National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-01
The PENNSYLVANIA Boilers.

Inc RepuDllcan voters oil rem nsyl-
vania choose the members of their county
committees at primary elections, in which
all may participate. These committees
are chosen with the full knowledge that,
under long established usage, they are to
choose delegates TO the State convention
of the following year. There is no op-
portunity for snap judgment and no
ground for complaint. The men who are
beaten at the primaries, by majority
Of the votes Of the Republican masses,
are not thereby given a monopoly Of vir-
tue, or the right to dictate to those who
prevailed. 1t is the habit of late years,
however for the weak side to claim to
represent "the people" In 1880 a ma
jority of the delegates in the State con-
vention sustained Grant They repre-
sented the majority of the voters. But
the minority got up meetings in various
places, composed of the general public,
and shouted against the regular dele
gates who would not go with them.
At the Legislature chosen that year
q bolt was made from the gen
tleman who had been nominated
for United States Senator by a majority
of all Republican members, including
absentees. In 1881 the State convention
WAS again unsatisfactory to the noisy
bolters. If the people had been with
them in 1880 the fact would surely have
appeared in the convention the following
year. They bolted again, Charles Wolfe
being their candidate for State treasurer.
Eighteen hundred and eighty-two comes
and the boilers tell us that the people"
are again in trouble. They are not
pleased with the duly-elected commit
tees, or the delegates chosen by them,
and about to assemble in State conven-
ton, although the county committees
were elected by the Republican voters
in 1851, when the boilers claimed
that Stalwartism had expired. In
fact, these champions of "the peo-
pie" are booted into the street
by the people every time an oppor-
tunity is offered Their advice is scorned
by the voters of the party, whoreupon
they make up mouths at the convention
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They recently induced Senator Mitch
ell to sit and hear their complaints. He
was himself displeased with Senator
Cameron, but it was not on any differ
enCe of principle. twas only disagree
ment about who should be recommended
for Office to the President. Senator
Mitchell consented TO name bolter COM
mittee for conference. The regulars APP
pointed n corresponding one. On Satur.
day last they met Mt Philadelphia
The boilers modestly demanded that
new elections should be held &c
choose delegates in place of those already
chosen, and to be chosen by the com
mittees elected for that purpose, and
finally, that no Stalwarts should be candi,
dates for any State office. "The Cameron
slate for State Offices to be wiped out" is
the gentle phrase they use. OF course
any man outside of their own gang Is
called a cameron man." and any
candidate not urged by them
is estate" candidate. They made
known their ultimatum at the confer
eEce-having met TO debate and not to
confer-and the meeting adjourned until
Monday. There would be no Republican
party in Pennsylvania if the men who
have never yet been Endorsed by the Re-
publican voters at a primary were to be
allowed to disqualify the majority from
being candidates in conventions bent
upon their nomination. The impudent
Wolfe gang would greatly strengthen and
purify the Republican party of Pennsyl'
vania by leaving it in name, as they long
since did in fact OF course Senator
Mitchell will have no sympathy with
impudent demands made for the purpose
Of offending and intended to secure re-
fusal,