St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-02
PAYNE AND TILDEN.
The Kansas City Times" is In
formed that Neither will Ac-
cept a Presidential
Nomination.
Mr.. Oliver Payne Gives at Length
the Reasons Why His Father
Cannot be Considered
in the Race.
Senator Malone Sick-Opposition to the
Naval Appropriation Bill-The
Trade Dollar.
Especial Telegram 70 the Globe. |


the text of dispatch sent to the Kansas Cit
Times toni ght by its proprietor, DR.. Morriso
Munford, who has been sojourning in Ne1
York and Washington for some days past, b
which it viii be seen that DR.. Munfor
is authorized to make public the unalterabl
fact that Senator elect Henry B. Payne, i
not and will not be candidate for nor &C
cept the presidential nomination under an,
circumstances whatever. DR.. MunforC
writes his dispatch in a personal sense, a
follows:
Last July, on a trip across the Atlantic
on the I'd or 3rd day out, I was introduced
by mutual friend to Dr. Olivin, n. Payne
son of senator-elect, Henry B. Payne, o
o. Six or seven days association O
this kind in our ocean steamer
creates friendships and condolences tina
might not be produced by years of acquain
lance on land. We had confidential talks
especially on politics, and he then told me
many things which have since occurred il
| Ohio. After the election OF hi
father as senator, 1 wrote him
| friendly letter and limited at hi:
fathers availability as a candidate for presi
dent. In the course of time 1 received {
letter from Col. Payne, in which, after
| thanking me, he stated that under
no circumstances would his father
be candidate for president. He
did not then state his father would not ac
| cept nomination, if rendered, but have al
ways been of the opinion that, of course, Mr.,
Payne would accept nomination, and that
his friends and family would be
glad to have him nominated
Last Saturday, being in New York,
met Col. Payne by appointment and had a
confidential conference with him. To my
surprise and disappointment he repeated tc
me verbally what he had written. He said
not only was it a fact that his father was not
candidate for president but that he would
not accept the Democratic nomination
if he knew in advance he could get in and
be elected. I asked him on what grounds
he had arrived at that conclusion.
cit is purely and solely from personal and
private considerations, replied Colonel
payne. eve had family conference on
this subject after fathers election
as senator and after the press and
innumerabe public men had pronounced
for him for president, and you have no idea
what pressure was brought to bear to allow
him to be candidate. But we decided, and
in the decision my father conceded, that not
only he could not and would not Ike a
race for the nomination, bat that he could
not and would not accept nomination if
rendered. We all put it simply ON the score of
age and health. He was very much endeared
to his children, and we wish to keep him
with US as long as possible. His life at
PRESENTS comfortable and serene He en-
joys good health and is fully able to discharge
the duties OF senator, as that is digniied
and easy going body. But it
might kill him to get into
excitement of a hot political campaign
and if that did not, the worry of the presi-
dency would. My father will not accept the
nomination, even if it should be rendered
him, and this is our unequivocal, irrevocable
and unalterable decision"
| asked if he authorized me to make this
statement public.
''Not only Go authorize you, but I would
be very glad to have you do So" he re-
piled. cit is wrong to have our party and
our friends drifting about in an uncertainty
concerning any mans candidacy I have
recently written to a number of
friends at Washington, who seemed persis-
tent in urging my fathers name as a candi
date, that they must desist He is not
candidate, and will not accept the nomina-
ton, if rendered him, and the sooner the
party understands this better''
DR.. Munford says he has learned from
equally good authority that under no circum-
stances would Mr.. Tilden think of accepting
the nomination, and that if he does not so
publicly announce before the Chicago con-
vention meets, a letter to this effect will be
there to be used, if necessary, great
deal more emphatic and unequivocal than
the one sent to Cincinnati This fact may
be accepted as certain, and Democrats may
take it as conclusive that neither Mr.. Tilden
nor Mr.. Payne will consent to be a candi-
date
GEN. sANBORN BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT.
Gen. SanbOrn is to argue a case of the
United States against Carpenter, in the su-
preme court in a few days. This case in
wolves the title to red pipestone quarry and
to set aside patent issued therefor. The
attorney general appears for the government
THE EDUCATIONAL. BILL.
Senator Blair states that he will press the
of the educational bill until a
vote is reached, but the chances of its pas
sage are remote. 1t is possible that the eau
Gus of Republican senators last night NAV
have recommended opposition to the bill,
but that is not known.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION
The naval appropriation bill will be bitterly
by Democratic Senators who are
opposed to the increases made by the senate
appropriation committee at the suggestion of
Secretary Chandler.
MALONE SICK.
Senator Malone was taken sick to-day
with rigor, and no one is allowed to see him
tonight. His friends are much alarmed at
his condition.
THE TRADE DOLLAR.
The fourth section of the trade dollar bill.
eliminated to-day, provided that the amount
Of dollars redeemed should be deducted from
5he monthly purchases of silver bullion for
coinage, and as the bill stands, the law
requiring that $4,000 600 be coined per
month is undisturbed.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY. OF RAMSEY
- SIS. In Probate Court special term, March 21
1884.