New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-25

1royy HIS LETTER on MR.. GREELEY IS RECEIVED
AT HIS HOAE-HIs POLITICAL HISTORY
DOUDLE-DEALLSG WITH THE wings AND
FEJW-N NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. As 80 TRIAL
T9Ln By THE X. N.'S-WHAT INDUCED HIM
10 WRITE TIL LETTER.
IPa0I TIE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE ThBUNEl
LocKPOEr, Oct. 23.-The virtuOus indigna-
ton SHOWN by III T. T. Fager Of this city his letter
printed last week in ne POugLleepsie Eagle, that Mr.
Glealey should have proposed TO him, during the
XEEIytl Congress- 70 give the binding contract TO
D'aD Who wiling TO contribute something for cleo
suou purposes, Wcndes bid being as favorable TO the
Government rs aiy made, causes much amusement
among bis friends here Who know his political history.
TIE Convention which first nominated lin for Congress,
IN 1872 was not tie most harmonious body Of that kind
t1..t ever met IL was composed Of 10 members, and
atter being 50 session several days, and ballotng IL
tines Flasier received five votes; one blank vote being
thrown cut, he was declared nominated, and was
elected, tho District being strongly Wing. In 1854 he
was anxious TO- be again returned. Know-Nothingisn
was lust taking root in Lockport and other parts Of
Niagara County, AID he believed it necessary to
tho support OF that organization in order to be
reelected He therefore applied TO the lodge in this
Gown for admission. But some OF the "suyer Gray"
Wigs who were determined 70 defeat hin lbe was q
Woody Hcad) Jned the lodge Ter the purpose Of keep
King lum out. They succeeded for a while, but he al
s7errth announced that he belonged TO tho Congress
Lodge at Washington, and he then admitted %
seat in the Council. 10 was nominated by the Wings.
Soon afterward 10 somehow leaked out that he was
KuOENothipg. and II this became known IL would cost
hIa tic support Of the Wings. William H. Seward and
ot1eIs sent committee to hftO impress upon him the
MAJESTY Of renouucng Know-Nothingism. But the
knoTNethihgs would ego back" on him If he
did tbs, and they numbered COO. An ingenious
pian was hit upon; he wrote a letter Withdrawing
from tho lodge, and placed it, in the hands Of a
prominent mcmoeT-a Mr.. Elliot stil living hereto
deliver. That gentleman kindly destroyed tho letter,
and FaSler CLEARLY deceived both parties and got the
votes Of both Elliot vas given place in the New-YOrk
C1stem-Lou5e FOX his services. In 1885, the Know
&0hngs became very strong in the State and they st
lC0Ecd upon Fager trge 10 them. Soon after bis
from Washington In tic eping Of 1886, his Wing
irc8ds who bad joined the Republican party and who
bean 90 suspect MS loyalty 10 them, called public
meeting ant chose him 10 preside IN order 10 make him
"oca4e hls position" This he did by declaring that
tlcro vas IN "impassabie qua" between him ana
KuOwNO dm. This, Of course, caused goat excite
nelt among the Kr0w-NOthinrs, and by a vote Of tho
lodge marx vas made around his name where}e had
sIa. Ilbel ii the books OF tho lodge and the word
IlaloF" written opposite 10 IN t3d lux OF course bis
p.4tiosi care. endeu " then ana tlar."
Is De- accord ~ 70 TIE Pou1tae tpsle Eagle and TIE
Ne lOi 7tNe5 Zone II the bf iucn u Western New
york. W4ffe ycIac nan VIII YcDfuie TO question"
J. s but justice 20 I Fdgler % ada that this matter
was no. galgAllly made public by him. it was bis III
lnne ia pt6mDcT, 10 entertain az MS house, daring
s'Ae religious CONVENTION, man connected with one OF