The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-30
Sevmour's True Position.

A correspondent OF the Washington Pos
writing from Utica says th3t the day before
the meeting OF the Democratic convention:
Mr.. D0RsBEIMER, Hon. DE WITT G. WEST
q delegate to the regular Convention, and
the venerable Judge STURGEs. all old friends
OF Mr.. SEYMOUR, met by arrangement at the
Utica dep6. and drove to Mr.. SEYMoUR's re-
.sidence, al Dearficld. Their desire was to
hit upon some plan by which the two con-
ventions could be united, and their idea
was that it could be done by the use Of Mr..
sSEYM0Un's name. The correspondent says {:
"Goyernor Seymour listened to the gen.
tJemen very patiently and heard all their
arguments, and then firmly but kindly de-
sclined to be a candidate because be felt that
there were younger men In the party who
could as well or better unite the discordant
elements, and because he could not get over
his unconqueraoIe aversion to entering
scrub race for the presdency-or what
might become a scrub race. In his opinion
msnyiD Democrats believed that unity could
best be secured by unitisg On some man
outside the State-Bayard, Hancock, or
Hendricks-aDd very possibly the Con-
yeniiOn may be OF the same mind, and
mixut tuv 10 tue cldit tudt It's
political conduct OF late had not been
such as to enttIe it to so high an
honor. He also has the additional fear
that Mr.. Tilden, who had been de.
frauded OF bis election as President, might
think il uy;u 10 himself IL another New
Yorker wefe now promoted over his head.
and such Pre- ceediUg might antagonize his
friends at q time when the Democratic patty
needed 10 call out every voter TO the polis.
ale had no wish to do anything or allow
anything to be done by his friends that
could possibly be construed into an offence
by Mr.. Tilden or any other pi residential
candidate. For himself, he did not know
that Mr.. Tilden was a candidate, but he in-
ferrcd so from A. bat he read in the papers
Thesefore be nust positively decline to al
low bis name to,be used at this time as
candidate. He @ss willing to be the adj
wiser Of the party, ADD to do anything in
his poEer for Cancellation, but be felt that
II he came into Convention with an air of
eeeking office for himself, he should not be
greeted; as peaee-naker."
Governor SEYMOUR was then asked il he
would allow the use OF his name at the head
OF the ticket, and was.told that il he would
consent II would be placed at the head of
botk delegations, 40 as to signify to out
s;dens that the New YORK Democracy diff
feredon only .sne point
"Bgt the answer was that the same oh.
5ections applied to both cases-it might an
tsgonize the friends OF Mr.. Tilden, and
might be taken ~ an indication Of desire |
90 bis part for az Office he did not crave. |
Besides, 1t might defeat Its own purpose il |
bis name were on tnO lists OF delegates ap-
plying for one set Of seats. and be must,
therefore, decline, waile wishing sincerely
II were Ia bis power 10 do sometbiOg at Sy-
racuse for peace aud harmony. Tba; peace
and harmony were desirable no one be-
lieved more than himself, and he was also
certain that, with a redeemed South, the
Democratic party ought to and could, with
unity, elect the next President Of the United
States"
Mr.. SEYMOUR was then asked the question
plainly, whether, in the event that the Ma.
tional Convention at Cincinnati fixed on ,,
him as their standard.beerer, and called !
upon him for his country's sake and for his I
love Of Democratic principles, to lead them !
In the fgbt against Capitalization and impe.
rIalism. be would decline the nomination.
The precise words OF the answer cannot c
be given, says the correspondent Of the I
fost, but they were to the effect that the !
must be left TO answer TOR It.
self.
:" The whiting commissioners were salts '
ned IRON this reply that Governor Seymour =
would not decline the nomination II Il were Il
made spontaneously and with anything like I
upanimlty. They went awry content with q
ms assurance. knowing that II they took up 4
me war.cry OF Seymour to rally the De- /
lnocrafic party II would have an able and d
Victorious leadership.
Fortified by this assurance, Governor a
Dorsheiptr took upon himself the RESPONSE d
Dlllfy OF openly advocating Governor Sey- 4
mours nomination on the floor OF the Kelly !,
Convention, and hsd every reason 10 be II
grsiined u The response Il met there. A La
Hfsy cry from tho galleries proved q Ike | 4
Inceess 70 tho regular Convention. The | y
we're szlIsGsd that the fuel I. d
~ sesoy 70 thelr hand tie moment Il was =
~ best 70 apply the torch. Tnis Is The 4
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