The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-25
4 MANLY LETTER,
DIR. w. ID. Hall Declines the indepeud'
eut Nomination for Congress.


Altoona Tribune, l7th-
DIR. w. ID. Hall has written the
following letter decling the Inde-
pendent Republican nomination for
Congress. His letter justifes the
Tilbu7ae's confidence in him as Re-
publican who. however he may diff
fer with his fellow Republicans on
State issues, cordially unites with
them to retain a worthy Republican
Representative in Congress:
ALTOONA, Pa, Oct. 16, 1882.
j. IS. Leiseminq. Esq, Secretary hide
pendent Republican Conference, 18th
Congressional District:
DEAR SIR Your communication
of the 18th inst, officially notifying
me of nv nomination for Congress
made by your body on September
29th, / have the honor to acknowl-
edge.
| am far from being unmindful OF
the honor thus conferred upon me.
Your action was quite as unexpected
as was my nomination unsought and
unsolicited, and under ordinary cir
cumstances would be accepted as
gladly as it is gratefully acknowl-
edged.
What my determination would
have been had i been notified at an
earlier date it Is not now necessary
to say; but during the time interven-
ing between the date of my nomi-
nation and your communication Vi
that fact | have given the matter
much consideration, and after ma
ture reflection decided to decline
your nomination.
1t is due YOU and the Independ-
ent party that my reason for this
action should be stated
As lifelong Republican / natu-
rally desire Republican success. To
divide the party in this closly bal
anced district and in contest as
hardly fought as the present cam
paign will be, would make Demo
cratic success inevitable. This is a
result not desired, ! apprehend, by
any one in our party, but Is to be
prevented if at all possible by the
employment of every honorable
means. Again, | imagine your NOM
ination was made with the hope of
inducing the regular conferees to
meet those of the Independent par
ty in Joint conference and of together
choosing a candidate acceptable to
both dement's in the party. Since
this proposed conference is impossl-
bic (and had it been possible, it is
doubtful whether an entirely unob-
iectionable candidate could be chos-
EN- / am of the opinion that very
many of our element in the party,
like myself, do not care to see two
Republican candidates in the field.
For myself, without desiring to
manufacture strength for any par
ticular ca aadidate, / am satisfied
with the independency of Hon. j.
NJ. Campbell, the regular nominee,
and whom | will support, as have
to find in any of his public or pri-
vate actions any indications that he
is t;nctured with "bossism or in any
manner afiiliates with that horde OF
ringsters who have brought our party
to the verge of ruin and made DEM
ocratic successes in our State posi-
bilities.
In thus declining your nomina-
ton | would have it understood that
| in no way sever myself from the
Independent Republican party, but
will give TO our State ticket all my
efforts for its success. Hoping my
deelination may be received in the
same spirit with which it is tender
ed, and hoping still further for the
election of the Republican nominee
in this district, | am. with renewed
thanks, very truly and gratefully
yours,
WM. ID. HALL, NJ. ID.