Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-28
Change in the state Ticket

At the request OF the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee. We take the name of MILTON B.
HOPKINS from the ticket nominated by the Demo
cratic State Convention as the candidate for Su-
perm tendent of Public Instruction and substitute
n the place thereof that of the Hon. SAMUEL L.
RUGG. of Allen County. This change has the
unanimous approval of the Committee, and Mr..
RUGG has accepted the candidacy. We subjon
the decIination of Mr.. HoPKINs, which speaks
for itself. Tie withdrawal of Mr. HOPKINS has
not been earlier announced for two reasons: The
first to give the Central Committee time to
act thereupOn, which Mr.. HOPKINS cheerfully as
scented to; and secondly. the publication of the
action Of the Committee has been delayed at the
urgent request of some of the friends of that
gentleman, who took active part in securing
his nomination in the Convention, for the purpose
OF inducing him to reconsider his determination
TO decline it.
The action of the Committee we have no doubt
will meet with the general approval of the De-
mocracy and the people Of Indiana. Mr.. RUGG
has filled the Office for ore term, and without dis
paragement to others who have occupied the DO
siiiOn, we can say that he has not been excelled,
if equaed, in the conscientious, Jealous and able
discharge Of its responsible duties. Mr. RUGG
has the JeffersOnan qualifications for official po-
sitiOn; capacity, integrity and answering devo-
ton TO the Constitution and the Union He has
had experience in the office; while in the dis
charge of its duties he brought order and system
out Of confusion, and we know of no man IN the
State who will labor more earnestly to advance
the interests Of education aud all that appertans
to good citizenship.
The following is Mr.. HoPKINs's letter of decli-
nation:
FEBRUARY 18th, 1862.
Chairman Democratic State ntrGlCommittee:
SIR-The 9Th Of January Convention did me
the honor To place me in nomination for the Office
OF Superintendent of Public Instruction. The
entire Convention. and especially those of nv
friends who labOred so ndefatigablv To secure
my nomination, have laid me under lasting obi
CATIONS OF gratitude 10 them by this expression
of their confidence and partalisv was not in
attendance upon the Convention. / did not wish
TO enter the political at the present, and
so generally informed ms friends Thew however
feeling assured, no doubt. that If the nomination
should be thus generously rendered me. would ac
cept and buckle on the whole Democratic armor,
and tight vail Intly for the triumph of the ticket,
urged my claims perseveringly and successfully
before the Convention. Since | learned the
pleasure of the Convention. have taken ample
time and due pains 20 consider the question of
acceptance. And while | would 90 as far and
make great sacrifice any living man ought
to crafty my friends cannot get my consent to
enter the lists of candidates at the present.
never was more fixed and determined in any pur
pose than that DO Convention of any name shall
draw me into the ring OF ptrtisan politics. Permit
me, therefore, with due respect 10 all concerned
to decline the nomination.
Yours truly NJ B. HOPKINS