The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-06

Ohio Politics-rsmpsranc Candidate for Gov

Ohio Politics-rcmperance Candidate for Gov.
ernor.
samuel Scott OF Dayton, has been selected AZ the
temperance candidate for Governor OF ohio, In the
place Of J. 3. Ingersoll, declined. The following Is
his letter Of acceptance
Z. B. SILVER, Esq, Chairman OF Central Conn.,
sIE-Yours Of the 2lst inst asking Of me consent
70 use my name as one OF the standard bearer6' OF
The ''party'' OF Ohio came to hand yesterday.
For the last twenty years have advocated tho
f'fuly come" when temperance men should vindi-
cate this doctrine at the ballot box Thanking you
soT the honor thus rendered TO me- aceep e bo
u tile "Crestine PLATFORM" Yours. respectfully,
SAMUEL SCOTT.
tennessee Politics-Senator Brownlow ON the
Situnti0n-He Explains All About Himself,
Senter, Stokes, the Election and SO On.
Tho Knoxville Wing or the 3lst ult. contains a
letter from Senator BrOwnlow, based upon remark
In Northern journal that he "would do his party
friends elsewhere great service II he would clearly
and briefly explain the reason why he wished "a
eound and RELIABLE republican, 10 be elected Gov.
ernor by those who will not elect such republican
Senator"
BRowNLow's REPLY.
Neither nor Senter'S other republican supporters
preferred democratic ascendancy to longer disIran-
Chisement The reasons and the justl1catlons for
Dur course may be gathered from the following
When the convention which assembled in Nash
vile May 20 separated without iaaKng nomina-
apzason anu me evs renpesn eonddases were IRE
before the people certainly had right to choose
between them. from my long and Intimate know
ledge OF the two candidates believed Senter the
peter man ana said 50. giving the reason
sor that preference; | supported ! MIN Inn as
shall not cease to so claim unless Governor Senter
himself shall do something to forfeit that confidence
nothing whatever TO- do with my action In the pre-
misses AS to the franchise question: In my Judg-
sns tine e a S9ms e resere the was
Df the franchise those who had lost by their re-
beIlion, and said SO, giving also the reasons why
% judged, among which Was the recent decision OF
The Supreme Court restoring some 1000 including
the most OF the leaders, anu deemed IL unfair alter
letting IN the leaders by judicial decision 10 Keep out
The private5 by longer political prescription. But
then. stated III my letter OF June IL, az the open
Ing Ofthe canvass, now this should be done, VIZ.
py a CONSTITUTIONAL convention an9 IN conslltu.
tonal manner to consummate which woild require
TWO years. In ali this was consistent with my for
mer course, with my republican associations III Ten
nessee and elsewhere. with The safety OF the repab-
can party in Tennessee ana, as thea believed and
Still believe with ne best interests OF The people OF
Coinplaints against me for recommending the safe
and practicable restoration Of the FRANCHISE come
with an iii grace from republican parties III INC
North who have been holding he UP as tyrit ana
despot because enforced Tie franchise law rs the
Governor, whose sworn duty ii was TO enforce IT,
In my regular message TO the General Assembly OF
as67 showed that before long the time would arrive
when the disabilities should re removed; ana the
mistake, il any, that the Legislature did not
instisllte the necessary pTeliminaTes Tor doing It,
For fun, ping tue question by Improperly manipu-
iaiinr thn req ratlon Of the state am not RESPONSE
bic Nor have eve approved II IN any manner.
My endorsement Of Cover or senter mas Deen purely
as republican candidate. ~~~
will say further, that but for the Improper inter-
ference OF the Secretary OF the IIeaSnfy and tue
Postmaster General III the election, aud the way the
registration was conducted, but especially the ior
Mer, Senter's republican vote would have been
many thousand greater than 1t was AS ii Is, his re-
publican vote is far too considerable to he over
looked, and IN my Judgment az stated IN my last
letter, his election by majority OF the legal voters
Of Tennessee 10 an lndisputaDe fact.
For the returning OF democratic. conservative Or
rebel members TO the Legislature anu for any
lawful anarchcal action they may take neither nor
Governor Senters republican supporters can justly
be had Gnswerable. In the event that The General
Assembly shall refuse to adopt the fifteenth amend
ment which l do not believe and shall elect
United States Senator hostile to the government and
the administration my action in the premises Will
be determined by my convictions Of duty.
". 9. BRVWNL0W
KNOXVILLE Tenn. August 81. IJ6l.