Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-07-17
GREELEY'S TRADE.


Between Greeley, Seyrnogs, Waldo
Hutchins and 9th Negotiations
i looking to GreeIey's Nomination Re-
gun Six Months Before the Cincinuati
convention.
From the Binghampton Republican, June 90
We have come in possession of some
| facts which account in part if not
wholly, for the remarkable and hitherto
inexpllcable action of the Democratic
leaders III endeavoring to force Horace
Greeley upon their party as it's candi
date for the Presidency. In October
/ of last year, months before the Glib
eral" Republican Convention of Mis-
souri, began the Cincinnati movement.
| Mr. Greeley was in conference with a
/ Democrat IN this state, whom we know,
on the subject Of the Presidency :;
| that Democrat was hunting for a COM
promise or dissatisfied Reppbiieat, - n
dldate whom the leaders of his party
would indorses;- and Mr. Greeley agreed
to accept it, If nominated Mr. Greeley
wrote a letter TO this Democrat, In re-
ply to one; and these led to the con-
ference, at Mr. Greeley's invitation :;
at which meeting Mr.. Greeley consent
ed to become the candidate if the nom
1nation were rendered him. We have
! seen Mr.. Greeley'S letter, to which we
have referred in his own we'll known
| hand writing.
| The Cincinnati Convention of So
called Republicans was hardly then
thought of, but we have proof, that we
! deem conclusive, of the fact that Dem
ccratic collusioD with some of the dele
gates of that Convention, particularly
/ fro Sfoto Ill
Greeley's nomination. A prominent
j Democrat of Central New York wrote
| to q prominent man, hitherto one of
Mr.. Greeley's chief friends and ad
visers, in New York City, only few
days before the Cincinnati Convention
met, on the subject of the proposed
candidacy. That Democrat was in favor
! of Greeley's nomination; aud believed
that the Democratic party Of the
country. could be brought to his sup
port i'll certain contingencies. The re-
ply to the letter was Il reply which
| pleased and gratified him it crowned
/ the negotiation and the result, an
understanding of what the Democrats
were prepared to undertake, was, as
we have said, made known to the
prominent men i'll The New York dele
cation at Cincinnati The name of the
leading Democrat we have mentioned
is Horatio Seymour; and of the Re
publican friend of Horace Gree.
ley, 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 writer's of the last named CORE
spondence. Horace Greeley, Waldo
Hutchlns and Horatio Seymour are the
Ehigh contracting parties to the
greatest scandal of American politics.
We state the fact of the correspondence
on our proper responsibility and If
any one of the persons we have named
denies, we will give dates and details,
and procure testimony, that will not
be in position to dispute The state
ments not contained i'll the two letters,
| one of Mr.. Greeley, which, by the
way, set aside Chase for Democratic
use as broken down" and the other,
| signed by one of the three mentioned,
are given upon perfectly good author
/ 1ty. There is no longer any reason to
/ doubt that there, has been perfect
understanding between Greeley and
! the Democrats for at least eight months
past. Republicans WHO have regarded
Mr.. Greeley as Republican,, aud who
have given any confidence to Cincin-
iiatij will be astounded to learn that he
was IN effect sold to the Democrats be
/ fore Cincinnati; that he wt;tld un-
douhtedly have been made candidate
before the regular Democratic Conven-
! tiOn If there had been no Cincinnati,
and that they are the victims of a bar
gain carried on hy t1iekery, which will
/ lit grows more and more likely-he
! kofisuthmated at Baltimore.