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January 31, 1872
Wilmington Daily Commercial
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
What is this article about?
New York Times criticizes Horace Greeley for making exposed misstatements to pressure the administration into shifting control of the Grant political machine from Conkling & Co. to his own Fenton-Greeley faction, driven by denied Custom House patronage.
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MR. GREELEY AND "CONKLING & CO."
[From the N. Y. Times]
For Mr. Greeley to make misstatements which are sure to be exposed, for the purpose of frightening the Administration into taking the "running of the Grant machine" out of the hands of "Conkling & Co.," with the plain inference that it must be given to Fenton, Greeley & Co., is certainly not a dignified thing. But neither is it an honorable thing. Mr. Greeley has made no secret of the fact that his vociferous complaints about the New York Custom House were based on the failure to give the Fenton clique the patronage they sought. Here is now a very plain confession that a similar grudge sways his course on the Presidential nomination.
[From the N. Y. Times]
For Mr. Greeley to make misstatements which are sure to be exposed, for the purpose of frightening the Administration into taking the "running of the Grant machine" out of the hands of "Conkling & Co.," with the plain inference that it must be given to Fenton, Greeley & Co., is certainly not a dignified thing. But neither is it an honorable thing. Mr. Greeley has made no secret of the fact that his vociferous complaints about the New York Custom House were based on the failure to give the Fenton clique the patronage they sought. Here is now a very plain confession that a similar grudge sways his course on the Presidential nomination.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Greeley
Conkling
Grant Machine
Custom House
Presidential Nomination
Fenton Clique
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Greeley
Conkling & Co.
Fenton
Greeley & Co.
Where did it happen?
New York
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
New York
Key Persons
Mr. Greeley
Conkling & Co.
Fenton
Greeley & Co.
Event Details
Criticism of Mr. Greeley's misstatements aimed at removing control of the Grant machine from Conkling & Co. and giving it to Fenton, Greeley & Co., based on grudge over New York Custom House patronage and influence on Presidential nomination.