New-York tribune., 1870-09-14
A CARD FROM GEN. ROBINSON.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
SIR: In your issue of this morning appears
the following:
"Three Of the candidates originally placed State
ticket last year lit TO decline the nomination. Two
them candidates for before the
ton of this year one of them received the lowest
among the three voted for the other had votes at ALL
This article is unworthy Of high-tOned newspaper,
such THE TRIBUNE processes be- you read the
proceedings Of the Saratoga Convention you know that
was not candidate before it, 1t is true my name had
been favorably mentioned in many papers Of the State
candidate for Governor. offered the support of
the delegations from dozen counties, together with
scattering delegates from all parts Of the state AS my
name was not proposed in the Convention they had no
opportunity TO vote for me- Had been candidate 1t Is
possible my friend Gen. Woodord would not have been
nominated, and the Hon IIcrace Greeley might have
been. Gen. NoOdfOrd will have, as he deserves, my
earnest and cordial support.
10 nominate me for state Engineer aud surveyor, an
Office TO which was ineligible under the Constitution
the Hon John A. Griswod President OF the Convention
As am not practical Engineer could not, III justice
form the duties Of tits Office Was not right II after
ward received telegram from the state Committee,
rendering Inc the nomination for Controller whlch was
compelled 10 decline and M Greeley was placed upon
the ticket This is the first time THE TRIBUNE has
glad of the opportunity set the matter rght respect
fully ask place for this communication on the fourth
quoted. Very respectfully your Obedient servant,
Bin0hGmton, y. l., sept. 10. JOHN c. ROBINSON
lGen. Robinson, IL seems, naNlhg utCIihcu idSt
Fall the post of State Engineer, on the plea
that he was ineligible, was offered the nomi-
nation for Controller, but refused that,
though there was no pretense OF lnehglblhty
in that case. Mr.. Greeley, in his absence from
the city, was then put on the ticket for Con-
troller, and did not decline, though the office
was one that every one knew he did not
want-one that he could not have filed without
a heavy personal sacrifice. In the canvass pre-
ceding our late State Convention, Gen. Robin
son was presented through The BinghdmtOn Re
publican as a candidate for Governor, and was
understood to be a candidate until after the
assembling of the Convention, when, having
but meager support, he withdrew his name
and threw his strength for Gen. WoOdfOrd, as
he had perfect right to do. And we assure
him that there are a good many of US who
can much more heartily support Gen. Wood
ford. or any other candidate who always
stands up to the rack, fodder or no fodder"
than one who will only consent to run if
given the best place on the ticket and when
he feels pretty confident of success We say
this for the guidance of future Conventions.
and because it ought to be said.
Whenever the stockholders OF THE TRIBUNE
shall see fit to choose Gen. Robinson as it's
Editor his writings will, of course, appear on
its editorial page. Until then, we fail TO see
why they should, or why he should assume to
dictate in the premises I'd. H7d.l