The daily gazette., 1882-11-23
THE DEAD JOURNALIST
An OUTLINE OF A BUSY LiFE
IN POLITICS.
PR1ETER, EDITOR, FoLITIoIzE.
Thurlew Hse,l.s Peaceful Death Fesfer-
day What Re Did Daring an Iazistehss
Of F.ighfy-aSe Years.

4 - ~ sereVi,lh1 o 04L4lALAs LILf
loy Weed, known as veteran ionf
naDst,1 = died in New York yesterlay.
| Mr.. Weed was burn IN Cairo, Greene
county, n. ~, Novefnbe as, 1871. HI
ancestors were New England people ,an.f fIls
father resided in early life at Stamford.
4 Conn. Shortly before Thurlow was bon.
the family moved to Greene connty.
The boy had no opportunity for
education or advancement until at the aqf,
| of TO he Was taken as cabin boy by Cspfn3}n
Jaoobns Dogardus. q the sloop Jefferson,
on voyage to New York. Soon after he
| quit this business, and his family having
removed TO 0Hondaga county he began hjs
apprenticeship as printer in the Office Of
illr Lgnli published by Theodore B. Fay, IN
ls1l-12 " 4,
Before his apprenticeship had half expired
the war with England broke out, and be
enlisted as private ard served on the Cau-
ada frontier. After the war be went froit,
place to place after th.. manner OF iournes
men. until December 10. 1878, when be
started paper in Chennueo county called
the PcpVbficqa d9rieultuyist In .Fune. 1927
Mr. weed became editor Of the Onondael
county RGp9tticdn. From then for several
years be was interested In, various newspaz
pers, including the Aati- Masonic .E.0,1;,t~
until Afurch ~, 1880, when tile first number
OF the Albany Ereaisig Jn,ynai was iss,ts.t
by Packard X Co., with Thurlow Weed d
sole editor.
In 1924 Mr.. Weed was a member Of the
State convention which nominated DeUItt
Clinton for governor against Col. Samrely
Young, the Democratic candidate. He was
a prominent supporter of the anti Masonic
party which grew out of the Disappearance
OF Niiliam .dorgan on September 81 f8e6
and he attended the first regular Convention
OF that party IN 1923, which nominated can
d!datcs for Stale offices. Although defeatad
that year they rallied next, polling az 900
vctcf, and sent Francis Granger, MIilar,i
Fillmore Gnd Thuilow Weed to the Assem-
bly, THIS patty nominated Francis Granper
for governor in 1880 and in 1899, but he was
ontt times defeated. Upon the formation
OF the Whig party Mr.. Weed became d de-
voted adherent thereto aud did much to en-
able 1t to gain its first victory In New York
by electing William II. Seward governor Ia
1888.
From this time forward until the down
fall of the Wing party Mr.. Weed. as the
editor Of the Albany Journal. the Wing
organ Of New York, mad the same influence
in leading the party as he had in forming Il.
In 1899 the Democrats for the first time in
twenty one years lost control Of the State
aud Thurlow Weed was elected State printer
IN place of Edwin Croswell, the editor OF
the Albany A,Yts. As delegate to the
Wing national convention in 1889 Mr.
Weed supported Harrison instead of CLAY.
At this period of his political journal3stic
career his labors were prodigious, Including
every variety OF work necessary to the sue
cessiul conduct Of political canvass.
Upon the acecssion of Tyler TO the Prest-
dency Mr.. Weed advocated the nomIpation
Of Henry Clay in 1874, and at the Whir
State Convention in 1872 procured the pas
sage of resolution asking the next Whfa
national Convention to merely nominate 4
candidate for Vice President to run with
Clay The convention took The advice bv
unanimously nominating Mr.. Clay, who
would have been elected Mr. Weed ..l,vavs
presumed to believe, had he not written his
letters on the annexation OF Texas In 184S
Mr. Weed favored the nomination of General
Taylor Tor the Presidency, and by SO doing
opposed Horace Greeley, who was then as
always devoted to Henry CLAY. The eice-
ton of 1913 gave the New York Wings the
Legislature, who sent William H. Seward.
actively supported by Mr.. Weed, to the
senate. In the split among the New York
W higs, Which followed the accession of NIL
lard Fillmore to the Presidency, MIR. Weed
sided with Seward and the frce-soiiers
against the President
AT the next national convention in 1852
Mr.. Weed was in Europe and took no nalt
IN it. Feing in favor of the abolition oc
slavery, and always protector of RUNAWAY )
slaves, Mr. Weed hailed with great Joy lie
of the Republican party, and he
was active in its organization. At its fifst
national convention in 1865 Mr.. Weed
deserted his friend Seward and assisted IN
the nomination OF Fremont as an offset TO =
this 1t the Chicago cpnyentlou of 1860
Horace Greeley did tit same thing, and
though Weed heartily supported Seward,
The nomination went To Abraham Lincoln y
lu 1861 President Lincoln eppojnted Z
IItIrl1M a..ol "a. ..a
Archbishop Hughes af,d Bishop Mcllyainc
commissioners to visit Great Britain and
France to eniighten public opinion rs to
lho war. Mr.. Weed stayed longer tbhat,the
others, and his services with Minister i)av
on at Paris were well appreciated. When
ne returned TO New York In June, 1879, he
vas rendered the freedom of the city, re-
.cption and dinner, which he declined.
ie supported Lincoln for the second term.
ieneral Grant for both terms, Hayes ant.
iarneld. lie was delegate 10 the New
ork Republican Convention Of 1876 and
MI ged the nomination, which was made Nof
iX-Goyerpor Edwin d ,dorgan for Coy
rnor. Mr.. Weed severed his coniectioir
With the Albany JcR9pdi in 1862 and be-
anne for time editor of the New York
'onia,eFeid .fd,ertiser, but the desire for
est led him to dispose of it soon to Hugh j,
hastings lie frequently wrote, however.
nd articles signed "T. W.nare familiar ID
ewspaper readers.
Mr.. Weed married in 1916, Miss Catherine
,slrander of Otsego county, and their
hIdrcn We're three daughters and one son.
Mr.. Weed had : suiistrcke in 1868 which
endered him liable to fits of dizziness, but
is general health was fair for one Of his
ee until October !, when he took to his bed
18th slight attack Of clills and fever, but
Uttered from no organic disease. lie soon
lade up his mind that he conld not 1--we.
ut expressed complete resignation. He
ontinued 10 take an interest in passing
ere daily read to lItm He warmly ad-,
ired Secretary folger, was anxious first
" his nomination aud then election. and
as much displeascd with the course of his
d paper, the Albany Journal, in opposing
IN.
Fiuctuating Value.