Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-03
KICKING AGAINST THE PRICKS.

The Views of Some of Our Local Statesmen
The correspondent of the Press, writing
from this city to that paper, says:
Believing that the people of Lancaster
county would declare by Il large majority
for Blaine, and knowing the studied and
determined effort of the dominant faction
to give the county to Grant, your cOrrespOn-
dent interviewed IL number of well-known
Republicans to-day on this ISSUE with the
following result:
firm of Reed, McGrann & Co., bankers
.The result of my observation is that the
county is largely for Blaine, and the dele
gates should SO dcclarc.'
Professor B. +. Shaub, county supelin-
tcndcnt of public schools ASA result of
nv interviews with school directors.
teachers and educators generally through
out this county, L have no hesitation in de-
clarin| that. while | meet a good many
Grant men, believe the Blaine men are so
largely in the majority that their desire
ought t. be respected
Hon. }. b. Livingston, president judge
of the courts Il know very little about
the question, having paid but little atten-
ton to politics lately; but believe the
people Of this county, if allowed to express
themselves, would be for Blaine because of
their opposition to the third term. Poll
tics don't bother me-
DIR. j. Il. Morris, lately OF Philadelphia
but now of Lancaster, who takes an active
part i'm politics. says '' I'm for Grant, but
not for him all the time, and ] believe if
the delegates from this county want to
represent their constituency they will be
for Blaine. | like Grant for many reasons
one of which is that you always know
where to find him.
Amos S. Henderson, of the firm of Reed
& Henderson, bankers The duty of the
delegates from this county will be to vote
for the strongest man but they will vote
for Grant, although Blaine could command
five votes to his one in this county
Christian Coble, county commissioner:
s.The delegates ought to declare for
Blaine. Mere than two-thirds of the peo-
pie of this county would be for Blaine if
they had their own way
Captain Elias McMel!en. prothonOtary
1. The duty of the delegates is plain. Lam
caster county is for Blaine-five to one
against any other man. have made it my
business to ask the views of people coming
into the prothonotary's office from all see
tions OF the county, and this is the result
Of my invcsti cations.
" iiilaiH d. w llSy, lAtpuOllCtH stluCi hi'lh
of Ward for the past 30 years: 8 think
the delegates will vote as Don Cameron
tells them, but they ought to vote just the
other way. This county ism t for Cameron
by long shot: and, although the
CamerOns have carried it for years, don't
believe they could do it in fair, square,
stand-up fight with the people,
Major Ii. +. Cox, superintendent of the
county hospital and insane department
Il think think the delegates should have
been elected by the people. and if they
had been they would have been instructed
for Blame. This county is undoubtedly
for Blaine"
4. X. Spurrier, Republican alderman of
Ward ' Personally, l am not for Grant
or Blaine, but for Washburne. think
Grant has been sufficiently honored by the
people of this country. Ibelieve Blaine to
he great man and strong man, but he
has been in the United States Senate long
enough to make enemies. think Wash
burne the best man in whom to unto all
the elements of the party, but if the dele
gates from this county obey the will OF the
people they will declare for Blaine''
Edward Welcllans. city treasurer: "Had
| been a member of the county committee
| would have voted for j. w. Johnson's
reso!ution-tO submit the question of in
:;tructiOn to a vote of the people, If the
people want Blaine, let them have Blaine:
il they want Grant, let them have Grant"
DR.. II. NJ. Bolenius, physician to the
county hospital and almshouse 81 think
that not only the delegates to the state
convention should be elected by the peo-