The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-03
POLITICAL.
Folger Accepts the Nomination for Governor
of New York.

OF New York.
New YORK, Oct. 2-Judge Folger, the
nominee of the recent Republican conven
ton for Governor of this state. has writ
ten a letter accepting the nomination. He
says: The canvass in the party for the
choice of delegates to that convention has
seldom been equalled in earnestness and
activity, and in the fullness, freedom and
publicity of preparatory discussion. The
attention of the Republicans everywhere
was fully aroused. Their primary meet
ings were in accord with the long estab-
hshed usages, save in an exceptional local
ity or two, where modes have for some
time existed. which, if not acquiesced, have
never been resolutely rebelled against and
changed. Those primaries Were attended
in unexampled numbers and justly ex-
pressed the sentiments of participants in
them. The delegates chosen to the state
convention represented the views and
opinions of their respective constituents
SIS fairly and fully as those of the conven-
lions which preceded it. The methods of
the convention, when assembled were in
accordance with the precedent, free from
violence and clamor, sedate and deliberate.
There is naught on the face of them that
viii warrant the assertion that all done in
its meeting was not fair, honest and above
board, and that the results did not flow
from conscientious and dutiful convictions
and actions of its members. This is plain
from the fact that when the decisive vote
was reached, though there had been deep
feeling, and it was a great disappointment,
there was no hesitating in yielding unani-
nous asquiescence, and motion to that
end was made by one and seconded by
another of the prominent members, who
had hoped and labored for
a different end. Their party and public
rank, and their character and qualities for
bid the idea that they would have sub
mitted to or winked at vicious or even
irregular practices in tI1eir opponents. 1t
would seem, as thus considered, that the
conclusions reached by the convention were
entitled to sanction and support of the re-
publican party and the appreciation of the
public. Yet it would be idle to effect to
not know that the public mind is stirred by
reports of doings in which the convention,
as body. had no part. The doings of a
party, which honest and high minded
men can't approve and will not tamely
tolerate, no one claims, no one believes,
had lot or part therein, or previous hint, or
suspicious thereof. [ scorn an end to be
got by such means. ! will not undertake
to measure the truth of all these reports.
That of one is beyond dispute. Nor will
l argue whether or not the results reached
by the convention or any of the processes
toward them, were shaped or affected
thereby. The facts are public and every
one may form shis own judgment. But
there is growing thereout practical ques
tions, and it is brought to me to answer.
Persons, some holding official relations
with the republican party, and all in good
standing in the community, have asked me
to decline the nomination. They express
confidence in me, and fully acquit me of
that participation in or a knowledge of
that which they hold, will justify the
the action they desire The acts con
coded, or alleged to have been done, upon
which they base their request, they also
concede, were wholly acts of others than
me. / have deliberately and anxiously
considered the matter, have weighed the
the reasons which they present and fore
cast the consequences. The matter has
two aspects, personal and public. As to
that personal / made no indication of
willingness to be candidate for governor
until after had been named in the press
and talked of by men in that connection,
and it was apparent that / should be
brought before the convention. / then
said If there was fair degree of concur
renee in my name. / would accept, but
that if another was named / would not be
sorry and that if / was named / would not
he glad. / have ever been of that mind
/ am of that now. There are those who
were members of that convention who
knows that the week of its sitting I made
an effortsto have the nomination of another
brought about, as sought not the nomi
nation, as I was not glad when it came to
me, as could have always seen, and could
a. 1T.
twinge of regret. have no personal rea
son why / should not refuse it with
alacrity but the matter is not solely or
chiefly personal It has wide and vastly