New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-04
SETTLEMENT.
Sixth Congregational District.

To hs Editor u TIE " T. T65Hae
SIR: Ia your comments this morning upon
the attempts made to adjust tie differences between
Col Hawkins and Mr. Raymond in the Sixth Congress
sional District. you say'
whether al hopes o. reconciliation arc at on end
and whether Col Hawkins and his friends roHld no
Larf bern rNHg 10 fcrcy ~ efrtV arbitration &C
kno-ed9ed impartial BY by'h sdes ~ DO nor k4or'
Permit NE 10 say that think you would learn what
you say you do not know this matter by reading The
following extract from the proceedings Of The Siat'
Central Committee published on your ffth isgo
1T appeared. as is shown above that proposition
had been made by NJ Raymond and accepted by Col
Hawkins that caoh should select rcercc. and those
two third nnd that r. three has ciosfl si0Ad de .a
,hch IF me iuO candtdGiss should r'iir0u ard that
Mes Orison Blunt and y. {. Bcnedc', TIE referee
selected by the two cand.dn,es lad failed % agree
tie choice Of third. II was then proposed ~ 3i
Jones, Of the committee, that tie Sas Erecn1e tor
itts sflec ne third rCftse. To tins MI. Ray nOnl
7sscatcd and Cot Hawkins aecli7ed t. assent. 10 We
then proposed by Nj jerome 70 The State Execuiiv,
Committee se,.et the thId man. I'D tat he 30 accept
ed provided tt u choice should be- HnGr irous To TIL
Mr.. Raymond asseHf,d and Col. Nawkins dtcii7cd ii
then proposed - Mr. Hold IT, Tic Saf, ErfcWir
Comniet sfieci M mar f1en a. fnd nat ne caH
ddafes abide BIZ tAtir decsi0n. To this NT. Raymond
asstqttd and Col. Hawkins secliHed.'
! From the same publication You may also learn that
the Contention which nominated Col Hawkins O.
specin meering held Tuesday. deliberately and en-
phaticay rejected al propositions for arbitration, and
voted unanimously that the only way by which they
would consent to settle the question By oising Ig
Col. II Himself before the State Committee stated thai
tie only way 10 decide the matter was 70 gamble fo'
it,"
VIII you be good enough TO say whether you rscoH
mend O decision in TINT wayl
You also say:
as the decision q the Committee is unsatisfactory
to Col Hawkins on the ground that me- arbitration pro
p0scd Hgs not JoyORG We truet that both parties v II
see what further pIlyaic ncgOti lton can elect
On Monday THE TRIBUNE urgently called upon ih'
State COMMITTEES 20 propose some plan Il adjustment
and H. decide Qea.y which candidate should be voted
for as the Union nominee. The State Committee hai
responded TO that call In what respect hive the!
acted wrOnglyl IN what paricula tho arbitration
proposed By thcin BE- deemed unfair" by Col Hawkin
or bis friends or any body else Do y0a deem i IN
fair
l know that Mr. Raymond has been sincerely DESTROYS
of amicable adjustment and OF the concentration
the Uuion vote Of the district single candidate.
n0 that he has been ready from the beginning 20 with
draw fom the canvass IN favor Of Col Hawkins If any
fair unparalleled and responsible umpire would sa!
that The harmony Of The district would be promoted bl
such step. In wha single particular has he failed o.
acted Improperly in the efforts made 10 adjust
monti respectfully call on TIE TRIBUNE for reply
You close by saying:
"As the case now stands there seems It'll. hope iol
thing but the iO's Of he distrir."
In this, think. you are mistaken. The Sixth Sen
atorial District embraces tie Sixth Congressional Dis
rict OH, 18th, and 10th Wards together with tic
18TH. One year ago Mr. Laimbeer was elected to the
State Senate from that district and The vote in thos,
words stood as follows,