Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-30
THE REAL OUTCOME.
just What the Convention Did. Why and
Wherefore.

The Hon. A. III. Dill, defeated candidate
for governor in 1878, was elected tempor-
ary chairman by acclamation. No COM
mittee Oh credentials was needed and the
committee ON organization by common
consent reported from the floor, making
the Hon. Robert E. Monaghan permanent
chairman without dissenting vote. He
is man of very high character. He led
the fierce and successful fight against the
salary grab at Wilkesbarre in 1873. He
presided over the state convention ut Lam
caster in 1876, which hissed Sam Josephs
out OF the hal, and expelled repeater for
false personation of a delegate. He is with
Mr.. Randall on most disputed questions
OF principle or party policy in state politics
but has been regarded as friendly to MIR.
Bayard.
Electors and national delegates were
formally named while the resolutions
committee were withdrawn for conference.
In the meeting OF this committee Han
cock resolution was beaten 81 to Is, and
instructions for any other particular can
didate would have shared a like fate.
The platform is in the first ten planks
substantially the same as that Of last year,
which was understood to have been the
work of G. F. Black, of York, and w. U.
Hensel, of the Lancaster INTELLIGENCER.
and which placed the Pennsylvania Demo-
cracy on high and safe ground on national
and state issues of vital concern.
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BY common consent, though without any
previous concert or agreement of the fac
tions, Lewis Z. Cassidy (Bayard), X. Nj.
Speer (Hancock), W. S. Stenger Crilden),
and W. l.. Scott (Tilden), were named
delegates-at-larGe, the first three in COM
pliment of their efforts to promote the
harmony which characterized the conven-
tion and elevates the party, and the last
for his vigorous political efforts in north
western Pennsylvania.
\,
Col. Dechert is popular soldier and
lawyer. Mr.. jerks is an able and distin-
guished lawyer, and his nomination is
largely due to growing feeling in this
state favorable to promoting lawyers di-
rectly to the supreme bench, and not to
cOnfine the judicial selections to common
pleas judges who want to reverse the re-
versals they themselves have had in the
upper courts.
a careful recount of the delegates to
Cincinnati confirms the estimates made in
these dispatches last night, verified by
personal inquiry and free responses. One
third OF the delegates are tor Tilden, not
more than 4 third are in sympathy with
Mr.. Wallace in the extremity of his anti
Tilden crusade, and fully third are indie
pendent-for that man who. when tho
national convention meets, will appear to
have all the presidential qualifications
and to give the best promise OF Democratic
success. AS Tilden men l class Delegates
at-large Scott and Stenger, four from Phil
-, 90
Lehigh, four from Pittsburgh, two from the
Twenty fourth Congress district, two from
the Twenty seventh. AS Wallace Han
at-large Speer (the delegates from Bucks
and Montgomery are for Hancock by the
courtesy of locality and two delegates
each from the Twelfth, Fourteenth, Seven
teenth. Eighteenth, Twentieth and
Twenty-frst districts, with a prospect of
detection by one each in the Seventeenth
and Twentieth, while ex-senator Cowan,
of the Twenty first, and Grant Weitiinan,
of the Fourteenth are not men of such
stature as to be dwarfed by Mr.
Wallace's personal wishes. Delegate
at-large Cassidy is for. Bayard, with
an eye on Mr.. Wallace's seat himself lie
is content to play second fiddle to nobody.
The other twenty-six delegates, including
representative Democrats like McGrann
and Hensel, of Lancaster, Reilly and El-
lis, of Schuylkill, Packer, of Carbon. Metz
ger, Of Lycomins, Black, of York, Me-
Sherry, Of Adams, Brawley, of Crawford.
jerks, of Jefferson, and others whom |
have heard from (in many instances lrav-
ing personally seen them), may safely bc
classed as independents. In this conven-
tion, and on its vitalissues, all those named,
and most of their district colleagues, We're
in sympathy with the opposition to Wal
lace. The delegation will he exceptionally
strong in its personnel, though much dis
gust is felt by the rura. Democracy that
JOsephs and McMullin were admitted to
it in the Philadelphia compromise. 1t
seems that some such concession had to
be made to the elements they represented
to compel them to respect the truce. The
Philadelphia leaders predict great promise
for the future of Philadelphia politics.
The fatal error which Wallace made is
seen now by all his friends. 1t was fore
seen a month ago by some Of them, and
was urged upon his attention all this week
by Cassidy, Speer, MutchIer and Dill 1t
was in undertaking to stand against the
demand of the party for
harmony, a surrender of all leadership and
a subOrdinatiOn of personal issues.
He was so anxious for and so sanguine of
victory that he braved the storm and fell
before il. He blishted all he touched.
He stood for the machine and his power is
shattered with it. Every measure that he
has advocated failed, every principle that
he contended for was denied, every candi-
date he espe cially espOused was defeated.
The two of his delegates a!-large who were
taken were the least acceptable to him and
neither is anti-Randall.
Mr.. Randall's friends claims no other
for him than that his disposition as
a Democrat and his saSacity as politician
enabled him to adopt a month ago the pol
icy which the Wallace party has opposed.
He aided and largely secured free con-
yention, independent delegations, liberty
of action, and the overthrow of personal
and if he should turn up as
dark horse at Cincinnati there will be less
reason now than ever before why he could
not command the support of his state and
the respect of other delegations.
Advices from all parts Of the state repre-
sent feeling of general joy that the De-
mOcracy have lifted themselves above fac
ton and set an example which their New
York brethren may now be driven to
adopt.
1t is said here that John Kelly's agents
have said that Randall can carry New
York by 40, 1000 also that Mr.. Walface's
friends and Mr.. Tilden's opponents nave
signified willingness to accept Judge
to !Tilden.