The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-16
SEYMOUR SPEAKS,
And Positively Declines to
Make the Race.
A Letter From the Gov
ernor in Unmistak.
able Terms. +

Special to the Star.
UTICA, N Y, June 18-The following is
Governor Seymours letter alluded to by
him in an interview published yesterday.
Mr.. Spriegs, to whom the letter is ad-
dressed, is delegate from the Oneida Dis
trict to Cincinnati: 5+H|
Hon. J. Thomas spriggs:
DEAR SHINY name has been spoken Of
in connecton with the nomination to be
made in Cincinnati next week, and as you
are delegate from the District in which
live, ask you in my behalf to state that
am not candidate for any nomination
to be made by that body, nor could &C.
cert such nomination if the Convention
should see fit to present my name. l do
not suppose there is the least probability
of such an action or that my name will be
presented, but deem it proper to send
you this letter to be used if any question
should come up about my position or pur-
poses. ......
.- am truly yours, &C.,
[Signed] HoRATIo SEYM OUR.
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
LEXINGTON. KY, June 16.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention to select delegates
to tue Cincinnati Convention convenes in
this city tomorrow. The delegates are ar
irving in large numbers and it is estimated
that there will be 10000 strangers in the
city. The Campbell, Kenton, Jefferson,
Boyd, Harrison, Pendleton, Bracken, Ohio,
Bath, Boone, Grant, Robertson, Mason,
Menifee, Owen and Henry County delegates
arrived in the city to-day. The Conven-
ton, it is thought, will be for Tilden.
THE PRoH1BIT1oNIsTs.
CLEVELAND, O., June 16.-The National
Convention Of Prohibitionists convenes at
Halies Hall, this city, at II a. m, to-mor-
row. Delegates from all eastern and north
ern States will be present. and few
southern will be represented. The only
candidate for Prohibition spoken of, is
Attorney G. T. Stewart Of Norwolk, O.,
who will doubtless be nominated on the
first ballot Only a few delegates have yet
arrived. rH.
FOR THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION.
NASHVILLE, TENN. June 16.-Arrange-
ments were completed this afternoon by
which the Tennessee delegates to the Ma
tional Convention will leave here Saturday
morning and arrive in Cincinnati at eight
clock Saturday night. Gen. W. B. Bate,
of the National Executive Committee, will
leave this afternoon and Major Th homas
OConnor tomorrow.
AN ANTI-MoRMoN PLANK
National Associated Press to the Star.
SALT LAKE CITY, June 16.-The Territor-
ial Democratic Committee have adopted the
following:
Resolved, That it Is the solemn duty of
the Government to provide suitable law
for suppressing the practice OF polygamy
in the Territories and proper officers to
enforce il. That this gigantic evil which
has SO long fourished in spite of the seal
of Republican Conventions. and the apathy
OF tine Republican administrations shall
cease"
The Committee selected Allen. G. Camp
bell, of the Howsiloer Mining Company, to
20 as delegate to Cincinnati and present
the resolution. and urge its insertion in the
Democratic National Platform. 1t also
sent copy of the proceedings to Henry
Watterson, of the Louisville Courier
Journal, with request that he aid 1t by
every means in bis power.
Is BARKIs wILLIN' OR NO?
NEW York, June 16.-Interviews are
Published with Gov. Seymour. In one of
which he says: "In addition to the rea-
sons I have already given, I have
also stated to others, to show that my
nomination would be unwise, even If
Ii sought it. have already written a let
ter to the delegates from my district to
Cincinnati, In which my purpose neither
to seek nor accept the nomination is defin-
itely stated"
NJ. H. Northrup. editor Of the Syracuse
Courier, and other friends Interviewed the
Governor yesterday.
| II am too old to re-enter politics."
! "Why," exclaimed one OF the company,