The daily gazette., 1882-05-30
COOPER CALLS THE CONvENrIoN.
The stalwart Delegates to Reassemble In
Harrisburg ON june 21-Pittsburgers ON
Cameron.

PHILADELPHIA, May 3O.-Chairman
Cooper yesterday issued the call for the re-
assembling of the Republican State Conven-
tion at Harrisburg on Wednesday, June 81,
at 10 O'Clock in the morning. The object
of the convention, as expressed by the terms
of the cali, will be the nomination ofa can
didate for Congressman-at-large. Nothing
is said of any other business that may
be brought before the delegates.
"That call was well issued" said an Inde-
pendent who saw a copy of the original
document, "for by its terms the convention
could hardly kick over the traces and nomi-
nate new ticket If they wished. In case
delegate moved the election of new ticket
he would be sat down upon by ruling of
the chairman to the effect that the motion
would be out of order, as under the terms of
the call the convention could do nothing
more than nominate a candidate for Con-
gress. If the delegates really wished to
break away from Cameron restraint they
would be compelled to do some lively
kicking"
Senator Cameron, accompanied by his
wife and daughter, left the Continental
Hotel for Washington yesterday morning
shortly after O'Clock The hour was too
early for any of his friends to be stirring,
and the Senator travelled to the Broad street
station unattended.
1t was expected that caucus Of the Phil
adelphia delegation TO the State Convention
would be held last night, but IL has been
postponed for short time.
A Pittsburg special to the Times says {:
Quite a furry was caused here to-day by
Senator Cameron's reported threat that un-
less Republican manufacturers rallied to the
support of the Stalwart ticket he would
devote the balance of his Senatorial term to
Hnfaatiuor tariff Tnpaeitrpn A nnnhar of
Republicans were interviewed on the sub
ject. Most of them did not believe the Sen
ator ever made such a threat. General j.
X. Morehead said no sane man would make
a threat of that kind. If Cameron did
make the statements attributed to him, the
machine in the State was defeated for GER
tain. John X. McCune, president Of the
Union National Bank, said Senator Cameron
was too shrewd to act as reported. He
thougt he must have lost his head altogether
if he did made the threat.
James Parke, DR., the steel manufacturer,
said "It would be perfect folly for Mr..
Cameron to carry out the threat attributed
to him. Such talk will hurt the regular
Republican ticket to the extent of many
thousand votes" Harry W. Oliver said
" Don Cameron is two shrewd a man to ex-
press himself SO freely on a question of such
vital Importance to the State. Don is no
fool. He probably suggested that as nearly
all the tariff majority in Congress were Re
publcans, they would expect Pennsylvania
to send to Congress Republican delegation
and not endanger Republican supremacy by
splitting the party. 1t is entirely too thin tC
think the Senator would go beyond that"
WEST CHESTER, May Ex-senator Tom
Cooper wants it understood that the Ian
guage attributed to Senator Cameron
| respecting the tariff is to be denounced as
lie. There is division, however, among
the regulars on the subject. Some Of them
cannot see how all the papers published The
same story unless the reporters were snub-
bed and concocted the tariff story in orde
to be revenged. A few boldly uphold tn
Senator and say the Republican party cal
go to smash, for next year there will be
soldiers party and soldiers ticket and III
one will dare oppose that.