The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-08-01
THE GREAT CONSPIRACY
A History OF the InfAnOu'
scheme from the Beginning.
Statements, Amdavits, Let.
tiers, Etc.


and Baltimore. We do more than re-
deem our pledge-in this sense, that
we had obligated ourselves to present
the proof, upon denial by any one oi
the three Of the truth Of one Of oul
charges; and there has been no such
denial. Accepting the failure 10 meet
the challenge as confession that nc
denial is possible, except at risk
greater than that Of permitting the
charges, which have been before the
public just twenty days, and unable to
gain the additional advantage Of max.
ing 1t certain, not only that the collu.
sion we charge between these men
really existed, but that the truth II
not in them, we give to the public the
prsofs that have convinced US, beyond
the possibility of denial or question,
that Horace Greeley was made q Dem
ocratic candidate for President by his
own procuring and that Cincinnstl
and Baltimore were parts Of the same
conspiracy.
We reprint here the terms OF our In
dictment, as follows:
"A CHALLENGE
"FOR HORACE GREELEY, WALDO
HUTCHINs AND HORATIo SEYMOUR.
"These men have failed to answer
the charges Of political arrangement
or bargaining made concerning them,
and repeated by this journal and In
order that the issue may the more
plainly appear, aud they may have Qp'
portunity Of denying, or admitting, ol
explaining the facts, as they may pre-
fer, we put these facts as we under
stand them in form as follows:
~. That Horace Greeley agreed. In
October, 1871, on his own behalf, to be
a candidate for President of the Uni.
ted States, II Horatio Seymour and
the Democratic leaders would support
him and held Q correspondence on
that subject, of which one letter was
dated October 4, 1871. That Mr.. Gree
ley formally recognized this agree.
ment, and communicated the fact o1
the Democratic proposition to Reuben
4. FentOn, who consented to give his
assistance to the scheme.
"2. That Horatio Seymour who
was regarded rs himself candidate)
and some Of the Democratic leaders
subsequently, agreed 70 give MI. Gree.
ley their support, condttionally.. That
Horatio Seymour communicated win
Waldo Hufchins on this subject, ia
reference especially to the Cincinnati
Convention. That H0fatio Seymour
aneElsaSes sa TIE n ssses
ted May /, 1872, three days before the
Cincinnati Convention was held.
"3. That Waldo Hutclins respond.
ed, and became delegate to that Con-
vention. That the fact Of Democratic
coalition was well understood by some
of the delegates to the Cincinnati Con.
vention and that the expectation Of
this Democratic support aided. or Sc.
cured, Mr.. Greeley's nomination
The kind of evidence and the
amount of 1t promised will appea,
from the following, appended to oul
challenge:
"Now. we propose, il the points
we make here are denied BY any one
Of the persons named, to publish the
testimony of the holder of the cores
pondence we have mentioned-which
correspondence we have seen, in the
handwriting of Horace Greeley and
Horatio Seymour, including accounts
Of interviews with Horace Greele,
and Horatio Seymour, and Others
such testimony showing, with the ev
idence of the letters, and ample cor
roborative evidence, the mode IL
which Mr.. Greeley and Mr.. Seymou,
were brought together and embracing
much information Of detail. We shs!
give Mr.. Seymour aud Mr.. Greeley I
witness Of their own, who has beer
provided with his certificates 0
character by themselves, and whom
they do not dare TO discredit. Shal
we have response
For the purpose Of classification, WI
present the proofs in order, as follows
!. The narrative Of the originate
of the scheme which made Horace
Greeley a candidate for President b.
Democratic nomination at Baltimore
and previously by Democratic infiu
ence at Cincinnati. His credential
being letters Of Horace Greeley ant
Horatio Seymour.
2. The corroborative statements Q
several gentlemen, we'll know
and prominent citizens, who hav
been cognizant OF the scheme In som
Of its details, or have seen the letters
ETC., which are part oft.
3. Affidavits setting forth the NOR
important facts Of the scheme, or es
tablishing the statements preceding
and verifying the letters.
8. An exposure Of the correspond
ence, embracing the names Of tn
writers OF the letters, the spproximat
or exact dates, the references Of ~
thority, and an analysis Of the cor
tents OF the letters.
THE DISCLOSURES.