New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-05
POLITICAL.

Stubborn Horati0 and His Beadless
Pariy-Quandary of the New York
Democrats.
New YORK, September 4-The following
dispatch was received Saturday:
To the Kditor Of the worlt:
SIR-I shall not accept the nomin alton.
My letter of declination is now in the hands
Of Mr.. Mag0ne. chairman OF the Demo
cratic committee.
HORATIO SEYMOUR
Utica, New York. September 2, 1876.
The Worid says Mr.. Magone left Utica for
Albany Saturday afternoon and spent yes
terday in consultation with Governor Til
den and members of the State committee,
these including all of its officers and several
of its members.
A meeting of the executive committee of
the State committee viii! meet at it's new
headquarters, in the Metropolitan Hotel in
this city, next Thursday.
1t is not improbable that q conference of
the whole committee may be summoned at
an earlier date, or upon the day mentioned.
Dispatches from various parts of the
State leave little or no doubt that the COM
mittee will call the State convention to
meet at once, probably at Utica or Syra-
cuse.
UTICA, n. T., September The follow
MY DEAR SIR-The Democratic conven-
ton met last week, and. acting under mis-
apprehension, put me in nomination for the
Office of Governor of this State. This its
members would not have done if they had
known the facts regarding my health.
For many reasons ought not to be their
candidate. Duty demands that l should
decline the preferred honor. While am
grateful for the friendly sentiment which
taA mn in n r
compelled by obstacles which I can not
overcome. For some months my health
has been infirm, and Q recent illness has
untitled me for mental or physical ex-
ertions. My own opinion, confirmed by the
| judgment Of my physicians. convinces me
| that am unable, ut this time, to perform
| the duties devolving upon the Governor of
own purposes and feelings to meet the
wishes of ny friends. would not hesitate
| to peril my health to uphold those prin-
ciplee in which believe or to promote the
| public welfare, but I feel that l should
sacrifice the interests Of the party which
placed me in nomination if l &C
cepted it's action. Even the supe-
/ act could not elect ticket with the
known fact that its nominee for Governor
was unequal to the performance Of the
| labors of that Office. I could not conscien-
tously enter upon them. l can not do my
! friends the wrong Of placing them in false
positions by trying to do it. therefore feel
constrained to decline the nomination.
While it is great sorrow to me that l can
not on this occasion meet the wishes of
those to whom I am deeply indebted
for so many favors, yet / am satisfied
that my action will subject them to some
| present inconvenience, which, in the end,
| will prove to be their advantage. 1t is not
an unusual thing to have . vacancy on the
| ticket, nor to fill it. In the main, the action
OF the convention will give confidence to
our friends throughout the country. It re.
moved the only cloud upon our political
prospects. There was q fear that discord
ant organizations in Democratic strong
holds would peril the success of the State
and national ticket. These difficulties are
all adjusted.
The Ex-Governor contrasts the positions
of the two great parties, and says he can
not think that there is any doubt about the
pending election conflict resulting in favor
of the Democrats.
Mr.. Seymour proceeds at length to ar
raign tho Republican party. His letter ii
addressed to the chairman Of the State
| committee.