The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-23
Senator Morgan the Great Tactician
= Of the Party.
TAe Seward Enforcement and the Position
Of tho Factions.

10 Sev3rO En0OfSemcW anu INC TOS1sbOm
Of the Factions.
&c. &c. &c.
Our Syracuse Correspondence.
SYRACUSE, Sept. 81 1896.
REVIEW or THE CONVENTION.
Tho Republican Convention, as your readers have
already been apprised has concluded It's labo breaking
up about midnght last night The delegates
al route for home to report to their constituency and
will be the stories told of the deeds and Incl
dents Of the gathering each delegate reciting the cir
cumstances as they viewed from his particular
standpoint while the partisan writer's, looking through
glasses colored with the several party hues will describe
she and the result they appear through their
distorted visions To the independent press remains the
task ofa general survey of the whole field and de-
scripon above and outside Of the partisan at
mosphere, and free from the prejudices which each
delegate necessarily will have after having taken part
1he deberaton and taking sides the ques
tions decided upon thus becoming interested side
or. the other.
The deliberations marked with incident which
makes the Convention stand In bold relief from all
Others unless is that the resolutions say thing
while the great of the delegates believe In another
Tho usual controversy the factions place
In the canvass the day previous and, in fact until the
test vess IN the Convention Weed and Greeley
both the ground earlythe former directing all his
efforts 10 get the control Of the Convention and
Che nomnson Of his candidates the latter endeavorng
% shape the resolutions and PLATFORM and paying less At
Aenton 70 the ticket
wRo HAD MAJORITY
The usual boasting and braggadocio existed on both
sides When say both sides 1t must be taken as
Greeley Weed but radical and conservative for
there were many conservatives who repudiated the
dsa Of being led by Weed, while there were many
more Of the radicals who declared that they
did mot recognize Greeley their general and leader
IN spite Of all contradictions the Convention
tialy radical majority elected were clearly of the
radical element and do not believe that Thurlow
or any other committee presented resolution declaring
chat the of the body that the Mississippi
Convention had not taken all the steps necessary 70 en-
Congress- that 1t would have passed by at least two
thirds vote. Nor did they conceive that the endorse
nent Of the amendment the constitution which passed
Consress hast winter by the Legislature Of the stse
hereafter to convene, sufficient The belief almost
johnson undertook the admission of the South
ern representatives upon such basis, Congress would
repudiate him. "why then," says a conservative 'do
you go for endorsing him this Conventon The reply
came that We know that safe in doing because
wish 70 break with the President now. but retain our
hold on him, and through Congress he can be drawn
over to our position the treatment Of the South With
sentiments OF this kind entertained by majority of the
delegates be possible that the Convention
essentially radica' President johnson is recognized
occupying conservative position before the country
between the ims and doctrines Of the cques
"A such he has marked out his policy to and
him or his characteristics cannot fail to arrive at
che conclusion that he intends to maintain that
70 the Mississippi Constitutional Convention on It's CON
ciudng re abors very copclusively showstha he con-
ana that sr dis
Nor wue there majority Of those elected the Con-
vencn who have in the contests between the two fac
eons heretofore acted with the Weed Seward element
or The candidates for Secretary Of State when the
vote was taken, the Weed candidate received nine
o three ' in the suos county delegation in
che place Of radicals who elected but failed to ap-
pete change Of front Of The Onondaga
who were nearly oil counted and pledged the radical
change Of the Onondaga has charged
20 various causes, but It probably brought
about TO secure the nomination Of General Barnum, Of
that county, who has place the ticket The differ
ence between the two factions, when II b narrowed
Aswn 70 the test ofhose who have acted with the Weed
Sen either way Gseeey in way entitled the fifty
ns.ory on that tes which he claims Ten majority Is
nothng 10 the Convention Of the size Of that assembled
hcSe for Weed TO by manpuations as against
fhe snnglng management and many heads on the other
side
TIE ncxEr NOMINATED
large portion Of the ticket nominated that upon
Weed. Weeds slate Noswthstsndns % that this Is an esiab
selecting IT. There another person who did not ap.
pear syracuse who s responsible for manipulating the
conservative side TO such that Weed was Obliged
10 accept these very his cand dates or surrender
% the radicals Senator d. Morgan Is tho person who
Is responsible for the OF large portion of the
Ecket In other words, IL 10 Morgan and not Weed
lcket The former has been at work for nearly month
past urging the republican managers In various localities
20 nominate Barlow Hiho0se, Howland, MartndaIe
and Jones' and abored zcaousy TO bring about that rc
suit In fact these Ave gentcmcn have been In the past
ASher associated Identified with Mr. Morgans political
career They among his most seadfast friends and
nc took this course to reward them. The feeling which
ne worked up was such that Mr. Weed onrcachng Syra
Cuse found himself compelled TO tskc these sub
Sect himself to defeat He therefore made virtue OF
necessity and adopted them his candidates But Nor
Gsn and Weed entitled TO the cred OF their nomna
son II they should be elected and BY any chance an issue
De made between Morgan and Weed p, who knows
she history Of their past association doubt their siding
svention make Senator Morgan although he
near the Convention 70 loom the great tactcan OF
Sne party ~ the state The Morgan breed o. no.ses have
eouDTy Who can tell but that the Morgan politicians
may not win the same excellent reputation One thing
ls certain: Weed did not the nomination Of but
one who not directly canvassed for by Senator
Morgan, and that General Barnum. The State En-
Eineer and Canal COMMISSIONS be lost those postisns
Court Of Appeals are more Of the radical stamp than
THE PLATFORM AND THE COMMITTEE
No person can deny but that the platform Ia essentially
different In It's tone from what would have been n the
RADICALS had secured a working majority. The manpn.
hc had the real radical majority which WAS
saected, entities him to credit this point The
port Of the committee was made TO the Convention at 70
hate an hour-half past ten p M-whcn the delegates
pers weared BY their long lsbors that anything which
same recommended by the Committee on Resolutions
Lhs ncng the CASE all depended upon the character Of
ne committee; and IN posponing iis appointment until
k.. Dspsw nscams hc presiding officer the Weed side
ssa nalonv which gave tone 70 the resolutions and
ps'wsS sbs 'asAss M thsgs vhich WsSs DrSenssd,