTON,
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ANTECEDENTs OF FENTON,
Our Special Syracuse Correspondence.
SYRACUSE, N. T., Sspt. 8, 1854.
With all the oddities and peculiariiies applicable
exclusively to itaelf. the Republican Convention which
lnet here yesterday exces all that hAvo hereto
fore assembled in this state. II was curiosity II
Its way, and certainly amusing 10 all who can oppro-
c.e human nature oongregated in conventions, take
Interest in watching Tho movements that control the
ebb and dow o. the tide we'll as the waves, thai
surge convention sweeping everything before
them 10 direction, but msAent Afterwards
returning with ncrea sd fury, - boiling with wrath
for the last act To eli such this Convention boox
OF interest leaf after leaf turned oyer
became more and nssrcsting, each page
revealing q charter, and Furnishing new
evidence OF tho ease with which ths Cow Of
Che waves and the rise and fall OF tho tide In
conventions arc controlled BY those who understand
che wires, and know enough or human nature tell
when end how touch the keys To oil who endesvored
20 manipulate the gathering without thoroughly reading
rs character must have been perpexing and trying
convention. 1t is not TO be wondered at that almost
everybody dissatnhed for, uGcer tho guidance Of
ahe adverse perform behind the scenes of those
engaged st the wres Saa every way, and seemed at
nmes rush forward and backward and sideways, all
at It vas the surface bundle Of contradictions
and somewhat mysterious but view at those behind
che At the wires makes ell plain the alphabet
Az she delegates assembled here there on the
Taco apparent confidence success only in the
State osnvass but Presidential Such least their
pretensons but their public talk the
or those who might be aroused, and that which said
70 each other when talking In tones Of confidence,
cs contradictory a. the proceedings Of the Conven.
zion. Delegates from almost every part Of the
Eate whilst processing TO be certain Of publicly,
would In their private interviews stse to each othor
that too in n impressive manner, "There ID Of
Disgusting the fact: the young in party
all for Little Aac the nrah is all for him. We
Dominate some mar herr for Governor upon whom We
ertaUsas and furcr, thero s no
hope OF carrying ths stase.n This the tone in
which they talked with each other in confidence far
different from their open boastiug, which oil know
fog effect 7e
Tho movement for General Dix was started under this
feeding, with the belief thai with his sufe
thusasm could be aroused to remove tho nonotoDy and
apathy In the republican ranks. At time Il looked
though General Dix would be nominated without any
trouble but II happened that the parties who did
mot wsnt him nominated, and who afraid that
ne would be, commenced te'egraphing to him to
eco hs would accept, and they were greatly
relieved when they found that ho would not. Some OF
sho shrewdest IN the Convention, and those who
have in the past been among the best judges Of public
opinion State len the Convention the deeat o.
Dx and never IL Afterwards, declaring that
use--,he osIy hope bad been thrown away.
There b behind ths movement for the nomination Of
DIX written chapter which shows the dupicty OF
che politicians Of She party which will not help the
popularity OF certain aspiring In the party whom
ehe peop.e understand their Deeds stated in
my despatch Of Thurlow Weed had long
@ince come outfor had been At work for the pomi
paticn OF Fentou for Governor This his position
the time Of the assembling Of the Baltimore Conven
Zion, and fact up tho assembling Of the Chicago
Convention and the formation OF its platform and
ocninatou II Mcclellan. He then the
necessity OF the romira,ion Of person
ike Dix who would make the contest for Governor
sided affair He then, with Of other shrowd and
allie or the party, went secretly TO work for the
pomnaion Of Dix. Tic delegations from several iocali
tics wero Instructed ror hin His the only
received with sny degree OF enthusiasm by the Couven
Eion. The Of The other candidates had been pre-
scented and little squad ot dozen ia simply
cappod their hands Finally, wbea nearly a others had
finished their praise Of candidates. Mr. Teber, % Queens
county pressoted behalf or tho delegation from that
county, the Of General John A. Dix for Cover
The ball was for the rst time OF the Convection
os enthusiasm The body Of the Convention, as wei ss
sho galleries, uniting in ino applause Then was prc-
ducod the despatch OF Dix, which read TO the Con-
vent,on, statiog ths, he could net ACCEPT. IL will be
remembered that Gen. Dix stated In the despatch inat
10 letter to Ward Hunt tho day previous.
This letter 10 Mr. Hunts possession at the time that
sho despatch read in The Convention. have II !rcm
those who the letter, ard men whom the Pablo
would recognize as these upon whose word the fullest
reliance could be placed that the letter such he
Convention would havo endorsed BY the immediate
cation OF Gen. DIX had been read TO Tho body. H. how
eusy s,h acme oess Of sc @
until after the dets,e on Candidates had conciofse
was sssn 10 3 rssS who S e wss
was tho real expression OF Gen Dx's views,
Was tep. ppsposy wshed w. nun su1
rate, residents Of this place, who not pcliti-
election declare that ,s their convcsion Mr.
Hunt Intentionally kept the lester cut OF the 90 ver<ioa
ns eS.r lad 10 as politics, career 70 convInce tho puSic
90 the contrary The TACT that cvery eo 70 secure the
letter for paolcssoa va; met MIN "a, reasn, $50
world to pomiua;e General Dix m the Convention re-
peat H. his name was .ns only one M hs. was greeted BY
thusiasm i,tIc cappng o. haods oy the Irt'aans Of
she o<her candidates all that greeted the mention of
snoIr narnes He wo1ld have been nominated had not
been for the activity those VINO wished TO prevent IT,
and their display Of tho telegraph despatch reusuR TO
have made bis scoeptarce certain.
As have said, Weed united 10 the movement for DIX
fiop ris moyamsns were ali secret that direction.
He publicly favored Fenon, snd the moment that no saw
chat radicals here had set their trap In WY that
would prevent Dix's nomination he influence was all
.cor Fentou The radicals defeated Dxs uoni,aion pre-
ciseiy as they did 10 1852, whom they nomnacd Wad,
worth on that occasion itcy successful IN MONT
atng their candidate Tbis time tho radical strength
divided between Trcman, cf fhsrv, end Nj Fen
ton cf Cbautauaua Tho Sesrt .ss woed eienuss,,
rfscr losing DIX fsatCa, which rutac hs
1ufainaton Had tho radicals united Oh c:nl aS tney
would have nominated him but " ei1,i'ng thor
sirenet tn Weed and his friends controlled ths u l. tatS
snd Mr. Fcnon's satons that siao lustead OF
yntlr ~
Tor Fsnton and taxing this circumstance With tho report
that scheue Is already tcirg prepared by Law Coni
pany 70 grairon tho bahrsc tho city next w'ner Mr.
tenton's domination b. considered somewhat sig.
noan, especially 10 vw Of the fact ot hs former well