Year: 1879

FIELD TO HIS DISTRICT CoNvENTIoN-FAC-
TIoUs CONTROVERSIES DEPRECATED AND A
SPIRIT OF HARMONY URGED.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1


UTICA. N. Y. Sept. 5, 1879.


Tho Third Assembly District Convention Of
Oneida was held here to-day. The following dele
gates to Syracuse chosen Alexander 4. Good
win. Thomas d. Penfeld and Thomas s. Jones.
Governor Seymour was present. and. after the Con-
venton had organized, asked that he might say .
few words personal to himself. He said:-


A number Of the delegates have expressed desire
to send me to the State Convention. To save the
time Of those who have met here feel 1t due to
them to say that cannot attend the meeting Of that
body. During the past winter received communi-
cation from meeting held in New York, In which it
suggested that my name might be used for q
nomination for prominent Office. said in answer
that in view OF my age and health had decided to
take active part in political affairs. That decision
have acted upon and shall adhere to. and cannot
therefore @ De memper OF any poisiGaa @ conven.aon
my party and in its principles for desire the
cess OF both, although shall conine my political
action to the performance of tho duty OF u voter.
PAcTIoUs CONTROVERSIES DEPRECATED.


regret that any controversies should grow up in
the ranks Of either party which are calculated to
turn the minds Of their members from the duty Of
selecting their candidates with the sole regard the
public interest Political organizations in towns in
counties In States and in our Union, under our in
stitutions. arc necessary for the wise and honest
conduct Of public affairs. All mere personal and





is good deal Of feeling exhibited about the
nominations to be made at the Democratic State
bly, districts to express preferences among candi-
dates. this has been carried so far this year that
delegates have not only been instructed in many
cases to vote for and In other instances to vote
against particular candidates.


DANGERS THREATxNING.


There is danger that the delegates to the State
Convention may meet. not for consultation and with
view of doing that which best for the of
our party and Of the public but of being too much
inf n for viz over zach 9th
This tends to spread controversies into every town
and county in the State and to create feuds among
our active men, who have no occasion to be hostile
to each other but who have every interest in
concert in the promotion Of their interests
Convention. representing the district in which 1
live. that they send delegates to the State
pose of promoting harmony and securing the
election of the democratic ticket; that they shall
give no other pledges than that they will. without
regard to personal feelings. seek only to promote
the interests of the State and of their party; that
II in the execution OF this purpose it is thought
any OF them. they will vote in favor OF doing so
without any regard to any other considerations it,
on the contrary they shall be convinced that it is
not wise to put any or all of them in nomination,
that they viii select such as they think will
best promote the interests of the democratic party


THE aovkRNoR's NEPHEW.


1t is proper that should here speak of Of tho
candidates for denomination, he is my nephew.
am sorry that he desires to be on the ticket again.
think he may do better for himself in other po-
sitions than the he holds but that point ho
has decided for himself. he had right to do and
glad that his fellow democrats in the dist.ic; in
which he lives are favorably disposed toward him;
but hope when the Convention meets, IL the dele
gates find that it will in any way promote the har-
mony interest of the democratic party to put
some other person in his place the ticket. that
they will aid In doing so. and in this am happy
TO say that he agrees with me.


RECEPTION OF THE oovERxoRs REMARKS


Tho Governors remarks were received with enthu-
siastic approval. When he had finished he left tho
Convention. which proceeded select its delegates
A scaled envelope which contained some resolution
was offered. but n motion to adjourn was imme-
diatcy carried before tho nature OF the resolution
could be learned 1t was discovered after adjourn