New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-27

"and loud profession of their intentions
"who will quietly vote against what they call
&c the machine, and it is n bard matter to argue
"with such men. Their minds are made up"
At the home of General Beaver feeling OF
depression is reported, and his friends admit
frankly that the situation is fraught with great
danger. The State officials at Harrisburg shake
their heads gloomiy and say that the lnde-
pendent movement can no longer be treated as
il has been heretofore that 1t has become
formidable and is led by experienced and de-
tcrmined men. Pennsylvania Congressman at
Washington take this view. None OF them,
excepting those who sympathze with the
INDEPENDENTS, like the situation. Some OF
them recommend Mr.. Cameron to take his
ticket out of the way, and others say the only
road to safety is the calling of new conven-
ton for the nomination of an entirely new
ticket which can be supported by both fac
tons.
This is the feeling among the politicians and
the people. The tone of the newspapers Is
much like it, In the whole State it may be
said with entire truth that there is not single
Republican journal which is giving Mr..
Cameron's course an enthusiastic support,
OF course many of them are dong
their best to support his ticket and to
discourage opposition, but they go about Their
work with anything but joyous aspect. III
Philadelphia all the strong Republican jour-
nails, The Press, lie Ledger, The Inquirer, The
North american and The telegraph, censure
him roundly and all of them agree that the
independent ticket, both in the character OF
its candidates and the method of their noml-
nation. is superior to his. The Press, which
cordially approved the Cameron ticket when
it was nominated, says now that the indie
pendent convention has "struck a deep seam
through the Republican party; that the re-
sponsibility for this lamentable division rests
"upon that narrow and odious machine policy
(Which has so long attempted to crush out the
elderly of Republicanism :" that ait would be
"folly and madness TO close our eyes and 90 on
Gin blind disregard of this powerful revolt
and that the only way out of the difficulty is
to relegate the whole question to the people,
call new convention, let all Republicans par
ticipate in the choice of delegates, and LET the
people nominate an entire new ticket. II this
is not DONE The Press says, the blind and
fatuOus managers who are responsible for the
present division will also be responsible for
Republican defeat. Frank talk like this from
the journal which said of the Cameron
ticket, on the morning after it was nominated,
that it "met the just demands of the lnde-
pendents and left no reasonable ground for
opposition" is certainly significant, and ought
TO start the intellectual process called thought
in Mr.. Cameron's mind.
What will Mr.. Cameron do about it9 The pro-
posal for a new convention comes entirely from
his supporters. The. Independents show no
eagemess for one. He has a partial excuse
for taking such a step. There is a vacancy
on his ticket to be filled, and although
precedent is in favor of having it filed by the
State Committee he may be induced to think
it wise to call new convention to fill it, If
he has his committee name the candidate
there will be fresh cry that it is a machine
nomination. If he calls convention he must
make it a popular and untrammelled one Orlt
will do him no good. If he allows the people
to control the convention there Is no telling
what they may do with it when it is assem-
bled. They may turn about and repudiate the
rest of the ticket. He is i'll a dilemma on that
point. He may consent TO get out of his
trouble by favOring a new convention ana
an entirely new ticket, as some Of his sup
porters desire, but we do not expect that OF
him. lie is not that kind of IA man. The only
other course open to him is that suggested by
Mr.. Lear, the chairman Of the Harrisburg
Convention, which may, therefore, be consid-
cred official: eff Mr.. Cameron was as good
ga Republican as am he would resign and
"take himself into obscuIity. He is the one
"obstace to a united party now" On the
whole we are not sanguine that he will take
that course either. In fact, he declares that
lie will consent neither to a fusion nor a COM
promise with the Independents, but will fight
for the success Of his private ticket.