The New York herald., 1874-10-27
HERALD TUESDAY a. QUADRUPEE SHEET

NEW lOQkA
u0d seynlJ Kr. Tuden was implored by . demo-
cratic friend OF high character and OF Senatorial
dignity In the State to j0in In that CALI Mr.. TIL
DEN REFUSED. His earnest democratic friend
told him that the time would come when that re-
fusal would be remembered. General DIX presided
at that great gathering 6, gave his money ana his
time. girded on mis- sword aud went down to the
war and remained in the army until victory was
secured.
The war record OF Governor Seymour was un-
satisfactory TO Union men yet such was the SYM
pathy OF Mr.. Tilden with that record that in the
first national convention OF his party after the
war. Mr.. Iilden. with much adroi'ness, managed
to set aside the claims or Chlef Justice Chase and
secure the nomination OF Mr.. Seymour Tor the
Presidency. Last month another Chief Justice,
who seemed likely to be nominated, was also set
aside by Mr.. Tilden for candidate whose war re-
cord Mr. Tilden preferred. No one can doubt his
great ability In managing political conventions;
but somehow his candidates 40 not succeed before
planted Chief Justice Church win share the
same same fate s,as as the one Who supplanted Chief
ming against Seymour and Hoffman in this state.
mttee and before election day this secret circular
was issued:- t M
rs.vAI. AND sIaIcIlx coxHDEsnAL
h'o-' or TIE O.4's44E'' s14ss oes sssT,st- ~, ISs
%
Weed Closing
ans Of the Ho for n q ss@
t.nt object to . attained Iy n%9ltsnsor tr.n.ni:
Ing opportunity can Be aHsn q the usual hail hour a!
% and
rfsss a6sof9 the telegraph with and Interfere
fully The count Very IVY yours NV cs.....
When the polls closed NO republican doubted
that Grant and Griswod had carried the State BY
large majority, but when the count was finished,
ners. The fraud was publicly charged In the Euen-
tyag Post, and on the Atm OF November, 1873, MIR.
T1lden addressed note to that journal, In which
NV attention has been called article your Jour-
nal Of las; evening CONTAINING circular tS which ny
your reputation critics by assuming, inter-
wa or S
me OF with any or r knowedgs on my part
have believe that had any evil pur-
pose IS you suspect.
investigation under oath had, before COM
mittee OF Congress the following winter, proved
tnaJ the circular was ''senr 10 the chairman OF
State," and that in answer to that circular
"more than two hundred telegrams came
sS 0n 9e evanr and o election s % sD6s aD
third of the State had been heard from"
while the returns Of the city "were not ascer-
tanned until nearly one or two O'Clock OF the
Hail Hail sestlied, .as meeting held az Tammanyy 1y
democratic canvassers 40 read over the names OF
every elec.or on every ticket" and he says zone
as nHs suT sos os
WORD ON THE MODERN ISSUE OF THE THIRD
TnsS mr. Hs then hen. Mayor Of new Yorx
pared by me and ordered to be printed by
me, and Mr.; Tilden's name was signed
the chairman OF the main main committee 20 ~ =
40 the bcst OF my knowledge and to my entire be-
s Me- knsw Sg s
view OF all the facts 1t Is safe to estimate tnat the
total fraudulent and illegal votes cast In the
Thousand votes" n October of the following
Ar. Tilden, In which he says
asn escape responsibility BY say
"Ihou can'st not say did 1t; never shake
7a. % rasis az ssrz ,Ssks ,saas ss an apt quotation that
and &c u a. rca "a wsSs ss q sf sss
I. passive accompIics IN ihe giant. frauds Of
@ Bssc
ss % Rsrs
nctr.ted should not be Oyeroons by the honest yos
the mantle 9. your T.sDec'assiilsy
NOW look at the vote Of these four wards
Fourrth, slxxtn' Seventh, .Foursesnsh.'
# ssS as s s
1868 thus swslled out Of Al proporons There are
of ensta would doubtless have been swsiisd
thus present. without comment this circular
the statement OF MIR. Tilden, the testimony OF
Mayor Hall and the subsequent opinion OF Mr..
Greeley, who was afterward the Presidential can
dtdate of Mr.. YlldeuSS D2rtV and received
denis earnest support. But not many months
after the contamination Of this wicked fraud the
chiefs IN the conspiracy quarrellcd about tue
spoils and sheriff O'Brlen and Others revealed the
astounding fact that Grant and Griswold had car
the honest voters had been Cheated BY the new
system Of false count. Three years ago Mr.. Til
with anu % and was
most earnest IN his desire to convict Twe eed o other
frauds For It all praise; for 1t he deserves our
mony 10 the fidelity OF Mr.. Tllden in that prosecu-
ton; but cannot find that he ever gave dollar
speech to cneer the Union soldiers in their wesri-
ness and depression; nor do ind living man
who remembers 1Isa; Mr. 1lldsn as an earnest sup:
REBEL HISTORY, BUT NO THIRD TERN.l His election
would be reproach to the soldier, bring gladness
ABOUT THE THIRD TERMl While you were suf-
erng rasn IN sortnern sswamps starved In
feverdreams Of home and loved ones far
away, great convention assembled1n Chicago
the war still raging mourning In every house, s0r
row IN every loyal heart, sustained by un!alterng
trust In a righteous cause yet needing encourage
mcnt and cheer in that dark honr-Mr Tilden
aided the special committee, OF which he was a
member, to write and report this reasonable reso-
lution:-
This Convention does explicitly declare the OF
the American that alter four failure
restore the union by the experiment of war during
power higher than the constitution the constitution IT,
and private right alike rodcn down. the
prosperity Of the country TALLY impaired justice
humanity, liberty and the public welfare demand that
Immediate efforts be made Tor cessation OF hostlites,
other to the end that the earliest
practicable may be restored ON the basis
of the federal Union Of the States. raF ls@
The resolution passed without protest. JUDGE
PIERREPONT HAD NOW BEEN SPEAKING FOR A HALF
HOUR, AND STILL NO WORD ABOUT THE THIRD TERM.l
Did Mr.. Tilden and tue other intelligent leaders
OF that convention know the true condition or the
contcstY Right well they knew it. The memorable
letter OF General Grant had been published two
Wepks