The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-08-09
TIE GREAT CONSPIRACY.

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How Horace Greeley Came to be til
. Democratic Nominee for the
Presidency.
The Double PIOt-CineiHnati and Bait
A HiAtery Of the Infamous Scheme frol
the Beginning.
Statements, Alldayits, Letters.
To-day we redeem our pledge I,
prove true our charges agains
Horace Greeley, Horatio Seymou
and Waldo Hutchins, in referenc,
to the candidacy of Horace GreeleJ
at Cincinnati and Baltimore. w
do more than redeem our pledge
IN this sense, that we had Obliged
ourselves 10 present the proof, uDoT
denial by any one of the three Of
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there has been no such denial. Ac.
cepting that failure to meet the
Ichallenge as q conclusion that no
denial Is possible, except at a risk
Igreater than that of Permitting the
charges, which have been before the
public just twenty days, and unable
to gain the additional advantage OF
making it certain, not only that the
i GnIInofnT1 oh
men, really existed, but that the
truth - not in them, we give to the
public the proofs that have conVinc-
ed us, beyond the possibility of de-
NAL or question, that Horace Gree
ley was made q Democratic candi-
date for the Presidency by his own
procuring, and that Cincinnati and
Baltimore were parts of the same
conspiracy.
We reprint here the terms of our
Indictment, as follows:
'a "a CHALLENGE
''FoR HORACE GREELEY, WALDO HUTCH
ms AND HoRATIO SEYMOUR.
These men have failed to answer the
| charges OF political arrangement or bar
| gaining made concerning them and re-
peated by thi Journals; an in order that
the issue may more plainly appear, and
that they may have an opportunity Of de-
facts, as they shall prefer, we put these
facts as we understand them in form as
follows:
~. That Horace Greeley agreed, in
October, 1871, on his own behalf, to be q
candidate for President of the United
States, IL Horatio Seymour and the Dem
ocratic leaders would support him; and
held a correspondence on that subject, of
which on letter was dated October 4,
1871. That Mr. Greeley formally rec
ognized his agreement, and communities
ted the fact Of the Democratic proposition
to Reuben E Fenton, who consented to
give his assistance to the scheme.
"2. That HoratIo Seymour (who was
regarded as himself n candidate), and
some of the Democratic leaders subse-
quently agreed to give Greeley their
support, conditionalIy. That HoratiO
Seymour communicated with Waldo
Hutchins on this subject, in reference es-
pecially to the Cincinnati Convention.
That HOratio Seymour acknowledged the
correspondence Of himself and Hutchins,
in letter dated May 1, 1872, three days
before the Cincinnati Convention was
held.
"3. That Waldo Hutchins responded,
and became delegate to that Convention.
That the fact of Democratic coalition was
to the Cincinnati Convention; and that
the expectation Of this Democratic sup
port aided. or secured, Mr.. Greeley's
nomination.
The kind of evidence and the
amount of 1t promised will appear
from the following, appended to
our challenger:
"Now,we propose,if the points we
make here are denied by any one of
the persons named, to publish the
testimony of the holder of the cor
reSpondence we have mentioned
which correspondence we have seen
in the handwriting of Horace
Greeley and Horatio Seymour, in
Guiding accounts of interviews with
Horace Greeley and Horation Sey-
mour and others; such testimony
showing, with the evidence of the
letters, and ample corroborative ev-
idence, the mode in which Mr..
Greeley and Mr., Seymour were
brought together; and embracing
much Information of detail. We
shall give Mr.. Seymour and Mr..
Greeley q witness of their own,
who has been provided with his GER
tificates of character by themselves,
and whom they do not dare to dis
credit. Shall we have q response 2"
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we present the proofs in order, as
follows:
/. The narrative of the origina-
tor of the scheme which made Hor-
ace Greeley a candidate for Presi-
dent by Democratic nomination at
Baltimore, and previously by DEM
ocratic influence at Cincinnati. His
credentials being letters of Horace
Greeley and Horatio Seymour.
2. The corroborative statements
of several gentlemen, well known
and prominent citizens, who have
been cogniZant of the scheme in
some of its details, or have seen the
letters, etc., which are part of it.
3. Afidavits setting forth the
more important facts of the scheme,
or establishing the statements pre-
ceding, and verifying the letters.
4. An exposure of the CORES
pondence, embracing the names of
the writers of the letters, the APP
Proximate or exact dates, the refer
encs of authority, and an analysis
of the contents of the letters.
THE DISCLOSURES.
Lewis Carmichael, of Unadilla,
Otsego county, New York, is the
originator of the movement which
made Horace Greeley the Demo-
cratic candidate for President. Mr..
Carmichael is q farmer politician a
man of brains impracticable, often !;
enthusiastic in politics, according
to his repute among his neighbors
but q proved prophet now; of small
means and broad acres; very rich in
fame of its kind-if to have the
credit of projecting q movement,
which, however humble the instru-
ment Of its accomplishment, is the
most amazing achievement of poll
/ tics, may be accounted fame. What
his motives and purposes were in
undertaking his part of the trans
action may be understood from his
statement, which we have obtained
for publication, and print below.
| 1t was given in the form here pre-
sented, after our original announce
ment of the facts; and with knoWl-
edge that the facts weFe already in
our possession; and further that
there could be no misrepresenta-
ton except at the risk of detection,
personal discredit, and depriying
himself of the honOr-as that may
be estimated-to which he is enti-
tied by his connection with the
movement. That he regards as q
great fact accomplished, for he has
faith that Greeley will occupy the
White House.
The truth, was received by us
without injunction of secrecy with
fout resorting TO means that can, or