The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-07-11
0RBHlnY'S TRADE.

Secret Conferences and Correspondence
Between Greeley, Seymour, Waldo
Hutchias and others-Negotiafions
Looking to Greeley's noninatian Be
gan Sir months before the Cincinnati
Convention.
From the Binghampton Republican June %.
We have como in possession of some
facts, which account in part, If not
wholly, for the remarkable and hithcr-
to inexplicablc action of the Democrat
ic leaders in endeavoring to force Hor-
ace Greeley upon their party as its cam
didate for the Presidency. In Octo-
Der of last year, months before the
Liberal" Republican Convention of
Missouri began the Cincinnati move
ment, Mr.. Greeley was in conference
with Democrat in this State, whom
we know, on the subject of the Presi-
dency that Democrat was hunting for
compromise or dissatisfied Republic
lican candidate whom the leaders of
his party would indorse; and Mr..
Greeley agreed to accept, If nominated.
Mr.. Greeley wrote letter to this dem
Ocrat, in reply to one, and these led to
the conference, at Mr.. Greeley's invita-
ton /; at schich meeting Mr.. Greeley con-
sented to become tho candidate If the
nomination tcas rendered him. We have
seen Mr., Greeley's letter, to which we
have referred, in his own well known
hand writing.
The Cincinnati Convention of So
called Republicans, was then thought
OF, but we have proof, that we deem
conclusive, of the fact that Democratic
collision with some of the delegates of
that Convention, particularly from this
State, led directly to Mr.. Grceley's
nomination. A prominent Democrat
of Central New York wrote to prom
nent man, hitherto Republican, one
of Mr.. Greeley's chief friends and ad-
visers, in New York City, only a few
days before the Cincinnati Convention
met, ON the subject of the proposed
candidacy. That Democrat was in ia
vor of Greeley's nomination, and be-
leived that the Democratic party of
the country could be brought to his
support in certain contingencies. The
reply to the letter was reply which
pleased AND gratified him lit crowned
the negotiation and the result, an un-
derstanding of what the Democrats
were prepared to undertake, was as we
have said, made known to the promi-
nent men in the New York delegation
at Cincinnati. The name of the lead
lug Democrat we have mentioned is
Horatio Seymour; and of the Repnbli-
can friend Of Horace Greeley, Waldo
Hutchins. That the negotiation was
carried on, we have seen the sufficient
and undeniable proof. We have been
shown letter from one of the well
known writers of the last named COR
respOndence. Horace Greeley, Waldo
Hutchins and Horatio Seymour were
the "high contracting parties," to the
greatest scandal in American politics.
We state the fact of the correspondence
on our proper responsibility; and il
any one Of the persons we have named
denies, we will give dates and details
and procure testimony, that they will
not be in position to dispute. The
statements not contained i'm the two
letters, one of Mr.. Greeley's, which by
the way, set aside Chase for Democrat.
ic use rs "broken down"--and the 9TH
err signed by one of the three mention,
cd. are given upon perfectly good
authority. There is no longer any rea,
son to doubt that there has been Q
perfect understanding between Gree
ley and the Democratic for at ,leas
eight months past Republicans whit
have regarded Mr.. Greeley Us Re
publioan, and who have given an,
confidence to Cincinnati, will be as
founded to learn that he was in effec
sold TO tho Democrats before Cincin
natl that he would undoubtedly hav,
been made candidate before the reg
ular Democratic Convention, if thel,
had been no Cincinnati, and that the,
are the victims of a bargain carried
ont by trickery, which WILT grow
more and more likely-be consumrte,
at Baltimore.