New-York tribune., 1881-03-24


or tie Adams ticket was nominated. & ~
ing was decidedly In favor Of 49,
former, and the question was about being nns -
MUST here remark in parenthess that although ~.
ing with the Regency party on general Question: n
was Clay man, As lave said. the Question - &
about being put, when. with nv heart Ia inv MONS
arose and addressed the chair. re,narkine fhss =
the main purpose was to BRING the two houses q ~
Joint ballot IL would seem 10 separate proUssiti.
TO make small difference which Of tho two ticfs2
was nominated. Bu: lscggessed there wen ccs. e
of sufficient Importance to 70 taken mto ~ :
account. then. In hurried. and in what ~ :
doubtless stumbling manner. reminded tie ckSIv
that We had just passed an exciting election as{ <
that the ma,. Mr. Young, whose name headed ~ 4
Clay electoral ticket, was candidate for Gov,rSc 4
in opposition TO the regular Republican (not Osss y
not, asked the nomination Of tns Clay ticket via
this mans name 1T the head, bs In measure a ~
dorsoment Of his offence When sat down tbtn
was silence for moment then the Chairman waltkS 4
first to speak, remarking In substance, not tersIy
Well, gentlemen. thers Is soDething 10 what ~ A
young friend says" After fsw words on the po<1t =
postpone tho question for this evening" TO tbs the
WAS assent without debate, almost silently, -
the caucus adjourned without, l think ns1I5
,ns ,nsston, '"S Of c Coiampis % Coenty. aud my15
the two youngest men In the Legislature, Wild
explains the e1prstssSn our a5 yGp.g ,nt 1fsne
night upon it, The question - To which tickek
should be nominated had been postponed, bat ~ 81
settled. The ar was full OF rumors OF bargaine
plots and couuterplots. BY way OF scare ~
jackson ticket he'd once received 25 votes. what
new combination was IN store no one could tell y
At the next meeting for drill somo new sombinor
pediont" after all to nominate the Clay ticket z
that 70 be done felt quite sure That shoul&
not be- invited to tho meeting. and, II present, wat
could one do outside the charmed circle to stay -
ton on an agreed thing Orders were to be obsyeds
Tot de5aced could not consult with party hiend4k
there were 90 many shades OF opinion Ny cousoe
ticket next dag In open session, and thus force acte
in spite of drill or adverse bargain, OF thls coul4
not tell al Adams man, for ho would be sure t0 Nk
his best friends to help him kee2 tns secret. W.
Weed among the rsst, WHO. though not meiloer
the Legislature, was a trusted and active agent q
communion, aud wait the hour 1t came, aud
nominated the ticket. Tbe nomination was IatnQ1
grudglngly sustained, first by Flagg then by Waters
man, of Brooms, and Ruger, of Oneida, In succse.
sionj aud adopted.
THE END OF THE PLAY.
I will not occupy your columns by an attempt 10
describe the scenes that Immediately succeeded
the nomination. nor those of the next two days and
nights, after what Mr. Weed has said This move
narrowed the choice to two candidates. CRAWFORD
and Adams. By a union OF the friends OF MI
Clay with those of Mr. Adams, as described by Mf-
Weed, votes enough were secured TO carry MI
Adams into the House of Representatives as one
Of the highest three candidates. resulting In nb
election to the Presidency. Mr.. Weed was witness
of the tact that my nomination of tho Adams ticket
Was a surprise TO all parties but he was never in-s
forued of the secret history OF the movement unui
within the last two or three years. tie could nos
therefore have entered into detail had he felt u
necessary to refer 10 the subject at all. 3
"S~~'N'--S
Among other matters belonging TO the PERIOD
have preserved the division list of the House tnen
in use. With the proclvities of the members marked
,bereon. have also preserved the original.
electoral tickets for each candidate rs 'ntfodueea
and voted during the struggle. The Crawford and
Adams tickets are both headed "Republlcaa
Ticketn The ticket for Jackson electors %
headed jackson Ticket" The Clay ticker
alone "a headed Democratic Ticket" And
this is the explanation in part why III
cannus Z used the word Republican
when abiding to the detection Of Colonel Young.
who In addition to heading ticket against the
rcgnlor Republican candidate for Governor, mad
written an open Letter 10 Senator jesse Sla.A ~
favor Of the "peopSs movement on @ ,ne o,,,ect;on
especia % bad oor in the Slave States As late as
charge oHa OF The Richmond Enqairer, he per.
sisted in using Republican" as the party deslgna-
ton. and the Regency sympsthi.ec with tnis carry
teel,ng The name. Democrat" now In use by one
of the great parties North and south was orsnsiiy
term of reproach. like that of Jacobin, and suDse.
nnentIy like that of LOcofoco, and has been fresy
accepted at the South only since the Rebellion. a,
/ write this short history IN compliance VIA
renuests long since preferred by valued friends
ard now renewed from various quarters since tno
Appearance of Mr Bronsons and Mr. Wesds Letter. ss
will add. in conclusion. that remained n9mnsay
from n's'VSas Washington that Tho Adams Admins.
ration must be put down. h.nS ,hpusa 81 GoSs pSrs
sSuo'sa5 vn hv coalition betwnen Mr. Clinton and
tbe Regency. and until The Argus found it convs
nient TO chanre its phrase of Mister jackson 70
general" jackson, when lwithdreS roIa al o. sa. ax
alton with party which 50 uniformly acceplec eA
ned,ency fer principle, and have reIIainsd wl!n'
drawn ever since. 900, w. &
S1nduskv. OHIO Feb. 10. 1881.