, 1874-09-14

oA tH1 AS%A ~ ANt5Abt AHHb / HaLS lGnAlATlY
nonlinatod % tho Repubi lean candidate for Con-
grcss by convention duly called mud conducted
according to tho usage Of tho party. At tho
election bold on the first Tuesday iu September
1t app cared TINT my nomination for gomo roason
was not SUSTAINED by majority Of Republican
volerH Of tho district.
Unter these circumstances deem 1t to bo my
duty. both to you md inyholf, to Withdraw my
nnnla from the CANVASS. do it at this carly
period TINT yoa may have a,npto ti,nn to take
such courss as you iuay deem bost before tho
eioction ill November
Tho above il p,obAhly all need to say In your
Z: .rcat hut in justice to mysalf desire to say
few wurds III explanation OF my ao!ion.
It has oeen said that forced inyse!f upon tho
aay that did not feel at al anxious to continue
in Congrcss toyond my prosont term. For tho
last fow yoars such Ill imulenBo auonnt OF labor
las bceu thrown upon mo that tho position was
QUO of unceaHiNE tuil.
Ever sinto havo beon IN Congress have llal
tho general Charge Of tho work Of revising tlls
National Statutes, a work Of great labor uud Of
incBAmablo value to tho country aud was allx-
iouB to continue fn Congress till that should bo
completed. It involved 10 much labor and
yielded 80 little reward in tic way Of political
fame that I fenrod it would faii OF completion if
it fell to Others who hnu not tho interest felt
In It. But in the prosont Cougrcss tllie work
las been finally mud successfully accomplished,
0na.
II hnvn. by tho favor Of ting people Of tho State
and district, boon 4 very long time III nubjiu
Office, much longer than falls to tho lot of most
mon. kuew there existed to q considerable
axSsnt q focling tlat bud already received my
full sbaro of public favor aud that it waH time
that gave ptacs to another. tel. TINT, 10 far
as WIZ concerned, tlisro waA same Justice in
this, and thnt hal received quito my full Bl,aro
of PUBLIC favor. 1know, too, that the genera!
that there was a popular feeling through tho
country for changes ind now departures"
In tho groat contest Of two ycara ago largo
number Of young lnun in the datrics arrayod
pettor, and tho controversy became 10 hoatel
and acrimonious that many Of thbm boca,no
personally bitter and hostile against me. Their
defeat doepened thor anlmosity.
For tho last two ycarp oYory act Of mine Inns
becn distorted and mEsreproscntod, and M much
political capital n.ado agaiuss MO Oh possible. /
knew all this, and that in another political con-
tost oil these things woull bo Boizod upon aud
DO used ngainss mo to the fArthest limit I
therefore determined that would not DO
siderable opposition. therefore romai1,cd Gu
tfroly silent upon tho subject during tho Into
long session of Colgroas, without even colro-
Rpol,ding With my friort1a waiting to soc ii pub
lie aontlmout would settle upon any ono as my
SUCCESSOR.
On my return homo found no ono in the
fold except Col. Moad. l ondoayorcd as we'll as
l could to ascortaln tho public sentiment in ro-
gard to him. aud bocanle satisfied that no ooa-
siderable portion Of tho people desired him.
His support seemed to 10 limited to now aud
special organization, which Claims not to bo
political.
Two other names hai becn occasionally man-
TONED in the newspapers of tue district, Judge
cation with Judge Wheeler, but heard from bis
friends that lie did not desire to bo candidate.
l had perhonn1 interview with Mr. Doui-
Bon, and said to him tint I hnd not
authorized any statement that waB catl,ll.
date, aud Tint did uot intond to 10 candidate
il tloro was to bo any real contest over it, that
had soon his na1no mentioned By tho preaB, and
that 1osircd to know, il iowa willing to atato,
whether ha was or would be candidate for tho
nomination. Mr.. Deuison replied TINT ho bud
been solicited 10 be Il candidate By various per-
sous, but that he did not dosiro to 20 to Con-
grcaB If hc could, TINT tho idea Of going to Con-
gross was diaagreeable aud repnguant to hiB fool-
ingB. suggested that it ho did noI desire to 10
time. Ho replied thut ho had not roforenco to
tlliH particular election but to going to Congress
at all, that lle did not think Ao should ever DO
candidate, OF dosro to go to Congress- ut my
tin1o.
did not interview Mr. Douison for tho pur-
pose Of soliciting Ai,n not TO bo candidate. or
to got any p1adgo or assurance frum him that lio
would not bo. applied to him for information,
and supposed gotit. should have considered
l "as insulting Him by asking any assurance af-
ter what ho said to me.
Believing shat tho only opposition I could
hayo was from COL Mead and hia friends (alll
not believing TINT to DO III u1ly degreo fornlida-
blo), authorized tho editor Of my homo papor
to announce my na'o as candidate, and ho did
80 i'll hs next isBuo. lie accompanied IT with an
announcement that Judge Wheeler and Mr.. Dcn-
ison would neither OF them be candidates, aud
tnis no tild Huppoao upon Information i gave
him: lou may judge Ut my surprise ou sooing
u the Wliiusor County papers Ut tho Ha1no
Weok tilat DIR Denlbon waB III The fold az 4 CALI
ti1uato ut onco wrote to Mr. Dcuison oxpress-
ing mY aBton!sllment; reminding hun Of our
conversation, and asking him ii she announce
mont OF Lis na1no was authorized by him. Ho
replied, mud claimed tlst I misunderstood or
misinterpretod hls statement to ne; that Ae only
meant mo 70 understand TINT lo llqd not tllon
determined 10 bo a cnnlliuato. have only to
say that, II such was Alr, DoniBon's purpose, ho
was osthor yo1y infelic1tona III his uso OF Ian
guago, or waH very unfortunate in untlorstalll-
lug it, and entirely failed to ascostain tho very
fact waA III pirBrit Of.
Mr. Denisoii said further In lais letter, that il
he received tho nomination hu should ho very
grateful, aud TINT il l received 1t, ho should
huyo atataa tho matter thnb minutely, not
for the purpose Of raisllg any question botwoen
Mr. DaniHou aud myself, hui to abaolyo myself
from tho charge Of thruBtiug myself into con-
ttHt Iof INc caAulAAcFs
Havug this become party to q conflict for
tho candidacy without expecting it, o!ldeayorod
to, ~ candidates usually do to iucite my friends
to active cxertiou to hayo my supporters ut tho
caucusoH for tho choice Of dcogatoa 10th my
opponents did the aamo, roceiYud tho no.nina-
ton at tho Consontlon by 3 handsome majority
over both my opponeutk. Eyosyshiug pestain-
ing to tho olectioA Of delegates aud the conduct
OF tho Convention Wal perfectly fair aud hon.
orablo ~ fur AZ l have knowledge or infornla-
ton. bolieYod it TO have bsen 10, and Isuppoa-
cd tho contest ondod, But portion OF tho dol
cgatoH who supported my oppunonts loft tho
Convention, held a separate meeting, no1nluatod
Alr, uonison, aud opened D vigorous aud bitter
cdnYaAa. Having boen fairly nominated IN a
regular Convention I rafraluod from further
effort.
Just on tho evo OF tho election oroularH wero
issuol and han1bils posted throughout the dis
trict alleging that my nomination was il. no way
binding upon tho party because procured dolo-
gatsa to tho Convention by buying votos With
money. learn also tint most marvellous talea
&tx~. AL ..tI1.