New-York tribune., 1876-09-06
Ex.GoYo sEYMouRs DECLINATION.

AN EXPLANATION FROM MR.. MAGoNE-TnE I'D
NIGHT TELEGRAM AND WHY II WAS NOT HiFbhp
MIR. sEYMoUIs HRALTu.
GrGoM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBusR.l
ALBANY, Sept 5.-Mr. Magone returned from
his final visit 10 Gov. Seymour at Utica last night ana
was present at 5:atc Committee rooms III Congress
Hall today When requested by your correspondent he
very readily explained the various features OF the s'y
mour matter, substantially as follows: 81 WAS among
those" said he "who confidently believed that Gov.
Seymour would not accept and that 1t on that &C.
count unwise 10 nominate him. 1 read his dispatch to
Senator Herman in the convention and supplemented
with the remark that ought not to nominate bm Tor
tine reason that we believed him to be sincere Tno cx-
preston OF the convention WAS different as you Know"
but so rm were number OF US In the belief that he
would not accept that insisted upon and eventually
secured an adjournment until 10 o'clock the next dJ Ia
O. der to hear finally from him. Judge Gray gives tho
correct version IN regard the dispatch OF pcrcptory
refusal received by him. lie showed 1t TO me, aad l.
with Hiram CaIkus advised that IL be Withheld uhul
WE could hear the authorized agents OF the conVen
uop. I have always considered Gov. Seymour sin
cers and honest In declining Office. but knew
that devotion 10 party and tie good OF the state had
before this induced him TO reconsider dehntc refusal
IA that Indicated In dispatch to Judge Gray ihad
great hopes that such result might be reached by our
committeeman and upon that hope urged ANA advised
the repression OF Judge Grays dispatch. Besidcs II W"
a
three miles from any telegraph station 1t occurred to me
that II might be nnauthorized He would hardly IN bis
state OF health have up ut that hour 70 receive news
from te convention and IL was even more unlikely thht
ne would send on q message at that hne whon he must
also have known that the convention had ADJOURNED 10
10 O'Clock the next day, and early the next morning
would do IS we'll Upon these views urgently advised
AWAITING tho report Of the committee, who would see
him after the date OF this Gspatch and might induce
him 20 change his mind In that oyent the reading OF
tno dispatch would have been an injustice 10 Gov
Seymour.
"Dnring the session came tho dispatch from Mr.
sprggs which IL rep rcd to have been IN the Words 20
ON and in up your ticket | feel suro that Mr. sgrggs
IA fully exonerated any intent TO deceive the con
veption by the telegram comprehend by later de-
elon,nents how he was confident that II the ticket was
Allied up Gov. Seymour would be pretty sure To accept
Indeed a day later than that. number OF gentlemen
md myself had bope3 OF such result ana we 'cHistou
from our efforts Simply because doctors certificate
was entered against Gov. Seymour himself IN us
,,,nnnr convinced us that he was anxious ~ throw
his whole strength for tho party, aud was deferred
only by the doctors positive command Tor quIe''
When We became convinced Of this we desised ana tc
Governor then gave his letter OF deelnaton "hlch
is published to-day. waited upon him with severIi
gentlemen to receive It, Among these were Senator
Herman, Congressman Henry ID. Payne OF ohlo hr
Purcell OF The Rochester Unon and Jadgo Robert Earle
The letter was given to tine press had had bi'
memoranda OF views be expressed IN this letter III my
,ossession some hours before AZ the Governor stated
but could not give them to the press as they were not
written ont and did not have his signature.
"As 10 the Governors physical condition. THINK from
my own personal observation that he Is only Temporarily
troubled He is by means drcrcpt VIII age yet or
with ovor-axert'On. He has recently 0vcrtlXed himself
with excessive labor In the duties OF paihnser where
he subjected himself To a slight sunstroae. and mmed
ately aItcrward he taxed his mental capacities some
what severely by Encouragement OF his library 80 ta
the care Of physician Is very necessary and abSose
onlct for perhaps month may be required ThIS' OF
course he could not have Obtained ~ candidate ana
80 far his decision Is correct But months rechpera
tion will render him entirely competent To puoc ''
aud he will most likely throw himself very hcIftJ h'o
the pending canvass by that time"