New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-18

check for x25, 900 for campaign expenses. but tbat
| the Colonel winked laziy at the negotiation. and
after the manner of older politician remarked
| that he would see him later" IL this
| be true, the Colonel may congratulate him
self upon having saved sonnet hing by his policy OF
delay. In this afternoons Union he has letter IN
which he, too, puts away the temptation. and IN
stead Of being asprant puts himself IN position
TO be urged. There's reading between the lines OF
| this document that somehow suggests that other
letter read at Cincinnati few weeks ago, which
seemed like this, 10 be declinati0n In that case.
it is said the writer was surprised ard greved that
he was taken at his word The same fate may
follow this but I think not. 1t looks now AS
| though the Convention, after paving the
air little would nominate the Colonel III spite OF
| his remonstrances and half suspect that nc VIII
stand at the door of Tic Convention like the patient
victims at SaragOssa waiting for the ravishing to
| begin.
AN ADROIT LETTER.
| The letter is written with such adroitness as to
entitle it 10 a place beside the Tilden letter as
model of that kind of correspondents 1t sparkies
with political coquetry. 1t is addressed TO the
| Editor Of The Lnioa and is as follows:
NEw.IoNpOS. Aug. II. 1850.
| ALEXANDER TRorp, Editor Nsg- -Horen Taion-DEAR
SIR; Your valued paper has made sncn Irelueiie l.i
mention OF my connection with The Democlntlc
nomination for erDOr tnat now ask te u-c OF lts
| col q
OF ali the circumstances have deciied to Withdraw as
candidate for any position before the convention TO-
lam deeply sensible OF the kindness and partiaiiy.
which has induced leading organs OF Democratic opn-
openly and privately to advocate my nomination |
unmindu Of their wishes, nor ln,cn'Dic 10 the
the Democratic party TO victory. But am unwilling
that action OF mine should produce embaIrosment
to the Conventions that The introduction OF my name
there should contribute even in the slightest degree TO
divided counses
We are entering upon q campaign the Importance OF
when TO The country and tie DemccIatic party can
good WILL the burial forever OF the passions and resent
incns of civil Wharf.-The preservation OF the rights VI tue
msniHhe manenance OF the Consultation In tic spirit
OF the VINO made 1.-THE prosperity ana happhess Oh
of the Democratic party aud the election o us nope
TO this great end all private ambition should
be sacrificed and all personal selt'seekng ana ana
neccnt s claimed a doubtful state she Is certainly
pivotal state aud with harmonious connses ana wise
be the duty OF every Democrat 10 contribute TO such
result by every III bis power and by any sacrhce
ell differences should he adjusted. all jealousies put
aside all claims and preferences surrendered,
such a candidate will not only unite the
s @rsa boy gay ons who
are opposed TO seciionasm and msrule
doubt that the Convention VIII, by the exer.
else OF wisdom and harmony such result. and
proceedings Will place Connecticut III the st OF
that great majority Of the States which are certain for
Hancock aud English. am, with great respect yours
| fruly FRANCIS B. LOOMS.
| It's beauties do not seem to be pointed out. The
| Convention will he quick to see thein and quick,
Zoo TO comprehend the fact that the writer is not
only great and good statesman. but capitalist,
with a long purse and very open hand. lnere y, Is
some loose talk about other candidates. but 1t looks
| very much to me as though Colonel LOomls would
he the final outcome He has the money and Is VIII.
| ing to pay and the Democracy. like the family OF
| the boy who had hold of the woodchuck, are out
| Of meat"
ANOTHER CANDIDATE DECLINES.
! Ldter-Since the above was written learn that
strong effort has been made by Senator Eaton and
Others to induce Edward WSeymour, of Bridgeport.
TO accept the nomination. He is of the ablest men
III the party and very popular although lie has not
been much before the public account Of his aver
sion to politics. but he also has declined in letter.
which has been published, aud steadily persists in
his refusal.
The feeling among intelligent Democrats as to the
prospect in Connecticut is fairly illustrated by the
remark of a friend of Mr. Seymours. who said % he
did not propose to see Ned Seymour sacrificed for
anybody's benefit. This isn't n good year for
Democratsv lie confined, Huckleberres ripened
too early"
| Everybody having positively refused to run, the
delegates who are here tonight are busy talkingup
proposition to nominate Ex-Governor English. of
New-Haven with Charles NJ, Pond, of Hartford for
Lieutenant Governor the object being to match the
New-fIayen and Hartford. This imitation
of the policy of the Republicans is as high COM
pliment as could be paid them by their opponents.
II shows also how badly frightened the Democrats
are The only thing that stands in the way of this
programme being carried out is the refusal of both
| English and Pond to be candidates. but Governor
English is at Saratoga, and IL is argued that If the
| Convention n0minates him by acclamatlon he will
not persist in declining. and that If he consents Ar.
Pond will do the same.
| Governor English has said so many times during
| the past year or two that he would not under any
ciI cumstances, accept political office again. that
his position in that regard GS1nl0or is sev"sr as %eI
| of New-YoTk. when his party nominated
bm at the instance of Spriges, of Utica. Indeed 1t
is now no secret that the whole movement III favor
Of Governor EnglIsh's nomination for the Presidency
was gotten up without his consent and against bis
urgent remonstrances. He was only deferred from
writing letter for publication to that effect by the
consideration that he might seem TO be assuming
| too much in treating tue matter seriously. Not
witlstanding this well-kuOwn fact. the Democratic
managers here apparently bent on forcing upon
| him u nomination which no one else Will
take, and which he has repeatedly refused. The
| impudence of this proposition Is the more manifest
from the fact that the same men who are are
urging his nomination against his VIII only lew
years ago, when he was United states Senator
| by Executive appointment, ana entitled Dy prece-
dent to an election by the Legs after getting
SD 900 olt of him to elect q Den0cratic LegIsla-
| ture threw him overheard and put William ILL., Bar
!
| senator Eaton bore large part in that transac-
! tion beng anxious to get Barnum out OF the way
! as a possible competitor for his own seat.
Senator Eaton is now anxious to
| have Governor English run for Governor, and con-
trbnte literally, as he always has, 10 the election
| of a Legislature which will reflect him to the Sen
| ate. "
| In Is said that Governor Enelishs son. who is
here has expressed the opinion that his father will
| accept the nomination if rendered hun unanimously,
| and this report, which is denied by the young
mans friend is diligently used to promote the pro
| gramme proposed. The name of MIR. Engshs
former partner, the Hon. Ii. NJ. Welch. is also used
as authority for the statement that
Governor English would not decline II
nominated but this is too evidently amisreoresent-
alton of that gentleman TO be credited by any one
who knows him at this writing.
| There is evidently deliberate purpose the
part of majority Of the delegates to
| nnom;,a,a E,olioh and Pond and fairly force