The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-09-21

IA sufficiency OF business to keep the|
machinery moving.
SPEAKING of the late Republican,
State Convention, the nomination of
General Baily, the defeat of SENATOR
Davies, and bolt of Charley Wolfe,|
the Honesdale Citizen hits the nail!
|squarely on the head, as follows:
The selection of Gen. Baily isl
described by his opponents as al
+ machine nomination. That is to-
say, the friends of the successful
candidate were sufficiently numer-|
Gus to control the machinery of or-|
!ganization hence they assumed the
management of the convention, and
selected the nominee. This, in|
short, is description of every NOM
|ination. Their opponents endeavor-
led to gain control of the same ma
schinery and, if successful, they
would have managed the convention
land selected the nominee. This de-
sscribes every failure of the kind.
ITO speak of Gen. Baily as the 9 ma
schine" candidate, means nothing
except that his supporters were in a
majority. Had his opponents been
Fable to muster some forty more
Votes, they would have controlled
Sthe machine" and Mr.. Davies, in
stead of Gen. Baily, would have
Scome out of the convention as the
!" machine candidate" In that event
sthe opponents of Gen. Baily would
shave seen nothing Objectionable in a
4" machine nomination" They would
Seven have been satisfied had the
Headers Of the majority, without
! yielding control of the machine,
consented to substitute Davies for
2Baily as the machine candidate. u
7 As they refused to do this, the mi
nority complain of prescription"
4 1t is conceded that in point of
Scharacter and fitness there was moth.
ling to choose as between Baily and
Davies. 1t is quite evident that nc
Sreal principle was involved in the
6contest between them. The struggle
swas for the control of the machine,
Athe defeat of one set of party mana.
Egers, and the ascendency of another
8set. The success of either of course
!! meant The prescription of the other
sGen. Baily was one of the BOG who
Hast year followed Senator Cameron
land stood by Grant from first to last
Hin the Chicago Convention. Mr.
5Davies was a delegate to the Ma
8tional Convention of 1876, and fol-
lowed Senator Cameron in voting in
the air. though Republican senti-
ment in his district was largely in
favor of Blaine. The ability of Mr.
Davies is not to be questioned
8But when he is described as an op-
Gponent of the machine" the Fif.
teenth Congressional district smiles
Xall over" with a smile so broad and
8beaming as to be visible on the
darkest night. Mr.. Davies has beer
well known in the past as an active
&and efficient worker in the machine
4harness. 1t has not been his desire
Ito assume the attitude of an "anti
= machine candidate; in fact ht
would have much preferred the sup
L port Of the machine. But the can
4didacy of Mr.. Grow for the L. S
Senate, last winter, placed him fol
the first time in antagonism to tn,
r. machine managers, and the failure
yof the Grow movement left him il
the position of defeated bolter
& As such, he has been crippled by
&the machine which he so long help
led to run, while his supporters arr
condemned to a diet of crow.
s In this result, Mr.. Davies has M
F grievance which any portion of th'
party can feel called on TO resent il
his behalf; and in the nomination
Of General Baily there is nothing tt
which any just exception can b.
taken. Mr.. Wolfe, in the character
of an " Independent" candidate
represents no principle whatever
he represents only the disappoint
ment and dissatisfaction of frag
ment of the minority that failed t.
gain control of the machine.
Had either Mr.. Davies or Mr.. Wolf
been the choice of the convention
we should cheerfully have support
ed either. Gen. Baily, as the nomi
nee of the convention, is entitled t.
an equally cordial support. He i.
in all respects worthy of the posi-
ton. and is as fully entitled to tn,
united support OF the party as il
there had not bekn two element.
contending with each other for thu
control of the party organization.
The Coiored Bishops.