The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-23
Startling Political Developments.
How Greeley Was Nominated.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Pensions to southern soldiers the
Bond of Agreement.

DlNuhAhf LON1 JlJ 6U'-1ue pteuR6 y
the managers 0i the BinghAmpton Re
publican Is at at last redeemed, and the
great conspiracy Of Greeley, Seymour and
Hutchins Is proved to the world. The
challenge" oi twenty days standing di
rected 70 the trio has failed to call forth
q denial. One charge was that Horace
Greeley agreed in October, 1871, on hiG
own behalf, TO be candidate for Presi.
dent If Horatlo Seymour and the Demo.
cratic leaders would support him, and
that he held correspondent on the sub.
Iiect; that Mr.. Greeley formally recognized
his agreement, and communicated the
fact Of the Democratic proposition to
Reuben e. Fenton, who consented TO
give assistance to the scheme; that Hora.
ito Seymour subsequently agreed togive
his support conditionRlly; that he eommu.
nicated to Waldo Hutchins on this sub.
ject in reference to the Cincinnati Con.
vention, and that Seymour acknowl.
edged the correspondence with Hutch.
ins in letter dated May /, 1872, three
days before the Cincinnati Conven.
ton; that Hutchins responded, and
became delegate TO that convention; that
the fact Of Democratic coalition was
well understood by some Of the delegates
TO that Convention; and that the expecta.
ton Of Democratic support secured Mr..
Greeley's nomination. The disclosures
shog=that Lewis Carmichael, of Unadilla,
New York, isithe originator of the move.
ment which made Mr. Greeley the Gin.
cinnau and Baltimore nominee. He wrote
to Mr.. Greeley last September, giving his
views about the coming campaign, and
invited him to become candidate. Car.
michaels letter was addressed inside TO
Hon. Horace Greeley, the next President
Of the United States. he told Mr.. Greeley
the time had come "to raft over" Mr..
Greeley expressed his willingness 10 be.
come candidate, but feared the Demo.
cratic leaders would not support him.
He invited Carmichael by letter to an
interview. he accordingly went to New
York and had long talk with Mr.. Gree.
ley in the Tribune office, when Mr.. Gree.
ley told Carmichael that Seymour was q
standing candidate with the Democratic
party, and that Seymour would not step
aside for him.
Carmichael replied that Governor sey.
mour had not been consulted, and had
not said what he would do. Carmichael
then offered to undertake to secure Sey.
mour's consent and cooperation to the
movement, and Mr.. Greeley agreed to
become candidate il Seymour and other
prominent Democrats would indorse him.
Carmichael saw Seymour, who was at
first inclined uniavorably to the project.
He soon saw Seymour. again by appoint
ment, and said he, Seymour had con.
cluded that Carmichael was right, and
that the Democrats could support Gree
ley"
Carmichael soon informed Greeley Of
his success with Seymour, and went about
the State Immediately to consult with the
Democratic leaders. The first plan was
to call convention in 0tsego county to
nominate AIr. Greeley and start the cam
paign. Last April Mr. Greeley wrote to
Carmichael that he would Withdraw, as
he did not think the Democracy would
support him, but the latter prevailed on
him to stick until he had time 10 work
the thing up. The above is from the lips
Of Carmichael himself, who, at the close
Of his statements, nervously said that he
would rather be in fire than in this bust
ness. Statements are given of several
citizens Of Otsego county relating to the
whole matter; whose characters for ve-
racity are unquestioned, and who are
about equally divided politically. G. A..
Dodge, editor Of the Unadilla Times,
Bainbridge Rsview, and Oneonta Demo.
crat, said Carmichael began to talk OF
Greeley for the Democratic nominee last
fall, and that Carmichael, to prove what
he was talking about, produced the Gree
ley,Seymour letters. Henry Van Deusen,
Of Unadilla, has seen some OF the letters
from Greeley and Seymour, among which
were quite number Of Greeley's. They
all had more or less reference to Mr.
Grecley's being q capdidate for the Presi.
dency. One letter received from Greeley
the last Of April spoke Of the necessity Of
some Democrat going to Cincinnati in
order to secure his (Greeley's) nomination
there, and his preference was for Car
michael to 60. Hon. Robert W. Court
ney, Of Sidney, was shown by Carmichael
letter from Greeley last March on the
subject Of holding convention in Otsego
county to nominate him. When Mr..
Courtney advised him that such q
movement at that time would be pre-
mature, Carmichael was just starting
for Syracuse to have an interview
with General John A. Green, B. F. Ar
mold, Esq, attorney and counsellor at Una.
dilla, saw and read the letters OF Seymour
and Greeley. Carmichael told him that
at one Of the interviews with Seymour
the latter agreed to 60 andsee Hutchins,
which he failed 10 do, but wrote to
Hutchins, giving his views on the subject
oil nominating Mr.. Greeley. He also
wrote TO Carmichael, saying that he had
failed to see Hutchins, but had written to
him, and inclosed to Carmichael the sub
stance Of his letter TO Hutchins. sey-
mour's letter to Hutchins was used at the
Cincinnati Convention, and a copy was
sent to Fenton. E. N. Packard, Postmas.
ter at unadilla, saw letter from Greeley
TO Carmichael, dated last April, urging
the latter to stir around with the Demo
Gratis for him (Greeley,) Carmichael in.
formed him that he had received the
Tribune since April free OF charge. Oar
michael said when ho went to Albany 70
see Peckham and Cassidy with his scheme
they called him fool, and told him TO
go home and stay there. There is good
authority for stating that Carmichel went
oMr. Folet, a banker at Otsego, and i'm
parted information oG. his plans, when
Folet advanced him money on his wool
crop.to pay his expenses to Utica and
New York to confer with Greeley and
Seymour. He frequently visited Folet
and showed him letters dated last Octo-
Der. Letters received from Greeley BY
Carmichael were enclosed in another en-.
velop and sent to Seymour, and rice nersa.
In the course Of time they were again
sent TO Carmichael with other letters.
William T. Finch, ESQ.,, has had the