The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-05
THE REPUBLICANS SPLIT.
CONKLING AND FENTON FIGHTING
IT OUT IN SARATOGA.
Making q Catspaw Of the Venerable Horace
Henry Smith Fixing the Time or the
Hcxt Republican state Convention-Sena-
tor CenkIing's Evening Party.

Hcxt Republican state Convention-Sena-
tor Cenkling's Evening Party.
SARATOGA, Aug. 4.-Saratoga has been cap
tured By the politicians. The presence Of these
gentry renders 1t unsafe to leave the bedroom doors
unlocked. and the hotel proprietors have conse-
qucntly doubled the number OF night wstchmen.
Since yesterday, at least one thousand politicians
OF both parties have arrived. Politics therefore
are the absorbing topic As stated in last nights
despatch, the number Of prominem Republican
ofnceholders hore led me to conjecture that the
gathering had been prec oncerted.
II was furthermore surmised that the general opin
ion was that President Grant had q hand in the
business
A Custom House employee told me conhdentially
that Collector Murphy, acting under orders from the
President had issued o circular to every Grant man
In the State, urgently requesting him to be present
In Saratoga yesterday, rs business Of moment,us
importance was to be transacted. was further in
formed by the same gentleman that the most impor
tant question which the President desired be
sidered was the nomination OF Stewart L. Wood
ward for the Governorslip OF the State, as the
President doubtless wishes to reward Woodward
for the popnjay speech which he delivered in Wood
stock the Fourth Of July. This, therefore, is
why every Office holder In the State is in Saratoga
to-day. But the Grant men have been completely
out1aukcd, and Stewart L. Woodward has as uch
chance for the Republican nomination as the Hon
Frank DUTY OF your city. But before proceed to
narrate the events Of to-day, let speak OF what
occurred after the telegraph once closed last night.
It seems that the Conknk men were izformed By
Jimmy Thompson, the brilliant wine-room states.
man, that tho friends OF Senator Fenton had sent
out cards for grand public reception OF Mr. Fonton
In MIR. Batcl elders cottage this afternoon II was
at once surmissd by the Conkling people that Fen.
ton Was the originator OF this reception, and
hat Nha rnN tmV n M md
Senator Fenton an opportunity to speak
against the Administration. The friends OF
OF The handsome Roscoe put their heads together 10
devise q plan to outlank the willy cx Governor.
They concluded to serennde Senator Conkiing, aud
Su, to make /, appear ths, The DEMONSTRATION wa;
not concerted for this single purpose the Republican
politicians, as usual, trotted out the Hon. Horace
Greeley as the cstspaw, and arranged the serenade
hrst.
Horace, never dreaming of the imposition, OF
course considered the proposed compliment high
mark OF respect to binsel' and promised deliver
speech. Every thing being satisfactorily arranged,
shocking brass bNnd-the worst l ever heard
stationed Itself in front of Mr. 0reeleys cottage, and
began " blow out In dolef1l tones Hail Columbia"
and welcome Home OLD Roy" Horace instead
OF appearing the balcony OF the cottage as antci
pated, ran up the stairs, umbrella In hand, and.
making his way through the crowd, walked nlong
the OF cottages until he came TO tile seat
pied by Oliver CharlicS.
Then Horace took OF hs hat laughed and re-
clined against pillar. The crowd, seeing that he
was not about to run away, rapidly came up and Oc
eupied every inch OF space near the cottage. Horace
then, for the twentieth time. delivered the old
Il is common Z believed that the life OF an sctye
POI, Sian saa, him nc, TO fIP zone IN resSrd
Iwsh TO give ny testimony a. that OF one nearly %
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ont OF our county aud will soon sweep II on the face
where every New York Republican onlce-hodcr
was. After the band had flushed blowing tune
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nySr mSs s9n MAN xSq. Se
& "a, tor % Fn ns d ss osn sn iG Tsr ah o To-
lean party, concord and harmony among Repu6
The Ssa' work q the hePaoicsn Fsfiy no. m she'd
God grant .6si 20 harm may come 70 Grtirsoy. Ger
pRs'LMSn cn. MN G he sq' p, oi s m my
German Tongue iTom he burning battle neds Of our
pee. as We % ny Tor Al. Sd %
eycrywhere Join me in the hope that no harm viii is In
with fair election and votes fairly counted. We
tnen scton, earnest action, and sew YORK win rro,
noSasf sn tSr ne iS. en ry c tHe az m
This terminated the performance, and the majority
of the politicians repaired to Jno. horrissey's
gsmb house, where they remained until they lost
everything they had in tteir wallets. THE morning
adjust party differences and agree. unOn a
eradicate Tor the Governorship failed The Fenton
party proved too strong for their opponents, the
couhtry Republicans being unit for him.
Senator Conkling. convinced that his adversary
was too mu h for him. ard that all attempts at
compromise were useless, departed for home
Al noon the Republican State Central Committee
mat In he hnl nf Hall I'm
Harris, the Chairman, having called the members TO
order said that tue sun reporter was in the room,
Smith ard hrcly Bliss OF Brooklyn, be appointed a
committee to oust your correspondent Before
Messrs. Smith and Bliss could execute the order OF
| the committee, 1us SuS's reporter had vanished.
The door being boted, the ball opened by mo-
tion rom Eomm,ssonss smith, IN effect that the
| on the 7th Of September. NankSs motion was
| carried unanimously.
Then began a protracted quarrel concerning the
rival organizations Of the contested districts in the
city OF New YORK After debate OF Ave hours, II
| by Tbos, X. Stewart, Tnmmsny Hall Republican
as the regular Oiganlzaton OF the ~ leenth Assem-
| Ny District The Seventh and Ninth Districts Of
New York adjusted their differences satisfactorily
among themselves, and ate O'Clock the Committee
| Adjourned
| ly illuminated, and the reception to Senator Fen
ton is attended by almost every prominent person
clned to deliver speech. on the ground that the
reception rendered him was social. and not po-
litica gathering, and that the company were com
posed OF both Republicans and Democrats.
| Aleck Frelr Mr.. Sweeney's bower. has been here
since yesterday watching the Republicans. lie com
muncites his observations to Boss Tweed, and ne in
turn telesrapns to the Squire By the Atlantic Gable
Although this gathering OF Republicad politicians
has in reality yielded resui. further than to lx
the day Tor holding the State Convention II must
be admitted that the Fentoni4ts still control tho
| party organization, and that Marshall O. Roberts
| will beyond all doubl be the next nominee of the
party.
WRsTCHESTER COUNTY.