New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-17
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN, FACTIONS.

PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN, FACTIONS.
While we have deprecated the action Of the
Wolfe Independent Republicans IN calling
State Convention in Pennsy lvania before they
knew what the action of the regular Republical
Convention would be, we are frank to admit
that they have not acted without provOcatlOn.
The regular Republican leaders have shown in
many ways their intention to make their Con-
yention represent their will rather than the
desires of the masses of the party At their
State Committee meeting last week to fix upon
n date for the Convention they voted by
majority of one to hold it on the 10th of May,
although they knew that the general sentiwent
of the party favored a much later date. Their
reason for calling an early Convention is mani
fest enough Under the existing rules of the
party in Lancaster County, the imares there
al held Oh the last Saturday in May, three
weeks after the Convention is held This places
the election Of delegates from the third Repub-
iican county in size in the State in the hands OF
the County Committee, They have power to
call special primaries, but under similar cir
cumstances in former years, they have refused
to do this and have appointed the delegates to
silt themselves, thus DISTINGUISHING the Repub-
licans of the county. This practice was re-
sorted to in several counties in 1850, when the
great effort was made to disOwn the Blaine SEN
timent throughout the State and elect delegates
to the Chicago Convention instructed TO vote as
a INIT for Grant and third term.
Another fact revealed mt the meeting was that
the regular Convention is to be but mere for
molitv so far as the candidate for Governor is
concerned 1t rs charged some time ago that
n conference of Republican leaders had been
held at Senator Cameron's house in Washing
ton. and General Beaver, one OF the BOO who
msrepresented the Republicans of his county
Ivy voting thirty-sx times Tor Grant ut
Chicago had been decided upon rs the Republic
can candidate. The charge was denied with
| more or less emphasis, but It's substantial accu-
| racy was demonstrated ut the Tecting OF
the Committee. Senator B0ggS. OF Cambria
| County, said Il" The man 10 be nominated we
| :" all know will be elected Ivy 10000 majority.
aAs for our candidate, il il only necessary to
shave him photographed, with his crippled leg
and crufches, and put a photograph in each
| "schOol-house with his war record pasted on 1t,
| " TO get the unanimous vote OF the people.
| That declaration was greeted with prolonged
| applause, which was "A confession that the whole
| Committee regarded General Beavers nomlna-
ton as a foregone conclusion. If he is SO pop
ular n candidate, his supporters would have
shown only ordinary wisdom by allowing the
Republicans of the State to send their own dele
cafes to the Convention to nominate him.
In addition to these grievances, the lndepen-
dent Republicans complain that they have been
refused their right 10 vote in the Republican
primaries in Philadelphia because they voted
for Mr.. Wolfe last year. They charge that they
have no voice whatever in the election of dele
gates to the regular Convention that the pa
tronage of the party is distributed in such way
rs TO strengthen the /" machine" and make them
powerlcss. They have called their Convention
for MAY "a, two weeks later than the regular
Convention. If the latter body is found to be a
true representative of the whole party, and a
ticket is nominated which represents the Re
nublicans of the State rather than the will OF q
few leaders, there is no doubt but that the In
dependents will ratify the work and support
the ticket. If the present plans OF the regular
leaders are carried out, however, the lndcncn-
| dents will undoubtedly nominate separate