New-York tribune., 1872-10-18
ASPECTS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
RFMN1scrNrEs nF CNCINNATI.

"REMINISCENCES OF CLNClNNAA"
The Springfield RepWblicon recalls some O'o OF
the events which were directly connected WIN . -
cinnat Convention OF 1871 with view TO vindleanon
Of the whole p,oven,enr After discussing the preim
narfes OF the Convention, and noting the faet 'N's
was no organization for any candidate but JuaSo
TIE Republican says; -
personal bias for local candida Of many on tou,
70 nominate the who would prove the i o Il
fore the people Tne pohucA nahasit hasirt as the honest
men, apd more OF those who we're ceuhl.u alLol.A
f,rTsr sses Lcine generally the wisest men OF the
4So 4, nofcai mates we're for Mr. Adams than for
Mr. Greeley. After tee bdiiOtng Den' tIs 1uoicS INl
idy drifted down TO these two men and thongh per
sonal fecIiucs ambitions, dis1ppOintments ana re-
came In, as they always 90 lh s'S 3oi,, 70 ~,
nueHce more less votes lie nam reason Why mr.
Greeley nominated was that lue higoil4 oi tne @
Convention sincerely believed at lasJ that rl ne
would prove tle most popular cane, oSndluate atsesic,teIy
IN the balance for some time But the great nnal et
OF the Indiana decgatOn and very large minority oi
the Illinois delegation tAat- a. between the tNo t ~,
Greeley was Dest Tor thcir States These Two
ceegafi0na sincere intelligent, honest ana IN
haentia pa % tnr Pes me two or three most In
tons M the toult -o i 'ug w. W. ~ - a. t4,r,e
tellceut members each OF them were Tor MT Audihs
and tried an their persuasion upon teu assoclate 'u 81
for htm. bu w.thOut avail. These men came nack cou
santlv from their with the report tha ia
greeley Voud he stronger tan Mr. Adams and 1t was
Jhis conviction, holding euch power ih ue - uel t
tRat really determined tlc result MI Mcclure OF elln
sYivania was for Mr. Adams after uuse Lllls %
RED the majority OF hs le CATION for the .S'
L f
greeley mini ter be had obtained large majority on
the Convention. SO Of Gov. harnosl III Ie Wls H0'
Tor Mr.. Adams, nc certainly was not Tor MI GreeieJ'
The writer rectes tic facts which reveal the strength
OF the New-York Gele- lion which stood manfuly Dy
Mr. Greeley The delegation. by pointing TO MI Greeley
generous attitude toward the south since the end Of the
Rebellion and suggesting many elements OF popularity
IN his character and history took the susceptible dele
cations from the soLh and West, and thus laid the real
basis of his GIT Cincinnati The Repat5icaa adds:
Ina break in tho Missouri delegation through the in
terferenco o. Blair and Cratz Brown, smartng under
personal dsapncfrtmen, olt stiu influenced by their
political Judgment lr. Greeley would be the more
MS now 70 be made helped some So did the lack Of sim
Csrity In the ONO support for Dr. Adams; so did the
presence in the Mssachus delegation OF four votes
against him SO, above aL minor influences, did the
ares made the-r h-Hr the platform But the great
thing at lass was tla rne1t OF the majority Oh me
60 finally give up lrunb1l- and Davis anu Brown ana
felt that MI Greeley was better for them than Mr..
Adams. Ts, and nothing more, and nothing less gave
The duai decision at Cincinnati
Alter denying the silly charges Of bargaining, chican
cry ard trading al Cincinnati, The Republican reoukes
The elptous politicians who are continually saying, '' If
it had only been Adams" 1t says:
Ibis not becoming therefore because il is not inte
gent nor stclt for mcu who would have accepted
Mr. Atlmss nomination as IN honest one % pronounce
Bir GreeeyS a. GlshOnosy one. Nor Tor men VINO nave
been arguing years ior more generous treatment OF
the oouln Tor Just TINS ." era Iu oI HatloAa4 poiS
that Cincinnati InAu-ltcd and Baltimore accepted,
O.ratic party eager ho allowed 20 assist in esta-
l,liuE their blchs upon 10 and Us prlnci-
pics. for tLe ccl0u OF Gen. Grant on tle
ground that the southern people and the Dem
ocra-s cannot be r-rsted m their professions.
They may say, ,hey please, that Mr. Greeleys
nomination was. an una. one, tlab ms personal
qualities and political auOns render him unequal
L. the carrying work which the reform move
IJs and tt, rather than run the risk
al the failure OF the movement with lu they prefer 10
Grant This is Inconsistent; this IL not dshOnOrd-
bile, however much we may say 10 is against Jhe best
evidences of 0r Greclcys character ana public record,
and the teachings OF political experience But 10 Is u-
consistent 10 Is dIsLOnOrtue for men, who put their
hands 90 the pOw OF tls movement who app0udef the
Missouri revolution under Carl lurZ and Gratz Brown,
VINO have been secdl- 20 bring the Democratic party
up 20 The pIucc O tue new order lndJ was accom-
Tlshed at Baltimore and 20 relieve the south tcOm the
punderugs 0I corrupt ClrpeJ-Dacgers and ignorant
negroes. aud le per ccu or the spirit OF the war 70
against all their arguments for these results,
aud all tleIi appeals Tor reforms and go BACK 10
support and 90 take the reasoning ana
tie policy, that they were amOug the nfsJ 70 seek 70
arouse the country against They may reject Greeley
they have right o. the movement OF winch
A. 4 candidate.