Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-29

thursday HvHhINo. JUNE 20. 1852.

THURSDAY EVENING. JuNs 40. 1852.
The Result.
The convention has done what it could
not avoid doing with the material at IT'S
command for Ill the nominations. 1t
has given us . good ticket and . strong
one. We should not greatly fear the re-
suit Of the election even though We had
q united instead of . divided party in
front of US Our enemies have been
wont to say that we had talent for
making mistakes in our nominations and
we have ourselves often had misgivings
lest there might be more of truth than
poetry in the statement. Our conven'
tions have often been unfortunate it
may have been their fate or it may have
been their fault; it don't matter much
which; the result has been to
keep the party under when apparently it
could readily have risen to the surface.
This time the fates have been propitious.
The candidates have been good; the
convention has been harmonious and
the party is happy under tho results of
IFS deliberations and need not inquire
whether it owes its happiness to the good
sense of its delegates or to the kindness
of its fate. The high tide of its good
fortune has evidently set in.
Robert E. Pattison, though q young
man, is one of the best known of Penn
sylvania Democrats. In the few years
during which he has held Office in Phila-
delphia he has made himself famous
with q most creditable fame-that of an
active, vigiIant, honest and sagacious
officer, The same good qualities
will make him an excellent gov
ernor and will draw to him the
votes of those who are sufficiently
independent of party to be guided by the
quality of candidates. Mr.. Pattison has
already received the support of tho In
dependent voters Of Philadelphia, and it
is quite remarkable that he should have
been able to do this while protesting All
answering Democracy. The Independ-
ent voter generally is supposed to de-
mand a non-partisan candidate. Mr..
Pattison's record affords lesson to poll
ticians in this regard. He teaches them
that it is not necessary for them to pro-
fess q hybrid politics to gain the
support of their fellow citizens in the
faithful discharge OF their duties. Mr..
Pattison, strong Democrat, was sus-
tained by voters who were as strong Re-
publicans, because he. demonstrated
himself to be the right man for the place
he filled. He will get many votes from
the same source for the gubernatorial
Office he exhibited himself to the Dem
ocratic convention as q strong candidate,
and to this he is indebted for his nomi'
nation over equally good men. He made
himself strong at home came thence
with united delegation which found at
Harrisburg delegates from the country
deeply impressed with the record of Phil
adelphia's candidate, and Furthermore
disposed to concede to that great city
the first hearty and unanimous demand
it had made within the memory oi
man.
Mr.. Coke was forced into the arena by
his friends despite his strong disinclina'
tion for public Office, and they could moi
hold him in nomination when he saw
that he stood between two good men SC
warmly supported as Mr.. Pattison and
Mr.. Hopkins. If he had staid in the
field it is probable that the friends Of
these candidates, when they had fully
tested their strength, would have united
upon him. He gave way and decided
the contest in favor Of Pattison, doubt
less from the persuasion of the greater
personal strength which his strong ani
fresh record before the people gave him
This was his advantage over Mr.. Hop.
kins who, with like sterling integrity tt
devote to the peoples service, had moi
lately had an opportunity to demon.
strate it to them. We are assured thai
the most cordial feeling existed in th'
convention before and after the result
between the friends Of the several can.
didates and it could not have beer
otherwise when all were 30 worthy of th'
high honor and no room ut all existed TO
harsh words or hard feelings.
The nominee for lieutenant governor
from our neighboring county of Yorl
received a most gratifying vote in TIN
convention, and the many friends O.
Chauncey F. Black are delighted t,
have his name adOrn the ticket know
ing him to be man of rare ability an(
honor they know that he will adorn tn
Office when he is elevated TO it. The Sol
of that most popular Pennsylvania
Judge jeremiah s. Black, he is mos
worthy of his lineage. Though no
emulating the brilliancy of his father il
the forum he has inherited from hin
his strong mind and his command o
clear and nervous language and will
these resources freely and daily used il
the newspapers he has impressed himsel
in less snowy way upon the thought o
the country. The Democracy may wei
be proud to have Mr.. Blacks name upol
their ticket. They know that never will
anything but credit attach to then
through his conduct. There is no brighte
jewel among their nominations {; non
that will shed q greater lustre upon thei
ticket.
No better candidate for suprem