The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-10-11

How Horace Always Sought OmCe-
and Finally Betrayed the Repubi-
can Party for an Empty HOnOr-
Some Interesting Secret History
Prom aProminent New York Poll.
tician.
From the Missouri Democratic September "a
Mr.. Dexter A. Hawkins, distin-
guished lawyer of New York city,
who will be remembered as one OF
the chief prosecutors of Tammany
Hall, arrived in this city yesterday.
He has been visiting the far West
for the benefit of his health, and is
now on his return to New York.
Knowing his intimacy with New
York politics and politicians, and his
former friendship for Mr.. Greeley, a
Democrat reporter called upon him
at the Southern Hotel, and obtained
long interview, from which is con
densed the following:
Reporter-You live in New York
City?
Mr.. Hawkins-Yes.
Reporter-And you know Mr..
Greeley very well, don't you?
Mr.. Hawkins know him init
mately. 1 began to read his paper
before ! was old enough to take a
paper, and l have read it straight
along for twenty-five years, and
have been in the habit of giving it
articles.
R-You were a member of the
committee that made a report
against Tammany, weren't you?
Mr.. HI was the committee my
self. was upon that for years, be-
cause 1 found out that they were
plundering the city for years, and
nobody could find out about it.
There were twenty-eight months
that Tammany didn't make any re-
port whatever. Those were the
wenty-eight months of
THE GRAND STEAL.
We found that during eighteen
months some of them came from be-
ing beggars to millionaires.
R.-You remember. that the Irib-
une treated them very gingerly.
Mr.. H.-The Tribune at first
worked very fercely against the
Tammany ring, but in 1868 it at
tempted to prevent Grant from being
nominated, and wanted Tammany to
help beat him.
R-Yes; l know that Greeley
wanted that.
Mr.. H.-Failing in that, the Irijb-
une endeavored to get the Democra-
CIV to take Chase, and was willing TO
go over to the Democrats, provided
they'd take up Chase.
R.-What evidence have you that
they would have had lis support
had he been nominated at Tammany
Hall?
Mr.. H.-Well, the evidence is
simply this: that Whitelaw Reid,
particular friend of Chase, q little
before that, was brought to New
York, and regularly installed in the
editorial corps of the Tribune, and
it was a thing that was generally un-
derstood from the tone of the paper,
and the talk around the office, that
if Chase was nominated by the Dem
ocracy the Tribune would go for
him. They failed there, and
SEYMOUR WAS PUT UP.
Why? Tammany Hall saw clearly
that it would be impossible to carry
the Presidency four years ago. Their
tactics were then to make the State
and city, for they could steal more
out of the State and city than they
could out of the United States, and
they threw out Chase at once and
secured Seymour, because they saw
that with Seymour they'd secure the
State. When they did that, Gree
ley gave them up and supported
Grant.
R.-That was merely as a choice
of evils-as man not so bad as
Seymour?
Mr.. Has a man better than
Seymour yet they did not want such
a man chosen President. Then Gree
ley began to feel around for himself.
He wanted to be Governor. Some
said "Greeley," bpt those who said
"Greeley," threw him overheard.
R.-Was he a candidate before
the State convention?
Mr.. H.-Yes; he was q candidate
in 1870, and was voted for several
times, and expected to get it, but
failed, and was thrown overheard on
the third ballot, l think.
R.-What do you know about his
being candidate on the ticket with
Conkling in '67? You know the let
ter that came out?
Mr.. H.-That was simply to give
an excuse
FOR HIS BEING BEATEN
l was solicited to work for him my
self.
R.-Where?
Mr.. HIN New York, you know
he was twice candidate for the Sen
ate.
R.-When?
Mr.. H.-Once he was voted for
and was only defeated by electing
Ira Harris. Then be was voted for
again and got the nomination, and
finally withdrew. He has been a
regular candidate for Governor, but
never got the nomination. Three
years ago he was sure of the nomina-
ton, but after three ballots he was
thrown overheard. He attempted
to come up for the Presidency, but
there WAS no chance. He was growl
ing and threatening all the time-he
wanted Office, and we were extreme
ly anxious in New York that he
should be pacifed.
R.-Would it not have satisfied |
him if the President had allowed |
him the naming of the Custom House !
Collector of New York and some |