The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-10-11

md why shouldn't I have one? 1
I'm better entitled to office than Ray
nond." He is not a man that ever
solicited any one to ask it for him.
He never asked the party who voted
Tor him. His way of doing it is
this: We are electing Governor,
Or Senator, or member of Congress.
You go to Mr.. Greeley and say,
'What do you think of Mr.. for
Governor, or Senator as the case
may be)-is he a fit MANI" He Is
not. He would not do at all"
''What would you think of so-and-
so?" she is worse than the other
man." And so on through the
whole pile. But when you come to
Greeley, you would say: "Well, 1
don't think 1 would be elected; you
would find a better man than myself,
butstill
I WOULDN'T REFUSE TO STAND IN THE
GAP"
R.-Yes; he always made a bitter
fight against everybody.
Mr.. ,H.-Yes. He is down on the
Republican party, because every
time we had Senator to elect from
the State of New York we didn't
vote for him; when we had Cover
nor to elect we didn't elect Greeley;
when we wanted members of the
Cabinet to whom we had a right we
didn't pitch upon Greeley.
R-Greeley wrote letter, dated
September, 1870; you say that was
done by agreement2
Mr.. H.-The way it was told to
mel was not present-was this
Seeing the antipathy that was grow
ing up in Greeley's mind against the
party, knowing well that it was be-
cause he hadn't an office; on looking
the field over it was thought the
safest place to put him, in to pacify
him, was the Vice Presidency, and
it was appointed to have him go to
and have a conference
ut a dinner party, and the thing
would be mooted to start him for
Vice President, and have Colfax to
resign. Greeley fell into it at once.
He thought that no one who was in
the office would retire, but he was
satisfied with it provided A. B. and
G. agreed to it. Well, A. 3. and G.
agreed to it to pacify him, and he
came back to New York perfectly
satisfied. After his arrival in New
York it was suggested that he
should go South and vindicate him
self.
R.-He was here two years ago,
and made speech at the Fair
Grounds.
Mr.. H.-That was q part of the
R.-And then he went South.
Mr.. H.-That was a part of the
R.-When he was here he was sat
.sfed with the promise of Vice
Presidency.
Mr.. H.-Yes, he was satisfied with
5he Vice Presidency. Finding there
vas a great deal of dissatisfaction
With General Grant about some Gus
ON House positions in New York,
It occurred to him that he could
make use of the feeling against
Grant
IN HIS OWN FAVOR.
He Immediately resolved to build
or the Presidency. He changed
,he course of the Tribune from mere
lnfriendllness to violent hostility
,oward the administration and COM
nenced to select his advisers and
friends from the worst and most un-
,crupulous of the Tammany Demo
rats. He had formerly looked upon
General Grants denomination as
certain, and had indorsed Grant, but
low he determined to break Grant
loWn and build himself up.
R.-Did Greeley think he could
get the straight Republican nomi-
lation against Grant?
Mr.. H,-Yes. While he was in
he South he became impressed
With that idea. Some of US heard of
t, and we had a consultation about
t. Then we called at the Tribune
,fice and consulted Whitelaw Reid,
he managing editor, and set forth
he facts to him; that we could not
lave Greeley for President; if we
put him up that he would be beaten,
ind that it could not be done. We
suggested that he should switch off
md stick to the track of the Vice
Presidency. Whitelaw Reid said it
was
NO USE TALKING TO GREELEY;
He had made up his mind to run for
.he Presidency. l think Reid was
IN the plot as much as Greeley was.
Finding that nothing could be done,
We had to leave him to take his own
course. When he returned from the
South he was invited to a dinner
given to him by the Gridley Club,
of the worst and most cor
,upt politicians of New York. 1 and
others were invited to attend, but
Later in the evening we
vent down to see what kind of
crowd they had, and we found all
The prominent corruptionists ofNew
York.
R.-That was the time he made
lis speech against carpet baggers2
Mr.. H.-Yes. Among the givers
IF that feast were Hank Smith, who
got $4,000 a year from Tammany
or doing nothing. His name don't
appear on the payroll at all. There
vas also the man whom Greeley had
appointed Port Surveyor; in short,
| lot of that party. These were men
n whose hads he was. We were en-
.irely satisfied that
HE MEANT WAR
IN the Republican Party, and that
le was ready to do anything to help
lis own nomination. Then, by and
", we found that the Tribune had
he Tammany advertising, which
to nearly 100000 year,
nd then we found they were con-
family saying good things to Tam
many. He Immediately entered in
o a secret arrangement with Tam
many, by which the money and in
Iuence of that organization were to