The daily gazette., 1879-12-19
from S the N. Y. Herald.
seymour and the p,.,I

hE prnn Tn,sks 9, HIS NOMINATION :.
rhoBABLE-No Expp.ss n,oS VI
arss rarIosSs-,pEMocnArIc D nses,a..! aass D..
SURE TO TAKE PLACE crVsG'! N s,,
I, ,,.m. B., U1IcA, Dec. ls
sion 81 nth that the success rf'a,,lng Of ,hn
nnH IN 1850 hinges upon the h ,as aHm5t De-
ex-Governor Horatio u Ssy,uOl nomla'
dent. sn That Governor Ssvnia ,1Osi q
,mN,s, mave the nomination for 'i%oa P,s.I
merely m. saying the word l., !, ras.. enss
s.n. a., hauds. The earnest ds,;'s sSne
country to ascertain, wbs,bss 's Hssls "a
circumstances, Governor Se,, Ssa,n un|
oe Induced to reconsider h. hbiuymou
.lon .' not to re-enter public ,' ,'ss us'
representative Of the Herald ,'e, !,
vlsit Deerfield-tbe home a o1 10 10
OF the democracy-lo learn y = I y
", ,he nra.ss. ,ne sage's own lips bis fss !,
.ne present moment on tbs an mo'' ,,e
ant question. The person vho T'o'
- me oell Informed the reports, uu =
noyernor ~" was not feeling ,' yerv
had not come down stai,, 10y ,v'J
reporter was intenlly engaged !.
ing a volume in the e.te, .ua s,,. NJ
side door softly opened and ,e ,.a u }
or walked quietly in He ss. s''s
neatly in black, and wore % ny
head a silk cap. lie smiled y
good morning, and extended III
70 ths reporter. The latter AMY
tMhe M Governor upon the predomplpO pp,
litical questions. ''A''''
THE IMPORTANT QuEs1,o,
After a brief Informal ,aIk the
er propounded the query - Wv
+" You cannot but have no,,
growing disposition Of the d.m"S S
all sections to make you the Pm, ~.
cand date In 1880. lfil should bs
by the National Dernoc allc I n IN
that your nomination would be- n,
for the party's success would w y,
the candidacy?" y
The Governor was hardly n
for the question, but bis ,n,s
ready and his reply was charact,
this philosopher statesman. II,
"As for myself, | do not think Il
general disposition 10 nominate
do ! think 1t would be wise TO
sELF-DEPREcIATIoy.
"For many reasons 1 should
strong candidate, and what | ha
in regard to myself in answer b
Gus invitations to make address
political and other subjects
:tself be a good reason why | 81
be elected, even If Nominated
my name was spoken Of, did
slider il anything more than o
speculations Of the day in tim
litical uncertainty. In the face
| have said 1t is absurd to suppo.
shall be nominated. have no
| shall be named by any conyeI
the Presidency, i'll sought the
ton. l should be guilty Of a
p AGENCY which would be rldicr
thought a great party were q
make me a candidate against IN
Even in that improbable even
do my friends a very great "
should go upon a ticket with
edge that | was not the right l
plac ed in that position.
THE NEW YORK scBIs
During these remarks Cove
: mour arose from his char a
leisnrely back and forth, oc
stopping before the reporter.
} Guided the rel 0rter inquired
= "What do you think the pro
, for q union OF the various faetl
7 democratic patty IN New YOr
!. Governor Seymour, who ha
: his seat, looked up and answel
J "A SERIOUSNESS that betokened
= est. "a union IS 50 clearly deu
1 the interest OF all Of the memt
E party that 1t IL a result no one
3 ton, Just now both parties are
l lied. The whole history OF I
1 shows that the democratic pal
4 vitality that no other orRanlz
sesses. That is due to the fact
Z we'll settled principle winch
!; O.her organizations have gro
i evils whlch.Aarei transitory
sought to gam power by ap
J. the feelings which happen to
d at the time. We have proof {
@ the position of the republican
rbe speeches Of their leaders.
studied to excite the North a
South, and are on the lOok0u
tions of that nature. They DO
themselves upon questions ~