The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-29
PLAIN TALK
From General woodford on the sltua.
ti0n In New YORK;.

Ngw YoRH, September 2s.-Gen. Wood
ford, U. 8. District Attorney for dissection,
has been interviewed by the Brooklyn
Eagle on the political situation. General
Woodiord said: at Is time for plain speak
Ing, as there are issues at stake in New
York at this moment far reaching in their
consequence. It Is impossible TO reach
any other conclusion, but that
fraud entered into the nomination
made for Governor by the Republican
party at Saratoga. It was unfairly effected.
1t is vain for any Republican to pretend
to be blind to the facts. ] cannot conceive
can serve my country or my party by
shutting my eyes TO them. Fraud
and forgery were resorted to in or.
der to influence the action ot the
State Committee aud judgment OF the
State Convention. This wrong doing
yitiates all the convention did. l have de-.
nounced the use Of tissue ballots In South
Carolina and OF rifles in Mississippi
Fraud is fraud. whether committed iu
South Carolina or in New York, aud
voting falsely In the name of
others Is as much irnud In
Saratoga as Il Ia in Charleston.
Honest men cannot submit 10 II or tolerate
It anywhere. II il triumplls in New York
this wear can We secure my guarantee
against 1t In shaping the action Of the lie.
publican National Committee. Right and
purity safety are OH the game side. The
best place TO contend against wrong is On
the very spot 1t makes its appearance"
In answer TO the query-what is the way
out OF the diliculty?a Gen Woodford
answered. 'The short direct and houOr.
able way out Of it Is for Judge Folger 10
refuse 10 accept the nomination made
under the circumstances. lie served in
the Senate when ! had tho honor OF pre-.
siding over that body. | have an aflee.
tionate personal regard for him. ad.
mire him for his ability, and for his
purity OF character, and | honor
him as Jurlst, but the Republican party
will not endorse tho mothetls through
which Folger was nominated, lie pannOt
afford to do SO by accepting The pomina-
tion. l hope and tiu3t he will not, and in
saying this l cheerfully accept whatever
the utteranpa involves, being sure Of this
ut all events that nm true 10 my coll
science, my party end my country, .. 10,
The yonng Republicans OF Brooklyn, WHO
may be said to have forced Mayor low
upon the party year ago and to hive Sc
cured hls GleGtion, met tonight in the
largest hall in Brooklyn other than the
Academy Of Music. The hall was croT.l=
ed. Resolutions offered to the effect that
the will OF the mass Of the Republican
voters Was suppressed by the open and
scandalous ahass Of oiieia! power; That
party machinery, through the Immense
influence and patronage Of the Federal ad-
ministration was captured and maniPu-
lated in the interests Of the official can
ddato Of that administration; that
methods praotiuSd to secure the nomina-
ton for Governor and L!eutpnaut.G Cover.
nor be condemned, and that such nomina.
tion impose no party obligations on Repub.
licans to support them, tho nominations
not being entitled to respect, 4,
Theresolutions were almost unanimously
adopted. Gen. Tracy, Chas. Andrews and
A. B. Hepburn, Republican nominees,
were endorsed.