New-York tribune., 1879-05-27

it to Mr.. Weed He read it with the re-
mark, 81" that letter & s, = re- read no@,pnted" e sV
very unceremomously took the letter from MI.
Weeds hand and made my way across the stIest III
double quick time to the conveptl0n. Alas. 4 nn
rived too late. The convention had taken an III
formal vote for Governor, and Reuben Il. feDtOn
led all other candidates. General DIX lost his
chance to be elected Governor, and TO DC rethineu
TO the United States Senate.
MR. WEEDS LOSS OF POWER.
I rerret | have not the letter of General Dix to
Ward Hunt by me that the reader might better un-
derstand the narrow escape Mr.. Fenton had from
losing the nomination. All who read the letter
after the adjournment of the convention agreed
that its lofty and patriotic sentiments would nave
electrified the delegates and secured General DlXs
nomination beyond any doubt. How far MessIs'
Hunt and Conkling responsible for the noni-
nation of Mr. Fenton | leave the reader to inier'
Mr. Weed had been all-pOwerfnl IN state con-
ventions up to 1862 when the so-called had-
icals began to dominate in the State under the
patronage of the Secretary of the Treasury Mr.
Chase. The present Governor Robinson, was elected
Controller of the State in 1861 and represented at
Albany the extreme radical section of the Repubh-
can party and used his Office to organize factlon
against Mr. Weed He had control of the state PRINT
ing and refused to give 1T 30 The AtbqRg hren'g
journal. new paper was talked about, Win MI
Thomas B. Carroll, of Troy, as editor. Mr. WeedS
conservative and Ohye-branch course to concentrate
Border States men and Northern Democrats
had made him obnoxious to the Ihad stevens,
Henry Winter Davis, William Cullen BRYANT ana
Horace Greeley Radicals, opposed to LincoiTs
denomination. To prevent establishing another
Republican paper al Albany and to make the party
more harmonious he retired from the manaeement
of The albany Eroain0 journal, which nc nag e con
Quoted with such marked ability for nearly thirty
GUa And the brains of the KepuD1caH party
IN this State Aifted down with the tide from Al
bany to New-YOrk. ] make tins eXpana'I0n 80 lne
reader NAV better understand how MT. " Weeu ieSt
his power in the party. The old canal contractors
were sharu enough 10 see the drift OF the current,
and Joined forces with the Ant-Need men and be-
came the dominating power in the conventions,
The State Convention that nominated MT
FentOn made tho same mistake that vas ,1 nl'1ie
by the convention that nominated Mt. Wads,,
worth. They ignored the old Nelgs ana
nominated the present Speaker OF the Assembly
who as well as Mr.. Irenaln, was mem
ber of the reasonable TWcddle Hall ConVehil0h'
These were the times when old Wblgs were sacfiic-
ing all party considerations Tor the sake Oh r,ie
Union and the success OF the Republican cause. lie
action of tile convention had most depressing
effect upon a number of the leading delegates ana
upon a large portion of the Wings VINO intuo
mp the great body of the Republlcan party. MI.
Weed with many others went home from syracuse
with heavy heart. Talking over FeDt0ms good
luck in the ears and the mistake made III ioadlhg
down the ticket with old Democrats. Mr Weed re-
marked that Z" we needed very strohg lSsuo W
carry this ticket" That issue came. sherman
captured Atlanta aud was marching on IN triumph
to the sea. Sherman saved the country, made I'm
coins reelection certain and opened the way loi
Reuben +. EentOn TO the GONefDoIeIih
AeU- York. May II, 1879. IL. D. h'
Isl NAV find time some day to tell your rea-
ders why Hamilton Fish did not succeed hlinseI III
the United States Senate III 1897, ana now IreSioh
King came to be his successor. II is piece OF ms
tory am inclined TO think Dir. fish or any ol his
friends know nothing aoou'.