Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-09-10
How seymour Procured The Nomina-
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Mr.. Henry Rec writes as follows to The
Cincinnati West and South, a Violent De-
mocratic sheet N-i'l - 10 tf'i'i ~
arhat MI. Seymour was either weak or
dishonest, that his conduct owed It's origin
either to ireacbery or imbecility, is thing
so palpable as to forbid denial. His act
was that of knave or ofa fool and that
knaye or fool-whicheyer it may have been
of no common magnitude. 1t is not COM
plimentary to Mr. Seymour, when his appl-
ogists can only maintain his integrity at the
expense of his integrity. The conduct OF
Mr.. Seymour before and at The Convention
is concl lsive upon the point ofhis fitness for
the office of President Of the United States
This is no time for either weaklings or trick
sters at the head Of the Government, and
that Mr.. Seymour is either pitifully weak or
hagrantly dishonest, is proposition which
cannot safely be disputed. Indeed, 1t is
virtually admitted The Pendleton letter
the noble letter of June 25--impies that,
within the knowledge of the writer, Mr..
Seymour was thinking of the Presidency us
long as lust Fall even before he began his
continued series of elaborate declinalion.
The following is said to be from the pen
of Alexander Long of Cincinnati
"The scheme for nominating Governor
seymour was c0ncocted at Delmonicos, on
Wednesday night, and fully agreed upon
Thursday morning, at the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel. The parties to it were Wash. Mclean,
George E. Pugh, Allen G.Thurman, George
w. McCook, George w. Morgan, Hugh j.
Jewett, and Joseph q. Butler, of Ohio, and
Samuel j. Tilden, Ben. Wood, Peter Swee-
hey, and Mr.. Barlow, of New York. Neither
Wood, Sweeney,nor Barlow was delegate,
and we have the assurance of one of the
Ohio delegates (Joseph 9. C.Butler) for saying
| that only four members of the New York
| delegation, including Samuel j. Tilden knew
anything about what was to he done, until
| Seymour's name was sprung upon the Con-
vention by McCook. They were Intention
three associates In the scheme, lest they,
| knowing what was intended, should have
presented the name of Chief Justice Chase,
| who was the choice of the New York dele
CATION. Vallandigham was not let into the
secret until Thursday morning, and the resi-
due of the Ohio delegation were kept in ig-
norance Of the plans of Mclean and the
1 other seven until after the 2lst ballot, on
which they divided the vote bstween Han
cock aud English, and after which they
retired for consultation, when McCook,
Mclean, and others, insisted upon casting
:..e next ballot unanimously for Governor
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venting the nomination of Mr. Chase, whose
name, they insisted, would be formally pre-
sented if further balloting was had, and to
this tine delegation assented. In CONVEX
sation with prominent New York politi-
clan, Gov. Seymour said that under no cir
cumstances whatever could he consent to
become candidate said he was weighed
down with family grefs and domestic trou
bles; that in few weeks he expected tt
see his brother consigned to u lunatic asylum
and that the condition of his own healtl
was such as to forbid his becoming candi
date; said he could not yet elected, ant
even if he could he would be utterly power
less in the White House-hiy hands woul(
be tied by the Senate-he would be unabl
to secure even the confirmation of a Cabine
/ of choice, AID to hold the same relation be
fore the country to the Senate, whateve
, might be the complexion of the House, tina
, was sustained by johnson, and be perpleXed
/ worried and abused in the same manner
would put him in his grave in less than
year from the time he assumed such pos
f tion-while, said he, with MIR. Chase,
I. would he altogether different his electo
would divide the Senate, and the conserva
:. tive Republicans who would identify them
! selves with his administration united wit
!. the Democrats, would give us II majority
Il while he said he firmly believed the nomil
alton of the Chief Justice by the conventio
4 would disntegrate the Republican party, 8,
: cure his election beyond u doubt, and Civ
n us a maisrity of the XLI Congress. ii
IL spoke In favor of Mr. Chases nomination
Il in the New York delegation, on ThIrsda
, morning, after which vnie was taker
!. when thirty-seven of the delegates expires
a ed their preference for the Chief Justice, an
e majority was to cast vote as unit. Q
4 ttf,, and in, laauo ttp
I two hours before his nomination, he read
at DIR. Thomas Cottman Of New York and elal
Il. orately prepared speech, which he intends
NJ to make on secondng the nomn,tion of II
. Chief Justice on behalf of New York, he e
10 pected, as did the Convention, that M
at Chase would be nominated that mOrnin
w He had made arrangements with Gen. Pr
of Missouri to occupy the chair, that
might speak from the floor, and had til
,p speech in his pocket at the time he was nor
y mated. His speech to the Convention d
D. ~ clining the nomination, and concluding wi
" w the emphatic declaration: Your candida
~ l cannot be- was regarded and understo'
~ by all who heard IL as positive declarati
,,a.a and denial of the right of the Convention
ny use his name, and would have SO end
had it not been for the man who
y impressed with the belief that
'lc world would cease to revolye on it's axis
H. he did not make speech on all DGcasio
~ when he has permission to be heard. n
,.n' Vallandigham is entitled to all the hor
ia' that attaches to the nomination of Horat
M Seymour. Mr.. Tilden, it seems, was
ei, first to look after the Governor in the cc
on fusion that followed, and found him in I
W ante-room adjoining the stage, suffused
gu tears, and Immediately beat retreat FRI
cse the scene of his achievements, and as he
an the Governor down the stairway, with
" tears yet in his eyes, he met his old frie
ere Peter Harvey of Boston, one of the vi
ma Presidents of the Convention, when he Sc
uer .sa ed him by the hand, and exclaimed e
.ne me, Harvey, pity me. The artful Tild
ro ior knowing full well the importance of gett
% him out of the reach of his true friends III
'1a- after the Convention had separated, hurr
at him away, and kept him in secluded p
nWve W of the city four hours before his knew VIII
tne to find him. Tiden is a candidate for
laV- United States Senate and he thinks
'as' with Seymour as the candidate for Presid
'la' the Democrats can carry both branches
the New York Assembly, and hence
md, united with the leaders in Ohio, and
ship thus far carried his points successfully
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man Great Freshet in New Jersey.