Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-30
STATE POLITICS.



don't belong to any man. They are their
own masters. In reference to . candidate
for president few of them comparatively
have made up their minds. They prefer
that the most available man shall be
selected when the national convention
meets but are uncertain now who will be
they prefer to send reliable, patriotic and
delegates without instruc-
tions.
Nine out of ten Democrats in this state
prefer to wait and watch the course of
events, and nominate the most available
candidate for president when the national
convention meets. But abou, every tenth
man has a favorite candidate he wants
nominated regardless of consequences.
The. Better Plan.
Carlisle Valley Sentinel.
Had the state committee, by resolution,
demanded of these different factions in
the city of Philadelphia that they settle
their difficulties outside of the convention,
the Democracy of the state would have ap-
plauded their action. but the adoption OF
this resolution will be a frebrand in the
convention which is we'll calculated to
create dissension and division, when ii
is most desirable that peace and
harmony should characterize all that the
convention may do. This identical
question created most bitter fight al
Pittsburg in 1873, when Chairman McClel.
land attempted to do just what the state
Democratic committee has now authorized
Chairman Miller to do, and when an appeal
was taken from the decision of the chair
man in the convention at Pittsburg, that
bodp very clearly and emphatically decided
that the convention was law unto itself,
and the judge of the title of those claim
ming seats on that floor. Other conven-
tions, before and since, have always acted
upon this principle, and it is questionable
if Chairman Miller is under any obligations
to pay heed to instructions coming from a
body having no such authority, and not
selected with such an object in view.
Getting Things Mixed.
Bellefonte Watchman.
To be in favor of Mr.. Tilden one need
not necessarily be opposed to MIR. Wallace,
or to be in favor of Mr.. Wallace-what
ever that may mean-one need not neces
sarily be opposed to Mr.. Tilden. Seems
to us some of our contemporaries are get
ting things mixed.
A Bit of History.
Pottsville Chronicle.
undoubtedly has the right to make up
the roll of delegates, which Chairman
McClelland had done in 1878 at Pitts
burgh, and one of the secretaries of the
state committee had been selected to
read it, but when the delegates as
sembled in Library hall, Mr.. VIM. Sim
gerly was made secretary pro tenn by ap-
pointment of Chairman McClelland, and
he was directed to proceed with the
calling of an alphabetical roll which had
been prepared at the instance of q certain
Philadelphia faction with the connivance
of Senator Wallace and Chairman McClel-
land. On this list were the names of num-
Der of Philadelphia contestants who had not
been placed on McClelland's first roll and
Singerly hadn't got very far in his work
before the trick was discovered and the
convention refused to allow him to
proceed. On vote being taken on the
question whether or not he chOuld proceed
with this new list, even Senator Wallace
voted against it and the original roll as
prepared by the chairman and his regular
secretaries was read all thereon, except
those whose seats were contested, b,ir:
adjudged prima facie members of the ,,..l-
ventiOn and entitled to participate in the
organization. If our friends of the Patriot
desire this little piece of history vouched
for let them write to Senator Wallace or
McClelland, or ask MIR. Ell
bridge McConkey, of Harrisburg, about it.
We know whereof we speak.
Advice From An Outsider.
Medina (O) Democrat.
The Wallace and Randall factions of
Pennsylvania are having some warm
words over political divisions, which are
doing themselves no honor, and the DEM
ocratic party no good. Mr. Wallace may
be U. S. senator, and have some power
in the old Keystone state, but ou tside of
Pennsylvania, his friends and admirers
would not foot up one dozen of Democrat
ic voters. Mr.. Randall, while he fills his
present position is watched and respected
in other states for every good act done,
but this fight of two public men over Mr..
Tilden, in Pennsylvania, amounts to moth
ing. Gen. Hancock is the man that Penn
sylvania should present at the national
as a first choice, for if they do
not, there are other states that will. Here
in Ohio we all feel like doing first honors
to our own best man, and we are not
going to quarrel over the "Tilden boom
a single moment in our own committee
meetings or convention. Mr.. Tilden
should arrange his own home troubles in
New York, and show his power there, be-
fore Pennsylvania politicians raise a row
about him, either for or against.
We advise every true Democrat and
all Democratic editors in each
state of tho Union, to be careful how
they measure out opinions in favor of
their own favOrite candidate. There
are two ways to introduce ones friends
to other people when a candidate. The
one way is to tell of all his virtues and
abilities as they are known to you, and
then to pass shim over on their merits.
The other, and the dangerous way, is
to tell the virtues of your friends, and
all the errors you may know about the
few who are aspirants in the race against
him. 1t is the latter way of introducing
political party leaders that we object to,
for all our present list of Democratic can
didates are gentlemen. None better can
be found to-day, and few better ever lived
upon the soil since Washington declined
to run for the important Office. Take the
names of Thurman, Hancock, Hendricks,
Tilden, Jewett, Seymour and the rest, and
they are men Of honor, judgment and un-
doubted Democratic leaders. All good,
safe and all worthy of the presidential Of
flce if elected.
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
Beaver County For Tilden.
Post.
The Democratic county committee of