The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-24
A Shock to the "Jgnorers."

n. Y. Tribune.
The Cameron party have eXper-
fenced painful surprise in Pennsyl-
vania. For the past few weeks they
have been carrying the State in ad-
vance by majority which became a
thousand or two larger each day.
Chairman Cooper, who rivals John G.
Thompson as a 'claimer," started out
with 81 mathematical calculation
which elected General Beaver by 30
900 majority. By the constant appli-
cation of stimulants to his imagina-
ton Mr.. Cooper had worked the
majority up to 10000 on Tuesday last,
when he started for the seashore for
brief season of rest and recuperation.
We know no man who needs vaca-
ton more. 1t would have been
simply magnanimous on the lart of
the Independents to suspend all hostile
operations till he returned, but they
were too human 10 do this.
Mr.. Cooper reached the seashore
just in time TO hear some news which
reduced General Beavers majority
several thousand Immediately. The
Cameron chairman had based his
steadily rising claims on alleged infOr-
nation that the Independent party
was growing smaller every day. In
stead of polling $4,000 votes, as it did
last year, Mr.. Cooper was contidant
that it would not poll more than 49,
0OC this year. He had reasons for this
belief and could show you column
or two of figures to sustain it. Yet to
him mt Cape May came the news that
the Regular Re publican Committee of
Union County had assembled at Lew
isburg, Mr.. Wolfe's home, had elected
Mr.. Wolfe chairman, and had passed
resolutions heartily indorsing the In
dependent Republican ticket. What
ever else this indicated, it did not
show a falling off in Independent
strength, and we have no doubt that
Mr.. Cooper's 10000 imagined majority
for Beaver dropped to a good deal be-
meditated upon the news.
The details of the committees meet
ing could afford him no comfort.
Twenty-nine of the "A members were
present, and q of these were heartily
in favor of the Independent ticket.
The other eight withdrew before any
action was taken. The resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted, say
that 'in accordance with the known
sentiment of the Republicans of Union
County, repeatedly and emphatically
expressed at primaries, through their
county organizations and at general
elections, we do hereby recognize the
ticket nominated at the Republican
Convention in Philadelphia, headed
by Senator John Stewart, standing on
the platform of principles by said con
vention adopted, as the exponent of
true Republicanism, and we will ac.
eordingly labor zealously to secure its
election next November" They also
denounce the boss system, the "offen-
sive and selfish personal domination "
of Senator Cameron, and declare their
belief that honorable harmony" can
be restored only by the complete
abandonment of the whole system.
There is in this act and declaration
the same fearless, manly ring which
has been so clearly observable in all
the acts and sayings of the Independ-
ents' Whatever else may be said of
them, it cannot be denied that they
have the courage to assert their con-
victions, and that they mean to fight
with all their power. We suppose
Chairman Cooper and his machine
ticket will continue to "ignore" them,
but the Stiffness Of that course will
become so apparent on election day,
ii not before, that even a Boss can per-
ceive IL.