The daily gazette., 1880-04-23
SECOND EDITION
Local Politics.
HOW REPUBLICAN PBIMARIEs AND THE
SCHOOL ELECTION ARE WORKED TO-
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HOW REPUBLICAN, PBINARIES AND THE
SCHOOL ELECTION ARE WORKED TO-
"There should be no politics in the
school election" is the favorite saying
Of many Republicans, and yet mem
bers OF that party are now engaged in
a shrewd plan to elect a majority Of
their party adherents to the next
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| The school election takes place on
Saturday, April 1st, and by curious,
but, of course, accidental (?) coinci-
dence, the Republican primary cleo
tion for delegates to the State Conven-
tion has been fixed for the same day.
The reason Of this is obvious. The
school election generally attracts very
little interest, but by having this del
egate election, which may interest
Republicans to large extent, held at
the same time, it is hoped the Repub-
lican voters thus drawn out, and who
| will, of course, vote at both elections,
will be sufficient in number to elect
Republican School Board candidates
In nearly all of the Wards. This
would give that party a majority in
the next Board, and secure for a GER
tain Republican local politician, who is
busily interesting himself in the school
election, the reasonably lucrative posi-
tion of Secre' airy and Treasurer.
1t remains to be seen whether this
little plan will prove successful. There
is a general desire among the people to
send good and acceptable men to the
School Board, without regard to par
ty, and it is probable that all petty
political plans will be promptly sup
pressed on the day Of election. ..
A NICE APPoRTIoNMENT.
A fine perception of the workings of
arithmetic and complete violation Of the
''rule of three has been displayed By the
republicans In their apportionment of
the delegates to the State Convention
from this city There are forty In all but
the Seventh ward with O Republican
vote Of nearly 500 gets hve delegates
while the Tenth ward, where the Re
publicans cant muster $50 gets and the
Ninth ward where they are 200 strong
gets only 2 the Northern District where
the Republicans have majority is given
twenty of the delegates while the South
ern District where they are in q hope
less minority has the same number.
This is fair enoug ON general. principles
but it is hardly inaccordance with Re-
publican professions and the strict
repr esentation according to population
ideas OF that party. nit ......I.'
From the Reading Eagle.
7'5 295 against so. .,. .-
The very large majority by which
Mr.. Tilden carried his measures
through the regular Democratic Sta to
Convention at Syracuse yesterday, is
an index of how the people view his
| nomination at Cincinnati. 1t is safe
to say that more than three Democratic
voters to one are in favor of Mr.. Til
denis nomination for the Presidency.
These voters do not care personally for
Mr.. Tilden, but he more than any
other American statesman represents
the integrity of the ballot, the funda-
mental principle upon which our Re-
public rests. If the results of the bal
lot are to be ignored, and set aside,
there is no use in holding elections. To
indicate the ballot, to repair a great
wrong and present the clear, clean and
broad issue to the people of a govern
ment by the people, Mr., Tilden should
be the nominee Of the Democratic par
ty. However much certain Democrats
may dislike him personally, the re-
publican doctrine of principles before
men" should control the Democratic
convention at Cincinnati. Here in
Berks county the people are for Mr..
Tilden's nomination and any other re-
suit will be disappointment to them.