Year: 1859

SPECIAL SYRACUSE CORRESPONDENT.


SYRACUSE, Sept s, 1860.
7nrlo,c Weed not rery Successft-Was Defeated in the
Case Of Dipen-HoD Conventions are Mana9ed-Arraret
Harmony Outside not to be Regarded Index Of What
is Wain-The republicans Passled About The american
Rump-A LIBERAL Offer for Nominatior-Seward's
Picture Exhibited and Removed.


The republican ticket completed at very late hour
last night.


On the whole hurlow Weed has not been very success
ful in this Convention His slate broken, and he was
compelled TO submit to some arrangements he did not
like. It is well known that Diven the slate for
Judge of Appeals but the recalctrant New Workers. de-
feated him. They insisted having lawyer from their
city the ticket and though the nomination was
kept back order keep them suspense and prevent
their kicking against Weeds candidates for the other
limitations, they gained their point by making bargains
their own hook independent Of Weed who would give
nothing to tho city Of New York if he could helpn


curious to observe how these nominations are cut
and carved and parcecd out They anything but the
choice Of the people, and rarely have their appreciation
member Of Convention is not intended 10 think and de-
hberate but to give his vote he is ordered Sometimes
the slate arrangements broken through in this
way:-A in Washington county wants an Office, but
man in an adjoining county wants other oce now,
II is well understood that from adjoining counties
cannot be both successful All Of srategems
sorted and bargains proposed induce each other
withdraw their The who yields is either TO
get something good next time, he is to get something
for friend in other county In the barrooms
Of the hotels the business is done. There the members
talk to each other in groups, whispering in the
ear, or speaking so low that one but them
selves hear. The general arrangements are
made by the managers, who sometimes not even
members OF the Conventon and hardly at
the meetings For instance, at the present Convention
Weed did not make his appearance at ALL but pulled the
wires from behind the He sentfor such he
wanted and arranged matters with them In But
the best devised schemes of mice and do always
prosper.


There great apparent harmony in the Convention,
but there was hard fighting in private, and matters did
not run smooth as they seemed, but everything
made fair to the public eye


The republicans sorcy puzzled TO the point Of
taking the Americans into their boat If they conciatcd
them they might gain them over II they tried TO do So
failed they would suffer from the hostility Of adopted c
They last resolved to cut clear Of the Americans
In the Of Judge Davies declared in his behalf
that he republican, pure and simple and did not be-
long, at least at present. to the Order Of the Dark Ian
term Besides, the office generally considered
to be political The ticket may therefore be put
down as thoroughly straight


aspiring gentleman from your city offered thou
dollars get the nomination for Attorney General
have this on the best authority


Seward's picture which in the hall on The first day
and the morning Of the second removed for some
cause or other in the afternoon.