Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-08-13
The Carmichael and Greeley Bar
gain-Brief Account of Its
History.

onauilia, ~. y. who In rising to the
age of fifty, became cunning and
strong local politician. He is life
long Democrat, great reader OF
newspapers, we'll informed, solitary
and thoughtful. He saw the weak
ness of his party unless great move
could be made To. add new strength
He also read Horace Greeley like q
book, saw his weakness and selfish
want of principle, and hoped to al.
lure him with the glittering Presi,
dental bait, to help Dem ocracy once
more into power under new name
lewis Carmichael, or as he is nick.
named, Luke was the first man
wise enough to see that this trade
could be made; that Democrats an d
IL. G. would swallow their mutual
hatred and "clasp hands across the
bloody chasm," for their mutual sue.
cess. We can all see it now, but on.
ly Luke could see it then. 5a
He wrote to Greeley last Septem.
her, telling what he thought could
be done, and urging him to be the
candidate for 1872. Greeley answer.
ed favorably in part, but feared he
could not get Democratic leaders to
support him. He invited Luke to
come to the Tribune office to talk il
over. They soon after had such an
interview, lasting nearly all day
Thelchief difficulty that then arose
was whetherthe standing Democrat.
ic candidate, Horatio Seymour, would
stand aside for Horace CarmchaeI
undertook to effect this, and Greeley
agreed TO become the candidate II
the promisent Democrats would lei
him. Carmichael then went to Sey-
mour, who was at first opposed be
gave him his plans and left him tC
think it over. They had a second
meeting by appointment, and Sey.
mour agreed that Luke was right
and that Democrats could support
Greeley.
Carmichael at once informed Gree.
ley of his success, and went about the
state to consult the leaders. They
of course cried out at such q move,
but were one by one convinced OF
two things, that they might possibly
succeed by following his PLAN land
that no other plan would win. So
Luke's daring scheme was adopted
This is brief account of the main
facts, but there are many columns OF
collateral facts and subsequent re-
suits already before the public.
The editor of the Binghamton
Republican learned it all from friends
of Luke, and at last went to Luke
himself and "intervie wed" him. The
latter was evrasive at first, but on
learning how we'll posted the editor
was, he talked it over very freely,
and related the facts above, with q
great deal more. They had two such
interviews. III. II. Howard of Una
dilla, an intimate Democratic friend
of Carmichael, told the whole story,
repeating the substance of several
important letters which he had seen
G. A. Dodge, editor of three country
papers of that region, says Luke wa:
last fall ridiculed for talking so much
of Greeley for the Democratic nom
inatiou, whereupon he produced and
showed the letters from Greeley and
Seymour to prove that he knew
what he was about. Henry Vanderu
sen had also seen Greeley's letters
all referring to the candidacy 81
above. One letter from Greeley, re-
ceived the last of April, urged thai
some Democrat must go to Cincin
natl to secure his nomination there
and he preferred that Carmichael
should go. Robt. w. Courtney had
also talked much with Carmichael or
this matter, and seen some import
ant letters, and half a dozen others
whose names and statements are
published, all were in their conf.
dence and corroborate the genera
facts.
Cnas. S. Carpenter is young man
of unusual probity and ability, wide.
ly known in Carmichael's region, as
editor of the Oneonta Herald. With
his own readers, no certifcatior
could be stronger than his word. HI
gives the following affidavit:
ONEoSTA, July IL, 1872.
c. S. Carpenter, being duly sworn, deposes
and says that he is resident of Oneonta, OF
sego county, in the State Of New York, and
that he Is well acquainted with Lewis Car.
michael, of Unadilla, in said county. That
Carmichael has for many years been Demo,
crat, interested in county, state, and nationa
conventions, which he frequently attended;
and that he has for about year past been en-.
gagged in seeking Democratic candidate for
the Presidency. That Carmichael was LAS
fall in correspondence with Horace Greeley
and Horatio Seymour, on the question Of
making new issues;on of which was the nav.
ment of pensions to disabled rebel soldiers, a.
well as TO Union soldiers; and that deponeni
saw letters from said Greeley and from Sey-
mour on that question. That one of Greeley:
letters, which deponent recognized by wha,
he knows of Greeley's handwriting, and by
the Tribune heading (ths letter being an an.
swer to letter of Carmichael, asking his
views on the Confederate pension question, J
expressed the views of Mr.. Greeley as favor.
able TO the passage of a law!proyiding that the
General Government pay pensions TO South
ern disabled soldiers; although he (Greeley)