New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-10
A PATTERN DELEGATION.

The Cincinnati Convention will have to de-
eide upon the claims Of two contesting dclcga-
tons TO represent the Republican party OF
Alabama and we fear the task Of Judging be-
tween them will not be an easy one. The
President has so recently given his sanction to
Mr.. George f. Spencer's operations that the
faction headed by that eminent adycnturcr
may presume with some show of reason to
represent the Administration party of Ala
bama, and it certainly does represent what
has appeared to be RepublicaniSm in that UNI
fortunate State during the past few years.
On the other hand the warner delegation"
has all the regularity of appointment and de-
cency of character, and if the Convention
wishes to make any show of reform purposes,
these are the claimants whom it will be obliged
to recognize, Gen. Grant to the contrary not
withsanding. Perhaps few fragments of
personal history will help the Convention i'll
reaching a conclusion.
The most conspicuous of the Spencer dele
gates are the two representatives of the With
District, Jerome j. Kinds and p. j. Kauf-
mann. Kinds is well known az the Marshal
for Middle and Southern Alabama, who did
Spencer such service in the outrage campaign;
but he deserves to be still better known for
his connection with postal affairs in Alabama.
He was concerned in the mail-contract opera
tons which were recently exposed i'll Wash
ington, and according to the report OF the
Joint Committee of the Alabama Legislature
he was Spencer's agent in getting AlOulton to
rob the Mobile Post-Otce of money to defray
the expenses of Spencer's campaign. The same
Committee represents him as risking trip to
Montgomery in the hight of the yellow fever
endemic to pilfer from the corpse OF de-
faulting revenue collector two discriminating
promissOry notes which bore his name and
Spencer's. We have before us the original OF
a letter which he wrote in 1867 to one OF his
associates in the mail route job; the under
scoring is his own:
Yours Of the second inst received hasten to reply
will meat you in Montgomery at the union Republican
Canyentian next June then We can settle upon s0po
pan and policy the Ala river mail and other routes
am OF the opnian OF your self In reSuard to get
ing other men am firmly OF tho opinion that the men
employed went back on IRISH Ia be successful pe
,aut act The mail agent the state ia oar cunroH VIII be
impossible to do any thing with much success whlle
every thing we propose meats with The diSdprorm Of ma"
aoenfs and department crs this opisiton must De re-
nooped as soon as possible Business quite dull money
in the country sueeting my Routes to some advan'
tage will keap me bulsey my agents for this and next
month formed the acquaintance OF the p. NJ. Gen be-
fore leaving washington he seams like very nice Sood
man think IL We will get good petan and 30 with
II our seys we can mpsh all We wish with out any
Of their help.
Mr.. Kaufman is a still more picturesque
person, if possible than Mr.. Kinds. We AIDA
verbatim copy of IA letter which he wrote 10
Gen. Willard Warner while that gentleman
WAS in the United States Senate:
Huntsville Ala. Mar Is 1869
Gen; Wd Warner
u. 8. Senator
Sir Permit NEE to call your attension In regard OF my
application wich have left with Gen spenser. before
left your Capitol Gen schuz informed me- that there
was about 800 Applicants for Bremen anu ADVISED mo 70
aspire for other post
wouldt DO very glad to all your influence In time.
and II needed change the Bremen for Antwerp ~
I wouldt like to have q poseition at any terms and II
appointed will deposit $1,000 cash 10 any purpose you
will direot to doc, also have splendid Piano On