New-York tribune., 1868-09-05
HOW SEYMOUR PROCURED TIE NONn-
NATION

| HOW SEYMOUR PROCURED TIE NOMI-
NATION
! Mr. Henry Reed writes rs follows 10 The
! Cincinnati West and south.
"Ihat MI Seymour either weak or dishonest that
ms chuuct owed its origin either to rcacery oi ime-
cillty j. thng so pspabe 90 forbid denial His act
whichever 10 may have bceuo no common agnitude
II - not complimentary 10 Mr. Seymour, when his apollo
giss eau Only maintain ms integrity the expense of his
understanding end his understanding dt the expense Of
his integrity, The conduct Of MI seymour before and at
the convention i conclusive upon the pout 81 his fitness
for the occ OF President OF The United States This is
time Tor either weakings or rickstcrs at mad OF
the Government and that Mr. Seymour either Iitifuly
weak or iagrautly dishonest Is n proposition which can
The Pcndlcon c.tcT-tho noble locr of June a5"im
plies that within Tire knowledge Of the writer Mr sey
monr was thinking o. the Presidency long last Fa
even hcore ne began his continued series oi elaborate
Long of Cincinnati:
The scheme for nominating Gov. Seymour was con
Cocted at DcmOniCO'5 Wednesday ught, and fully
agreed mpOn Thursday morning. at tho Fifth Avenue
iiu'rl NJ p'tdes 10 u were WASH. hCl"',h ''eofge y
pugh. Allen q Thurman, George W McCook. George W.
Morgan Hugh j Jewett, and Joseph g. Butler Of OhiO.
and Samuel Tdon, Bon Wood. Peter Sweeney, and Mr..
Barlow of New-Nork Neither Wood Sweeney, ar
low delegate, ana have the assurance of
four members OF the Ncw-York delegation. including
Samuel j. 1tlden. know anything about what 10 bo
done, until seymours name was sprung upon the Con
ventiOn Icy MCCuok. They were Intentionally kept
IN ignorance by Idcn aud his three associates in tie
scheme lest they. knowing what was intended should
have presented the name of ChieiJuatce Chase, who
the choice Of the Ncw-York delegation. Valandg-
ham not let into the secret until Thursday morning.
ana the residue Of the ono delegation were kept in nO
OF the plans Of Mclean and the other until
after the 2lst ballot which they divided the vote be-
for consultation when McCook Mclean and othcrs I'm.
sisted upon casting the next ballot unanimously for Gov
Seymour the last and only hope " preventing the
nomination of Mr. Chase whose name they insisted,
would be formally presented further baotng had.
and 10 this the delegation assented In conversation
with a prominent New-York politician Gov. Seymour
said that whatever could he
sent 20 become a candidate; sad hc weighed down
with family gries and domestic troubles that IN iow
weeks he expected TO his brother consigned TO
lunatc asylum. aud that the condition Of his own
health was such a. 70 forbid his becoming candi-
date said he could not yet elected, and even n he
could lac would be utterly powcress I'm the White House
his hands would be tea 10y The Seuatehe wOuld De nh-
able TO even tho confirmation OF Cabinet o h7
choice and to hold the same relation before the country
House. that sustained by Johnson and bc porpeXed
worried and abused in the same manner would put him
IN his grave Ia less Than year rom me t9e nc assumed
such p0sltlUWhc, said he, with MI OhAso II "Ould
bc altogether different: bis election would divide The
senate. aud the conservative krlnDhcahs' VINO WonH
identify themselves with his administration united WIN
he firmly believed the nomination ~ the Chief Justice by
the Convention would dsutegate the r., ubcan party
ity OF the XLG Congress. lie spoke In favor OF Mr.
Chase's nomination, IA the Now-lork delegation, on
thrs OF the delegates expressed their preference
for the Chief Justice and majority was % cast vote ~
INIT on his way 10 the Convention and less than two
hours before his domination, he read 10 r Thomas Cot
man of New York AN cabortcly prepared speech which
he Intended 10 make secOndng the nomination OF the
Chief Justice behalf Of NcwNor be expecting, ~ ana
fbe CONVENTION hat Mr Chase would be nominated that
morning lie had made arrangements with Gen. Price
Of Missouri TO occupy The chair. that he might speak
from the floor aud had this speech u his pocket ~ the
time he was nominated. His speech To the Convention
declining the nomination. and concluding with tue en-
phatc declaration: Your candidate cannot be- was
REGARDED and understood by an who heard ~ positive
declaration and denial ~ the night o ihe Convention 10
use his name aud would have ended had not been
for the who Is impressed With me bcei thht nc
world would cease 20 rcyoivo on It's axis II ne dd not make
speech ON an occasions when be has permission % be
heard Mr. Valandighnmi is entitled % all The homer That
attaches to the nomination Of ioiato sey moar Ny III,
dem Il seems first 90 look after the Governor IN
tho confusion that followed aud found MN ~ 'he ANY.
oru ndoluuR Hunu~cd Ia tears ana lniintuI
atev beat "A retreat from tho soouo OF NE
n s he led tho Governor down tho stairwhy win the
tears vet In his he met his old rend fetcr harvey
az Rostou ono Of Vice Presidents of the Convention
when me seized him by the hand and exclaimed: PITY
me Harvey pity me- The artfm Ilideh, knowing Iul
well tie In pOrtauce OF getting him out OF the reach oi m
frue friends until after the Convection had spareleu
hurried HIM away. and kept him m secluded par o
ho CITY four hours before his friends knew where 10 hh
him. Tilden a candidate for the United states senate
and he thinks that with Seymour AS the cahdllal io
President mo Democrats carry both branches OF the
NevYork Assembly, and hence be united WIN thc lehd'
er I'M Ono aud thus far carried his points success
fully"