New-York tribune., 1874-01-26
THE PHrLAD.'"LPHfA MAYORALTY.

| WITHDRAWAL OF THE ANTI RrNo CANDIDATES.
| JOSEPH s. CAvEN PROBABLE NOMINEE-ATTr'
TUDR OF THE VARIOUS PHILADELPHIA NEWS
| PAPERS on THE QUESTION
| fBY TRLEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
| PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25.-Perhaps no city
upon the OF local election OF but minor importa
was moro IN doubt to what candidate a lar ge
part Of its support for chief executive
Philadelphia Is at this the first election under Reform
Constitution, carried by majority OF $1,000 votes
Mayor Stokley, though only within days the formal
nominee OF the Republican party as an organization
has been confcssedly in the field for several
weeks and has all his machinery full working order
On the contrary, the Democrats and Reforners who
organizations supported and worked for the Cen
stitutiOn with its train OF acknowledged benefits
rnsridden" city are to-day within three weeks OF the
election without choice Capt. j. L. Biddie nomi-
mated by the Democratic Convention on strict party
issues has declined giving his the fact that
he has bees Of late identified with the reform movement
and 1t would be inconsistent for him To accept party
termination n the face Of provision In the new Const
tuition which separates municipal from national or party
elections VIM f. Littlcon, the late Republican Prcsi
dent OF the Select Council though asked to be csndi
date more than q week ago. by number Of the best
citizens OF both parties, led by prominent reformers,
delayed his until yesterday He then declined
for similar to that Of Capt Bidde. namely,
that he could only accept the ground that no would
be supported Independently Of party politics.
The Democratic Convention will be- called together
again Wednesday, and in all probability. will have
placed before II the OF Joseph g. CaveD member
OF the Common Council from tho Fifteenth Ward, who
to have all the requisites OF nonpartsan candi
date. Though o Republican on National and State
year ago. he chosen TO tho Council in
Of tho antagonism OF his party. as an inde
pendent man. by the Democrats and Reform
ers His course Ia the Chamber has been invariably
In the interest OF Taxpayers and good citizens regard
less OF party ties. Examples OF his action In
his boiling the caucus nomination for Water Engineer
his resolution for the impeachment OF fellow member
charged with gambling his resolutions for investigating
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad affairs. and atterIy his
inquiry into the meaning OF the observation OF Mayor
stokley election day concerning his desire not to
put IN hoe For his course In the Councils he has
again been read out OF the Republican party and again
goes before people of his ward independent man.
He is lawyer OF considerable wealth. good presence,
aud fair, bold speaker. 1t is generally understood
that II the Convention does not approve him openly
they will adjourn without NOMINATION. aud then he VIII
be taken up by a citizens meeting
The last utterance the subject from any OF
the city newspapers was that by The Press urging
that both Messrs LittletOn and Biddlo should with
draw and leave opening for another man. This
has been done. The Press has on various
occasions commended Mr. Caven for bis in the
Councils The Age has candidate now that MT Iht-
tleton has withdrawn The Ledger has spoken since
last Thursday, when 1t condemned party nominations
and included Mr.. Caven In the list OF officials who had
been prominent in holding their duty to the public
above any supposed duty to party The Inquirer ap-
proves Stokley and The Record has candidate. Sew
of the afternoon newspapers for Stokey as well
as most Of the Sunday journals.
FoRNEY's PRESS on THE COMING CONTEST.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUSE.l
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25.-COl. FOrney will
have an editorial in The Press tomorrow morning.
headed "Unoad or Go Down" In this after treating
OF national politics, he says:
In regard to the men demanding the sufrages OF
the Republican party do not deny that the power
of these great in the City or Philadelphia.
it In the silence and even in tue bitterness or
Of our respected coemporaries OF the press we
see 1t In the shameful tmidty cf the Union League:
We see IL in the success with which great
names dragged forth from respecta-
bilfty to cover candidate for Mayor who
hole the accOmpce OF the frauds OF the last eiec
ton We see IN the fear which ha suppressed all In
vestigation the part Of the City Council, or by the
public authorities, into these same fraia we see IL III
the purchased divisions OF the Democratic party Ac-
cording The Age of Saturday tho late Damncratlo
Convention filled with large numbers or men &c,
ported to be IN the pay OF the kns masters "":
Never were they strong in Philadelphia as to-day.
but they do know their strength TDere have been
mistakes, but there Is time for recovery IL was ms
in the Reformers not to accept COL A. n Mcclure
as the candidate for Mayor. 1t was mistake In the
Democrats not TO ratify the nomination OF Mr
gave $4,000 msjority for the new Consutr
uIol are inspired by no hope OF Official
promotion paid by official punder. Mistakes are
natural TO those who are not banded Of selfish enls
confidence in this non partisan people Is stl iSn
We believe that q candidate Tor Mayor Will be found
that Will complete the change IN our local admnisra
and so believing and hoping we shai maintain the
good fight to the end.