New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-01
md ~ nroceed IN New-York CITY and report by letter
npon their arrival there TO the surgeon-GeneraL
STATE POLITICS.
Mr.. DANFORTH AND PROHIBITION
ATTEMPTS TO PREJUDICE REPUBLICANS BY H

ATTEMPTS TO PREJUDICE REPUBLICANS BY me-
CALLING MR. DASFORTH's NOMINATION. ON THE
pROUIBIIION TICRET-r1E FACTS IN THE cAsE'
IFRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE'
Rochester Oct 29-I assume that Mr.. George
F. Danforth Of this city, is certain TO be placed OH
the bench of the Court of Appeals The TACT that
there is State ticket in the field this year seems
almost to have been lost sight of by the active poll
tcians of the western and interior counties OF new
York in their anxiety about the more disunc''eY
noltiea Offices that are at stake but there is every
where manifested, among Republicans coroiai up
nroval of Mr.. Danforths nomination and determi-
nation to give him the last vote of the party no mat
ter what local divisions Discussions there may De-
Inotice within the last day or two the first at
tempt ON the part of the Democrats, TO prejudice
some Republicans against MIR. Danforth by recall
ing his nomination last Spring by the Prohibition
ISIS of the state and by drawing false CONCLUSIONS
as TO what his action as Judge would DC H. ai'er MS
election the temperance question shoulu come w
in some shape for judicial decision. Inc hoots"
De,nocrat has recently explained Mr. Danforths con-
nection with the Prohibition nomination, proDaDy
bv his authority and | cannot do better than 10
give the substance of that explanation with Few
Introductory remarks. Mr.. Danlortn as All h'9
friends know, is q consistent temperance man.
neither usinp intoxicating liquors himself nor
DtPuacIn9 tDtlG use bN OlliCioJ p"' ~ A'' -
been identified with the Prohibition party of tins
State nor believe. can il be shown tnat lie mas
ever said or written q word TO encourage separate
n,tical action by temperance men. Like "A majority
of his Marty associates, he probably believes that
the cause of temperance can better be served ny
eectinp Republicans to office than by dividing ahd'
perhaps defeating the Republican party oy the
nomination of separate Temperance candidates. oho
thing is certain and that that he has
himself in advance to decide any question: IL ne Is
elected IN any particular way, and, oil course, IL ~
impossible that be should have gwen any MINT Vi
what his Interpretation would be OF temperance
law not vet on the Statute book and which may
never be put there
And now for the circumstances of his nomination
by the Prohibitionists, as related by Ihe EocAe*@
Democrat They were substantially as follows
Previous TO the making up OF the Prohibition nche'
in April last Mr.. Danforth had never had anything
TO do with the Temperance party, and he was not
consulted OF even informed byit leaders IN advance
that they thought OF making him their Candidate
At that very time he was almost the only one spoken
of for the Republican nomination, ana IL "ouio
seem either thai the Prohlbltionists intended pS
selecting him to identify themselves with the WIN
ming party and thus gain nominal victory when
they could not hope otherwise to secure, or to EN-
and. if possible, making him unavailable. Mi. Dan
forth WAS officially informed Of the nomination, but
was not furnished with copy of the platform that
had been adopted by the convention. Having
giyen the subject the careful consideration 1t de-
served Mr.. Danforth. before the meeting OF the
Republican state Convention wrote letter TO TIE
PROM btionst committee declining 10 be their can
didate This letter. | believe, was not published
but tho chairman of the committee wrote 10 MI
Danforth asking him 70 withdraw his dcclinatIon
and consent that his name should remain ut the
head of the Prohibition ticket. rs he had made no
pledges to the temperance people ana had been
asked for none Mr.. Danforth had "A night To suppose
that the party wanted HIM "a n candidate. relying
on his spotless character has ability lawyer and
his practical temperance principles. Under these
If there had been no other reason Tor
declining he might well have accepted the nomlnb-
ton, and lie was undoubtedly inclined todOso until
he learned for the FIRST time that the Prohibition
platform contained an imitation plank, aud upon
tins discovery ne Immediately wrote another letter
perenptoryIeiusng to be the candidate Of the Tenn
pcrance' party 1t was after ne received the second
letter and before he learned that the Prohibition
Convention had declared for grcenbacks that he had
the conversation with Mr.. Hopkins the Prohibition
candidate for Congress III this district recently re-
ported by Mr. Erasus Brooks in n letter which he
has written and upon which an unfayorabe Inter
probation is put by the Democratic.
Mr. Danforth's standing III Rochester both az a
citizen and as a lawyer is such that the recent pub
LEGATIONS. TO which have referred, Will not injurc
him to tho extent Of a single vote, and Republicans
throughout the State, whatever their opinions may
be on the temperance question, need have no fear
that if elected Inc will not hold the scales of JUS
tice with firm and even hand interpreting the Inv
honestly and couscientiously, no matter what in-
torests may be involved. L. l. W.
4 SECOND CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION.