The sun., 1871-03-13
cnAsE. TIE oomING MY.
The Secrets 0fthe Last National Democratic
CouVentiOn-T Thurman Drunk aud Breath-
Ing Opposition 20 ChHse-Mr. WOollcy's
BOmbshe Ii-klUtIeriug Of the ~ Ounded.

The Secrets 0fthe Last National Democratic
CouVention-Thurmhn Drunk aud Breath-
ing Opposition 10 Chase-A1r. MOoiicy's
Bonnie she Ii-ElutIeriug Of the HOunded.
Correspondence Of The sun
CfScrNNAri, March 1.-THE secret history Of
the iast Democratic Presidential Convention seems
likely TO be urotty thoroughly revealed. A week or
Two ago InpI omptu," OF the Hlm,it0a Herald
who was OF the Pendleton Escort, published an
account (which was copied in THR SUM Of tile
msuner In which his nerves were shocked on reach
ing New York b. the information. imDartod 10 him
by the Hon. Aock Long, that Gentleman George
had not the Ehost Of chance for receiving the nom
inaton. but that bis special friend Wash Mclean.
together with Long, had n ali cut and dr1od to make
Judge Chase the candidate. Recently " Impromptu"
has had an interview with the Hon. Aleek, IN the
course Of which further curious developments were
made, and the following account OF this interview
appears IN The Hamilton Herald Of to day:
Here is tie COPY ~ a letter that wrote sey.
mour aiter lis nomination" said Aleck Long, IN
tue courso Of a Chat which i had WiGh hun at ~
paatn,l residence on Juhn street Cincinuau.
The letter was dated Juy IL. tl, same month aud
year Of the momorbie Democratic Convention IN
New York. A. was q sensible aud argumeutatiNe
aocuucut, in which the writer demonstrated tie
almost impossible chance oi tie Democratic om-
pe0 to election and entreatsd NAN TO Wi.hdr.N 10
favor OF Chase and would yOu believe it, cOnun-
ued M. Long, he never hAd tne grace " ropy "
Mr. Long" said l. " when met you in New
York. you were pretty certain that Chase would
have received The nomination"
WASH MeIeaR thought so TOO | tod You thai
GooTge Peudleton coud not get It, and was rght.
II my advice had been taken, Chase would have
been sprsng upon tie ballot wlen II was tire mis-.
fortune TO bave SeS mOur nominated, but ash and
otkors advised differently. Their idea Was 70 allow
Hendricks aud Hancock 20 run to The extent Of their
line, iOT they were IN the same boat with Pendle-
ton, peither stood any chance lor tue nomination,
and then Chase would haye carried the Conv en- ion
Just ~ Seymour did but hcCoOk and Valandig
ham spTang the mine, and hoisted ua upon our oWa
petard.
MSself-u was unfortusats that you deayed
Long-Uniortunatet IL was 10, indeed. Every.
thing was cut and dried, Judge Cooper OF Tennes-
see had speech prepared for the occasion, and the
matter was fully arranged. never felt more dis
| gusted in my life than when seymour was called
upon to aeoept the nomination. IL done 10 xiii
Hendricks, but IL did more 1t killed the Democratic
party Tor The time being.
Aysef-hr. Long, wasn't there considerable op-
position by members Of the Convention 70 the aom
inaton Of Mr.. Chase
Long-oh that would not have amounted to any.
thing IL IA true That at meeting at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel Thurman got drunk and, mounting a
table, pledged himself that he would not vote Tor
Cnsse, and so did Henry Clay Dean and the balance
VI thOse present; but Wash Mclean said II was all
| nonsense, and that they would come over fast
oaough when the whskey was out OF their heads
| hyseif-Do you thiuk that M Chase will allow
hin name TO DO used IN the forthcoming Convention I
Lnug-Ies Mr. Chase nas recovered from his re.
cent iudsposition, and think this time he viii he
| the Democratic standard bearer with as nearly as
possibin a chance OF being elected. | oorresponI
| WIN lhni but don't propose to show you any u
| his lettoFs.
Mysen-All right won't nsk you. Blu, what do
| yoa think OF Charley W0olley's Buckeye" revela-
| uOus
Long, think that wooney Is iniuring bip,solt
| more than any one else, | know that there ID A
feeling against Hendricks for the gone he piayel
| against Ioul!eton, and that Wash Mclean IL pecu.
hurlY bitter, but see all this Is 30 much in av1r
oi Chase, Who. SO lar as can into the future,
| viii a-suredly walk over tue track.
| thanked Mr. Long, and after partaking OF his
hospitality IN The snupe OF a pututi0n OF Whlshcyvd
ra'pborD,.l took my leave, wiser II not better
man. lMPROMHIU,