The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-20
What Ferry's Reelection to
the Senate Means.
THE DEATH OF KING CAUCUS.
Possible Accommodation OF
Dan Voorhees,.
CAMPAIGN STORIES FOR GREELEY.
WASHINGTON, May II, 1872.
THE FERRY ELECTION.

Inc election OF OrrlB D. Ferry over Joseph hHW
ley, in Connecticut sufficiently shows that the back.
bone OF party organizations s broken. When the
caucus is condemned the party has lost Its COM
handing power. State where the democrats are
trained in the old obedIent school OF Thomas Sey
mour and Isaac Toucey, and where years OF victory
under Buckingham made the republican party al
most as compact and disciplined, should have been
among the last to make coalition to beat p0pu-
lar man like Hawley in favor Of an invalid, resident
In part OF the State bordering on New York, and
supposed to be more amenable to Its influences than
to those Of home.
FERRY COMPARED TO HAwLEY.
Apart from political considerations Connections
acted wisely in returning Mr. Ferry who Is an able
lawyer and an exemplary man-conservatlve ana
courteous. He is about fifty years old, Yale
graduate, and he has been In the State militia and
IN politics thlrtyhve years. During the war he
served with modest distinction, and has had much
less to say about 1t than Mr.. Hawey who Is fond of
making speeches. ending with the assertion that he
has followed his principles up to the jaws OF
help. e., been under fire. Ferry has soft
countenance, gray hair and refined look. He
never INDUCES in personalities, speaks
in manly, earnest manner, and his
short address in opposition to Senator Summers
Civil Rights bill, put forward about two
months ago, was an able reply to the
assumption Of the Massachusetts Senator. There
is but little doubt In the minds OF judges here that
Ferry Is more conscientious public man than Ed
munds and more logical one than Sumner. The
state of his health prevents him becoming involved
In long and earnest discussions, but he Is a c0nst
tutOnal man, and his reelection will probably be
followed by his advocacy Of the liberal republican
ticket and platform. Tie had heretofore announced
his intention of supporting Grant, but neighbor
hood judges say that he took this position in Oppo
Ex-senator Foster
going to Cincinnati. The democrats of Connecticut,
whether they have elected liberal q regular re-
publican, have elected constitutional democrat in
feeling and man who will always vote against the
interference system OF government.
JOE HAwLEY
ia O bluff, thick-set broad -shouldered man, quits
popular among his friends, and an editor OF
one of the two leading republican papers In
the Nutmeg State General Grant had no more
devoted servitor. Hawley is rather Emphatic and
tired Of editorial work. and anxious FOR public life.
He an early abolitonist, and when he went into
the war for his faith he drew admiration from his
neghbors His dogmatism bluntness, and habit OF
sticking for party rules have somewhat depop-
ularized him, and his defeat has been great blow
to hin. The effect OF the election In washington
city was electrical and thought to he more sgnin-
cant than the result of popular election in large
State 1t showed the democratic party In the old
OF Its Legislature I'm both Houses was willing to
vote for liberal republican, and it proved to the
rided could really ceave down to the very root Of
their organization. 1t was very significant that
Charles Sumner, an old and close party man.
rushed over at the news and shook hands with
Ferry.
TO BE INITIATED.
Precisely the same thing that was done at New
Haven could have been done at Columbus, Ohio, on
the occasion Of Shermans election but , f3r , the
timidity Of Fred Hausereck, for even there
the caucus dictates could have been upturned.
men nc Of ohc more directly to be ala
Sherman's reelection Morgan is one OF those vain,
saps s FL ave Sas
get his complimentary ballot at Columbus he gave
the dexterous sherman chance to ride In by the
sleight OF hand OF the Lieutenant Governor.
VOORHEES, ROORBACK.
The feeling against Dan Voorhees, has not subsidized
among the democrats, and the echoes Of the regular
democratic press coming In from all parts OF the
country have considerably frightened the half dozen
Congressman whose interests are not averse to
Grants reelection Mr.. EIdridge, OF Wisconsin, has
been under suspicion by his colleagues for his
popularity at the WI White House dinners and for
generating the District Board Of Public Works for
It's twelve million OF expenses. voorhees, was sit
ting in his place the other day when a carpet
Dagger, named Clark, Of Galveston, Texas, who was
born and resident in Connecticut, came up to him
"Mr. voorhees,, must congratulate you upon youi
bold and manly speech. 1t gave our side universal
satisfaction
When the man had turned away Voorhees, said
with long oath, "Great God there. must have
been something wrong In that speech n that scoun-
drely carpet-bagger sees anything In 1t to praise"
ROOSEVELT ON VOORHEES,.
! met Robert Is. Roosevelt yesterday who has not
always been an earnest fusionst, and found him
very warm for Horace Greeley. He said that his
colleague, Smith Ely, had gone to the Rochester
Convention to work for Greeley.
"As to Voorhees," said Roosevelt, ~ got in that
question on him about going to the White House,
because 1t was generally SAD SAD among democratic
wanted few democrats like him In his yGrants)
party, and would like to turn out an equal number
ia nf yhn had oil hoa
publcans. Our feelings" said Roosevelt, ION the
democratic side, are that Dan voorhees, had better
go out Of the party any way. He and Caleb Cush-
ing and dozen more here belong to Grants side
This year there will be general declaration Of war
POSTMASTER JONES ON GREELEY.
Postmaster Jones, OF New York, tells good
campaign story for Horace Greeley:-Some time
ago one Norton, Cashier OF the Post ONCE turned
out as defauter, and the United States govern
ment came down on his securities among whom
was Horace Greeley, responsible to the extent Of
about thirty thousand dollars. Greeley was very
FESTIVE under this obligation, and he Is so much in
a Of debt the he saa wssa n
Finally meeting OF the endorsers was held, and
an s took up bis bond
"They say write an internally bad hand,n said
gets on one OF these thingsu
GREELEY HELPING HALPINE.
:, Among the good passages Of Greeley's life, and
that which recommends him most particularly 70
Roosevelt, to Postmaster Jones and Others Is his
advocacy OF the claims Of the widow Of the Irish
poet, G. G. Halpne. Halpine died suddenly In the
possession Of an Office worth $4,000 year, out OF
which, with poets want OF thrift, he had saved
nothing except some partial h on as s1ca
orphan children, who would have been re.
duced to extreme poverty In few weeks Dut
for Horace Csreeey's influence. Greeley went pers0-
nay, telegraphed and sent messages to Albany, In:
ssting that Fenton should put Jones or some o.
and let the profits accrue for the whole OF the I'M
expired term in favor Of Happiness family Fenton
had no great friendship for Halpine and was 10th
\" Give away nm ONCE OF such value for mere SEN
tmentaty when it would have been o. the highest
Showed great force and industry In bringing In
duences TO bear upon Fento1 and among other
sher7dan and the leading generals OF the army,
mploring them on behalf Of 2 comrade to send des.
patches to Fenton at Albany urging him to DO
were these things done that Patrick Jones was
made trustee OF the ONCE, and the whole proceeds
thereof for the remainder Of the term were secured