Show how greeley creeley helped lincoln in mcclures mcclunes McC lures lincoln and men of war times I 1 see bee said aged charles wister of germantown yesterday that the colonel gives andrew curtin a great deal of credit for Lincol ns nomination at chicago in 1860 I 1 sat eat in a chair beside colonel mcclure in that convention and I 1 think curtin and all others athers were totally overshadowed by horace greeley greeley bore seward a bitter grudge he said he had made seward governor and he thought him ungrateful on refusal to act as he ha wished G reeley greeley declared iny ily time will come at last when the convention time arrived we all saw what teemed to be a band of soldiers ma marching ch up the street what was it but old horace greeley in his famous plug hat and white coat stalking along after a brass band at the head of the ne new W york delegation they were the pick and flower of the state too they were given a rousing reception in the convention hall greeley had corresponded with the ablest republicans throughout the union and for two years had been planning against Be warda ambition when the battle was fought and lincoln was nominated greeley came down dowa stairs from his room in the hotel with I 1 his carpet carpetbag carpetta ba in his hand band As he bade bad goodby his bis words were my mission is accomplished accomplish el philadelphia record |