The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-10
d Z. wi OC RACY.
The Work of the New York
Convention.
The Candidates and Who They Are
Rebels Ventilating Them
selves at the Ratifi-
cation Meeting.
Eie- Kts., Ets.s Btsp Etc" Etc.
THF CANDIDATES,
,s ,U.nd,dstsr at the MaHhattan Club


This mornirg's New York Herald says
Tue q eat centre OF interest llst evening, espe-
srially TO the leaders OF the Democratic party
was III Mar hal tan Club rooms.
Both Governor Seymour and Mr.. Blair spent
cniost of the evening here, and, of course, were
servation by members of the club, by visiting
delegates, and the whole hostbf politicians pre-
seIt The nominees of the convention were
wal mly congratulated on their nominations.
Th, re is not much II any doubtast 10 the accept.
AM g of the nomination 10y Governor Seymour.
He made last night no special and pointed
ayowal on the subject, but his int1matlons to
his more INN ediaIe political friends place the
ms tier beyond question. AS to tue acceptance
by Mr. Blair of his nomination that is unques-
toned. Champaign congratulations and toasts
prophetic OF future success OF the party were
the features of the evening.
HOratio Seymour.
In sketching the Democratic candidate for
.the Presidency this morning the New York
governor seymour's life is more remarkable
for what IL lacks than for what it contains. A
long catalogue might be made of the public
stations usually illed and official experiences
enjoyed by politicians be ore entering upon
are wanting. in Mr. seymour's career.
He is exclusively New York politician,
having never sat in Congress nor ever held
any Federal office whatever, or been in any
way connected with national affairs Yet
though State politician his name is identified
viii no measure of State policy. as have been
the Sc of De Witt Clinton, Silas Wright, Cover
nor Tom pkins Azariah O. Flagg, Governor
Seward in his earlier career. and other politi-
clans who won their fame in the service OF the
SlaIe. Though Mr.. Seymour's official positions
have been confined TO state Offices his political
capital with the Democratic party has all been
obtained by his views and course on national
questions, upon which he has al ways been the
O. orses in we6 cauon er ca age
aIoice, favored with d1pltcity, would be
the highest statesmamshhiP snsh ME- Seymour
wheIever courage or executive ability were re-
nred he would be sadly wanting In this as
marked, and strong contrast with General
Grant. No two men could have been nomi-
cd xDh
would have so exactly represented the conflict
between the Union Republican party and the
Grant on one side, end Seymour on the other.
Grant never held a State office, his whole
Of the nation at large Seymour never
held a national office, his whole public lite
GRANTS public record is summed up in the sin.
gle fact that he saved the country in the greatest
In subuuing the Rebellion could have been per-
formed by no other person, and it is not too
never would have been subdued. OF Seymour
we can only say that he aided not by feathers
weight TO preserve the Union. These contrast
ing facts are the gist OF the claims of the two
men on their respective parties for their nomi.
nation to the Presidency.
HoIaIio Seymour was born in Pomrey, Onon-
6aga county, n: y, IN ISL and Is now W Ia I the
descent from R,cnard Seymour, nne of the
early settlers of Hartford, Conn from whom
M our, of Connecticut Origen s. Seymour. who
represented Lttchheld county, Conn, In COu-
RreSs; David L. Seymour VINO represented RtnS-
selaer county, n Y, In Congress, and Senator
s, Smour, who for twelve years represented
Vermont in the United States Senate, OF The
Governor Seymour,s grandfather, Noses served
as Major in the Revolutionary war, and WAS
present at The surrender of Burgoyne. He
anerward represented Litchheld county, Conn,
in Congress for seventeen years His
was born in 1880. and at manhood removed
TO Onondaga where Horatio was born. After
ward Henry removed TO Utica, and served in
the Legislature and as Canal Commissioners.
HOratiO was literally educated, studied law,
finding that the care of his fatner's large estate
together with that of John r. Bleecker, his
falher-in-law, required all his attention, beside
renCeriDg the pecunlary profits of his profession
unnecessary, he rellnquished practice and has
since devoted himself eolely to the manage
ment of his estates
He was always a Democrat, and has never In.
CURED the merit demerit of being outside
the party. In 1912. at the age of thirty years,
he was elected Mayor OF Utica. In the fall of
lS4l he had been elected TO the Assembly. He
sat in the Assem- oily until l8l5, wheu he was
elected Speaker. During this term ne aided to
elect Daniel s. Dickinson to the United States
In 1850 he was nominated for Governor
against Washington Hunt, on a platform
mainly OF opposition to the appropriation of
the future revenues OF The state Tor enlarging
lation of the Constitution adopted in 1916. He
Church. the candidate for Lieutenant. d. q 5yernor
on the same Ticket was elected by consider
able majority, the entire vote being-for Hunt,
2l46l4; Seymour, 2l4 S52
Democrats against Hunt, Wing, aud Tompkins,
free Soil, and was elected, the vote being for
Seymour, 264 I'LL Hunt, 239 736; Tom pkins 49, 2JO.
On this vote also Seymour ran about 1000 be
hind Church, the candidate for Lieutenant Gov.
ernor. His priucipa official act was his veto Of
the Maine PTohiOitory Liquor law.
In 1901 he was again nom mlnated and defeated,
the vote being for Seymour, l5G 1885, Ullman
Know.Nolhing), 100 2S2; CLARK Maine law,
56SO4; and BrOnson, SO $50. This was falling
off in the Democratic Vo of nearly 100 600, and
the result tor The time consigned Mr.. Seymour
TO private life. In the disSensiOns OF the Demo
cratic party, made up In confused way of the
slavery question: canal questions, and personal
issues, the Hunkers, or "Hards" led by Daniel
Is. Dickinson. Greene o. Bronson, Schell, and
the like, were the pro Slavery; the Barnourners
led by John Van Buren,, were Free SOIL and the
''Salls," with whom Seymour affiliated, were
opposed 10 all agitatiOns and were for main
tanning the harmony OF the Democratic party
as The nrst article of the faith.
Mr.. Sey mour, therefore, stood by the admin
1stTations or Pierce and Buchanan In all their
betrByals OF freedom and usurpations in behal
OF slavery. Though the original position of the
Sotts was one of compromise between the two
extremes OF the party, as the country APP
preached the great Struggle OF 1860, the North.
ern States contained no more trucking deVOLet
OF the slave power than HoTatio Seymour, He
advocated the CIittenden ComprOmise as q
measure of pRchcatton, thus Vindicating his
reputation as a trimmer and half and-h hal
man, He was invited by the committee o.
the great Union-square meeting, held upon
the fall of Fort Sumter, together with othel
leading Democrats, John Van Buren,, Fer
nando Wood, Archbishop Hughes and the
like, TO indorse the cause OF the war for the
Union. Hughes wrote vigorous letter recon-
mendlpg the maintenance of the Government
Even Wood for the time took the same stand
But ssy yDopr declined 10 co operate, and d?pre