The National tribune., 1901-11-28
Horace areeley.s Ampitian.

The veteran journalist, Alexander Nc
Ciure, contributes q "reminiscences OF
Horace Greeley to the December Issue OF
Success, In which he deals with the cues
ton of the real ambition OF the great
hilosepher-edit9r. He remarks:
/ saw Horace Greeley in one OF the
most earnest political roles he ever as
sumed, at the Chicago Convention In 1869,
and met him frequently before the nomi-
nation of Abraham Lincoln. He could
not go to the convention as q delegate
from New York, as he was opposed to
Seward, and the Seward men had COM
plete control OF the Republican oFganiza-
tion of The State, and made a most earn
est battle for his nomination with such
master leaders as Governor Morgan,
Thurlow Weed, and Henry J. Raymond.
Greeley could not go as delegate from
New York, but his name was tower of
strength throughout the Far West, and
the Republicans of Oregon, finding it too
costly in time and money 70 send dele
cation from that then Utmost inaccessible
region, appointed by their convention
full delegation of prominent Eastern men
to represent Oregon at Chicago, and
GTeeley's name was at the head of the
list. He sat with the Oregon delegation
in the convention, only few rows behind
the New York delegation that had VIII
lam NJ. Evarts at its head, end gave the
vote of the new Northwestern empire, on
the first and secend ballets, for Edward
Bates, and on the third aud final ballot
he gave four of the five VOTE for Lin
coin, and one Tor Seward. 1 never saw
more benignant face than that of Horace
Greeley when the nomination of Abraham
Lincoln was announced. He did not so
much rejoice that Lincoln was nominated
as that Seward was defeated.
/ had carefully read Greeley's subtle
rfF-Ft
He did not assail the latter in any often
sive way, but pleaded that he was un-
available; and, but for the editorials OF
the "Tribune" demanding the nomination
of some conservative Republican ike I'd
ward Bates, of Missouri, Stewards defeat
could not have been accomplished. These
editorials, which were written in Greeley's
most trenehant vein, did not exhibit
trace of personal resentment; but, soon
after the nomination had been made, it
was developed that Greeley had pfecipi-
tated q personal quarrel with Seward and
Weed long before that time, and had, by
a letter written to one OF them, given
notice that their political association was
severed forever. In that letter he COM
planned that they had failed to give him
the recognition he belie7ed he merited
One of the specific complaints was that
he had net been rendered the Postmaster
ship of New FORK City when they had the
power to give it to him. The publication
of this letter exposed Greeley TO much
criticism as one who, while declaring
against efhce-seeking, was himself an of
fiee-seeker; but those who knew Greeley
well knew that he was not an Office
seeker in the sense in which It is general
ly understood. He did hunger for recog- |
milton. I know of no man, In all my large
acquaintance Of prominent men Of the |
who was more grateful for any I
form of recognition of the great and good |
work in which he was always engaged. |
He was intensely anxious to be nemi- |
mated for President, and when nominated |
was, of course, intensely anxious to be |
elected; but il was not the Presidency |
be sought, or the power that the Office
would give. What he most coveted was
The recorded Judgment OF the Nation that
ne had earned the highest civil trust Of
he world