New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-03
TpyING TO SECURE HARMONY

s - ~ THE SENATE-Phorooiii =,
,,. ,xnrPFNDENT COMMi1TEh-Df' -,
,,xc ~ TIE RESULTS WITH ANAihi .,,,,
wA1ChiNo w'.an uoyr. SENATOR MITCHELL AND
REPRESENTATIVES, BASNh. r,,,,,;cons in
An of the Independent hePuoi',, ,,4 iii
pansvIvania think that no prac'lcal ',or n,nodol-
l.no,v ont of the recent conference III ,:a. ;s
l;o e. Tbov cav that Mr.. Camerous oo'e'' -
p''" - b;s own successor in the senate j"
1oe, ond that he will make no cohoeS.'':a ::
.hot will interfere with his pans p1ouor
,ororollv believed that Geher"i Co.
Elm be nominated for Governor,
otor Mitchell says that Senator O'.,l' .," W.,
1,;s friends will have an opportunity vi
a. N of nroying their sincerity II 'he
"shods and candidates of the RepuOilcah
Convention are such as the Independents aP-
urovo tbe latter will probably be nomi-
rotod nv them at their convention. heple-
sentative Bayne suggests that as 'esV y. WI.
Cameron's good faith, he ask the ireSiu',''
70 withdraw certain nominations peneNco "
have been made in the Cameron interest,".
talk AFTER THE CONFERENCE.
,,o,, , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRiBuNE'I
pr,, ,nr1pu1,. NAV 2-Now that the Republican
conference has ended the politicians are nusS o"u-
rassnc the result There has been very htrle nope
'"9'o - ON +bs mart Of the Independent Repub-
hcans. by which name the great part OF 'he oouy
'a.'A 20 CaworonisIn Is known, that any prac-
tiaal result wonId come out of this conference.
That feeling has not been changed by the adopuoh
of resolutions and rules, however souhu III prlci
nle for the future guidance OF the party nc iuoa
of Mr. Cameron harmOnlzing the party pS suosciio-
inc 70 nlatform for his future guidance the first
H. IatY,nc hp n q
notronoce 70 promote personal political ends is re-
parded by most persons here as peculiarly absurd
The hone of satisfactory solution of the party
asseptions lies simply in the fact that most of Mr..
Cameron's lieutenants who are generally men Oh
GOOD nolitical sagacjty when it comes to carrying
or alaction believe that if success IS to be won IN
the futnre sufficient concessions must be made TO
the onponents of Cameronism to aay the growing
spirit of opposition. They have shown this by Their
request for the conference and their Willingness 10
condemn the methods by which Cameron has NAM
tanned his supremacy. Most of these men, however,
like Mr. Quay. are for peculiar reasons, completely
under the sway of Mr.. Cameron. However much
better their Judgment may be than his, they are
Obliged to defer to him. What will he dof
is the question asked now. He declined
to come TO the conference or take
any part in it. His chief aim Is to become his own
successor in the United States Senate. His term
expires in 1854 One-half of the State Senate is to
he elected this year. These twenty-five members
will vote upon the reelection of Mr.. Cameron, as
they hold Office for four years The Governor to be
elected will be in Office in 1884 his term is four
wears The Assemblymen hold Office for only two
wears. consequently for this election Mr.. Cameron
cares little about them. What he wants then is to
secure the Governor and as many of the State Sem
at rs as possible. In the Republican primaries
held in Lancaster County on Saturday,
for the nomination of State Senator to succeed
Mr.. Kauffmann, who is opposed to Cameron, and
for the choice of Congressman, six members OF
the Legislature and county officials, the Stalwart
made their whole fight on the State Senator. The
Independents secured the Congressman, four of th'
six members of the Assembly and most Of the mino
Offices but Mr.. Cameron secured his Senator, whcl
is all he cared particularly for Cameron wants the
Governor and the Senators and he is willing to give
the Independents the resolutions and the remainder
of the State ticket If necessary, with fair share O
the minor offices.
Will the Independents accept this as fair com
promise 7 is the next question. Before the recent
conference when it became evident by the
municipal elections in Philadelphia and else
where that the doom of the bosses" was
fast approaching it is now learned on good
authority that propositions were made to the
Independent committee by NJ. S. Quay for a com
promise, the basis that the Stawarts allow the
Independents TO name the observation-disclosures and
the Congressman-at-Large. This was rejected.
Another proposition then made that the lnde-
pendens could have all the ticket except the Gov
ernOr This wOud cOncede the Lieutenant-Gov-
ernOr the Secretary of Internal Affairs, the Su-
preme Judge and the COngressman-at Large. There
is not much power and very little patronage con-
nected with these four Offices. On this proposition
the Independents were divided. Mr.. Wolfe
end Senator Lee thought it might be wise TO COM
promise on this basis, as the LieHtenant-Governor
was a member of the Board of Pardons and had con-
siderable influence Mr.. Barker, Mr.. Reeves and
Nj. Mckee would not consent to it. They asserted
that the people would not be satisfied with such
empty concessions, and that the nomination and
election of Beaver for Governor when it was we'll
known that he was made candidate by
the personal choice of Mr.. Cameron long
In advance of the time for the choice of delegates
would be conceding practically everything. The
reforms that were wanted were IN the methods of
the party government. This was agreed to by Mr..
Wolfe and Senator Lee and the conference fol-
lowed.
II the Independents adhere to their position it is
difficult to how harmony can be achieved, unless
the State Convention can in some way give satis-
factory evidence that the reforms adopted by the
joint conference committee will be carried out Gen
eral Beaver will be nominated for Governor without
doubt He has assured THE TRIBUNE correspondent
that of the 251 delegates composing the State Con-
ventiOn over 200 have been chosen and either in
structed to vote for him or promised that they
would do so. He says he will not withdraw. Mr..
quay Ex-Governor Hartranft, Judge Reeder and
The other members of the Stalwart Conference Com
mlttee also say that Beaver will be nominated.
IL Is believed that the regular convention will NOM
ina.e senatorW.T. Davies for Lieutenant-GovernOr,
a. 'nat has been part of the q" slate" Mr. Davies
e Sn independent Republican in the sense that
oPIoSeh'ng 1Ir'g Mr. Crows district he supported him