New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-22
THE CRIMES or ioo''
CORRESPONDENTS VIEWS OF GOVERNOR HoFF'
MANS RELATIONS WITH THEM

corpESVONpFNT'S WE'VE VI wv
MANS RELATIONS WITH THEM
To the Editor of The Tribune ...u.,,,or
Sir. II Is too much to ask OF eAp''' " ~. ,n
70 be nfable. but trust that you a.. ,. oor.
willing to correct erroneous statement T,
corn historic facts and mems repu,a''on,'
r,h,,ro NJ February 6 has an article enti'ieu ~"
-, C.,,,o paveaiod" which contains severa HIS
.,omepts 7 beg leave to correct some OF the'
A.. ,os somewhat active in State politics III tho'c
DAYS and a newspaper man at tha., '''''~
sneak intellicenty as we'll as truthiu'y
The ..old crime" was first comHl.t'eu III i'''' 80
,.o,r 1ohn A Griswold and John T. HOFFMAN were
,d,dotes and instructions were given 10 Dc'"o
.,a or,o.sers in the several election districts III
,n c,,v of New-York to count votes slowly Inc
nurn,se was to learn Row many Dei'oo'",c 49, =,
could he turned in to assure the result ""e' -
WAS completcd spurious votes enough were a""."
IN III. city Of NewYori to give the eiector"i WIZ
70 Uoratio Seymour and make Mr.. norman w,
orror The name of Samuel j. Tnden was use" III
-, 81 the transaction I think unwarrantapIy'
IT, tho winter of 1870 the Tweed charter was
enacted on that occasion ! was conVershs WIN
,,axorder Frear then member Of Assembly. lie
,hrew OFT the remark: 1T VIII make no d'here"'c
no.y whether you Republicans vote or not
General Wo,df,rd was not Lieutenant-Goverhor
1T, f.ovornor Uorfman's first term, but Allen T..
paach lie was nominated Ia 1866, along with Rea-
hen y Fcnton ! sat merlbor OF the state co"-
vention that year. and voted on the nrst pa.'o' lo
Chauncey NJ Depew, and on the secchd LOT e'I"f'''
Woodford. ..,., ,
,.. ,ou,,ar,,on at Saratoga Mr.. Greeley was In
~, so,1 likewise wanted TO vote for MI GreeieS'
hut suppcsed no Republican would then De ie'i"''"
tod IN be elected and did not consider IL proper "
nut him up to be knocked down. lie H'u inc go
before accepted nomination for Conuoier' ""'
tho sinterested purpose to hold the party ogether'
ed huf
T., H. paruhlIcan counties. Yet would have sup
nor,ed Mr. Greeley I'm the convention II any per-
sonal friend of his had been at Saratoga TO SIGNIFY
his wish for a nomination. 1t certainly "ouiu nav
hoen nc 7 now see. good politics to select MN
~ ,ha candidate But / feared that he was only
being used for other mens purposes ana ht'i III. ~
sympathy with such thing GENERA " ooui t, v
nnn"rtmnitv would haze won The party, however
was greatly dishe9rtened ana 1me rce u was
certain to be counted out, however baretaceu XII"
fraud. , e,,,c h,. tbose trans
ocions | am very certain was not party 10 tnein.
lie was strongly partisan, and would go very iar 10
support his political friends but often heno t fr
them "Re is oold one Of them once s;tim 20 me,
As Governor outside OF politics never saw ,an
NOR 70 be admired. | once remarked 10 senator
A. Parker that he made me %isn 80 ,oo Oh w ya
Mr Parkers reply lie transacted brsnesS k and
man OF business, promptly doS or r. was
wrong that he signed the charter OF 1870 put All the
Republicans but three voted for It, ana ne reapeu
its bitter fruit. ~. v.,, ,r,o ,orms
rj hts admirable administration won the commence
and esteem Of all. The second time, In 1867 ne had
the Republican Endorsement and unanlmous vote.
1'his nopularity led his nomination for Mayor IN
1865 and for Governor in 1865 lie WAS OF me stamp
Of Marcy. Tilden and O'conor ana ne was ~. nom.
in,icd for Office In later years without bargain or
implied understanding. but only win nope tha ,,
hn youId serve corrupt purposes. lie would 40 al.
,rot he conceived was honorable for his political
friends but beyond that point was iniieXinle ANY
physiognomist that observed his chln MIN, Know
,hot he would be. He had no reasons for gratitude
70 Twccd and Tweed knew as well IN ~, what not
street Iail ,... -. .h,. q,
,.Ini"n II Is not right belle his memory
po"''' - ALEXANDER WILDER
Newark ~ j. Feb. T. 1891.