"All outside counsel, i. e., Barlow, Carter, and the like, are henceforth to be excluded from any city defence against jobbery. The new corp. counsel and his clerks and employés inside of the office are to conduct all the city's business.
"The earliest fruit of this will doubtless be the recovery of $100,000,000 against the city in the water-meter case. This was one of Tweed's last contracts. Plenty more of like sort will follow.
"Browne's[67] article cannot be got into any of the city papers. Many conjectures as to the cause might be indulged in. But one is that, it being very long and requiring an extra for its publication, the printers think the reformers ought to be paid for.
"I know no one who is able and willing to contribute to the cost, and I am not inclined to incur additional expenditures whilst standing alone in that department.
"Yours truly,
"Ch. O'Conor."
"Gov. Tilden."
HORATIO SEYMOUR TO GOVERNOR TILDEN
"Utica, October 19, 1875.
"My dear Sir,—I am too ill and too old to do much at this election.[68] I have been kept in my house for some days by sickness. I shall be glad to help all I can, as I do not like the looks of the canvass. I fear the loss of some part, if not of the whole, of our ticket or of a majority so small that it will be counted a defeat. My fears may spring from the distrust which old men have of the future. Do not feel too sure. I know you are very confident, and so are the Republicans.
"I am, truly yours, &c.,
"Horatio Seymour."
"To Governor Tilden.