Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-07-27

CadlZ hepuDllcan, July ~
With the call for another Congression
al Convention in this district, we are
authorized to make public the following
letter, written some time since to q
prominent Republican of Belmont coun.
ty. 1t needs no explanation:
CADIz, OHIO, July l1th, 1882.
My DEAR SIR: Your much esteemed
favor of the 5th inst, asking if you, may
say to my friends in Wheeling township
that / am "still candidate for Con.
gress,r and assuring me of your and
their continued support, is received.
In answering, as / do, il seems prop.
er that / should recall the circumstances
under which became a candidate. On
the 10th day of April last, large num-
ber of the citizens of Harrison county
forwarded to me, while at Columbus, a
cordial Endorsement, in writing, of my
course as member of the State Senate,
together with request to permit them
to use my name as candidate before
the then approaching Congressional Con-
vention. Referring to this request in
my answer, said: "As to the request
to permit the use of my name as can
didate before the Republican Convention
for Congress, l can make but one reply.
The nomination of candidates and the
election of officers belong exclusively to
the people; officers are only their ser
wants. If the Republicans of the dis
trict, without undue solicitation, should,
when assembled in Convention, deem
me worthy to represent the people in
Congress, and should nominate me,
should esteem 1t a pleasure as well as a
duty, to accept the distinguished honor,
and, il elected, w0nid make an honest
endeavor to creditably perform the re-
sponsible duties of the Office" t ~ p
The recent canvass, SO far as know,
was conducted by my friends in this
spirit, and 1 shall ever remember with
feelings Of pride and gratitude the vol
antary support they gave me, uninfiuen-
ced as they were by promises or other
unworthy considerations. vafst7l
The substantial and fiattering increase
of my vote in the late Convention lie al
so matter of special qualification.
Now, however, although / have the
most positive reinsurance from old
friends and from many new ones, am
unable to satisfy myself that any fur
ther effort in my behalf will be condu-
Give to the best interests of the Rspub-
lican party in the district; The priaci-
pies of the party are, or should be, para
mount to the interests of any individual
member. No personal ambition, either
of the candidates or of their friends,
should be permitted to stand in the way
of party success. Office is not the sole
end of an honorable life. The next Con-
vention must be harmonious, and, for
one, cannot willingly add to its possi-
BILE distraction. On the contrary, shall
cheerfully forego all hope of present
preferment, and shall do my full share,
as heretofore toward the election of any
good man whom the Convention may
nominate. My friends will therefore
do me favor by no longer regarding
me as candidate. In withdrawing
from the canvass for the sake of harmo-
ny. make no reflections against any of
the candidates who see proper to remain
in the field; conscious of my own person
al rectitude, / impute no unworthy mo-
tives or actiens to others.
With many thanks to you for good
wishes and past favors, have the hon.
or to be Your obedient servant,
ID. A. HoLLINGswoRTH