Connecticut western news., 1882-10-11
THE POLITICAL FIELD.

for Governor. His letter of acceptance is lengthy one. He was indifferent about receiving the nomination and was not glad when it came to him. He adds:
 "In my judgment, for any one placed as I am at this time to decline the nomination would produce the utter collapse of the Republican party. Those who urge me have not, conceive, run out that act to its certain consequences. It would be to leave the party on the late eve of 8 highly important election without candidate for the chief office in the State. It IS so far an i'm practicability as to be almost an 1m- possibility to name another person for the office who would be likely to meet with party acceptatlon."
 He says that there is not time for new convention, freshly chosen by the mass of the party throughout the State. Therefore the nominee feels bound to accept and leave his fate in the hands of the voters.
 If elected he declares he will be "the representative of the whole party, sub servient only to my his] duty to be the chief magistrate of the whole people, unmoved by the appeals of faction, un- swerved by the appliances of private interests, acknowledging no claim ot partisanship, working supremely for the good of the Commonwealth"
 MT. Hepburn has declined the nomination for Congressman-at-La rendered to him by the Republi- can State Convention of New York. MT. Hepburn regards the circum- stances attending the organization of the convention as having vitiated its entire action, and he thinks that party unity and harmony can be best secured by submitting anew the compo- sition of the State ticket to " the repre- sentatives of the party assembled for such purpose" His declination leaves the task of selecting another nominee to the State Committee.
 The New York Anti Monopoly State Central Committee met in Albany on Tuesday and heard the reports of com mittees delegated to visit the Republi. can and Democratic State Conventions. The committee to whom the reports ol these committees were referred had framed an address, which was read by the Secretary. It rehearses the aims and benefits to be derived from the success of Monopoly princi ples, and favored the support of the Democratic ticket intact during the coming election. It recommended that no candidates be nominated this year by the organization. The report was adopted by nearly unanimous vote.
 In the Eighth Massachusetts District Republican Convention Congressman Wm. A. Russell was renominated by ac' clamation. In the Seventh (the old Essex) District, E. Moody Boyntor was nominated by the Greenbackers. In the Sixth District B. H. Converse wal nominated for Congress by the Repub licans.
 The official vote of Maine shows the Republican plurality for Governo to be 8,872, and the majority 6,881 The total falling off in the vote this yea was 9,278. The Fusion party lost g, 93 votes, 1902 going to the Straightou Greenback candidate; the Republican lost 873 votes, 270 being cast for the In dependent Republican candidate tn Prohibitionists had 23 votes less thal the combined Prohibition and Enforce, Prohibition votes of 1880, and ther were 20 less scattering votes.
 The New York State Temperance Convention, composed of delegates iron local temperance societies and churches about six hundred in number, met il Syracuse to agree upon a basis of single prohibition amendment to tn State constitution. The movement re suited in the organization of Prohibi tion Society, to propose, and, if possi ble, carry through an amendment to tn State Constitution. The following reso | lution was adopted: ResoLved, That W do not identify ourselves with any par tisan movement, but as Conventio representing temperance societies an Christian churches of the State of Ne, York we do seek such legislation as shaI free our noble State from the power C rum, which we recognize as an enem of all that is good; and we do hereb | of party or creed, to aid in this object
 The Connecticut Democratic Stat Convention nominated T. M. Waller fo Governor, G. G Sumner for Lieuter nt-Governor, D. W. Northrup for Set retary of State, Dr. A. R. Goodrich fc Treasurer, and T. R. Sanford for Cor
 troller. The platform adopted pledge
 undivided support to the Constitutio
 of the United States and the constitr
 tions of the several States as formin
 an indestructible union of indestructib]
 States; hearty support to the vigol
 ous action of the General Gover1
 ment in the wise exercise of a
 powers to it assigned; to fearlessl
 maintain the independence of the State
 in the wise exercise of all powers not as
 signed to the General Government; d.
 mands economy, a tariff for revenu
 only, abolition of unnecessary officer,
 Civil Service reform and protection
 the ballot; denounces the propose
 submission of prohibitory amendme1
 to the Constitution to the people an
 approves the Presidents veto of u
 River and Harbor bill.
 Returns from the election in Dels
 ware show that the State has given
 light Democratic majority on the II
 spector's ticket, and light Republics
 majority on the Assessors ticket.
 In Georgia, Stephens, the Dem
 cratic nominee for Governor, carrie
 nearly every county, and his majorit
 points to 40, 1000 or 50,000 in the Stat
 The regularly nominated democrat
 ticket for State House officers is elected
 The Vermont Legislature met al
 organized. A democratic clergyma
 Rev. Toward F. Hill, of Montpelier, Wi , elected chaplain of the House. Judge Andrews has accepted the R publican nomination for Chief Judge the Court of Appeals of the State of Ne York
 At the Republican Convention
 the Tenth Congressional District
 Massachusetts, William w. Rice W, nominated by exclamation.
 F. As Johnson, of Glens Falls, W, ) nominated for Congress by the R