Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-04

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THE CAMPAIGN.
PHASES OF ras FIGHr IN raIs STATE.
Democrats Checkmasisg . stalwart scheme
"A Labor Split Probable-The Causes
That win Bring IL About.
The discovery that Bill " Russell was
paving the way for wholesale repeating
for the Stalwart ticket in Philadelphia has
caused the Democratic city committee to
redouble its efforts to prevent the consum.
nation of the proposed fraud. To frus-
trate it they are having the different divi-
siOns canvassed by paid men of in telli-
gence and honesty, who are specially en-
joined to ascertain if tho assessors and su.
pervisOrs have properly performed their
duty. Already it has been found that not
outstanding the offers of rewards by tho
Committee of One Hundred for information
as to the violation of the assessment law
by assessors, some of the latter have
packed their lists. A notable instance of
this is the Fifteenth division of tue Fourth
ward, of which A. H. Gamble is the as
SCISSOR. The assessment list of the di.
vision contains the names of eighty-One
persons who, according to the report of
the city committee canvasser, do not re
side there. This case is to be turned over
to the Committee Of One Hundred, and it
is expected that many similar ones wall be
speedily developed. Special attention is to
Se paid to the Nineteenth, Twenty
sixth, Thirteenth and Thirty-first wards.
where in past years repeating has been
:~k
vassers will begin with those districts and
continue the work until every division has
been carefully gone over. Chairman Har-
rity says they propose to do all in their
power to prevent Bill' Russell or the
other leaders of gangs of repeaters. from
carrying out their purpose, but at the
are not careful they will find themselves
left off the lists in these localities. To.
night the city committee meet, when
further attention will DO given to tho sub
ject.
The predictions made on the floor of
the late Labor convention about the drag
ging of the wOrkingmen into the mael-
strom of politics, are apparently about to
be verified. Prominent men identified
with trades organizations say that breach
has already occurred which may cause the
Trade aud Labor council to split in twain.
These gentlemen assert that they have
discovered since tho adjournment of the
CoucOrdia hall body that everything had
been cut: and dried, and that the Republi-
can state committee furnished the money
which brought about the Endorsement of
Armstrong, the Greenback candidate for
governor. They say that many of the
secrets of a clique which ran the cOnven.
tion have been divulged by men in their
cups, aud that more will come to light
which will 20 far toward substantiating
tho charges made before the meeting of
sell-Out in the interest of Beaver. All
of the information which they have thus
far obtained they are not yet willing to
make public. They say, however, that
the circular calling for the election Of
delegates was the first step in a scheme
which had been fully perfected before the
paper was sent out.
As to how tho split will come promi.
nent representative Of labor not in league
with the newly created machine said !:
"Senator Cooper used undue haste in pro-
claiming that Armstrong; endorsement
meant Beavers gain. Such declaration
can only tend to confirm the suspicion of
workingmen who have heretofore acted
with the Democratic party. In view of
these facts it is easy to sec how tho split
will come, aud my only fear when
it does come is that it will be
the death Of the thorough system
Of Labor organization which, aftor months
of hard work, VIC had perfected in Phila-
delphia and the state. But aside from this
there arc other causes operating to widen
the breach already opened. The men who
are eendeavorin9 to manipulate the Labor
vote are the off scOurings of society and
are nearly all Socialists. The independ-
ent, intelligent element repudiate all the
acts of these men, regarding everything
they do rs part of q plot to further their
own interest. They know these men are
short Of money, both as individuals and
"a campaign organization, and there
fore cannot comprehend any mo-
tive other than corrupt one for the
course they are now pursuing. Under all
tho circumstances it is certain that there
will DO an outbreak. The Trade and
Labor council will DO tho first to feel it's
effects. Already the Marble Pol ishers'
association have withdrawn their dele
gates and have information that a num-
Der of others are preparing to follow. A
movement is also on foot among the more
intelligent element, having for its object
the calling of a new convention to rescind
the action of the previous one or of asking
the Knights of Labor to announce that
that body was not at all interested in tho
indc crscment of Armstrong, Unless some
such measures as these are taken nothing
can prevent division. COOper's boastful
declaration will not be verified, as the
Democratic members Of the labor OrgaDi-
cations will desert Armstrong and vote for
PattisOn."
Old Enough.
Doylestown Democrat.
"Too young to be Governor" with a
sneer, is the way some Republican news
papers speak of Robert E. Pattison, the
Democratic candidate.
"Too young" chi He seems old enough
to make Philadelphia the best controller
that city ever had; he is just the right age
to say, II forbid" when a thief attempts
to filch money from the treasury on fraud
ulent voucher. This is the kind of man
needed at Harrisburg to put stop to the
Dlundering of the taX-DaYerS and Robert