Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-13
ROLLINS RUNS.
The New Hampshire Senator Withdraws
from the Contest for Re-ElectiOn-A
PIaintive Letter to the Legislature.

The New Hampshire Senator Withdraws
from the Contest for Re-E1ection-A
P1aintive Letter to the Legislature.
CONCORD, N. H., July 70 Marston,
Stevens, Briggs and Patterson decline an
swering Rollins letter proposing that all
withdraw from the senatorial contest. The
following is the result of the ballot to-day
Whole number 322, necessary to choice
162. VIM. S. Ladd, L; Daniel Barnard, l;
John G. Mudridge, 1; Chas II. Burns =;
Jeremiah Smith, 3; VIM. E. Chandler, S.;
Aaron F, Stevens, IS; Gilman Marston, 90;
Mason W. Tappan, %: James F. Briggs,
81; Edward P. Rollins, SO; Harry Bingham,
III. Patterson dropped out of the contest,
his strength going to Chandler, Tappan,
Briggs, Marston and Whitehouse.
Rochester, at the conclusion of the bal
lot, rose and presented the following:
To the Republican Members of the New
Hampshire LegisIature-As your candi-
date for United States senator, regularly
nominated Ia accordance with the time
honored usages OF the party, 1 have for
several weeks, and at nearly every vote
taken, been supported by majority of
you with entire fidelity. From the begin
ming of the canvass, however, my election
has been opposed by several
gentlemen of prominence in the
party, who have received honor
at its hands and always by the agency of
caucusess and conventions, and they have
succeeded thus far in thwarting the cleo
ton of senator in legislature contain
ing ninety Republican majority. Con-
WINGED at length that the interests of the
Republican party require speedy termi-
nation of this condition of things, 1 have
proposed to four gentlemen who have from
the outset repudiated their party obliga-
tions, and stood as candidates for the SEN
ate in defiance of the will of the organiza-
ton, that we all retire from the field and
leave it open to further consideration of
the party. This proposal has not been
accepted, and leave those gentlemen to
settle their account in this entire transac-
ton with their constituents, the Republi-
can party of New Hampshire.
In my view of public affairs 1 am thus
brought to face an important personal re-
sponsibility. In the active membership
of the Republican. party ever since its
birth, in season of victory and defeat,
sometimes in position of leadership and
sometimes as private in its ranks, have
never faltered in supporting its principles,
its nominations and its accredited modes
of action, nor have hesitated to make any
sacrifice of personal feelings or ambitions
| which my party associates deemed to de-
mand. It costs me no heart burnings to
tread the path of duty. again, and there
fore in the further interest
of harmony and peace of
the party in whose ascendency in state and
nation I believe the best interests of our
time are bound up, and for which 1 am as
solicitous to-day as ever before, and es-
pecially in view of the approaching presi-
Dental election, the closeness of the United
States senate and the absolute Importance
| of choosing Republican senator at this
| session, desire to withdraw my name as
your nominee for senator and leave you
! free to select another. Profoundly CRATE
full, etc. (Signed.) E. 81. ROLLINS.
In a lively discussion before Rollins let
ter was read, Speaker Eastman ruled that
| it could be read if no personal illusions
we're made in the communication.
On the twenty-second ballot, the first
after the recess, the votes we're distributed
among twenty-one persons.' William E.
Chandler received 50, and Harry Bingham
| 113.
1t is claimed that Secretary Chandler
has received assurances that seventy votes
will be given him tomorrow. It is under
stood that Briggs and Stevens had pri-
| transfer of the latter's rupport to the
former tomorrow. No one believes an
election will take place before next week.