The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-10-03
POLITICAL.
Secretary Folgers Letter.
He Accepts the Nomination for Governor
of New Year.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Secretary Foleers let
ter accepting the Republican nomination for
Governor is made public. After referring to
the composition of the state convention at
which nominations were made, and to the pro-
ceedings before it he expresses conviction
that the nominations made by the convention
were entirely regular and entitled to the sup
port of the party.
He continues "Yet it would be idle to affect
not to know the public mind is stirred by re-
ports of doings in which the convention as a
body had no party, doings of quality which
honest and high minded men cannot approve
and will not tamely tolerate. No one claims,
no one believes had any lot or part therein,
or previous hint or suspicion thereof scorn
an end to be got by such means will not
undertake to measure the truth of all these re-
ports; 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
his own Judgment. But there is growing there
outs practical question, and 1t is brought to
me for answer. Persons, some holding official
relations with the republican party, and all of
good standing in the community, have asked
me to decline the nomination made at Sarato-
ga. They express confidence in me and fully
acquit me OF participation in, or knowledge
of that which they hold will justify the action
they desire. The acts conceded or alleged to
have been done upen which they base their re-
quest they also concede were wholly the acts
OF others than me. / have deliberately and
enxieasiy considered the maUrer, weighed the
reasons they present and forecast the cU1rse-
quences. The matter has two aspects, person.
al and public. AS 1 SO lght not the nomina-
ton, as was not glad when it came to me, as
could always have seen and could now see it
go to another without one twinge of regret /
have no personal reason why should not re-
fuse it with alacrity. But the matter is not
solely or chiefly personal. 1t has a wider and
vastly mol important scope in my judgment
For any one placed as l am at this time to de-
eline the nomination would produce the utter
collapse OF the Repu 1lican party. 1t would be
to leave the party on the eve of an highly i'm
portant election without candidate of the
chief state in the Union. 1t is so far an i'm
praticability as to be almost an impossibility
TO name another person for the office who it
would be like to meet without the party accep-
tation. 1t is physically impracticable to put
up another candidate
Folger argues that in the event of his resig-
nation the only course for the Republicans
would be to call another convention, for which
the time is too Short and continues: "For me
to decline, then, is to leave the Republican
party without candidate, and the practical
result of that is not only the certain election of
Democratic Governor, but the complete dis
organization and disintegration of the Republi-
can party, with all the adverse consequences
State and Natonal-to follow therefrom. The
responsibility for such a result is too great to
Il
myself; make no plea for myself. Ii am
defeated, and it be disappointment, it will
not be the first that has met me- Be the re-
suit what it may to me, will not take the re-
sponsibility of breaking up the organization
and destroy the Republican party of the State
OF New York. If it is to be defeated at the
coming election, it must be by the act or mis-
sion OF Republican voters. 1t would be my
aim, if elected, to be the represen-
tative of the whole party, subseryient
only to my duty to be the Chief Magistrate of
the whole people, unmoved by the appeals of
factions, unswerved by the appliances Of pri-
vate interests, acknowledging no claim of mere
partizanship and looking supremely for the
good of the Commonwealth. Thus far have
assumed the predictions of my interlocutors of
disaster are well founded. l do not concede
that. There is no need of doleful apprehen-
sion. The issues are too grave, consequences
too serious for present disappointments and
even righteous indignation to lead persistence
in ill-advseu and fatal action. Republicans
will reflect and reflection by showing what
will come of Democratic success will turn
aside disaster by prompting to united aud vig-
orous action. therefore accept the nomina-
ton, and await the result of the canvass with
out perturbation.
Letter of Acceptance.
Boston, Oct. 2-Hon. Robert r. Bishop,
Hon. Oliver Ames and Col. E. J. Sherman
have written letters accepting respectively the
nominations for Governor, Lieut.. Governor
and Attorney General rendered them by the
Republican convention.
Sixth Massachusetts District Congress
ional Convention.
Az Ak n,nlool1 SIxun ufos-.-t ra.
publican congressional convention took its one
hundredth ballot resulting as follows:
Lodge ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.