Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-14
| Oliver Nominated.
The third and decisive ballot was in de-

stone
Oliver Nominated.
The third and decisive ballot was in de-
tail as follows:
For Oliver-Senators Arnholt, Boggs,
Grady, Greer, Herr, Keefer, Lantz, Nc
Knight, Mcneil, Newell, Newmysr, Nor
ris, Rey burn, Roberts, Roger, Smith, Up
perman. Representatives Baldwin, Bell,
Bi!lingsley, Boyce, Campbell, Clark, Col
burn, Davis, Deveraux, Edwards, Eshle-
man, Finn, French. Gehman, Gingrich,
Graham, Hall, Harvey, Hazlet. Hewitt,
Holman, Hoffnagle. HUM, Klein, Kneass.
Knowland, Long, Mansfield, Marshall, Nc
Clarran. McCleary, Mccoy, Myer, Mitch
ell, Molineaux. Moore, Morrison, Myers,
of Snyder, Nebinger, Nesbit. Parkhill,
Patterson, Pollock. Pomeroy, Port, Rice,
Ringgold, Romig, Seely, Seidel, Slack,
Souder, Spence, Stees. Stewart, Thomp-
son, Of Dauphin. and Thompson, of Arm
strong, Town, Voegtly VOgdes, Walker
and Ycrke-79.
For Grow-Senator Mylin, Representa-
tives Chadwick, Courtney, Peoples, Rey-
nolds and Snader. =.
For Representatives Burch-
field. Hulings and Myers, of Venango:
For Snowden-Senator Jones and Rep
resentative Server.
For Ward-SenatOr Cooper and Repre-
sentative Garrett.
For White-Representatiy Brown and
Hill.
For Stone-Representative Benedict.
Nothing was funnier than the zeal OF the
Lancaster county members to vote for
Grow when it was certain that he could
not be elected. Mylin, Peoples, Courtney
and Snader " carried out their iustruc-
tions ~ most loyalty Eshleman couldn't
be held away from Oliver longer than the
first ballot and for the rest Of the even
ing they felicitated themselves on their
unfinching obedience to the will Of their
constituents, while Kaufman and Lands
had SO shamefully deserted Grows cause
by not even going into the caucus to vote
for him
After tho first ballot Bingham's with
drawal enabled part of the Philadelphia
delegation to pass peacefully over to
Oliver and Snowden's withdrawal COM
pleted the transfer. There was not much
jubilation over divers nomination, nor
any great glee in the vote to make it
unanimous, seeing that the votes which
made it so were scarcely more than will
be recorded for the Democratic nominee.
Christ. Kneass wanted all present to sign a
paper pledging themselves to never desert
Oliver, but the suggestion was discussed
as g unnecessary among men Of honor. !"
Before the balloting had begun, Senator
Smiley, of Perry, took his hat and all
nounced that he couldn't stay; Christ.
Kneass could not sec how the caucus could
hold him "against bis conscience" and
he departed in peace.
After the caucus the theme Of universal
discussion was the kick. Runners from
Cameron, Quay and Oliver reported them
unterrificd and certain Of success. They
were represented to be pleased that Grow
had so utterly ruined himself in the party,
and had 10 lack Of assurances to give that
when it came to the final vote, enough of
these who had stayed out of caucus would
"give expression to their preference for
Oliver" to elect him.
The position of the Democrats was
freely discussed, but there were few about
! to answer for them. AS between Oliver
and Grow it was conceded they would let
them 'pull Dick, pull Devil but what
they might do when either side came to
them for trade was admitted to be a
question that could not he answered
until the proposed terms We're announced.
Speaker Hewitt was in the caucus last night
and boldly voted for Oliver He has not
yet announced his committees. Their ap-
pointment is a lever Of influence that may
be used among the kickers. The appor-
tionment of the state is stake that
may be played with members of both
parties !; and these influences the Oliver
people control. On the other hand the
anti-caucus Republicans and Democrats
can effect Or defeat any measure and con-
troll the state legislation in both houses.
1t is Il time for Democratic wisdom and
the party Deeds to act cautiously, coolly
and compactly, to reap the full advantages
of the present situation. 1t looks as if
neither Oliver nor Grow could be elected
without Democratic votes-and likely
not with them. But the men who have
divers cause in hand are desperate and
will play desperately to win. If the Dem
ocrats ever get scattered they will set
their forces in the field to pick up the
tloaters.
1t is limited that Cameron OF do
better than let a Democrat be elected. He
would be in better position by having
undivided control of the Republican poll
tics and patronage he could throw the
responsibility for such an event on the
''kickers.''
I think if "Vally" Nicely. paster and
folder, could make the senator it
would he Capt. McMellen. He swears by
him. And why shouldn't he? Vally gets
SO per day for $50 days, and hires a man
to do his work for the session at $50
"Cap'' doesn't take a cent off him, he
assures me, and if he gets railroad pass,
to come up free, to draw his pay, he will
quit $500 the winner. w. U. H.
SCARCITY OF OYSTERS