Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-19
THE PEACE FARLEY ENDED.
War to the Knife Between the Pennsylva.
mia Republican Factions.

mia Republican Factions.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1S,-The executive
committee of the Republican state committee
appointed to aid Chairman Cooper in con-
Quoting the campaign and who were given
discretionary power in the matter of the
proposition submitted by the independents,
net this afternoon, Chairman Cooper presid-
ing, and all the members, except Coburn OF
Center and Mcpherson of Bradford. present.
Chairmab Cooper, prior to the meeting, made
no concealment of the fact that the commit
tee, as such, would reject the independents
proposition and regarded all further peace
negotiations at an end.
After reading the communications from the
independents, heretofore published, and the
communication from the regular candidates,
given below, the chairman was authorized to
make the following response to the commu-
nica,ion of the independents;
Gentlemen: Your several letters have been
received and the executive committee of the
Republican state committee have given them
full consideration. We are also in receipt OF
the accompanying letter from our candidates,
which we forward, as part of the general pro-
ceedings. All the communications which you
have sent differ In their conclusions and can
not be reconciled with each other. The diff
ferences between your candidates are so wide
that they practically bar any further attempt
at negotiations on the basis proposed by them.
Our action in submitting four PROPOSE tions
which embodied all of the methods and pur-
poses ever asked by those whom you are called
TO represent, eXhaustS the power entrusted to
us 1.-The convention of June 81, which auth
orized the Republican state committe to
"adopt all honorable means to harmonic the
Republican party so as to secure a success in
November
The letter of the candidates is as follows:
Philadelphia, June 15-To Hon. Thos. n.
Cooper, Chairman of the Republican State
Committee: Sir-We have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt through you of the
communication addressed to us by Hon. John
Stewart, Col. Levi Berdeluff. Maj. VIM. G.
Merrick and Mai. JunkiD, ESQ, in response to
certain propositions submitted by the Repub
lican state committee, representing the Re-
publican party of Pennsylvania, looking to an
amicable and honorable adjustment Of what
ever differences there may be among the vari.
Gus elements of the party. Without accept
ing any of the propositions submitted by your
committee, this communication asks us as a
condition precedent to any recommendation
on the part OF the writers thereof to declare in
the event OF new convention that we
will severally forbid the Republicans
of Pennsylvania to call upon us for our ser
vices as candidates for the various positions
to be filled by the people at the coming elcc
ton To say that, in the effort to determine
whether or not our nomination was free and
unbiased choice of the Republican party, we
must not be candidates, is simply to beg the
question at issue. We have no desire to dis
cuss this question in It's numerous bearings
We have placed ourselves unreservedly in the
hands OF The Republican party of Pennsylva
| MIA We have pledged ourselves to act con-
currently with your committee, and are bound
by its action. We therefore respectfully sug.
gest that we have no power or authority Il
act independently of the committee or make
any declaration at variance with the PROPOSE
tiOns submitted in accordance with its action
There ought to be and can be no such thing
as personal antagonism in this contest
We severally and emphatic ally dlsclaim even
| the remOtest approach to feeling of this
| kind toward any person. We fraterniza with
and are ready to support any and every citizen
who loves the cause of pure republcanisn
and with this declaration we submit the whole
| matter to your judgment and wise considera-
ton.
We have the honor to be, as before, your
obedient servants.
[Signed] JAS. A. BEAVER,
VIM. Ii. RAwLE,
VIM. 7. DAVIS,
JNO w. GREER,
M. BRosIUs.
Being asked whether it WAS rot to be as
sumed that all negotiations looking TO har.
mony and unity were at end, Chairman
Cooper replied, 'You will have to draw YOU
own conclusions"