New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-30

| FROM HE INDEPENDENTS AND TIE CAMERON
| MEN-A FREE EXPRESSION OF THE POPULAR
| WILL DEMANpED-IHE CONFERENCE lNcoN-
| elusive
| lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
| PHILADELPHIA, April 29-The conference COM
mttees of the Independent Republicans and the
| Stalwarts, which were appointed to make an ehort
| TO adjust the internal disscnsOns in the party In
this State met at the Continental Hotel tonight.
| The committee to represent the Republicans OPP
posed to Camcronism appointed by Senator
| Mitchell, and consisted of Charles s. Wolfe. of
Union County, and |. D. Mckee. of Philadelphia
members of the Assembly; Francis b. Reeves, of the
Committee of One Hundred State Senator J W.
Lee, of Venango County and Wharton Barker, OF
this city All the members were present to-nlgnt Inc
| Stalwart committee consisted of Matthew ,. quay,
Secretary of the Commonwealth: Collector John f.
| Hartranit and Thomas A. Cochrane, Of this city;
ex-Judgc Howard j. Reeder, of Easton; and Chris
tian L. Magce, of Pittsburg Mr.. Quay is the most
trusted Of the Cameron eutenants, and he selected
his associates on the Stalwart committee
The hotel corridors filled during part OF the
evening with politicians OF high d al low degree,
anxious to learn the result but the evening wore
on withOur any sign OF adjournment, the conference
being held with closed DOORS the crowd dispersed.
I'M ed States Senator Mitchell and L. V.
Cooper, chairman of the Republican State
| Central Committee, were present When
the conference began. but soon after with
drew to Mr. MitchclPs room to await the result.
Senator Cameron was expected, but did not, so far
as could be learned, put in an appearance. General
Beaver was also expected, but did not come.
Early i'll the afternoon the Independent commit
tee with Assemblyman MaPcs, Senator Mitchell and
a few others met i'll Wharton Barker's office to
agree upon some plan of action. After long dis
Il ,,,I
ing the views OF the committee to present to tho
Stalwart committee and also to be given
| to the public in of disagreement
at the conference. II also the expression of the
committee that the conference should determine
that General Beaver and all the Cameron slate
should be Withdrawn and the State Convention adj
journed until date sufficiently late TO allow of the
election of delegates in all counties in which they
have been appointed. Wtha convention composed
of delegates elected in this way. the free express
SION of the Republicans of the State, the Indepen-
dents were willing to accept as candidate General
| Beaver anyone else the convention might nOmi-
nate These views embodied in written
paper and signed by all the members of the commit
| tee
The independents did not get through their con-
ference until after o'clock. They sent to Mr.
QUAY the document which they had
agreed upon and it became evident at once
| that the conference would 0e abortlvc if any such
demands adhered to. The conference had
been called to meet at p m; but at that hour the
| room was still dark. The Independents met again
and finally consented to waive the demand for the
postpOncment of the State Convention and
struck out of their document any men
| ton of the name of General Beaver
| They insisted, however that there should be no
! slate. and agreed that if the regular convention
Ito si,ur n
mate satisfactory candidate for Governor who
would he recognized the tool of no man. then the
independent Convention, called to meet on May "a
in this city. would endorse the ticket. This Dropo
si;ion, of course practically debarred Beaver from
being candidate for Governor.
The Stalwarts did not hold any conference Mr.
QUAY it was sad, knew what was wanted and that
was all that necessary. At the suggestion of Mr.
Cooper chairman Of the State Central Committee
paper drawn up by Mr. Reeder embodying
the following propositions l. That no person
should he submitted a candidate to any State
Convention who was not first Indorsed by the Re
publican voters Of the county IN which he lived ;
.. That State Conventions should not be held be-
fore June / in Zach year 3. That delegates must
be elected by the Republican voters of the county
and not be appointed by county committees ; L.
That the basis of representation in the state Con-
yentIons should be according to the Republican
vote in each county. These four propositions were
submitted to Senator Mitchell and approved
by him, and were then presented to the conference
committees.
This was the 81 llwart trap set to catch the Inde-
pendrnt Committee. 1t was proposed that the con-
ference committees agree to these four propositions
and then submit them to the coming convention for
its apprOyal and that they he made to govern
future conventions but not the one already called
or course this would leave Mr.. Cameron To carry
Al fprG md ha IA h.a
could leave to take care OF Itself.
The conference assembled At . p; M, and organ
lied by the election of Wharton Barker as chairman
and Mr.. Reeves as secretary. Inc Two papers were
then submitted and the members began to speak IN
support of them. Al hOugh reporters were care uly
excluded the speakers cOuid be heard laying down
ther arguments pro and con. Mr.. " Olfe first spoke
and maintained tnat the time had come when fer
emce must be PAID to the wishes of the Republican
voters and not to the wishes of any one man of
men lie said i'll substance tnat all lie and his
associates desired was The good of tho party and
| that they we're determined to give the people au
onnor, unity 10 he heard He pleaded for harmony,
bnt said that if it could not Dc brought out OF this
conference the consequences must be upon the boss
system lie aud his associates said plainly thar If the
slate was nominated "a second Republican ticket
would he pla. ed III the llcld.
Nr QUAY denrd that tncrc was any slate or that
| there had been any interference by Sell
ator Cameron or any one else with
the wishes of the people. General Beaver, he
said WAS the choice OF the people, as expressed by
tIr election OF delegates, ana he dad not Innk "A
committee OF private citizens that 1t
Wuuld be becoming 10 attempt 10
! interfere. lie was - ho"ctcI, NIi1uS
TO do all he could for conciation, but he would
nor consider candidates Then followed long dls
cussl II over the merits of the propositions submit
tea Al midnight il was evident That no agreement
caull be reached Tonight, though there Was pos
! .itilltv of meeting on some c0mluol ground. Inc
conference then agreed not to dlyulge any of The
uI0credlugs and adjourned untll Monday at y. H.
one OF the member, SAID alter the adjournment
tnat the conference would probably agree 10 some
general recommendations. but would not come 10
any agreement that wouL avoid Two State COnyen-
/ lion, and probably two K,PunlIcan tickets.