New-York tribune., 1911-02-04
THE GREELEY CENTENARY
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paqua Historical Society. the members oi
which were John I. u. Bristol, presiuenl
Victor Guinzburg. vice-president' Jaooo
Ehrlich. treasurer: Edwin Bedell, secretary
and Morgan Cowperthwaite. George Hunt
Albert Turner. George d. Mackay, Jonn
McKesson, jr. Hiram E. Manville' A n
Smith. l. O. Thompson and Wilour hyatt
The exercises were announced 70 begin az
2 o'clock but long before that nour tne
house was so crowded that II was difhcui,
10 move about. and on the upper hoor' whele
the speaking was done. less than naii OF
those who wanted 70 hear the stories or the
old days could find a place.
"reminiscences Of Neishbor.
Daniel p HAYS. who had been neigh
bor NJ Mr. Greeley for many years, told OF
first meeting him az the farm OF Aoram D.
Ouinby. where Mr Greeley spent his sum
mers before buying the farm that was
afterward his home.
'I remember him." said Mr.. Hays. as
man Of kind and loving nature, VINO leIt
strongly the brotherhood OF man He
stands out in my memory as character
almost divine. and I'm what ne dld lot
humanity he was greater than presidents
or kings He may have been failure as
nolitician. but II was because his gentle
loving nature was not able 70 cope win
the politicians.
In what he contributed to election
of Abraban, lincoln and the freeing OF the
slaves he was one Of the greatest men the
country has ever produced He did NOT
sign his name 10 the Emancipation Procla-
marion. but he labored for II for years and
bis york was one OF the great contributory
causes that made that proclamation pos
sibe
"5a was a national and worldwide char
acter and yet a friend or the huilpless
General Stewart l.. Woodford told OF hrs'
knowing Mr. Greeley IN the editorial rooin'
~ The Tribune in 1854 and 1856
..tIa was the power ou The Tribune" said
General Woodford. but yet most gracious
and kind 10 the youngsters VINO were per
,ri,ted 70 work for the paper. he was
,oadar ~ the press and the Republican
49, uhose name, 7 think. he suggested
"a in the fall Of 1856 when Fremont ran
. p-asident. he would often go IN the
a,.a,,rge from his Office 70 some ward meet
,ra u,here in his quaint and simple ian
p,asA he did so much TO enforce his views
on the voters
Caused Lincoln's Nomination
o,tr Greeley was delegate from oregon
n the Republican convention OF I@p' ana
was a delegate from the Fairneld dls'flc'
oc CONNECTICUT In those days delegates dio
M, have 10 live in the states tney repre-
sented I have lived long enough 70 thanH
ca for the divine work OF Abraham lAh-
ooln and in that convention IL was Horace
Greeley. moro than any other man. VINO
.orced The nomination OF Lincoln. None
there dared 10 cope with his domination.
His life was devoted 70 charity 10 the
brotherhood OF man and 10 labor ana 70
the strengthening Of the Union. when mace
his life a great one
Tea was served downstairs after the eN-
ercises in the upper rooms, and at o clocn
the guests went 10 the little plot OF grouhd
bv the railroad station. where the SOL was
broken for the statue which II is hopeu
will be set in place this summer helo'
the exercises az the house there was orlei
business meeting Of the Chappaqua HIS
,orical Society. at which the old oIllcer'
were reelected. and It was stated ina. VI,
chief work which the society had In haho
was the erection Of the Greeley statue -
was explained that the statue was 10 oe
copy Of that standing before the lrloui'' ii
Buudirg. and that II would cost slo'Vp H'
ueasrrer's report showed that good star
had already been made in the coHecuoh y
the money.
The exercises at the site were orlel
/ There was a short speech BY Johh l.
Bristol. who recalled that II was along th'
! road which the statue was 10 face tnat us
/ continental troops marched after the battl'
I of White Plains and almost within sign
vas the Old Quaker meeting house whici
/ had neer hospital for the wounded o
/ Washington's army.
Ground Broken for Statue.
George D MacKay also made a shor
snAech and handed 70 Mrs Clendenin th'
! silver spade with which she broke tn'
ground and threw out the first three
rpadefuls Of earth The Rev. Mr.. Glen
denim invoked the blessing on the ground
and around the small inclosure were
grouped the twelve former neighoors o.
Mr. Greeley, who had voted for him to'
President in 1872 They were J. d. Bailey
John I. D Bristol. George II. Crossor
HYATT Crosson. Richard During. 7. J Far
rington. Henry Fisher. George Hunt Jonr
McGarrety C. La Grand Washburn' Moses
Wanzer and Andrew Jackson Yearks.
Big Six" was represented at the exer'
cises at Chappaqua by James Tole presi'
dent Of the Union; C. " Maxwell. e. J
Dumas. William r Wetzel, James II
Dahm James J. Kenny, James p. Farre"
W. Gamble and John F. Crossland-
Many letters and dispatches We're received
ar the house. among hem being a telegram
from the Amherst meeting 70 which a
reply was sent. a letter from Willard Al
kinson. Of Philadelphia: one from Seth
Low. a telegram from the editor OF The
Printing Trades Journal and one from the
editor OF The Chicago Tribune.
TO LECTURE ON HORACE GREELEY
The Rev Or Havergal pastor OF me
Park Baptist Church. al Port Richmond
staten Island. has arranged TO deliver