National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-09-06
A Gard from Celsael Robert w. Hsshes.
= prrrnspupo September O. 1873

A Card from Celsael Robert w. Hushes.
PrTrnsBunc. September .. 1878.
~ ne Editor afn, sat, Josrnsh
DEAR sIRi l nnd that the reporters Of some
Of the Norfolk papers inexperienced what
said In my speech last night on the subject
Of my connection with the National Demo-
cratic Convention Of 1858, held In Tanmany
Hall, New York.
Whist said at Norfolk Avas, that the nom
nation Of Seymour and Blair, and tho adop-
tion Of the Democratic platform OF that year
by that convention, sllcnced me In that can
yass, and no one could say with truth that
l had written or spoken In support OF that
ticket or platform after that convention. 1t
may be claimed, with some color Of truth,
that did constructively aid as member OF
that convention In nominating that ticket
and in adopting that PLATFORM but, II SO, Il
By The advice Of some friends in Southwest
Virginia went to that convention TO w II
possible to secure the nomination OF Chief
Justice Chase thought that, a. the Demo-
Gratis had failed to secure General Grant (who
had been q Democracy as their Presidential
was 10 nominate Judge Chase. I think now
that II Judge Chase had been nominated In
1893 a. the Democratic candidate, Mr.. Groes-
ben would not have had TO pronounce the
funeral Of the Democratic party, In his late
letter.
When got to New York Mr.. L. Q. Wash
ington, an old friend, then editing the Ma.
fionai Inteliigenoer, came to me, and said that
several Of our common friends In the Virginia
delegation (who since went for Horace Gree
ley) had expressed good deal Of mortlhca-
ton TO hear that was for nominating such o
man as Judge Chase, and had asked him TO
demonstrate with INC In q friendly way.
replied, In the same spirit, to the effect
that thought Judge Chascs nomination the
best thing which the party could do, and that
would endeayor to get rs many delegates 70
no with me for him e could, but that had
not come TO act factlous part. i knew OF
and approved our old Virginia rule In ma
tional Democratic conventions, OF casting the
vote Of the State as Q unit. would let II be
cast a. unit In general. But II an oppor-
tunity should arise in which, by fraction Of
the Virginia vote being cast for Judge Chase,
his nomination could be effected or bis
chance improved, then l would claim the
right 70 cast fractional vote.
Such Is my recollection Of what was said
between Mr.. Washington and myself. Ac-
cofdlngly, my recollection Is, that on motion
the Virginia delegation, II was resolved that
the former precedents should be observed by
which the minority Of the delegation allowed
the majority to cast the whola vote Of the
State as q unit but that this resolution
should not be enforced II any delegate or
delegates should deem 1t important to their
own objects at any tinc to cast their frac-
tional vote. have not seen the resolution
since that time; but am clear that ] have
given the purport Of II. The resolution,
Whatever II may be, correctly interprets the
spirit In which l acted as part OF minority
Of three or four during the session OF thai
convention, and seemed to acquiesce In IL