Daily globe., 1882-10-03

irregular practices in their opponents.
It would seem as if thus considered that
the conclusions reached by the convention
were entitled to the sanction and support
of the Republican party and the approba-
ton of the public, yet it would be idle to
affect not to know that the public mind is
stirred by reports of doings in which the
convention as body had no part-doings
of quality which honest and high minded
men cannot approve, and will not tamely
tolerate. No enc claims, no one believes,
l had lot or part therein, or previous hint
or suspicion thereof. I scorn an end to be
got by such means. will not undertake
to measure the truth of all the reports.
That of enc is beyond the truth, Nor will
l argue whether or not the results reached
by the convention or any of the processes
toward them were shaped or. effected
thereby. The facts are public and every
one may form his own judgment, but
there is growing thereout a practical
question, and it is brought to me for an
swer. Persons, some holding official re-
lations with the Republican party and all
in good standing in the community, have
asked me to decline the nomination. They
express confidence in me, and fully acouit
me of participation in or knowledge of
that which they hold will justify the ac-
ton that they desire-acts conceded or al
legged to have been done upon which they
base their request. They also sonoede
they were wholly acts Of others than me.
I have deliberately and anxiously consid-
cred the matter, have weighed the reasons
which they present, and have forecast the
consequence. The matter has two aspects,
personal and public. As to
that personal I made no indication
of q willingness to be candidate for gov
erner until long after had been named in
the press, and talked of by men in that
connection, and it was apparent that I
should b. brought before the convention.
said if there was fair degree of concur
ence in my nomination, I would accept,
but that if another was named I should not
be sorry, and that if was named would
not be glad. have ever been of that mind.
am of that mind now. There are
those who were members of that
convention who know that in the
week of its sitting made effort to have
the nomination of another brought about.
As sought not the nomination, as was
not glad when it came to me, as could
always have seen, and could now see, it 90
to another without ono twinge of regret,
have no personal reason why should
not refuse it with alacrity.
But the matter is not solely or chiefly
personal It has a wider and vastly moro
important scope. 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 high
~ important election, without candidate
for the chief Office of the state. It is so
far an impractibility as to be almost an
impossibility to name another person for
the Office who would be likely to
meet with party acceptation. What
man OF sufficient state repute to be an ac-
certable and strong candidate, and of the
sensibility that goes with self-respect,
would be willing in such circumstances to
accept late made nomination and take
tho hazard of the canvass, and no man of
any other kind would meet the demands of
the party or could hope for popular favor,
or enter the field with reasonable pros.
Pect OF success. Moreover, it is physically
imPracticable to put up another
candidate. I say to the men
who propose this thing to me,
'SCeme, let us reason together. Suppose
that I have declined. How will You have
new nominee selected? The convention
has adjourned sine die, its powers being
spent. 1t has dissolved into its elements.
Can it rsassemble with any prerogative
that will insure regard for its daings? In
the state of Pennsylvania that was one of
the questions in the turmoil of the Repub-
lican party. It had no solution. If it
should reassembls would you abide by
what 1t would do? You say that you
would not. It empowered the state COM
mittee to fill any vacancy on the ticket;
the rigor of private action. The tendency
Of business affairs nowadays is to the
aggregation of capital, and to its use3 in
individual or weaker enter