The daily gazette., 1882-10-03
.,y yosr POLITICS.
.1,,,,@,.tral,on Conference
lportah' Acoeptanc

.dm,m m,straLIon Conference
|~p'''1T '"'Tolsor's acceptance
oa a There was an Inn
" fohh, f,,.nce ~ Of leading adminis'ra-
! Of conltie"t At the Fifth Avenue Hotel
|BepuDll,n' Il VI Is called 10 consider
bhenOon... o..,,af nominated at Saratoga
|ter the ..n,,o,,sly .oa supported or whether
d be slls" 'ans should be made TO grow
cOncesslo.innun .inn Of the Halfbreeds and
.lssatlsl ip9anublIcans. There were
endehl ,,reient @ John F. Smyth, Presi-
b. thOse b"nnhlica an State Committee /;
Of :ne ohsrne. n Clint. Wheeler, the ex-
|r u ona sioner James ID. Warren,
|ltor of the BuliH 10 oo'a, = u,.con o
ssyuf Rochester Iongor,s -, rsan,ar ,he n nomi
|r,cusc B. Platt 'l,,'nr oarpen.e 'np g',, TTnn
N Lieutenant 9 Goyernor, Sr.s.1 a, D, nep- !,
iDg law Hubbell, sthe Republican
per- ,os the only pronounced Half
EpOutn and he was invited In order to
pfrs5n, ~ yiaws wdre on the important
ha' na. mo ave them plainly He said
II II, .s no usp in overlooking the
nele ,,ayslent "a auI Iong so many Repub-
" Tpn ,irket as it now stood could
,ia,od The only way tosecure har-
t''e" "a call a new convention and
was new ticket that would be ae-
sn both wina Is of the Republican
W. 1o Gar one, could not see his way
h accept the nomination ior Congress,
ItlMge under q be circumstances, and
lid decline. Thereupon he read
|uO Oidcclination'
rw blowed by Hiscock, VINO said
.,5 Hepburn were the only Half
,sss lie was one still, all reports
.ortran Notwithstanding. He did
r.ss lbp ticket could be elected and
"A with Hepburn that a new ticket
10 nominated. That was all the cold
,s,t WAS thrown on the conference.
.lTarts then hail their turn to talk.
rm Warren, Wheeler and Sharpe all
'n6deut that Folger could be elected.
I,ner said that In New York
p,ooklyp he would receive 25,O0O
,adc votes. b. Platt Carpenter,
omIpee for sd Gcond place on the
.ald he was thoroughly surprised that
should think df asking for the with
Of such ticket. Then came the
If Judge Folg Ter, who was present
Ibont the conference. IL closed the
de said that he had decided TO ac-
nomination nd he thereupon read
II Of acceptance. This closed the
nre. After TIM adjournment IL was
atif Folger wbuld resign the Secre-
h Of the Treas ury and the President
put in his PLACE a satisfactory man
Of the dissatisfaction would' be
FOLGER's ACCEPTANCE.
ttary Folger's letter of acceptance IL
doument. He begins with review
manner Of the selection of delegates
convention, In which he says The
b. chosen to the State Convention
lned the views and opinions Of theiT
iye constituencies as fairly and freely
Of the conventions which have pre-
It. The methods OF the convention
a.smblcd were in accordance with
lht, free from violence and clamor,
sHi deliberate" He claims that all
: and honest and above board In the
tiOn, because when Il decisive vote
ached, though there had been deer
and was great disappointment
was no hesitation yielding
lOus acquicscence in II. He
italy refers I'd the action Of the State
ltion and says "No one claims, NJ
iryes that had lot or part therein
yous hint OF suspicion thereof.
scorn an end TO be got by suct
Z He refers o the fact that he did
u the nomina ION and says there /,
i Oual reason why he should not rsfus,
alacrity, but adds that the matter II
ELY or chiefly personal lie says "I'
wider and vastly more important
u my Judgement, for anyone placed
ut this time % decline the nomina
bui produce he utter collapse of til,
bean party He then discusses a
eligth the proposal to call a new
lion and the substitution of another
tie consider it would be
Mposslbilily to convene such {
tlis ate date On this subject h,
"l il my honest, unselfsh ant
Conviction Mat it is not. Fol
eciine, then, is to leave the Repub
4df without a candidate, and tn,
y result OF llat is not only the Ger
lclion Of Democratic Governor. I'm
eolhpiete disbrganization and diein
pn OF the Republican party with al
pitlse consequences, State and ma
% ila@ therefrom. The responsibility
result is too great to mt mo,
W. nave naught to say for myself
10 plea lor myself. If am defeated
y a qisappolntmcnt it will not b,
,aa' lla' met me. If ] am politi
Iafi' as II sympathizingly said Z,
!. Nofh sorrow, It will not be tn
Ai has entered nv soul and left n
'ngle' aa' be The result what it may t,
nu' uot take the responsibility o
uP 1he organization and destroy
Republican party in the state n
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