Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-14
Editorial Correspondents Of ISrE
A KICK.
OLIVER NOMINATED BUT NOT
ELECTED.

ELECTED.
A Very Formidable Movement by the Anti
Cameron Faction.
HARRISBURG, Jan. II, 1881.
The machine managers Of the Republi-
can party in Pennsylvania are thoroughly
alarmed and have good cause to be. Dis
guise their apprehensions as they may,
and inspire their subordinates with conf
dence, they do not see clearly the final
issue of yesterdays work. Everywhere
you butsonhole Oliver men who tel you
that sit is all right" "Oliver will be sen-
ator," "the first vote next Wednesday
will settle it," and the like but all this
talk is based ON simple faith in Quay S
power as political manager and not on
an analysis of the men who stayed ont of
the Republican caucus, and Of whom Mr..
he can be elected.
1t is mortifying and aggravating to the
leaders to find that what they supposed
was the main fight proves to have only
been a preliminary skirInish. The line
which they have crossed has only been
that of few outer breastworks the stout
fortress of the opposition is yet to receive
their attack. The Legislature yesterday
morning was composed of two parties by
evening there were Left, Right and Cen
tire. The delegation from Kickerville, for
once, shows up strong.
On Wednesday night, when the news
that McManes had carried his strength to
Cameron reached Grow and his friends,
they realized for the first time what they
have hitherto been idiotically blind to,
viz. That the contest for Crows NOM
ination within the party must be
abandoned, and that all dependence for
success based upon the steady support of
Philadelphia for Philadelphian had to be
given up. At IL a. IN. yesterday Wolfe,
Napes, Mckee ard our own Johnny Ian
dis agreed to force a movement to reduce
the Republican caucus below a majority of
the joint convention. Their first proposal
Was too sweeping to secure general CO.
| operation, but at the caucus in Grows
room at p. m., attended by the following
gentlemen, the resolution to stay out of
the caucus was arrived at:
G. B. Seamans, Lackawanna l. D. Nc
Kee, Philadelphia; Charles S. Wolfe,
| Union George E. Mapes, Venango John
II. Lands, Lancaster Lewis Emery, Ve-
mango w. L. Hardison, Mexican NJ. H.
Silvcrthorn, Erie W. B. Roberts, Mont
gomery; ]. II. McClay, Mifflin; G. w. Ty-
Ter, Crawford James Neill, Philadelphia !;
John NJ. Emery. Lawrence: William Rey-
nolds, Wyoming J. 3. Niles, TiOg a ;
Charles Tubbs, Tioga; G. II. Hun
gcrford, Susquehanna; G. H. Ellis,
Susquehanna; J. MiIlham, Wayne !;
w. T. Davies, Bradford E. l..
Hills, Bradford J. Thomas. Bucks =;
c. s. Kaufman, Lancaster G. w. Lee,
Venanso !; Norton McGiffin, Washington
Thomas Phillips, Lackawanna James
George, Luzerne Thomas Perry, Mercer ;
L. Taggert, Cameron Ellis Morrison,
Lawrence; James Sill, Erie Isaac B.
Brown, Erie; w. P. Braham, Butler R.
L. White, Potter; >. NJ. Loveland, Mer-
Ger A. w. Hayes, Erie; w. Wayne,
Chester Theodore K. Stubbs, Chester
Joseph H. Marsh, Bradford John Stew
! art. IT,. ..I-l:.. C~,..s. v I,wrencp
Washington W. B. Hi..i,ns, L...S..,
mama (; L. D. Tyler, Crawford.
When the Grow rooms were thrown
open at 6 p. m. a paper was freely exhibit
cd, signed by all the above, declaring that
in the present condition Of things they
deemed it inexpedient for the credit of the
Republican party and the honor Of the
commonwealth to caucus on United States
senator and declaring their purpose to
give expression to their preferences in the
Senate, the House and in joint convcn-
tion.
| The news Of this movement struck the
managers very hard. The young men
from Pittsburgh with fancy scarf-pins, who
have been managing o iver's canvass, went
around with rash oaths on their lips and
whenever Grow man put up his head it
was hit with hot argument. When Tom
Cooper called his caucus to order, Law, of
Philadelphia, ''Quay's special investment, -
very quickly raised the point that those
present could not elect a United States
senator and he did not want to be bound
by their choice unless he could command
enough votes to elect him. He was post
poned until after the roll call which show
ed 9S members present-54 less than the
total Republican strength and 20 below
the number required to c ect a United
States senator.
All the owe named were missing in
addition to them Senators Everhart and
McCracken and Representatives Britton.
Derickson, Lowing and Potts-claimed to
be in accord with the anti-caucus move
ment-failed to answer and Hoyer, Lat
ouche, Montgomery, Pearce and Wilson,
whose absence was not explained.
Law renewed his agitation when Cooper
met it with resolution that no caucus
nominee be declared until he receive a ma
jority of all the Republicans in both
Houscs-77. Law still couldn't see how
this would elect and quit the caucus. Rud-
diman, with profuse assurances of respect
for the caucus and himself, went out also,
and an hour was given up to the worst
sort of speeches putting the candidates iu
manhattan