New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL.
HOW ROBERT d. BENEDICT WAS DEFEATED.
BAD FAITH KE1r HIM OUT OF CONGRESS.

HOW ROBERT ID. BENEDICT WAS DEFEATED.
BAD FAITH KEIT HIM OUT OF CONGRESS.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: notice IN The Tribune OF sunday, August "a.
an item In reference TO my candidacy In the lid
Congressional District In which IL Is stated that ~ r,
was no injustice III the nomination OF Mr. Wallace. =
1888. Us IL had been clearly shown that Mr. Bcned'
could not get the nomination. and II would have gore
some other ward than the Twentieth II Mr. Wallace
not been selected THIS statement that II had ben
clearly shown that could not be nominated | chal
icnge. And ! desire to call attention briefly to the
facts. In that convention there were eighty eight
delegates. FOryfvc were required to nominate. OF
these were for Inc from the Twentieth Ward. IL votes
Eleventh Ward II Nineteenth Ward. III: f.. ALL A.
The first vote had been taken. which the cclitccn
votes Of the Twenty third Ward AT first cast for
me. but afcrwad changed to II Mr.. lIal-cy who was
not candidate. How, pray. had II been clearly
shown" that il wa> not possible that any three OF
those eighteen votes all Of which had been cast for
me once. would not he cast for me again
The seventeen votes OF the seventh Ward had been
the first vote cast for l.. ". Emerson. OF that
ward. They were complimentary only. Those dele
gates Ia 0Iecn elected distinct assurances to mo
and my friends that after the complimentary voting
for Mr. Emer,on over. those votes would he cast
for me. How. pray, had II "been clearly shown
that there not three Of those delegate, who would
owed their elections
Tho contrary the fact. 1t was certain that
should be nominated. II any time was gwen to tho
convention that. although II had been agreed by tho
seventh Ward delegates that they would cast their
votes rs complimentary for Mr. Emerson tiree
times, he received them bnt bccaus" before the
second vote taken. the word wa passed that II
Mr.. Wallace to he nominated. II must he done
at once, the delegate, could not he held.
You sec that II had not been clearly shown that
could not be nominated. And whether tho candid ttJ
be nominated should have had his residence In the
Twentieth Ward, SURELY of slight importance IN
comparison with the question whether lie was one VINO
could hOuOrably accept the nomination and would owe
hi, nomination. not 10 the two or three men by whom
lie WAS selected. but to the wishes Of the Republicans
OF the District
II the fact was that could not have bon nominated
IL could only have been because (Which should be
slow 10 believcJ those forty ~X delegates from tho
seventh. Twenty first and Twenty third Ward had all
finally surrendered their wills to the Will Of three
or four men who had piade a secret agreement that
some one else should be nominated without regard TO
campaign. or the dictates Of personal good faith.
IL was because Of this that the r-llt OF that con
venion raised much Indignation then. II 1, be
cause think II is due 70 the Republicans Of the DIS
trict that they should hav" tho opportunity to say
whether they approve OF that kind OF thing. flat
am a candidate for the nomination pow.
ROBERT D. BENEDICT.
Brooklyn, Aug. -. $500.