New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-13
MR.. WADSWORTH DENIES 1T.
HE NEVER SAID HE WOULD REFUSE THE
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.
AN HONOR HE WOULD NOT DEC1NE-A CON-
FERENCE OF REPUBLICANS OF WESTERN
NETWORK AT ROCHESTER.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIBUNE-1

FERENCE OF REPUBLICANS OF WES1Eh-'
NETWORK AT ROCHESTER,.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIBUNE-1
Rochester. Aug. IA conference OF some
leading Republicans of Western New-horN was
held here to-day at the Powers holei' aU "ioOl
some interesting decisions were arrlveu ~ iei"u'o
to the State and Legislative candlda'es. h,,ions
Others present were Congressman James w, ""us
worth Of Geneseo. Livingston County; John ~
Scatchard, of Buffalo, who has strong supper. AZ
that city for member of the Republican o'aU.
committee; L. H. Humphrey, chairman oil
the Republican County committee vi
Wyoming County; Willard CoDp' edi'Or
of THE Lockport Journal ex-CohgIeSSinah
Richard Crowley, Of LockpOrt; John ,. Kenyon
of Syracuse, Clerk of the Senate ana one Oh 'he
secretaries of the Republican STATE OoihnniV'ee
Assemblyman Cornelius X. Parsons Oh hool'o''',
and George w. Aldridge Of Rochester, memUeI ot
the Republican State Committee from thls Don-
gress district There was consloerapie 'aiN ~
rrsnect 70 Western New-Nork canoldauts iol
Governor. Mr.. Humphrey and other kepuoll''" IAN,
from Mr.. WadswCrths Congress dls'ric', VIM wiz
embraces the counties OF LIVINGSTONE "en''e'
wyoming and Orleans, stated that IN tnelr opinlo.
,ho Republicans in every county in the disuicV
Wv oIoct deleootes to the Republican state
Convention favoring the nomination OF MI "auo,
10Th for Governor Some OF those present saiu
.ha+ ,bov had read an Associated Press dlspa'ch
from NewYork few days ago stating that MI
Nvodsvortb had said that he would not accept 'he
nomination for Governor. If, however ne "ouiu
accent the nomination they would gladly support
his candidacy. .;r, An thu
Mr. Wadsworth, in reply TO an INQUIRY OH Vhe
.,hisc. addressed to him by The tribune ooIio-
snondent. replied Il am not here to-day III ieH'-
zion TO the Governorship, but upon some QUIET
business But this will say, in Justice u nS Se'
that the interview concerning the uo'e'hoi sup
purporting to be with me. sent OUT ny 'ne rn'0O-
ciated Press had no foundation Whatever. Aheie
was not word of truth In H. IL was l"
from beginning to end Why it was DONE can
not imagine"
Are YOU O candidate for Governor
mt IN tho sense Of seeking it. | shall not ask
INV friends 20 elect delegate for me- snail nou
nol,e any canvass for the nomination. My POSI-
tion is simpy this that if l should be nominated
7 would accent the nomination. l think 1t would
no n great honor to be nominated Tor Governor Vi
New.York by the Republican party. But inc III
terview printed by the Associated freSS IePle-
scented ne as saying that | would not accept ,he
nonipationL | do not think Republican who
should be thus greatly honored by his party Is
at liberty to say that. In my opinion inc Nc
publican candidate for Governor Will pe eiec'eu
and therefore nomination WOuu NC equiN"ion0
10 an election" u. 49,.
What Republican is so great as to decline 'ne
Governorshp of the great State of New-1ork:
one of Mr.. Wadsworths friends remarked. we
think MIR. Wadsworth would make strong can
ddate for Governor His father, General Waus
worth: was killed in the war of the Rebellion.
All of General WadswQrth's sons have war recoruS
CONGRESSMAN Wadsworth was only sixteen years
old when he entered the Union Army. linen nc
was AssembIyman, and as State Controller he was
the author of the taxation laws when ha!e
the effect the present year to reduce the State
taxes 10 the lowest point they have reached ID
tlirty-six wears Besides, he is practical 1aIeI'
Farming IS his business. Iwo-tDudS OIL ms III
come is derived from it. The Farmers Alliance
feeling therefore would be satisfied by his honlna-
ti0n." - ,,n,,,roons nrosant
from Senator Van Gorder's district. They practl-
caly reached an agreement that he should De
renOmlnated . 1,.o,.
John S. Kenyon selected rooms at Powers
Hotel for the meetings OF the republican o .S
Commttee while the Republican State Convention
is i'm session here. He also decided to have the
Republican State Convention in the Washington
st. rink This will seat 1000 persons me
convention promises TO he one of the largest heIu
since the Republican party was organized. Al
the rooms at the chief hotels have already Deeh
engaged.
The Republicans here from Buffalo to-day stated
that the Erie County delegates would probably
present the name of eX-Nayor Philip Becker for
Governor. $1,000, =, -.
Ex-Congressman Richard Crowley stated that
he would start for Ohio IN lew DAYS 20 l 1ns'
speeches in support of Major Mckinley fOf t0V-
ernor. The invitation came to him from Major
Mckinley, who in Congress at the same Time
with Mr. Crowley