The Van Buren press., 1872-10-08
HORATIO SEYMOUR.
The Times Correspondent Has an Inter
view with the Ex Governor.

NEw YORK, Sept. %, 1872
1t was the good fortune OF your oor-
respondent to meet Ex-Governor Sey-
mour in the city day or two ago. The
Governor was looking exceedingly we'll,
and his face was wrcathed in that smile
which rivals oven the famous one Of Hon
est Old Horace, The Democratic candi.
date for Governor. Frank Herman, and
MIR. Seymour are old neighbors. They
other for years, and have together work
cd in the cause Of Democracy. | asked
the Governor what he thought Of Kcr
mans chances
HOW HERMAN WILL RUN.
/" He will be elected, sir, without the
slightest doubt New York 10 a clear
Democratic State when the parties are
drawn in close line, 1t i. only nscessa-
ry to have candidate who can command
the full Democratic vote to render sue
cess certain This Mr. Herman will do.
He is a man against whom no one has a
charge. His public career is unimpesch.
able; his private record is unstained
There was not SO good man in all tho
State as he. | have known him for years,
and only to love and trust him. nave
the most implicit confidence in his judg
ment, hi, ability, and his integrity be
leve that his neiyhbors and his friends
at his home, without regard to party, feel
as do regarding him. They have shown
their confidence in him great many
times in various ways, and this fall, al.
though the county is largely Republican,
Oneida will give him a decided majority
Other of the central Republican counties
will do the same
You think, Governor, that Mr. Ker.
nan will lead his ticket
Most probably, although the whole
Democratic and Liberal State ticket will
be chosen, think Mr. Kernan's per
sonal popularity will work largely to hi,
advantage He is emlnenty people
candidate, and as be goes through his
canvass Of the State will draw the people
around him,
"Do you think the attempt to lnjure
him on account Of his creed will damage
bis chances
No sir, it is wrong to assume that
the people Of this great State are so ig
norant and so bigotsa as to be influenced
by such arguments. Even amongst the
Protestants it will make him votes, while
1t will sting those Of the Catholic faith to
greater exertons in his behalf Nothing
will be ost to NJ Herman on this ac
count. ''~
GREELEY IN THE EMPIRE STATE.
Having got Mr. Herman and his as.o-
ciates on the Democratic State tckgl
elected, next proceeded to pump GOV,
Seymour on the question Of Greeley S
chances
"Of course You are confident Mr.
Greeley will carry New York, said your
"As certain as that the day Of election
will come. There is nothing like the en-.
thusasm in his behalf which the good
old people Of the country manifest. You
see, sir, these people in the country are
largely Republican. They have been
brought up on the New York Tribune.
They have every confidence in Mr.. Gree
ley and he could scarcely do anything
that would shake that confidence They
are old aboitionists, who have worked
side by side with Greeley for years, and
they will come to his aid now that they
they have got an opportunity. This is
the class Of people who have persistent
ly fought the Demosracy,a ,aad it has been
in the country where the Republican
has been. There is where Mr..
strength will be fall. You may
talk as you please about the sentiment in
the towns, the sentiment OF the country
people is worth more because it covers
larger aggregate vote, and that vote
which has invariably gone against the
People will DO astonished
at the returns from the couatry districts
this fall
Have you any reason to think the
Same feeling extends through the coun-
try districts Of other States ? y
"Oh, yes; have direct information
from a large number Of States. Northern
Ohio, where the old abolition'sts have
always hourshcd, will come to Greeley $
support this year in suilicisnt numbers to
turn the State. saw n slate that Sena.
tor Thurman had made to this effect the
other day, and no one is better judge
Of these things in Ohio than Senator
Thurman,
GREELEY To De ELECrED.
"As you give Oais and New York to
Mr. Greeley, Governor, | suppose 1t is
fair to assume that you think he will be
elected y
81 believe he will be. Only tho most
outrageous frauds on the part Of the pres
ant administration in some OF the States
can prevent it, And yet believe the al
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