The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-10-01
GEN. AU6BARD's LETTER or
81 WITHDRAWAL !
scathing Rebuke OF his VVould.be
RctrayOrs.

! ST. PAUL, Sept. 18th, 1868.
Il. g. Nfckney. Esq Chairman Central Com
""'ee' Second Congressional District, Mn.
nsSota:
DEAR s'n:-l hereby withdraw my name
as a candidate for Congress il. this District,
ana assign as reasons. therefor the follow
ing: =
an fully satisfied that am unable to
conduct tho canvass upon my part 10 the
satisfaction OF those who assume its man
aeement. In Difference tothe judgment Of
those whose experience, length Of service,
and standing in the party entitled their
consent to great consideration, I submitted
TO Mr. Donnelly a proposition to arbitrate
'ne questions upon which the party is d.
''ded in this District. My own judgment
approved the roposition as believed III.
mass OF Republicans Desired to see the dit
ncolt'es that threatened 10 impair the or-c
g"h'za'lon Of the parry, settled upon some
OASIS OF Compromise. 1t was submitted
upon my part in entire good faith, for tho
purpose and with the hopc that it might
secure the unity and success of the party
'nthe District. I Was disposed to make \
any honorable concession, believing that
only IL. the exercise Of such spirit could
the end sought for be reached. Iu the as
suled consciousness Of. the imprcgnah;,;tv
OF my position as tho regularly nominated
candidate of tho Republican party, felt
tina: such CONCESSIONS could we'll be afford.
CD. In completing the committee of arbi-
'ration was willing that any Republican
whose character as a man, and whose
standing in the party gave assurance of
fairness in his judgment. should be selected
as the fifth man. With my knowledge aud |
consent the namo Of Hon. F. E. Shandrev.
OF Winona, together with large number |
Of other names, was submitted TO the fonr
gentlemen who had already been designa-
ted as members Of the committee. Mr..
Shandrew was chosen. My acquaintance
with that gentleman, both personally and
by reputation, is of character that leads
me to believe that he would act and decide
upon all matters relating to the subject
brought before the committee fairly, hon.
orally and justly. SIN severely denounc- +
ed however. in some quarters-my action
being characterized as "treacnerous''-fo
having consented to the selection Of AIR:
Shanarew. have been denounced for
having made any proposition for, ooupro
mise. No step has been taken in these
proceedings, but that have been .ssai1ed
in some quarters by the grossest calumnies.
In reply to nil these /; have: only to ssy;|
that I may have been weak ''simple' or
''stupid,"' according IS men may view it,
but that Lave ''sold OUT" or made or con-
scented to any arrangement whereby any
advantage, present or prospective, is. to &C.
crue to myself or any one else, in any: man.
ner, is absolutely and unQuaiifedly false.
have simply been actuatcd -by an honest
purpose to heal divisions in the party.
1nasmuch as my course in this matter is
and repudiated BY those con-
trolling the management of the canvass,
and it is authoritatively announced that !
1.-THE Republican party of this District have
no part or lot IN these unauthorized nero.
tiations, and do not recognize their exist
ence.' there is no course left for me to pur-
sue but to surrender into the hands Of the
District Committee the nomination given
me by the Convention, at ingersoll Hall on
the Sd inst .
Very respectfully, !
L. F. HUBB ARD.