The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-10
BLACK WON'T RUN
ILLINOIS GOLD DEMOCRATS ARE
MINUS A CANDIDATE.

General John C. Black, Nominated without
His Consent and Almost without His
Knsv,.dre. Puts in a Week or SO Find
in. Ont where he is at and Then Con
eludes to Let Tanner and Aitgeld do
the Fighting of the Campaign, Since
ming.
Chicago, Sept. e-The following let
ter was issued today:
Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 9, 1896
ITO Hon. Charles Ewing, Chairman
Chicago.
Dear Sir:-On the 18th of August the
convention of honest money Democrats
of whose state central committee you
are chairman, nominated me for the Of
fee of governor for the state of Illinois.
"At the time Of this nomination was
absent from the state and had been for
nearly three weeks. During that time
/ had received not one word from the
state Of Illinois relating In any way to
political affairs, until the 21st, when I
received a telegram from you and tele-
grams from other gentlemen advising
me of the probable action of the con-
vention.
with absolute absence Of information
as to the situation, wired you suggest
ing obstacles in the way of my candi-
decy, which, If not obviated, would be
conclusive upon me, but was inclined
10 abide the judgment Of your conven-
ton, after the full consideration of these
objections.
"On the 26th, upon may arrival at De-
troit, learned through a Chicago paper
that had been nominated. Reaching
Chicago on the mornig of the 9th,
have, since that time and until Satur-
day. the 5th OF September, faithfully
sought for information as to the situa-
ton that I might know what my duty
in the premises was
81 hope this interval of nine days, so
occupied by me, has not been an I'M
reasonable time, in view of all the cir
cumstances On the 9Th I advised the
secretary of your committee, Mr.. K. h.
Spangler, that 1 could not accept the
nomination and asked him to secure an
interview with you on the 9TH, that
might formally so state to you.
"In the interval spoken of, I used
every means at my command to ascer-
tain what the situation in this tate was
WINGED by my investigation that in this
etate the election for governor lies be-
tween Messrs Tanner and Alleged.
81 recognize the disinterested char
acter and lofty aims of your organiZa-
ton; that ii seeks to establish the Demo-
cracy upon its ancient foundations and
amidst it's ancient principles, a refuge
for IT'S erring brethren in the future and
a safeguard Of free government 1 rec
ognize the unselfish devotion of the men
present in your convention, to principle
and Democracy.
81 am further convinced, beyond rea-
sonable doubt, that the only effect in
the pursuit of my candidacy, would be
to diminish the chances of one or the
other of the gentlemen for election. Men
differ in their opinions as to whose
chances would be most seriously inn
paired; but, in any event, the whole ef-
feet of my candidacy so far as the cleo
ton is concerned, would be what I have
stated above; namely, to diminish the
chances of one or the other of the cam
didates.
so believing, feel constrained, high
ly as i prize the good opinion OF the
gentlemen who placed me in nominal
ton. to decline to be a candidate.
with great respect, am, very truly
your fellow citizen,
JOHN c. BLACK