The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-15
TWO CELEBRATED FIRMS.
New York Sun.

The death Of Mr.. Fillmore reminds 10
that there hes been heretofore . political
partnsrship In the state besides that Of
Seward, Weed and Greedy. We refer to
the old firm Of Granger, Fillmore and
Seward. Both Arms were for many years
engaged IN the same kind Of transactions,
though The lAatsr partn srship, Of which
Seward was The had, was more impor.
tant and celebrated than In which he was
the junior member.
Francis Granger was born in 1887, Nil.
lard Fillmore in 1900. Though Granger
was IN the assembly one session before
the anti.masonic excitement broke out,
all three were prominent members of thai
party, which from 1927 till IL ceased "a
exist - separate organization, broke
full away In She western counties where
thsse aspiring men resided.
| Granger, Fillmore and Seward were for
. short period members of the legisl ature
ct the same time the two former in the
assembly, the latter In the senate. Gran
ger was then one Of the Auost Looking
men in the State. and always dressed in
the hight Of the fashion. He often wore
| . b0ttis-grssn coat with brsss buttons, and
had decidedly aristocratic air, % became
y gentleman Of wealth, . graduate Of Yals,
and the son Of the man who had been
postmastse general thirteen ysars under
Jefferson and Madison. he spoke frs-
quently in the asss nbly. but was elegant
and fluent rather than elaborate and pro.
found. Being . widower, the ladies
used TO crowd the gallery to hear and
especially TO zee the gallant member Of
Ontario. Fillmore entered the assembly
from Erie 10 1929. He was stiG and dig
nined, and. though industrious, wss rather
dull except when aroused, and then he
could make y pointed, vigorous speech.
He was in the assembly three session 9, and
BY psrsistent plodding became sort Of
lieutenant OF Granger - lssdsr of the
opposition OF the Democracy. Seward On.
tered the Senate In 1881. He was the
youngest member, and bic personal sp-
pssrance Was far from impressive, but hs
Immediately took rank among She ablsst
dsbatsrs in tho body where TalmsRe,
Tracy ana Maynard stood CONSPICUOUS,
treating subjects with much Of that slsb-
oration and IAnish for which In after years
b became 90 distinguished. .r
Granger, Fillmore end Seward. with
Tho powerful assistance Of Thurlow Weed,
the Anti II asons with the
national Republicans, and thus prepared
ne way for the Wing party OF this state.
All three wers intensely ambitious, and
wanted Weed to help them TO high posi-.
Iona. Granger hal run for governor in
1880 and 1882. and desired TO run again
IN 1884. Weed liked Granger, but he
warmed to Seward, and 20 Seward got
he somination in 1884, Fillmore boing
hen IN congress. Seward was defeated
y the polls. Granger was concllisted with
no nomination for vics-prssidsnt on
he Harrison ticket Ia 1880, but WAS badly
,saten. In 1888 II WAS pretty certain
hat the Wings would carry the state,
md Granger made . struggle for the can
lidacy for governor. But w esd declared
or Seward and, after . sharp contest in
he state convention Seward vas nomin.
ted, and 10 got elected. Fillmore had
,esn Tor Granger; but he was not in the
hick OF the strife, because he was then In
congress where he steadily advanced a.
Wing leader. Granger had been elect.
I'd to congress both in 1884 and 1888 but |
,e longed to be governor. Seward and |
Weed stood in his path, and the members
y the psrensrship began 10 grow cool
towards each other.
Or, did not second Granger's aspirations
70 be placed on the ticket for vice prssi.
dent along with Harrison and, though
Granger became postmaster general, he |
doubtless meditated an early dissolution
Of the firm of Granger, Fillmore Il Sew.
Ard. In the Congress which had bssn
elected in the Harrison campaign, FILL
more was through the influence OF MI.
Clay, made chairman of the committee on
u.y snd means; and 1t was plain that
great rival Of Seward in New York.
borrower, the comparatively new firm
o. Seward, Weed & Gresley was bsS;n.
ing 70 DO large business, and thsrsunon
sas oad hrm Of Granger, Fillmore 4 sew