The New York herald., 1870-09-11

scenes and incidents oil that medley gathering, aud
its lame and lmpotent conclusions have formed the
chief topics OF political gossip for last couple of
days. Verify, the mountain mas been In labor with
the usual result Of bringing forth mouse.
THE SLAUGHTER OF GREELEY.
The delegates to the late radical convention from
the city returned full OF glad rejoicing at the way IN
which Conkling Inundated and got seven" with
creeley IL win be remembered that Greeley bitterly
onposed Tom Murphy's appointment as Collector,
orytng prominence TO the charge OF "cheating In
army contracts, anlliation with the Tammany lead
ers connection with Weed In the Philadelphia con-
yention and so forth. Conkng, IN reply to all this,
IN executive session. sailed into the philosopher OF
Chappaqua In the most scathing STYLE greeley
fired back with the charge OF cowardy sanderer and
other ..onpleasant, remarks OF like meaning and
tenor. Conkiing, Murphy, Arthur and the rest
s.aidu for Horace. and handsomely, Tor such SUD
iect 'Iaid him out" II was their game 10 geS the
greedy Greeley hungerng after the nesn POT OF Tue
Executive chamber. He was in every way encour-
aged and kept in condition for the OCCASION Mes
sage after message was sent to him assuring MIN
that the administration was for him; that Murphy,
acting under instructions from Washington, would
support him, and that he would receive unanimous
nomination. One pretended stumbling block was
put as blind for the shortsighted Horace. Would
Fenton oppose? Forbid 1t, Heayen Fenton was
always Greeleys friend ana everything must turn
ont lovely. Greeley, however, was very carerui
g. have 1t understood that he was the ad-
ministraton candidate, not Fentons This OF course
was conceded by the conspirators. and Greeley
was trotted loose into the field and kept up to his
knees in the clover OF growing greatness. 80 II was
that the innocent and deluded lamb Of the repubt
can party was ultimately LED to the sacrifice. The
consprators had drawn their game so fine, however,
tat when they came to play 1t they would nave
been beaten with their own cards, and Greeley
w9gd have been nominated contrary to the pro-
gramme, II they had not introduced the name OF
George w. Curtis at the last moment to neutraliZe
Greeley's real strength among the delegates. The
latter would undoubtedly have got all the votes not
cast for woodford but for that cunning piece Of na
strategy and on the very nrst ballot ne would have
Ieen declared the choice OF the Convention. But the
eonsplrators ordered it otherwise, and now Conk-
ling Murphy and the rest OF them are as jubllant
over the success of their plot and the con-
sequent disgrace and humiliation Of poor
Greeley before the country, as company
of opera boufers after a successful benent.
He was defeated distinctly on the ground that his
nomination would destroy the party. Could insult
and rank ingratitude 60 furrherf Since the return
of the city conventionists oud-mouthed Charley
Spencer has been going the rounds proclaiming In
all the barrooms and at the street corners how even
he whom the philosoper so often referred to as the
Tombs shyster Of the party had got his satisfaction
out Of the old mans hide" But, with his usual
philosophic complacency, Horace will eat the eek.
HOW MARSHALL O. ROBERTS WAS LAID OUT.
Roberts was a strong candidate for the Executive
chair-a wealthy retired merchant. subscriber to
all the Grant testimonials, but with a still pethoric
purse to help his election along. He was, however,
rated q 'sore head" and lacked the confidence OF
the administration. He had expected to be made
Secretary Of the Navy, OF to be appointed to some
other rich placer near the head Of the government
such as his contributions might naturally have led
him to expect. But he was overlooked, and now
he must be kept out OF the way alto
gether, lest In the desperate chances Of political
fe he might be elected State Executive and use the
powerful influence OF that position against Grant in
the election Of delegates TO the next National Con-
venton. To let him go down easy, however, he was
1nveigled to that Sunday dinner OF Grants at Pierre
points country seat at Garrison's, where. during
the walnuts and the wine not forgetting the Presi
dental cigars, Grant appealed to Roberts to with
draw a candidate, because, as the case was put,
Grant wanted to have Greeley nominated and thus
get him out OF the way aspirant for the posi-
ton of Minister to England. SO Roberts got sud
denly, aud without any just reason, very sick, and
thereupon sent his letter the declining, or
pretended nl-health, the republican nomination.
Since then Roberts discovered that "big mice'
at work at that friendly dinner party, and sold
then, as he was he has not yet recovered from his
tndispostiOn.
woODFORD's NOMINATION.
George W. Curtis, the Marplot Of poor Gree.cy's
political aspirations in the late Convention had been
badly overcome with desire for the nomination o
Governor, and 1t had been arranged that Senator
White should nominate him, thereby securing fol
him real strength In the convention. This would
not answer Charley Spencer got In ahead o
White and nominated Curtis as his best friend III,
great blunderer, Charley, did not help his ''bes
friendn much, but the move secured for the Muir
phyites and Conklngites the control OF the Conven
tion and left the cards in their hands, that the
could withdraw Curtis at any time and presen
Woodford to the Convention as the proposed new
standard bearer OF the party. This was accordingly
accomplished just as movement was benz
concerted to unite The forces Of Greele.
date dates ouriS Then ~ bathering Spencer again ros
to give tongue, and In obedience TO manifest des
tiny and at the wish Of the Convention, he turned
from the support OF one friend to that OF anothe
and summarlly Withdrew Curtis name in favor o
Woodford. Curtis was temporarily absent at tn
astounding intelligence OF Spencer's strategy, which
killed two birds-nimsef and 'Greeey-with on
stone was 10 n gave
the Convention; but IL was all too late-the deet
was done past recall, and Woodiord was nominated
When the result OF tine ball0iiDg was announced al
the old heads or the Convention looke
at each other with dumb dismay, realizing
for the first time the ridiculous farce i
which they were taking part. This sens
of responsibility was relieved, however, when the
reflected on the hopelessness OF the election AM
that the struggle in which they had been engages
was more to obtain the control OF the organization
In the possession Of the State Central COMMITTEE
and united delegation to the National Convention
In favor OF Grants denomination than 10 secure tn
success OF the present campaign. This was the rea
struggle. After while the whole affair was We've,
In IT'S ludicrous aspect, and general 'snigger' wa
lnduged III at the expense OF the "general' whom
they had Just nominated. In this temper Charlie
Spencer suggested that they might as well ''smile
outside in which ne was supported by the Who'll
Convention, and without a par TO any sue
indecorous proceedings the barrooms contigu0u
were Immediately taken possession OF. After smll
Ing t0gether-and such pair OF perpetual smiersl-
Chauncey Depew and Rufe Andrews started TN
enigmatical question as to whether the bald eagl
OF WestchesIer (HusLed or the new STANDARD
bearer OF the party (Woodford could nv the Amer
can eagle highest. II was finally conceded how