New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-06

cline All sorts Of pressure have been brought
70 bear upon him to induce him. to reconsider
this determination. Major Hnkley has visited
him several times, ami he came to TINS CITY a'
noon yesterday and met Senator Hili ana o'he'
friends He returned TO Brooklyn about O'CLOCK
and then wrote the following letter:
Brooklyn. October 3. 1894
Hear Sir. The reasons which publicly assigned
FOR no; wishing to become the nominee for GOV
c~,or preclude me from. accepting another place
on the ticket. asHnay be seen by recurring 10
them. and am Therefore constrejne; - decIh-
the nomination for judge of the Court or Ap-
peals as grateful as feel for II, and az much e.
| should like To hold place Of so much useiIi-
ness This would suffice; but fesi impehei 10
saw more The voice Of the plain everyday peo-
ple is today for cause. an actual, living voice,
yea is IT, or 1t never was In the history OF the
world: ana in a contest in which 1t should De
summed up. could not be candidate for olnce
and sit silent. usage and etiquette wouid re-.
qure me TO do In my present case. The centre OF
thought has passed from the ieN 10 the many
and a great pea cefu political struggle Is now m
pending in this country. which - - decii"
whether the centre o; power shall he ana reina..
there also Ii has more :Han once seemed To me-
that ] should have some part in that great CON
test when 1t came; but II that is not to be,
Still hope ] may be able 10 feel That nave dohe'
not much Il is true bat yet something 10 % %moVe
my day and generation forward at least NIUE
and To better the condition ot the community IN
which my -, has been cast
might stop here bur If did j; would seem
that mad lett something appropriate "'i-
sad in view Of recent events. am not Wlthou'
feeling. and cannot refrain from acknowledging
a vibration If pain that organizations aVoW"uy
working unseihshiy fo high poItca, mfIh"u5 mf
and for better government should aifir' 1atlvely
refuse to indorse my nomination in advance u
my acceptance refusal. on the other nand
the wholly Spontaneous man:ici'au n ~ M lne
general Democracy o: the state toWard me-
which never expected 10 see and whlih can
only interpret as I full approval y my past pup
.c conduct has made rpon me an impression
y Ia l.. or 8
d. not permit me 10 accept the nomination theH
have tenIcrcd 10 me-. DUt my head ana III!
heart e. ont 10 them all the same. II is no"
nearly five years ago that openly objected as
al Individual citizen % political methods which
deemed low. base and unmanly. ana 70 olhcial
acts which deemed heart!ess crimes. involving
as tAoy dd spoiaton Of the peoples hard
earned money for the enrichment oi a iew WI"
followed politics as trade and made puohc
officials their mere tools. felt that had
right 20 speak. or in the face If gross wrongs
TO the people among whom | lived, had sat
silent for fifteen years, ana s4ienc" oitei gives
the right TO speak; but furthermore. from an IN
pulse which cannot define. or a reason which Is
too inscrutable - assign, / found myself un-
able 10 sit silent longer.
The history OF the four years OF effort which
ensued by appeal to courts and u public opin-
ion cannot now even summarize: but in this
hour in which my name Is being tossed back ana
forth by contending political factions. and In
which | have broken asunder the bonds OF my
perplexlty. ana seen my duty clear ! beg 10 say
in justice 10 myself and | trust with due mild
Il all was never helped in money
or otherwise by any politician, or po-
ltical organization or faction whatever
and that Il in the end | prevailed 4
solely because the people. honest and unselflsh
understood me and recognized that at all events
] was trying 10 do right Owing nothing there
fdre 10 politicians or political organizations, and
remembering that whatever little ! have done
~ hft government up done private
citizen. 10 not value any office 50 high as TO
wish to achieve ii against the opposition Of those
hon had al ~. fvfaY
] thought that the withdrawal Of my name
would injure Senator !lills canvass, | would try
10 see some way to allow IT to remain, for his re-
cent development In the National Senate places
him with the foremost public men of his day
between him and his opponent he should and
trus, Will. prevail
Though this letter takes me away from a pro-
ui9h r IN the line Of my taste. write 1t without
us.e', lor IL Keeps me in line with my past |
su s,',e @ II to the hurt Of but in Justice to
NJ men, 10 truth and 10 myself
Ava ,9 ,hne own self In true
cansi %Ss' o5 i9ll2" sn a. To he ,.. ngn The day
NV W. J. GAYEOR.
""eh seen at his home later Judge Gaynor
ue','neu 10 add anything to what was contained
in his letter
Dr"ocRATs PANIC-STRICKEN
The news Of Judge Cov,or.s ref,sa, 20 orna.
meht the tail Of the II II ticket nroducel an in
o'ioaoie panic in Democratic circles last night
certain were Mr.. iil and the associate
'iS OF MS canvass that instead of declining
NJ, Dor would accept the nomination, that
-: i'i""'ey' HilTs chief fugleman had him
., -" OUT the statement that the nominee
o. se OF the Court of Appeals had decided
sv.s,r p'' and this was printed in some of the
has piooapiy In the history Of State politics
calam,,pp party been overtaken by so frlghtful a
10 M, - some OF Hilrs closes, friends tried
~ put on bold front. and dociorod ~, CO.
"''nurawai was the best thing that could