Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-09-09
The Seymour Declaration
MIDDLE.

AUBURN, N. Y, Sept. I'm an
interview last evening Judge Gray,
who was permanent chairman of the
democratic convention, said The
telegram of Gov. Sermour as pub
lished, dated August seth, was re-
ceived by me about night of that
day. On the morning of the 31st |
handed it to Mr.. Magone who read
it, and | was advised by him to make
no mention of it until we should
hear from the committee, who had
gone to Utica TO confer with Gov.
Seymour on the subject of his nomi-
nation. When the hour arrived for
the assembling of the convention |
showed it to the reading clerk, Hiram
Calkins, who concurred with Mr..
Magone, then present, in advising
me to make no mention of it until
the committee should be heard
from. l delayed calling the conven-
ton together for more than half an
hour, when it was stated that tele-
gram had been received from one Of
the committee that Governor Sey-
Tour had accepted. Believing the
statement TO be true, / called the
convention to order. The report
that he had accepted was confirmed
by the statement of Mr.. Faulkner
that he was authorized, las l sup
posed by one of his associates on the
committee who had gone to Utica
(Mr. Faulkner remaining at Sara
toga) to state that Governor Sey-
mour had consented to accept the
nomination. All this regarded to
be in good faith, or should have
read the telegram. / continued to
believe that he had accepted the
nomination until this evening when
| read TO the contrary in the Roches-
ter Union.
A NEW CONVENTION PROPOSED.
ELMIRA, Sept. Judge Gray
telegraphs as follows:
"To Secretary Of the State Com
mittee Say to Mr.. Magone and
your associates on the state commit
tee that the committee should not
name the candidate. for governor,
but should either recall the conven-
tion or call new one. In this the
democracy are united.'
SEYMOUR wAvERING--HE MAY YET
ACCEPT.
New YORK, Sept. "a promi-
nent democrat said to-day that
telegram had been received from
Utica this morning to the effect
that Seymour was afraid If he did
accept, he would be accused of i'm
trigue and inconsistency. 1t was
stated at democratic headquarters
that Seymour had refused several
nominations before, and afterwards
accepted them, and if he did so
again, he was afraid he should be
thought vaccilating, and if this idea
could be overcome he might yet.
MORE OF 'EM GOING, toMAKE HIM
SICK.
Another dispatch was received
this morning through private sour
ces, which said that the acceptance
Of Seymour was yet uncertain, urg-
ing that all his intimate friends
should be sent to Utica to urge his
acceptance.
THE VERY LATEsT--HE WON'T.
UTICA, Sept 2.-Senator Herman,
Hon Scott Lord, and other promi-
nent democrats, went to Deerfield
this morning and received from Gov.
Seymour a refusal to withdraw or
modify his absolute declination to
allow the use of his name as a can
didate for governor.
Disappointed Democrats I'm
Consultation.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.--The World
says Mr.. Magone left Utica for AL
bany Saturday afternoon and spent
yesterday in consultation with Gov.
Tilden and members Of the State
committee there, including all Of it's
officers and several OF its members.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee Of the state committee will be
held at it's new headquarters in the
Metropolitan hotel in this city next
Thursday. Iii not improbable that
conference of the whole committee
may be summoned at an earlier date
or upon the day mentioned. Dis
patches from various parts of the
State leave little or no doubt that
the committee will call state con-
yention to meet at once, probably at
Utica or Syracuse.
A NEW CONVENTION CALLED.
UTICA, N. Y, Sept, 4.--Gov Sey-
mour's letter has just been given to
Mr.. Magone. The state convention
is to be called to assemble at Sarato-
ga on Tuesday, Sept 18th.