The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-08-09
vouslY that he had rather be in the
fire than in this business.
WHAT OTHERS KNOW ABOUT IT.

relating to Carmichael, the Creole
and Seymour letters, ETC. Thes
statements were carefully taken, an
are much condensed in order t
avoid repetition. These gentlemel
are most reputable citizens, who's
, character for veracity is unQuee
toned; whose knowledge of wha
they testify of is 10 be accepted a
precisely what they say 1t is; AM
who are equally divided, politically
That they are correctly reported W
give our own guaranty; and yerifi
cation by affidavit will be present
ed if deemed essential.
II. H. Howard, of Unadilla, /:
Democrat, and an intimate ant
confidential friend of Lewis Car
michael, who said that he had con
yersed with him often on the sub
ject, and seen and examined hi
letters, made the following state
ments, in substance:
Luke" Carmichael is the mar
who nominated Horace Greeley
for the Presidency, and know al
| about it. Luke" wrote to Gree
Hey last September, proposing that
he become candidate for the
flesi,le.~, I'D expressing the
belief that the Republicans who
were dissatisfied with the present
Administration could be united
with Democrats in his support
Greeley replied to the letter and
requested an audience with"Luke.' -
Luke" was pretty "'hard up
then, and did not have the money
to go to New York with, and would
not try to raise it of anybody here
Tin Unadilla), but he finally got it
of Toilet, in Otsego, and went
down and saw Greeley. Luke
and Greeley had long talk on
the subject in the Tribune Office,
which occupied more than half a
day. Greeley was willing to be a
candidate, but he was afraid he
was not available, because Demo
Gratis, such as Seymour, would not
support him. Luke" said that
was not certain, because it had
not been tried; he would under
take to bring in the Democratic
leaders to the support of Greeley.
Luke" came home after the in
terview with Greeley, and wrote to
Seymour on the subject. Seymour
answered the letter, and consented
to an interview. Toilet was gone
away from home then, and did not
return in two weeks. When he
did return Luke, got some more
money of him and went to see Sey-
mour, whom, fortunately, he found
at home. Seymour thought that
he could not endorse such move
ment, but promised to see ''Luke"
again. Luke came home, and
after few weeks, wrote to Sey-
mour, telling him that he had seen
no reason for changing his mind;
and that he still thought the nomi-
nation of Greeley was the only
way for the Democrats to succeed.
Seymour answered the letter with
favorable expressions, and consent
ed to another interview. "Luke"
borrowed money and went up to
Utica in about eighteen days. He
found Seymour a changed man,
and ready to accept Greeley as a
Presidential candidate, and cor
daily support him.
Luke" wrote Immediately to
Greeley, Informing him of what
had been accomplished and Gree
ley, in reply, wrote to Luke" that
he had sent to Washington, to
Fenton and others, to ascertain
what could be accomplished there.
In few days Greeley wrote again,
saying that it was all right in
Washington. That letter from
Greeley was sent by Luke to
Seymour. Further correspondence
followed, and the Cincinnati and
Baltimore Conventions were COM
pletely arranged for last April.
"Luke" went to Judge Peckham in
Albany, with his scheme, and the
Judge was about the maddest man
ever seen. He called Luke" a
ID fool, and told him if he had
any business to attend to at home
he bad better go home and attend
to it.
Howard SAID he had stated the
facts as they were given him by
his friend, whom he regarded as n
shrewd and able man. He had,
he said, seen all the letters to
which he referred.
G. A. Dodge, Esq, editor of the
Unadilla Times, cambridge Review
and Oneonta Democrat, said that
Carmichael began to talk Greeley
for the Democratic nominee for
the Presidency last fall, and for
that reason became q laughing
stock among Democrats, who pro-
nounced his earnest assertion that
he was telling the truth rs one of
"Luke's" whims that had crept
into his head in consequence of
being alone so much. But Car
michael, to prove that he knew
what he was talking about, pro-
duced his Greeley Seymour letters.
Henry Vandusen, at Unadilla, has
seen some of Mr.. Carmichaefs let
tiers from Greeley and Seymour
quite a number from Greeley.
Carmichael read Greeley's letters
to him, and they all had more or
less reference to Greeley's being
candidate for the Presidency.
One letter from Greeley, received
the last of April, spoke of the nee
cessity of some Democrat going to
Cincinnati in order to secure Gree
ley's nomination there, and his
preference was that Carmichael
should go.
Hon. Robert W. Courtney, of
Sidney, saw Carmichael last March
at his (Courtney's) house, and had
considerable conversation with
him on the subject of running
Greeley for the Presidency. Car
michael produced a letter from
Greeley on the subject of holding
a convention to nominate hin in
Otsego county, in which he advised
that such a movement would be
premature. Carmichael was then
making preparations to go to Syria
cuse and have an interview with
Gen. John A. Greene
B. F. Arnold, Esq, attorney and
counselor, at Unadilla, has seen
and read letters from Greeley and
Seymour to Carmichael Carmich.
| ael told him substantially the same
about interviews and the beginning
of correspondence with these gen
tlemen that is told in Carmichaers
statement here printed. At one
of the interviews between Carmi-
chael and Seymour, the latter
agreed to go and see Hutchins
which he failed to do, but wrete to
Hutchins, giving his views on the
subject of nominating Greeley
He also wrote Carmichael, stating
that he had failed to see Hntchin: