Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-17
THE CONTROL OF THE NEW YORK
TRIBINE.

It appears that vigorous fight is going
on to get control of the New York Tribune
and take it out Of the hands of the present
management, and thus make it al organ
Of tie Grant administration. The effort is
to silence criticism in this powerful journal
BE- radical change ia its conduct. At
meeting Of the trustees Of the Tribune
Association, on the 18th inst, at which
every member vas present, Mr.. Sinclair
proposed to make AIr. Colfax the editor in
chief Mr. Colfax, it viii be remembered,
hal left his seat as the presiding officer Of
the Senate and gone to New York 10 COL
summate The proposition by which he was
to assume control OF Tie Tribune. But
Mr.. 6iuclsir's proposition received the
support of only himself and. one other,
six OF, Of eight trustees opP1siag it, sus-
tanning Mr.. Reds couduc5 OF the paper,
and urging that he b. retained with no ia.
slrucHous save to contiue carrying out the
policy of Mr.. Greeley's card. 1t was set
tied that no change would be made in the
policy oFthe paper, IS Mr.. Greeley left il,
without change in the controlling proprie-
torship. Failing in the effort to get
Colfax appointed cdi5or-in chief Mr.
Sinclair went 10 work % get Up g
pool 10 sell tie controlling interest,
in which ne received the corporation
of DR.. Aver, of cherry Pectoral notoriety,
and at last accounts had nearly or quite
made up Tie ffty-one shares needed, and
propose selling at The rate of million dol
lars to a combination representing the tele-
graph and administration interests. In
case this movement shall succeed, Mr..
Whitelaw Reid viii sell his four shares and
retire. A New York dispatch Of the 18th
inst. says:
at has transpired to-day tina. in The trus-
tees meeting Mir, Reid protested against
Mr.. Snclair's proposal 10 abandon the
ground on which Mr. ., Greeley placed the
paper in his card TesumiDg the editOrship'
He said Mr.. Sinclair was the last man who
ought 10 DO this injustice to Mr.. GTeeley's
memory; because L was through Mr.. Sin
clsir's solicit .tion, long e1ntiuued, that Mr..
Greeley finally consented TO become a
Presidential candidate. kr. Sinclair ad-
mitted this, buJ said be urged Mr. Gree
lev 20 it, and wrote letters over the coun-
try to further MIR. Graeley's chances at Gin
ciunati, because he knew that MIR. Greeley
would not support Grant, and thought the
Iext hes. thing was TO get him TO be can
didats himself Mr. Reid said be himself
had not favored Mr. Greeley's candidacy
and had discouraged Mr.. Greeley from i
nearly up to the time when Mr.. Greeley d.
rected him TO go TO Cincinnati as his repre-
sentative, but be believed in the Cincinnati
platform as Mr.. Greeley did, and woulC
not remain In charge of the Tribune if tn
platform we're opposed, and the position IL
which Mr.. Greely placed the paper by hi
card aud his latest writings were fnail.
abandoned, as be understood to be nov
proposed
This movement includes MIR. Colfax as
editor Of the Tribune. The editor Of tht
indianapolis Sentinel, who is said to haV
been once member Of the editorial stai
of the Tribune, reports MIR. Greeley's est
mate Of Colfax as follows:
at is impossible that Schuyler Cola
can be seriously thought of by the III
bune stockholders as the spprOpriat
man to ill Mr. Greel US place. One
and that, too, when Mr. Greeley was yer
friendly with the Vice President, frien
said to Mr.. Greeley: IF you are elected il
November, you had better take Reid K
Washington with you and put Colfax il
charge of the Tribune; he viii draw" Il
which Mr.. Greeley responded with NOR
than usual yigor in lis drawl: 'Schuyle
wouldn't make a reporter on the city fore;
and the Tribune would make pretty poo
figure with him TO work out It's destiny
The conversation, though in joeulsr vein
was of some consequence, and may even 8
this late day remind the sbort-sighted Trim
mers who are doing their ignoble best
ruin great journal, that they are goin
directly against Mr.. GTeeley's strongest COZ
viction."