The New York herald., 1872-07-08
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY, JULY ls72w1TH SUPPLEMENT
on Y the movemen. could be made general BUT

on if the movement could be made general But
that was the question to be decided.
disclosed among the democrats with regard to
democratic prospects cannot be overstated. Not
the most ssout-hearted looked for anything else
than deat, except for some political accident, and
Greeley was not the kind OF accident they were
quite willing to encounter. But they waited.
Two or three months rom that time-before In
deed, the original proposition to accept Greeley
had been, II understand the fact correctly, fully
Otsego democrat and those with whom he had
been in conference did not at once nor for CON-
long m + q strong
state upon the same authority-maAae another
tour OF the state. The democratic sense, though
ley II he would put himself In position to enable
them to appeal to the rank ana flle Mr..
democratic nomination-or, 20 put it in his own
way, whatever claim he might be thought to
Greeley should be finally separated nom the repub-
Governor Hoffman was more doubtful and more
reticent, but he gave his qualhed adhesion. So Of
few days before the Cincinnati tt Convention was
with the result reported. Mr.. Hutchins was
made acquainted with the facts OF the demo-
cratic n the eHang New YSa ae
Mr. Hutchins-were directly informed Of the facts.
This accounts for the singular persistence OF the
aims Of the original movers for Cincinnati were
finally setaside, wholly, for the candidacy OF Gree
ley, WHO was no more TeSdrueu, OuJSNe bne NUM-
bers in the scheme Of the democrats as q probable
candidate than Horati0 Seymour himself-who Is
the candidate OF the coalition for Greeleys Secre-
tary OF State.
A letter of Mr.. Seymour acknowledging the cor
respondence between himself and Hutchins, and
dated May l, 1872, is the document to which we
have referred In this connection. The Cincinnati
Convention was held the Sd Of May. The
dates OF the two letters-that to Mr.. Hutchins and
Mr.. Hutchins' reply-are not given in Mr. Seymours
note, which was guarded but direct acknoWledg-
ment of that correspondence and its result We do
not expect to obtain or to see either or those let
ters; but we hope their writer's will be driven TO
making them public. The fact that they withhold
them-after this exposure of their scheme-will be
understood to be sufficient evidence that they
cover facts 1t would be fatal to the conspiracy, Of
which they must be regarded as a part to disclose
singular corroboration, among others that
have come to our knowledge, OF Mr.. Greeley's COM
plcity with the democrats, occurred in our neigh
boring town of Owego. On the 10th day Of October
last-the reader will notice the date-Horace
Greeley was In that village, and was formally in.
trOduced by leading democratic politician to
another democrat the next President OF the
United States. Mr. Greeley exhibited great great
freely about the matter; suggested tina that
in 1865 but 1t too late now; questioned whether
he himself was available for them; suggested Gratz
Brown; afterward said he meant particularly that
some such man who could get conservative repub-
lican votes should be chosen and he gave the COM
| pany to understand that while he was doubtful
about himself-which was in response to the words
of the democrats present who insisted he must be
tions particularly from the SOutE, to be the cand
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