The daily gazette., 1881-09-14
PENNsYLvANIA AND NEW YORT,
The Republican Party Trouble
Cameron and Conklfng ssBossfng''
the CaDpaigns.

Cameron and Conkltng ssBossfng,
the CaDpaigns.
From the Phila. Telegraph, Rep.
THE PREDIcAMENT OF THE PARTY.
If the Republican party is In a bad
way in Pennsylvania, it is In rather a
worse way in New York. The indie
pendent candidacy of Mr.. Wolfe is not
in itself very formidable, but that
which is formidable is the fact that
Mr.. Wolfe's independent candidacy
would be utterly impossible if the
Republican party in this State were
thoroughly united, and is harmonious
in its determination to maintain its
| once great principles.
The Harrisburg Convention was
conducted for the glory and profit OF
Senator Cameron, and not for the
honor and advantage ofthe Republican n
party. That was what has brought
Mr.. Wolfe to the front as an lnderen-
dent candidate, and 80 far, not as he,
but as the majority of the aSisburg
Convention could do it, by riding their
roughshod race over the minority.
split the Republican party into two
pieces.
There was no possible reason wbv
the entire body of Republica rs In thi,
State should not have been presented
with candidate for whom they could
have solidly voted. The leaders. nov,
ever, decreed otherwise. Thew were
determined to re-establish the los,
prestige and power Of Senator Came
ron, even at the cost Of inviting the
party's defeat at the polls. The trutt
is they are Cameronians first and Re-
publicaDs afterwards, and they art
infinitely more concerned about hi,
success than about that of his party,s
The Harrisburg business was bius
der the convention could have easII,
selected a candidate whose candidacy
would have cemented the party and
made 1t impregnable against any assau |
Of its natural enemy not only this yeal
but next. Instead OF doing that 1t reck
lessly obeyed the wishes of Senate,
Cameron and prepared the mallet and
wedge for Its own disruption. Il ia moi
Wolfe's candidacy that is to be- re
gretted, but the sympathy that the con,
publicans.
In New York it is much more essen,
tial that the Republicans should be
united and successful in the fall election
than that they should be here, for tbe
results are greater. But there the Stal
warts and alf-bIeeds arc at each 9th
er's throats precisely as here the Can,
eronians and nti-Cameronians ar,
pulling and tearing at each other. Ant
there as here the leaders are carryip,
things with a high hand. The hay.
made ex-senator Plat, the tail to tb,
Conkling kite, chairman of the Repub
lican State Committee, and the lat,
Roscoe Conkling has declared bis inten
ton TO preach Stalwartism from ever,
stump IN the State during the sptir
campaign. The Half-breeds are net 10
ing to be idle, and the war promises !,
he not only an exciting one, but on
which II conducted upon the plan
which the leaders have laid out, hiphl,
successful-to the Democrats. Just a
here Mr.. Cameron is fighting TO regail
lost prestige and power, go there, Mr.
Conkling Is fighting for the same object
and II matters nothing to them what th
party loses 90 that they do not lose. II
Doth States personal ambition has dIs
RIP ed the party, and bas done what i
could TO bring disaster upon It.