Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-08

C8m0EOu l08O0k0 60fO0R0 t00 oSoS0 Opsu0
that tho Independent vote u largely dis.
counted BY them on the basis OF - large
q Democratic vote for Armstrong, the
Labor candidate for governor"
"What about tho Labor vote, Mr.. Hem
sel?''
"Fears have been expressed by sOmo
Democrats said he, land boast to that
effect has been attributed to State Chair
man Cooper, that tho Labor movement can
be manipulated to cripple tho Democrats
by drawing of propOrtiOnatoly larger
number of them than OF Republicans.
That was secretly aud successfully done in
1873. 1t was successful mainly because it
was secretly managed. That experience
taught tho Democrats q lesson. Not only
arc they now forewarned against tho at
tempted repetition of it but, as Demo
cratic wOrkingmen arc as independent and
loyal rs Republican workingmen, our peo-
pie do not propose to be made cats paws
of for Republican politicians. Ifthe Labor
ticket and Labor movement arc maintained
sincerely to the ond their candidates will
no doubt poll considerable vote from
both parties, but if there is any move to
trado it of Or sell it out in the special in
terest Of the Republicans tho Democratic
wOrkingmen will take tho alarm and re-
turn to their party. 1t is entirely too
early now to calculate the chances Of the
Labor ticket OF to fairly judge of the pur-
poses Of those who have put it into the
field. Nothing has yet been developed to
justify the charges OF bad faith, but after
tho experiences Of 1878 the Democrats are
suspicious and alert"
Tho Democratic Ticket.
GLOW has your ticket been received by
tho Democrats ?"
''Our candidates have now been bcfOro
the state for nearly five weeks, and the
personal character and political record of
each Of them has bcen absolutely unchal-
longed. mean this without reservation,
except that Mr.. Pattison has been sneercd
at as Maryland bantling.' He was born
in Maryland, where his father-Ono of the
best known Methodist ministers in the
Philadelphia conference to be
stationed at tho time. The boy was
brought to Philadelphia when ho was six
years old, and there has lived ever since.
Chairman Cooper, by the way, was born
in Ohio, and tho Republican candidate for
lieutenant governor was also horn out of
the state. No dissatisfaction with tho
ticket is reported from any quarter; NO
bolt is threatened. have never known the
Democratic press to bo SO unanimous and
hearty. Each of the candidates is promised
conservative local and personal support
from Republicans. Since his nomination
Controller PattisOn has remained stead
fast at his desk, attending regularly to the
important daily duties of the Office. He
will, no doubt, be seen and heard during
the campaign at somo points, but not to
tho neglect of tho duties to which he was
elected and is paid to perform for the city
Of Philadelphia. The uprightness and
consistency with which no has discharged
them will not be interfered with by any
claims upon his time or attention by the
state committee. nor will he forget them
in his campaign. He did not attend the
convention which nominated him, he has
official course by any considerations of his
candidacy, and he will do nothing in the
campaign to forfeit the respect which the
dignity and honesty of his public career
have gained for him from people of all
partics.'
A Cameron View OF Things.
The county of Lancaster is one Of tho
three banner Republican counties of the
state. Its majority is from six thousand
| to eight thousand. The leader of the
regular Republican wing in the county is
Mr.. John A. Hcistand, editor of the Er-
ansiner newspaper. When asked to-day
what would be the issue of tho campaign
he said: 81 have no doubt Of the success
of the regular ticket. There is great dis
| organization in all parties just now, but
with us organization will be perfected be-
fore election day, while tho lack of pur-
pose and discipline in both tho Democratic
aud Independent organizations will DO in
creased in tho interval. Tho refusal Of
the Independents to accept tho fair pro-
| position for union made them is bringing
back to us thousands of Republicans who
were wavcring before that"
Wolfe pOllcd some 1,5O0 votes in this
county last year. Ex-Chairman Brown,
of the county committee, says that the
Independent vote will be no larger this
year, although the party las made thor
ough organization of tho county. " Whom
| brought facc to face with an issue that
threatens a Republican defeat and the
surrender Of the state, not only now but
| in 1884, to the Democrats, genuine Re-
publican without personal hatredS OF dis
appointments" he said, "is not disposed
to give a vote which is really \ vote for
the Democratic candidates."
An Independent Wow.
Mr.. Edwin X. Martin is the leader of
the Independents in this section. He is a
wcll.to-do young lawyer, without political
aspirations in the war of ofiice-so far as
can be learned. On q recent visit to Ian
caster General Beaver paid him two
hours visit, but his peTsuasiveness docs
not seem to have shaken Mr.. Martins
independence or vigor in behalf of the
Stewart ticket.
"What do you expect to do by losing
the state the Republicans % lie was asked
to-day.
"Why, we expect to save the state to
tilem," he said. ''This Cameron frog pond
is so covered with the scum of fraud,
prescription and corruption that the Re-
publican party is dying from tho malaria
Of it. Wo will purify tho party of it this
year, and next we can 60 into the fight
again with u party that deserves, no less
than it is able, to win success"
"DO you expect to poll enough votes to
defeat Beaver?'
Undoubtedly. We have strength of
hundred thousand votes now and we will
add to that before election day. We will
poll over four thousand votes in this
county, for instance. In Philadelphia and
along the tier of counties where is Mr..
Mitchell's homo VIC have still larger and
more active strength. Beaver cannot be
elected.'
Still, even with these varied views, a
remark of Colonel w. 3. Fordney, q
veteran Democratic lawyer of Lancaster,
probably best expresses the situation.
Matters are sus per coll," he said, (which
may be interpreted-'NO man knows on