The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-27
A Democratic History Of the Saratoga Con
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The true history OF The remarkable perform.
anccs OF tie nominating Convention OF the Rcpub l.
ms has ne Ter yet been written. People have been
surprised that THE body passed by the ablest men
In the narty and selected as their candidate a
body, but they co not know the why and the where
fore We shall now proceed 70 tell them,
rlied IN Gen Grant for tint nomination as candidate
for the Governor Of the State OF New York, was In
vor.by received But on consultation with homas
Murphy this was pronounced impossible, and
another selection had TO be made. Woodford alter
warI followed Grant to Long Branch, and was
persistent that the President became dsgusted with
him and withdrew even the qualified support he had
previously given. Mr. Roberts was then pitched
upon 10 the best candidate partly on aocount ~ his
TnE Sun. However when Fenton wrote to him
cordial letter promising bis support, the Conkl,ng
men became alarmed and feared that they were be
ing out witted by their shire wd enemy.
caucus OF the Suite Committee was called, and
II was determined To select third candidate, Mr..
Horace Greeley; and 10 this programme the ADMIN
islrat gave is adhesion. There several ref
for this choce'ear OF Fenton, anxiety to quiet
lie Tribune and provent the ely little digs which II
occasionally elves 10 tic Government and to satisfy
its veteran and ablo edi or, vi ose popularity with
the masses had been proved 1T the last Presidential
canvass So Roberts was induced to withdraw and
the machine vas set running for Greeley, Murphy
lrnining no the Custom House In the way IL should
20, md the President ~ yoring the movement But
when ihe parties arr at sarai oga fresh consider
lions hcg' to ptese. 'mselyes.
Greeley Was never popular Nth the country wire
pulcrs, whose rlscAlItes In albany he has exposed
and denoudce over AMI over again. The Conkiing
Hcn ulfo EtColtN ca lLHt II huDertH WAS Fehtnn
man. Greeley sin closely allied With that
Troublesome Senator. Hence there was great doubt
In camp, and nobody knew vIat to do. The regular
Ian Of campaign had gone wrong, and no one had
an, thing 20 substitute fer IL. All then was blind
lance. The country representatives would not
nominate Grctor the Murphy and Conkling men
wen. back on mri, aud l. Was soon found that he
equally had only atty faithful and honest supporters
| cut Of four hundred delegates. 4 larger number
| than This voted for him, but that was for
iorm's sake, and When they ieI sure that lac could
not be nominated
| As Tor Woojiori, lie had sixty votes sure bu
| coud rot get the support Of his own delegation
uat Of Kings county. He pleaded hard With III,
latter, and they finally promised TO support him oI
| tic frst psllot az compliment But when II cam,
10 voting all were adriit and medocrity having n,
oucmies soon accumnla ed support that sgan To pro
mise It's success Thcn sued the rush for tunat,
candidate, pnd before delegates were fully awar,
OF II tire WORK was done. Greeley. Roberts, Ter
willi"er Curtis, were lald aside, AMI WJodford wa,
tumiuated to be soon united with SIgsmund Kauf
mann. man frOm tho same district and of whom no
one ever heLrd before. The truth is that the whole
affair was a mere accident produced by fear o
| enton and combination OF circumstance, ant
the csult possible Uny IN this day and generation
| In this millennium OF mcdiocrity,