Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-10
OLIVER'S WITHDRAWAL.
His Letter Announcing That He Is No
Longer u Candidate.

His Letter Announcing That He Is No
Longer u Candidate.
Mr.. Oliver issued the following nd.
dress
To the Republican Members of the General
Assembly:
The contest for the scnatorship has been
| SD prOtracted and without reasonable hope
OF solution as long rs the principal candi-
dates remain as contestants that it is alto
Scthcr fitting i'll me at this time to cx.
press to you my views on the subject. 1t
| is an honorable ambition in any man feel.
inc that he has the proper elements within
himsc'fto wOrthily fulfill its duties to
aspire to = seat in the national Senate.
Especially is this so when this ambition is
to represent 4 great commonwealth like
Pennsylvania. Inspired by this feeling,
became candidate for senator
and received the nomination of
my party. Political parties have
! existed in every state of which
We have any history, and they are ncccs-
sary to the we'll being Of government. In
matters of party representation and organ
izatiOn the nominating convention and the
caucus are as necessary adjuncts to sue
cess as the individual membership upon
which party is founded. AS :: Republican
and the party nominee l was entitled to
the support of every member of the Cen
eral Assembly who had been nominated
and elected rs 4 Republican, unless unfit
ted for the Office by some moral, political
Or personal defect. l am unaware Of any
such objection, nor has any, to my knOwl-
edge, been suggested, but unfortunately
for my aspirations, sufficient number of
Republicans have refused either to take
part i'll making the nomination or support
the nominee of the majOrity. Many, perhaps
all of the gentlemen who have adopted this
method of comprising the defeat of the
party nominee, are doubtless actuatcG by
upright anu conscientious motives, and in
SO far as they are so actuatcd they have
my entire respect, although as Republi-
can | cannot approve Of the steps they
have taken. 1t would be highly absurd
to say that the interest and welfare of the
people of this commonwealth would be
best subscrvcd by the election of any one
mau TO the Senate of the United States.
In state so large and populOus as ours,
rich in material, wealth and culture, there
are many men who'would honor as we'll as
be hOnored by the position. For myself,
realizing that the party nominee cannot be
elected, owing to the Teiusal of large
and respectable number of Republicans
to join with their brethren in the choice of
the majority, it is due to my supporters to
say that | am no longer candidate and
they are free to select any other worthy
Republican. It is hardly necessary fer
me to express my appreciation OF the
manly and steadfast support which has
been accorded me by majority of the
Republican members of the Legislature
apart from my personal friends. regard
their support not as Il tribute to myself,
but as 4 manifestation OF respect for the
rules and customs Of the party to which
We belong. Time will demonstrate that
their action has the approval of the Re-
pnhlicans OF the state. This letter, owing
to the circumstances, is to some extent |
necessarily personal, but no more so, l |
trust, than modest appreciation of the |
warrants. With great respect,
| remain, very truly.
HENRY W. OLIVER, JR.
This step was taken by Mr.. Oliver after
he had been tuld by Mr.. Cameron that
there was no possible chance of his cleo
ion and that his continued candidacy only
added to the difficulties. ..of the situation,
md increased the bitterness of the st,u.-
glc. 1t is said that Mr.. Grow and Senator
Cameron had conference, in the course of
which the latter gentleman submitted to
Ir. Grow the names Of NJ. s. Quay, Will.
lam H. Armstrong and Gen. James
Beaver. Mr.. Grow is said to have sig