New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-04
JUDGE FOLGER'S CANDIDACY.
HARMONY NOT CAUSED BY HIS AC-
CEPTANCE

ON THE STATE TICkEr-DIsAFFECTI0N STILL
RIFE.
George William Curtis has written a letter
in which he refuses to support Judge Folger
for Governor. Mr.. Folger's letter of accept
ance has not removed the discomfort felt by
Republicans, and Mr.. Hepburns declination has
counteracted what good effect it might have
had. Several names were mentioned yester-
day for the vacant place on the ticket. The
State Committee will meet on October 10 TO
name a candidate for Congressman-at Largo.
The Central Committee OF this city last night
passed resolution supporting the ticket, but
no action on the work of the Saratoga Conven-
ton was taken by the General Committee Of
Kings County. Two local organizations have
refused to support the ticket named at Saratoga.
MR.. CURTIS REPUDIATES JUDGE FOLGER.
REFUSING To SUPPORT NOMINATION PROCURED
BY THE COMBINED POWER OF FRAUD AND
PATRONAGE.
George William Curtis has written the following
letter:
AsHFIELD, MASS, Sept. 30, 1882.
WILLIAM POTTS, esq, Secretary Of the Aeic- York
Ciuil SeTrice Reform association.
My DFAR Mr.. POTTs have to-day returned
from run into Vermont, and hasten to answer
Your astOnlshed and astonishing inquiry which
have just received. whether | advise Republicans
to vote for Judge Folger by saying IN the most
phatic manner that do not advise, have not adj
pugnant to all my political convictions and TO nv
sense of public duty. The advice In HaY,per's
beeEty to which you sl!ude was not mine. and was
published hurTIedly. while the press waiting,
in my absence and without my knowledge.
Judge Folgers ability and character are not in
question. but his nomination is That nomination
was procured by the combined power of fraud aud
patronage, and to support it at the polls would DO
TO acqnesce in fraud and patronage as legitimate
forces In nominating convention. Every good cit-
izen is bound to resist To the utmost such a wrong
TO free institutions, and the only efectual way in
which the voters can emancpate themselves from
the corrupt and baslng rule Of machine Is 10 de-
feat It's candidates.
This believe will be done decisivelv by the Re-
publican voters of New-YoTk and Pennsylvania at
the election of this autumn. They will their
party defeated rather than fraud and the corruption
OF patronage triumphant Events in both States
show that gTaver political peril now cOnfronts
the country than the complete subiugatiOn of party
by INSCRIPTIONS cabals which bTlbe with public
employment anc pay their way by filehing from the
public treasury. This is an evil which Will end In
violence unless it is conclusively rebuked by the
people at the polls. Yours, very truly
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS.
TRIBUNE reporter called upon George William
Curtis yesterday and asked him what be thought
of Judge FoIger's acceptance of the nomination for
Governor " l have nothing to saw" said Mr.. Cur
It's After a moments pause, he added, " That is,
may say that do not thnk his letter removes the
objections that were made TO his acceptance"
The current number OF Hdrper's Ueekiy, printed
yesterday. contains no editorial reference to New.
York State politics.
THE LETTERS OF F0LGER AND HEPBURN.
TALK AMONG THE POLITICIANS YEsTERDAY-wHAr
WILL DONE ABOUT FILLING THE VACANCY
ON THE TIcKET-sEvERAL NAMES SUGGESTED
THE LOCAL TICKET
A large number of Republicans visited the rooms
of the Republican State Committee in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel yesterday. Among them were Judge
FOger, B. Platt Carpenter, Stephen B. French. De
Witt G. Wheeler, John j. O'Brien, Robert G. Mo-
| Cord Solon B. Smith, Albert Daggett w. w. Good
rich, E. G. HaIbert, r. Fl. Strahan, Assembly, yman
X. A. Livingston, Dwight Lswrence. John L.
| Brodsky, ex-senator Rockwell, James X. Davis,
| John w. Jacobus and Frank Raymond.
meeting of the Executive Committee was Eeld In
the forenoon, at which George II. Sharpe, W. II.
| Beard, Dewitt G. Wheeler Pierre e. Van Wyek, Z.
| Platt Carpenter S. I. Maddox John +. Smyth, J.
| S. Smart, and Jonn NJ. Davy were present. The
letter of Mr. Hepburn declining the nomination for
Congressman-at-Large, was lad before the commit
tee in an official manner by Chairman Smyth, and
after some discussion it was decided to call meet
ing of the State Committee on Tuesday, October
| 10, to fill the vacancy on thetlcket.
There was a general expression of regret at the
deelinatlon of Mr.. Hepburn. IL felt to be par
ticularly unfortunate at this tme it had largely
offset the effect that Judge Folgers letter accepting
| the nomination was expected TO create. Instead
of everybody talking about Judge Fogers letter Of
acceptance" SAID member Of the committee,
" they are discussing the effect of Mr.. Hepburn's
action and who will be chosen as his successor.
This will occupy attention for the next week. and
thus our whole plan of the campaign has again been
| disarranged. 1t SEEMS to me that never knew Q
canvass which gave little promise of success as
this one. Yet think this feeling Will wear away"
There was IA good deal of talk of a change in pub
| lie sentiment as the CANVASS proceeds, that all
dsaffeetion Ia the party will wear away.
and also of obtaining a large number of Democratic
votes as many as ~, 900 in New-York and Brook
| lyn for the Republican ticket
The names mentioned for Congressman-at-Large
| were numerous; among others George William Cur
It's General Batcheller ex-vice- President Wheeler.
| Charles L. Fitch, Lorn Palmer. S. b. Cnittenden.
Darwin X. James and Corporal James Tanner The
| members of the State Committee we're of the opin-
ion that the candidate ought to be prominent rep
resentative of the anti-AdmInistration Repubh-
cans living at this end of the State. 1t was thought
| that George William Curtis would be the
| man. bnt as the day Information
/ came that Mr.. Curtis would not under
| any circumstances accept the nomination. General
Batcheller was said to be on his way TO Egypt and
| a friend of his, recently from Saratoga, asserted
| that Judge Batcheer would not accept the nomina-
ton even if he to remain in this country. Mr.
| Wheeler was known to favor the nomination Of
Judge Folger at Saratoga, but il thought To be
doubtful if he would accept the dubious honor of
| nomination for COngressman-at-Large from the
| State Committee. Mir. Fitch's name and the napes
of several other journalists were used in the hope
that il such person selected 1t would help the
ticket in certain newspaper offices. This also met
| with the solemn proteststion on the
part of one Of Mir. Fitcks friends that he would
not for moment consider such proposition; and
that he would positively refuse 10 accept the nom
ha ratacI