New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-05


BE HEARD-GENERAL BEAVER WITHOUT HOPE
-FsTIMATEs OF THE INDEPENDENT voTE-EF-
FECr OF GOVERNOR HoYT's LETTER.
IFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUSE.l
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1T will be q welcome
lief to the people of Pennsylvania when the long
ana exclung political canvass Is brought to a close
on Tuesday next Not one of the least Of the
lessons will teach is the futity of the attempt to
override the will of the Republican party by hold
ing convention to nominate candidates six months
in advance of the day of election in order to pre-
vent any organized effort within the party ranks to
overcome the will of the Boss The choosing of
delegates SIX mouths in advance Of the time of hold
ing the convention, and then holding the conven-
tion six months in advance Of the day of election,
have been f1yorite devices of Il" Don y Cameron to
perpetuate his dynasty. This year. however. that
system has worked the opposite to what Mr..
Cameron intended it should do. 1t gave the neces-
sary time for the Independent Republicans to
organize and expose the dangers aud evils of the
Cameron dynasty, and thus to arouse sef-respectng
Republicans TO a supreme effort to overthrow it.
There can be no doubt of the result. Unless all
sigrs fail Beaver will be swept into oblivion
and Cameron's machine irreparaby smashed on
Tuesday next by the voters of this State
This hopeful and sanguine Mr. Cooper, chairman
of the Cameron state Committee, asked to-day
if the usull poll of the vote OF the State had been
made by nls committee This has been done in this
state every year, and the result made public just
before election to show what the Republican ma
jority would be. MIR. Cooper said that such a can
vass had been made, but the result would not be
made public this year. "The most ! can say" lie
said :" is that shall elect Beaver by plurality"
One of the secretaries was asked what plurality the
comlLitee was claiming for Beaver. About
L. 900 votes" was the reply. and we give Stewart
AZ. 900 votes altogether" "1he canvass is about
over and there IS no further of talking for
effect" said well-known citizen TO one of the
ecutive officers of the committee this afternoon;
now tell me truly don't you believe that Beaver
will be defeated 7" al would not say so even if
thought So" was the guarded reply. This is about
as near the real sentiments of Cameron's managers
as can be reached.
General Beaver has shown by his speeches for
some time back that he does not expect victory.
He has grown irr' aoe aud has varied his remarks
about the tariff, the war and the crops with ex-
pressing contempt for the Independent Republi-
cans. In speech this week he referred to them as
disgusting and then added. Won't these
lOC 900 men be barred out from all control of the
party machinery hereafterY" Evidently Mr..
Beaver places no reliance upon Chairman Coopers
estimate of the independent strength.
Governor Hoyts letter uphOldng the Justice OF
the independent cause has proved a bOub-sheli in
the Cameron ranks have no comment to make
upon it," aid Chairman Cooper. adding, " How do
know g. nat it is genuine :" The Cameron Com
mlttee, Ia the Freuch-Smyth affair in New-fOtk,
is seemlnl " used to fraud and forgery rs TO even
pretend TO question the authenticity OF letter ike
that of the Governors Ii Will add good many
votes 10 tho Independent ticket" said James Nc
Mapes who is tie local Cameron leader and that
Is the general opinion many placing II Is hIgh as
10000 aduitlonal votes to stewart
Chairman Huense, OF the Democratic state Com
mIttee, says that the Democratic canvass OF the
lpra fv Of 4 !
course tht Democrats are confident. ,
The one thing all Republicans regret is tue
probability OF loss OF several members or Con-
gress At present nineteen out OF the twenty
seven members of the HOuse from this state are
Republicans. There Is bare p0ssl Dlllty tua, TINS
ratio NAV be reversed. The Democrats are clalm-
inc A gain of eight members IN this state with
possibility OF securing eleven additional nemOers.
Republicans 60 not grant this, but admit that sew
eraI districts are III doubt and aro wiling TO con-
cede Democratic ga n. rms IS que TO tie lacI
that Don " Cameron bds forced his candldafeS on
q uumLei of districts, and the spirit OF revolt IS 80
deep tb7t independent voters refuse 10 support
them Camerons use OF his power over lie Inem-
b,ts OF Congress IN debating VINO shall be speaker
and IN other ways has good deal 90 do WIN THIS
feeling. Several Ut the candidates Tor congress
and also for the State senate nave found lt neces-
sary to come out publicly and repndiate Cameron
and his methods. Candidates like EIrett OF fltts-
burg aud Barr. Of Harrisburg who refuse 10 DO TINS
are III great danger OF defeat. IL Beaver wOGId 90
as many other candidates nave done, publicly DIS
aVow any connection with Cameron anu uenOunCe
his met nod, of controlling the party. he would per-
hapS stand at least a ghost ol chance Ol SettInS
elected On the contrary, however, Wheh Ne salI
In a speech at Bristol that Cameron was sAd!I
man be subsequently, qualified II by explaining
that he meant small man physically Every
effort of his friends To get from him Worq uIsap-
| proving the methods of Cameron has failed
The Independent Republican state Committee IS
now compiling carefully prepared returns from each
| county OF the probable vote for stewart iIey ali
show gains over the Wolfe vote OF last year OF from
! 10 to 200 per cent General Mccartney, OF likes
| hare who was knocked down by Democratic
| hrickbats while in a remUnt procession III lo1O'
! and who has always since been a Republlcan, has
been making speeches over the State. lie places
| Stewards vote ut 100000. The lowest estimate
outside OF the one gwen out by the 1uierJu Spu |
rittee il 50 900 votes for Stew art WIN prOuaDly
| considerable Republican vote Tor P0ttiSon. Inc
| independent Committee Is using every enueaFor 10
! keep Republicans from voting IOr FattlsOn' out
there good many who say they want 70 u lthAo 1
! CamerOns defeat a crushing one ana thal Iney
| will vote for Pattlson in consequence
| Although Governor HOyt declares that he mas
heard nothing from Secretary OF the COM
| monwealth Quay, Mr.. Quay SAID io-Htnt 'n.s
] H. had ieCgraphed his resignation 10
| Harrisburg last night. Quay has done TINS 10
show his disgust at Governor Hoyts actloh III uS-
serting the sink ng Cameron snip. IL - IN ccol "
ance with the policy adopted ny tIe otdT rb ho
! beIIttle the Governor as much as possible. lne
Cameron men al the Beaver Headquarters are ScIH,
! very angry. They denOunce Governor noyl ~
most unmeasured terms ana to-nsHIiT af
| portrait was torn from tne tiI ans is +be
| tbe Union Republican club, when Is the
| baunt for Stawart politicians Inc portrait oi tle
late Iamented Bob Mackey was hung III IIs pllcG.
| william VI. Bum, member OF the GoNtInoi G
Governor HOyt is yuncod as traitor Dut i he cnn
Dr,rably stand it. TIE sentiment OF honest people
throughout the State + largely on his SIDE
SECRETARY oUAYS RESIGNATION.
.o,r To CONTINUE N CLOSE RELATION WITH