New-York tribune., 1867-09-24

from Hoffman men and from Hermann; while Shaler
kept close upon FentOn.
The regularity of the Radical Republican Organiza-
lion of the city thus being shown. from tho order OF
State Convention down to the final perfection OF the
organization and also its strength. 1T now remains 10
give the history of Weed and his Twenty -third-st
followers as connected with tho election of 1866 and
their present attempt-having exhausted Johnson
TO reassume the control of the party they so basey
betrayed and deserted, and obtain. for four years
more. from the assured Union victory at the coming
Presidential election the spoils of the Offices they
now have.
IL is not necessary here TO re-wrte the history VI
the PHILADELPHIA Convention Weed. Seward anu
Raymond were its master minds; and tho men "no
compose the Weed Conservative ComIhi%soe' "no
have tepudiated the action OF the Union 0'"',
Convention held at Syracuse in September 1000 anu
row, sod dloootes TO contest the seats of the regu-
I,lv accredited and authorized delegates, aided III
the sending delegation TO 1t. we hhu sohe u
their names attached to the call for Convention 10
meet at Saratoga, to send delegates from New-loiA
to il.
We now propose to show clearly that the men who
constitute the present Twonty-third-st CONSERVATIVE
Committee upder the lead and engineering Oh
Wood have struclz blow after blow at the Repuon-
can Marty in aid of its enemiesthat they have uSeu
every effort to destroy party ana give NlotoJ "
its opponens-and that the place OF their deega'es
is in the approaching Democratic State ConVehuon
in Albany. rather than in the Republican one at
Syracuse. ..,,
The following are among those who attended
Weeds Saratoga Convention, and who now peiong
70 the wenty-thrd-st. organization
Yam o1o Wyek' 4 Thp: P e. Smith, James Davis
Adophus BOrst Vim Atkinson S Sm b. Aen Nan Dr"H''
j. j. slcock, L. C. Johnson
OF these. TO the Syracuse Republican Conven-
ton. to meet Sept 25th instant, are sent by weed
Co. to contest the seats of the true delegates Adoi
phus Borst John j. Slcock, William Atkinson, d.
W. Knevals, and William Sterritt
The Call for this Saratoga Convention was signed,
among others. by Il. NJ. Blatchford and Abram D.
Dittenhoefer Mr. Blatchford is the right bower OF
Seward. and has been for more than quarter of
century and is now sent to the Syracuse Convention
tomeet Sept 25 as contesting delegate to dispute
tbe seat of a firm and consistent Republican. one
wear ago he was supporting Hoffman Mr. Dsten-
boefer is the President of the Twenty third-Sp
Conservative Committee, and Thomas Il. Smth ls
another Vice-PresideHt and Collector OF Internal
Revenue Both are devoted to johnson and opposed
TO the policy of Congress- A. j. Dittenhoefer also
presided at Stand No. 5 at the Bnion-square meenng
of Sept II, 1866, which ratified the nomination OF
John T. Hoffman for Governor. ut which ths hon.
Henry ]. Raymond spoke at Stand No. 2 Mr. ID, VIC
repeat is the first Vice-President Of the Twenty
third-st organization.
The Democratic State Convention for 1866 was held
at Albany Sept H. 1866 was called to order by Peter
Cagger. and presided over by Mr.. Sanford f. Church
The following individuals among Others were mem-
hers of that Convention from the City of NewIork,
sent by Weed & Co.:
Sheridan Shook Collector Of Internal Reyenuel John
J. Sileock Collector of Personal Taxe Robert Edwaro
Nn he Cust
Reyenuel. Thos s. Stewart (present CONSERVATIVE mem
mittoe, III A. Smith Assessor Of Internal Revsnuel
Charles X Graham. NJ r. Brewer Assessor OF Lnteral ~
Boariman Collector OF Internal Reyenue) william Allen
deputy Collector of Internal Revenue), James Kelly
Quoted sanford Church the President Of tie ConCon %
tom Honse) Abram Wakeman Surveyor of the PORT Of
York;, Michael Haloran Tin New-York PestOmeel
These individuals chosen as delegates The
following individuals their alternateG
Mark Lannigan James NJ. Tuthil. John r Iawpenso,
George G. Hin. Adolphus Borst James W. FarI. Reuben
G. Mills. John Lindsay, +; c. Wagner Thomas smith.
johnson, James Il. Davis. VIM. Z. WariDg.
They accepted appointments as delegates and siteT-
mates to the Democratic State Convention They
nominated Democratic State ticket except Burn.
whose nomination they received past sonsidssa-
tion of their abandonment and betrayal of the party
that had fed them.
Now, earnest Republicans. members Of the Repub-
State convention sept Sobn 1nSt among
these very men Thurlow Weed and the traitor and
bogus Twenty y-third-st. Convention organizations,
send delegates and alternates to your Convention
to contest the seat of Radical Republicans who have
never deserted you, and have borne with you the
heat and burden of the day, the following men-re-
nember-ALL OF THEM MEMBERS OF THE DEMO
CRATIC STATE CONVENTION OF LAST YEAR
MARX LASNIGAS. WILLIAM ALLEN,
ADoLPHUs BORsT. THOMAS Il. ASTEN.
ROBERT EDWARDS, MICHAEL HALLoRAN,
JOHN j. SfICOCK ROBERT c. MILLS,
II. a. SMITH, WILLIAM ATKINSON.
Can you conceive of more audacious insult to
your patriotism and intelligence than this attempt Of
these traitors and deserters to come to you fresh
from yonr enemies. with your blood yet
dried upon their hands'
In the contesting delegation with these men are
also found A. d. Barker well known to the RepabG-
cans of the County of Oneida for his action the Last
campaign against Roscoe Conkling. aud for Palmer
w. Kellogg; he halls from the Ist District Of New
York, and holds lucrative Office under the Demo-
cratic City Government q Collector Of Assess
ments; Adolphus Borst, Deputy United States Mar
shall, who openly proclaimed his support Of Hoffman
for Governor; David b. Dwyer, another Deputy
United States Marshal; Charles II. Hail. holding
lucrative Office as Police Court Clerk by Democratic
appointment; Henry j. Raymond. the well
able editor of The Ner- York Times. a gentleman
whose history in connection with the detection Of
Johnson is well known John Lalor who admits that
he voted for John T. Hoffman for Governor; L. Del
afeld Smith, removed by Mr.. Lincoln from the
United States District AttOneyship r. N. Blateh-
ford, already described; James f. Coulter, Demo
cratic Alderman; Henry j. Armstrong in the New
York Post Office, and the mouthpieee Of James
Kelly, with Others holding subordinate positions.
Ought not every true Republican member of the
State Convention Indignantly to say TO these men:
"Go back to the Democratic party, Who're you be-
long! or if you repent, Come again into the Repubh