Daily Republican., 1881-11-03
ySOVEM RFR 3. 1881
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'uy c'With many other States the Stat
election of Pennsylvania takes plac
next Tuesday. On a square out vot
the State is Republican by about 20,
600. or % 900 majority, and when ther'
is 4 want of harmony in the main op
posing party the ma ,rity runs above
90, O0J. The only State officer 10 DO elec
led his year is a State Treasurer, the
Legislature holding over. FIR this
Safe office there are three leading can
didates aud u number VINO Will get a
scattered vote. OF Theses three leading
candidates, General Silas NJ. Baily is
tne regular Republican candidate, and
Orange Noble is the regular Democratic
candidate. Charles S. Wolfe is a sell
nominated Independent candidate. He
has always been Republican on all
leading political issues buG has always
borne the name OF an independent Re.
form Republican known principally by
his hostility to the Cameron Influence.
He became dissatisfied with the rcgL-
lar Republican nomination Tor State
Treasurer and the Camerons being
friendly to the nomination aud election
of General Baiy, MIR. Wolfe deter
mined TO oppose him and offered him
self AZ an independent candidate. Ii
may be possible thau he will dra,
enough votes from the regular RepuN
iicans to defeat General Baily and
elect .'lr. Noble the Democratic candi
date. In no case can he be elected him. |
self. This much he and his friends |
krow and the contest is therefore na1
rowed down between Mr. Baily anu
MIR. Noble. Nj Wolfe has at his back
the fnliadelphla Times and tie whol,
Democratlc press ot the State advocate
MS cause but only because the NOR.
votes ne can draw away from the Re
pnoucans to himself counts il favor oil
Noble the DemOcl aric candidate. Even
Mr.. Wolfe has nothing against Mr..
Bailey as candidate. He even admit,
his abilities and that his distinguished
services during the war gives him a
strong claim for the office, but for the
axe OF reven4ing himself on the Cam
erohs, Mr. Wolfe appeals to the voters
OF the Republican party for votes for
himself lust,,ad OF General Balieg, whei
lie knews tna il his advice is followe,
1t Will elect q Democratic Treasurer
winch Indeed seems to be the only Oh.
jec. MIR. Wolfe has in view. Now thu
question IL, how many Republicans in
Pennsy 'anla Will follow the lead o.
Mr.. Wolfe when his cours. mus, in
evitably end in lhe defeat of the Re.
publican party, prov ided he gets enough
Votes to do 1t wlGn' rNe office contended
tor Is comparatively speaking insignif
cant, and either Of The can tidates named
would make a good STATE Treasurer, tu
are th9 Republicans Of the old Keys.
State willing now to sacrifice the good
Old Republican party that has carried
them through so many trying vic!ssi-
tudes simply that Mr.. Wolfe may he
avenged gu the Camerons? Such revsngc j
may be- sweet for Mr.. Wolfe, but not SO
sweet for the Republicans. Defeat by
The common enemy could be endured,
but defeat by members of ones own DO.
litlcal household would lead 70 a gan 7
that would be hard TO fill and would II
inevitably hand the State over to tie II
Democracy for years to co ne. We want|
% see a grand Republican victory in
Pennsylvania next Tuesday, because it h
will stimulate and encourage the RL-
DubiiHa1s of Delaware who expect to a,
'ed1sin the.r STATE from Democratic IL
pfol-rauce, injustice and misrule next L
year.