Year: 1876

shapey head set firmly upon his shoulders the face
-ior he Is hardly dftyas OF aborious and studious
s head II like - dome IL has shs 0rasqasre which gave
Dean Richmond ami Allen g. Beach their great hold
upon the In the same situation in which he Is
placed but he their love tor political turmoil
him to enter political campaign. His fortune IS In
dependent and tho usual personal interests arc to him
Of little account


DEVOTION TO rILDEx


He Is devoted personally to Governor Tilden to an in
tense degree and yet am convinced he would never
lend himself for moment to any Unfair proposition
which that thorough politician might suggest He
poets and desires Office He has been lifelong
democrat is mbued with all the old traditions OF the
party although not lacking in and has
never held desired Office II is wonder to mo that
the coming Convention at Saratoga does not consider
the feasibility OF naming him for Governor But TO
his report OF the mission to Ex-Governor Seymour


REPORT OF HIS MISSION.


II was among those, said Mr.. Magone, ''who be-
lieved Governor Seymour meant it when he said no
could not accept the office, and paid him. believe
the most obvious compliment when told the Conven-
ton that they ought not TO nominate him. When he
nominated assisted in securing Adjournment
until the next day in order that might hear from
him in the meantime The despatch to Judge
Gray, declining strongly, was shown TO me,
Judge Gray says, and It advised that II be withheld
from tho Convention until could hear from our
committee sent to meet him. Ho had evidently not
seen them and It was our duty, as We had sent them
to wait until they had reported Besides, thought the
despatch might be unauthorized. IL was midnight
DESPATCH and Governor Seymour lives three miles
from telegraph station l thought IL un-
likely that he should send n despatch al that
tme especially he must have known q committee
had been sent 10 consult with him, and that the Con-
vention had adjourned until ten the next morning and
despatch early IN the morning would do AS we'll so
advised awaiting word from the committee III he
said yes IN reply to their appeals would be obviously
unjust " make public this telegram sent previously.
During the day came


sPRIGGs' DESPATCH


to "go on and complete the ticket and we did 30.
believe Mr.. Spriggs acted in good faith IN sending that
despatch. Ho evidently saw that there was n struggle
In Governor Seymour's mind between his duty to the
party and the State. and the necessities OF his own
case, and believed doubtless that the completion OF
the ticket would be additional argument favor OF
acceptance. | know that the very next day,
when l called Governor Seymour, l too
believed he might reconsider his determination and
this hope finally overcome only by the positive
mandate of the physician Upon It we withdrew our
solicitations, and yesterday received the letter Of
declinaton which is published to-day. Among those
who with me whcl that letter gwen me was
Senator Herman, Judge Earl Mr. II. b. Payne, Con-
gresham from Ohio. and Mr. Purcell of Rochester


sEyMOuRs HEALTH


is, I believe, only partially impaired. He suffered
recently from slight sunstroke and then aggravated
his trouble by attempting to mis- library But
he Is by means old decrepit and months rest
and recuperalion will probably send him forth good
TO take part IN the campaign.