Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-07-25
Startling Political Devel-
opment.
How Greeley was Nominated.
The Alleged Party Bargained.

lHOR GFGGlGT WdSNOmllalGa.
The Alleged Party Bargained.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT STATEMENT.
Pensions to Southern Soldiers
the Bond of Agreement.
BINGHAArroN, July 20.-The pledge OF
the managers of the Binghamton Re
publican is at last redeemed, and the
great conspiracy of Greeley, Seymour
and Hutchins is proven 10 the world.
The challenge" of twenty days stand
ing directed to the trio has failed to call
forth denial. One charge was that
Horace Greeley agreed in October, 1871,
on his own behalf, to be candidate for
President if Horatio Seymour and the
Democratic leaders would support him,
and that he held a correspondence on
the subject; that Mr.. Greeley formally
| recognized his agreement, and commu-
nicated the fact of the Democratic prom
osition to Reuben E. Fenton, who coll
ssnted to give assistance to the scheme /;
that HoratiO Seymour subsequently
agreed to give his support conditionally ;
that he communicated to Waldo Hut
chins OH this subject in reference to the
Cincinnati Convention, and that Sey-
mour acknowledged the correspondence
with Hutchins in letter dated May l.,
1872, three days before the Cincinnati
Convention; that Hutchins responded,
and became delegate to that eonven-
ton; that the fact of Democratic coali-
tion was well understood by some of
the delegates to that convention; and
that the expectation of Democratic sup
port secured Mr.. Greeley's nomination.
The disclosures show that Lewis Car
michael, of Unadilla, New York, is the
originator of the movement which made
Mr.. Greeley the Cincinnati and Balti-
more nominee. He wrote to Mr.. Gree
ley last September, giving his views
about the coming campaign, and invi-
ted him to become a candidate. Car
michaefs letter was addressed inside to-
Hon. Horace Greeley, the next Presi-
dent of the United States. He told Mr..
Greeley the time had come 'tO raft over.
Mr.. Greeley expressed his willingness
to become u candidate, but feared the
Democratic leaders would not support
him. He invited Carmichael by letter
to an interview. He accordingly went
to New York and had along talk with
Mr.. Greeley in the Tribune office, when
Mr.. Greeley told Carmichael that Sey-
mour was standing candidate with
the Democratic party, and that Sey-
mour would not step aside for him.
Carmichael replied that Governor
Seymour had not been consulted, and
had not said what he would do. Car
michael then offered to undertake to
secure Seymour's consent and coopera-
ton to the movement, and Mr.. Greeley
agreed to become IA candidate if Sey-
mour and other prominent Democrats
would indorse him. Carmichael saw
Seymour, who was at first inclined un-
favOrably to the project. He soon saw
Seymour again by appointment, and
said he, Seymour had concluded that
Carmichael was right, and that the
Democrats could support Greeley.
Carmichael soon informed Greeley of
his success with Seymour, and went
about the State Immediately to consult
with the Democratic leaders. The first
plan was to call a convention in Otsego
county to nominate Mr.. Greeley and
start the campaign. Last April Mr..
Greeley wrote to Carmichael that he
would withdraw, as he did not think the
Democracy would support him, but the
latter prevailed on him to stick until he
had time to work the thing up. The
above is from the lips of Carmichael
himself, who, at the close of his state
ments, nervOusly said that he would
rather be in fire than in this business.
Statements are given of several citizens
Of Otsego county relating to the whole |
whose characters for veracity |
are unquestioned, and who are about |
equally divided politically. G. A. Dodge |
editor of the Unadilla Times, Balm
bridge Recie,o, and Oneonto Democrat,
said Carmichael began to talk of Gree
ley for the Democratic nominee last fall,
and that Carmichael, to prove what he
was talking about, produced the Gree
letters. Henry Van Deu-
sen, Of Unadilla, has seen some of the
letters from Greeley and Seymour,
among which were quite number of
Greeley's- They all had more or less
reference to Mr.. Greeley's being can
iidate for the Presidency. One letter
from Greeley the last of April
spoke of the necessity of some Demo-
crat going to Cincinnati in order to Sc
cure his (GreeleyD nomination there,
and his preference was for Carmichael
to go. Hon. Robert w. Courtney, of
Sidney, was shown by Carmichael
letter from Greeley last March on the
subject of holding convention in OF
segO county to nominate him. When
Mr.. Courtney advised him that such 4
movement at that time would be prema-
,ure, Carmichael was just starting for
Syracuse to have an interview with
General John A. Greene. B. F. Ar
mold, Esq, attorney and counsellor at
Unadilla, saw and read the letters of
and Greeley. Carmichael told
1im that at one of his interviews with
Seymour the latter agreed to go and see
Hutchins, which he failed to do, but
wrote to Hutchins, giving his views on
he subject of nominating Mr.. Greeley.
He also wrote to Carmichael, saving
hat he had failed to see Hutchins, but
rad written to him, and inclosed to
the substance of his letter
% Hutchins. Seymour's letter to Hut
,hins was used at the Cincinnati Con-
1ention, and a copy was sent to Fenton.
.. NJ. Packard, Postmaster at Unadilla,
aw letter from Greeley to Carmichael,
lated last April, urging the latter to
tir around with the Democrats for him
Greeley. Carmichael informed him
hat he had received the Tribune since {
April free of charge. Carmichael said :
when he went to Albany to see Peck
lam and Cassidy with his scheme, they
allied him fool, and told him to go
home and stay there. There is good
authority for stating that Carmichael
vent to Mr.. Folet, a banker at Otsego,
md impaired information of his plans,
when Folet advanced him money on
,is wool crop to pay his expenses to
Utica and New York to confer with
Greeley and Seymour, lie frequently
1isited Folet, and showed him letters
lated last October. Letters received
from Greeley by Carmichael were in
mother envelop and sent to Seymour,
md rice rersd. In the course of time
.hey were again sent to Carmichael
with other letters. William. Il. Finch,
ESQ.,, has had the special privilege OF
,ranslating difficult letters for Carmi-
,hael, and can tell good deal when he
is autRoritatively summoned. Carmi-
,hael's first interview i'm the Tribune
office lasted four or five hours. The fol-
lowing affidavit is by Charles S. Car
penter, editor of the Oneonta Herald,
and highly esteemed gentleman. 9th
er atiidavits will be telegraphed here
after: asi7es s,'g.fr7
AFFIDAVIT OF MR. CaRpFNTEp