The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-02-13
CAMERON'S CONVENTION.

The Republican State Convention was
held at Harrisburg on Wednesday Of last
week, and as predicted, the complete Gamer.
on programme was put through. A number
of auti-Grant men went there, but they were
not strong enough to overcome the influence
of the man who whips in the Republican
party in this State to do his bidding. Don
Cameron held this convention for the pur.
pose of sending a Grant delegation to
Chicago, and notwithstanding there was a
strong opposition he carried his point, and
majority of twenty decided that the delega-
tion should vote for Grant as a unit, after
the following resolution had been voted
down.
Resolved, That, while we pledge ourselves
to support the nomination of the republican
party we see no good reason for abandoning
the position taken by the party in our own
and other states in 1876 of opposition to a
third presidential term, and we hereby in
dorse and reafirm the resolutions passed by
our own state convention held in this city in
1876, upon this question.
This action of the convention does not
throughout the state. 1t is evident that the
popular feeling is for Blaine, and the ex-
pressions of opinion from the republican or
gans that dare open their mouths in OPP
position to the schemes of the Camerons
have clearly shown that the victory of Cam
eron is by no means a victory for Grant
The Philadelphia Press says "This con
vention, called to make Grant the next
Republican candidate for president, has un-
made him as such ; it was intended to pro.
mote his interests, but it has overthrown
them intended to be made the means Of
sitting the popular will, but it has become
the voice of the people, intended to build
up the varied schemes which it was called to
consolidate, but it has swept them with a
bosom of destruction, and strewed with
wrecks the scene Of its meetings. The con
test was fierce one, and the anti. Grant lead
ers deserve great praise for the courage, skill
and the effect with which they waged it,
The few timid men among them were quick
ly sent to the rear. Bolder spirit took theil
places. Plausible suggestions, which were
cunningly made, but which gave away their
whole case, were secuted, and policy en-.
tered upon which was intended to assert
their parliamentary rights and to force ic
the severe test of yea-and-nay vote the
threatened Endorsement of the "third term. ,
A few men fell by the way, who were tripped
by temptations, caught by power or decoyed
by Establishment. Powerful influence.
brought to bear during last Tuesday detach.
ed several men from their instructions but
all did not avail to stem or turn the current
which carried the convention fiercely for.
ward to its work, and all observant polite
iaus admit that the Grant movement ha.
met its Waterloo"
Even republicans are getting tired of tht
one man power in this state, and the deter
mination Of Cameron to ride over the clear
ly understood public sentiment, will, j
Grant shall be the nominee of the Nationa
Convention, be one of the greatest helps tc
the Democracy in overthrowing the party o
fraud.
The nominees on the state ticket are Johr
A. Lemon of Blair county for Auditor Gen
eral, and Henry Green of Easton for Su
preme Judge.