New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-05
BEARD ON A JOURNEY.
WHAT Is SAID BY AND ABOUT oiAiN
POLITICIANS.

,,o,v anecdotes of the late ex-GoV-
or Fenton In Albany. Tie used "S ."o 60 ~
,nson an imposing house at the summit VI
,a,ge how window commands VIC" io '0-' w. =
.. pag,est. which borders the dwenins ,.,',.,..
,,or one day found Mr. Fenton looking meni'a ~, ~,
down the street, and so buried III en-.
osnts he did not notice the presence ol 'uo
- na looked up and as II to apologize TOT MS aoSen'
,edodness said IL was thinking as you came III oi 'no
so,ss,tuaes of life. DO you see that yeho" o"Auo 49,.
.n., next corneri Well. many years ago was ou'e
a. TAIL and I'm living mere as 'iio -,
:, the state 1t was merely a CIVIL ac'ion "pO-' 80
NO.. ,mnrsoned and 1t brought no disgrace upon me,
was nr nerIence that one night makes me glad
W" ~ ,he head OF the State rather than It's PriS-
oner" ,,,or, Last winter
when OK Goyernor Cornell was In Albany las. -.
-, had a room In the Delavan House whloh seeio' "
saya a uperauous number OF DOORS Domo''"rO
,amher Of the Legislature enlightened MIN as 70 .no
s,n n, one of these doors 1t was MADE sal" 'no
narrator "during the great struggle petween neuvo
= Vanton and Edwin D. Morgan for the senatorshiP'
A. E.n,on occupied room next to this one DuI tne'o
%. n thick brick wall between them. Ihis ROM wac
noennied by O Democrat and, as you KNOW oo'n ioons
a reached by separate corridors Fentoh aisco'e'ou
that the Morgan men had sp'es III MS oo, ,as ,,n,
rted the names Of all Republicans who visited hin
rh, must be stopped in some way he said ine resu'
h thousht on the subject that on sunday "uen
ali tina members of the Legislature were out Oh Vo"h
uasons secretly cut a hole through tne wall oe'
b,s own room and this one inc following WON ''o
Morgan men were delighted to see that Fentoh hau
ponubloan callers. Plainly his canvass was IN oau
Nav II many Republicans were observer ABOUT lha'
fine 70 visit frequently a leading Democrats roou no
,nortanoe was ascrbed to the fact But the TACT was
Fenton received actually callers than ever oeoro
They only had to visit the Democrats room 70 gam
access TO his-and the Democrat was friendly 10 INC
arrangement There never was a moro surprised set o
asxrer EpntOn
appeared with majority In the hepuohean 0"u0'' A
virtually was elected Senator
Uoratio Seymour he's suddenly become an oiu man.
II WAS only two or three years ago wDeh ne "aiAo"
about Utica with the quick. elastic step OF man Oh ioS
wears of age lie then over seventy years ou' on
Thought i would be his good or bad fortune 10 Ve W
four score years and ten But those who saw him al he
canal Conference in Utica could not help noting us
aat and marked loss OF strength 1t was an OLD man
,h .otterng steps and shaking hands that was aided
IN the platform in the hall OF the city Court House oy
his younger brother. John L. Seymour. Yet wheh nc
had taken chairand looked out benignanty upon the
asseoblage no one would suspect his infrmties His
face st has its grand contour The deepereased lines
across 1t tell Of thought rather than age the mouth set
FIRMLY ana the gray eyes shine brightly. When he
pointed out with imposing gesture the line OF the Erie
Canal across the State Of New York. as marked upon
his great map Of the United States that hung upon the
wall and In powerful voice acclaimed upon the great
Commercial auNduldso W ioih VI - -
sea for Western wheat forgot the sad tokens OF
waning strength and saw only the who had led the
Democratic muttu this State again ana again to
yerory as their candidate for Governor and received
the votes OF million Democrats for President In 1863
Genaity and good humor were among the traits That
made Mr. Seymour the idol Of the Democratic party la
this State These conspicuous while he was acting
as chairman OF the conference. Ex Senator Francis
Herman who sat almost at Mr.. Seymours feet said;
sThe other night Mr.. Seymour was over at my house
When started to go home took his arm to help him
down the steps. The Governor rather disikes being
assisted in any way. and he declined the aid oh
said you don't need aid down these steps. but DO
He laughed took hold Of my and descended tho
steps when be had reached their foot, lie said gayy
to mutual friend: Herman wouldn't have been able TO
get down those steps If hadn't aided him.
Senator Herman much interested la the work or
the canal conference Il am opposed to the United
States being given control Of the Erie Canal he said,
sfer then We should 10 depend the caprice OF
Congress for the appropriations for the maintenance OF
the canal Then, the appropriation for the canal
would he linked with appropriations for the Hennepip
and q dozen other canals II would be River and
Harbor bill another kud-and In the end the state OF
New York would pay for the Erie Canals mainte-
nance In this way than 1t would by maintaining 1t
directly itself 1t impossible TO check the large
appropriations In the River and Harbor bill remem
Der that upon occasion Senator COnhng and myself
both opposed NewYork appropriation in the River ana
Hsrbor bill, but they pat 1t right over our heads"