The Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (New Albuquerque, N.M.) 1882-1884, 1882-10-04
The Half-Breeds Refuse to Support the
StaIWart Nominee ON Account
Of Irregularities.
The Candidates Past Record Urged In
ExtenuatiOn Of the Circumstances
Covering His Nomination.
What the Leading Newspapers Of the
Empire State Think Of the Letter
Of Acceptance.
Nevada Jones is Now Talked of as the Prob
able Successor Of Judge FOlger in the
Treasury Department.

New YORK, Oct. 3.-Folger's charac-
ter and good intentions are every rea-
sonable assurance that he will make an
excellent governor , in spite of the in
fluences that have been entered in be-
half of his candidacy. 1t will suffice
to meet one of the chief objections OF
those who are dissatisfied that his rec
ord is fixed beyond recall, and that it
is not in his power to wipedt out. Still
with all this it is true that the Repub-
Iicans of this State were not permitted
by an untrammelled choice, and the
free exercise of their delegated power,
to honestly and fairly nominate .heir
own candidate for governor, and many
of them feel that to vindicate this
principle is even more important
for the time being, than the excellent
ideas of state and national policy
which are urged in his letter of ac-
ceptance.
The Evening Post says: Judge Fol-
gers letter of acceptance is not cheer
full nor inspiring document, and it
could not well be under the existing
circumstances. a man who feels him
self obliged to give an elaborate
apology to the people for being their
candidate, and who virtually asks them
for suspension of judgement as to the
consciousness of his conduct in
accepting the nomination, cannot be
expected to easily free himself from
a certain depression of spirits when
speaking to the public. 1t is the cir
cumstances and influences surrounding
him, making his election unacceptable
to large element in the Republican
party, and the confession of his person
al feelings with regard to the candI-
dacy therefore, which are rather calcu-
lated to strengthen than weaken their
objections to him.
The Commercial Advertiser says:
Nothing can be said here that would
add strength to Mr.. FOlger's statement,
his dignity, his frankness, his sincerity
and devotion to republican principles.
Speaking for themselves, the duty of
republicans is plain, to elect their tick
ct, and elect it for the reasons
that have been SO forcibly stated in
this letter of acceptance, there can be
no turning back Or aside; the field
is before the Republican party. and
they would be untrue to themselves
and their great party if they do not
win 1t.
The Times says: Unfortunately not
even his, Folger's great ability and
high attainments, are equal to the sit
uation.
The Evening Telegram Folger
probably erred in his estimate of the
damage which the party would incur,
by his rightfully declining the nomi-
naLion, and he is evidently wrong in
imagining that his party can be bene-
fitted by his asserting to the consum-
alton Of an acknowledged wrong,
The Mail and Express AS might
be expected of so brave and honest
man, he faces without fear and handles
without gloves the Convention frauds,
that had been so dishonesty manipula-
ted and misrepresented in the interests
calumuny and chaos. This letter
comes from a man utterly devoid of
cowardice and that always answers all
pretenders. Judge Folger's reviews the
calumny, history and frauds that ef
fected only the single recommendation
of the State committee, as to tenn
porary chairman, and that did not ef-
feet single vote in the convention, on
the preliminary skirmish in its pro-
ceedings.
The Brooklyn Eagle: Folger's letter
accepting the so-called republican nom-
ination, is the most extraordinary doc
ument in our political literature; new
er before, to the Eagles knowledge, has
it been deemed necessary by candi-
date for this great Office to present
himself as an apologist,nor to acknowl
edge the frauds in a convention that
submitted his name to the people.
The Brooklyn Times: Judge Fol-
gers column or more, which he devoU-
ed to an apology for not declining, is a
serely discouraging prelude to his
statement of principles accompanying
the letter. The declaration from Mr..
Herb burn puts an additional plaintive
strain into this sad dirge of stalwart
methods and mismanagement.