New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-14
puu,nrrputA. July 13, 1882.

PHILADELPHIA, July l3, lSsz
The Hon. THOMAS V. COOPER, Chairman etc.
DEAR SIR: Your letter OF July IL Is received, al
dressed to the Chairman Of the State Committee OF the
Independent Republicans and their candidates, contain
ing certain propositions OF your committee. dcch,c
those propositions, because they involve an aOahdon-
ment VI the cause OF the Independent Republicans.
IL new convention, representing all RepuDncans, ual
nominated entirely new ticket worthy oi popular
support and not containing the name OF any co .
either OF the present tickets and sincerely
the principles Of the Independent Republicans the ne
cessty for separate Independent hePupnoh ho,Teyer
nent would not exist Your proposlt0Ps, ho~eool
practically propose TO renominate General be'o'' anu
reaiirm the abuses which oppose.
The Conveation OF Independent Republicans wnen ii
met In Philadelphia on May ~ announced prlno,i Of
Thlch believe 1t nominated me or 6nniared
Large and accepted that nomination III ueCh',t n ~
boldly against Bosssm the spois system, anu az =, , @
egLIs Wnlch impair Republican usefulness au ia
OF popular rule equal rights OF ALL national unity, nam,
tenance OF the public credit protection to LABOR anu an
tne great principles OF true RepuDcdnlS' % ~ one
tcKet now IN the field presents those Issues Inc PCoP
t n e can 81 say at inc pos and IN viii sup
port the cause which represents them. Will not Wltu'
draw retire unless events hereafter shall give assur
ance that necessary reform IN the cSu seryce sa D
adopted assessments made upon ohcc-holders returned
ana not hereafter exacted; Boss machine ana spOll
methods forever aoandoned and al our puDnc occs,
from United states senators TO the most unhporlhht
cnicaIs shal De lled only by honest anu capaolo
wn0 VIII represent the people anu not astempV W u
tate to or control them, -
shall go with this fight asking the support OF all
my fellow wcltizens who believe IN the prlhoi59S VI u
Independent Republican Convention OF May "a yours
truly, WILLIAM MCMICHAEL-
HEADQUARTERS INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN SfArE(
COMMITTEE, GIRARD HOUSE, 80 900 (
PHILADELPHIA July ID lSS2.
To The Hon. THOMAS V. COOPER Chairman Or the ReP"o-
hcdn Sidte Committee
DEAR SIR: beg leave respectfully 10 acRnOwedge
the receipt Of your communication OF the l2th nst ana
behalf of the State Committee representing the Inde
pendent Republicans OF Pennsy lVania, 1 wouh state
that the gravity of che matters contained III the com
municatlOn Is obviously great that II would De I'M
proper for assume the right Or take the rcSpOiS
by OF making definite response accepting, Rejecting
or modifying the suggestions contained ia the minutes
OF your committees proceedings AS II Is pain that the
Judgment OIL the citizenship composing the independent
kepuolcan organization must DO consulted ana oO-
tanned before should be authorized to reply WIN ree
dom and candor 10 your commuters prVpositloIs,
shall be under the necessity, oi course, oi ealing TO-
getner the State Committee of which am chairman 10
consider their purpor This will necessarily cause some
delay In the preparation ot detailed reply 10 your
letter
Bu desirous am, and am every true Repub-
llcan must be- TO bring about an honorable anu lasting
unity OF Republican voters IN the state OF
upon the basis OF the principles 10 which they are at
taChed, and WHICH enOOdledn the PLATFORM aIOpleu
by convention Philadelphia, have pleasure III
being able to Inform you that am authorized 10 lOr
through you to the candidates whom your commit
tee re presents proposition o the utmost canVi anu
drectucss, signed by four out OF the nNe canudates
the writer's via commend Itself your favorable Jud
ment short and road 10 the cordal union OI an
the Republicans vi the Stato Confident that you must
JON Win me III The hope tnat It's accepah on Tue pIe
OF the gentlemen wnOm is addressed, ana 10 whose
mgh patriotism and true party ieenng IL appeatS, aS
result elevation ana strengthening or tnat party
organization which in 1880 proved Itself 10 contain
large majority of the people OF Pennsylvania. am, sir
very respectfully yours, /. ID. MCKEE, Chairman.
Cooper he read them to General Beaver, who, alter
laughing at them said that he should hold no COM
munlcation with the Independent Candidates Dut
would refer the matter to the state Committee Tor
it to answer He said it looked like an attempt to
aDridge the liberties of citizen who mad com;
mitted no crime. The letter of Colonel McMichael
he liked much better than that of the other four
candidates. The Propositions submitted TO the
Independents, be said were fair and just and Tore
could not be rightfully asked. He was not afraid
of his election.
Chairman Cooper said that the Republican party
would never consent TO abridge the liberties of any
citizen. The proposition of the Independents was
wholly inadmissble. He would refer 1t, however,
TO the Executive Committee appointed for that
purpose on Wednesday, and for that reason he had
called o meeting of that committee for Tuesday
next. Mr.. Cooper added The refusal to accept
our propositions will take from the Independents
nine-tenths OF their following. They cannot hold
25.OOO votes, while General Beaver Will get at
least &c 900 Democratic vOtes-from the soldiers
and will be elected by 10000. majority"
General Negley. of Pittsburg, chairman OF the
Executive Committee, said Yesterday that he did
not think the propositions made To the lndepend-
ents would make any particular difference in the
canvass, but that matters would go on as before.