Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-16
KEYSTONE POLITICS.
The independents Endeayoring to
Defeat D0n's Ticket.
Prospects and Predietlons-The Democratic
Chances Of victory-Pary Prospects
in 0hio-The Democrats United e.
and Confident.
BOTH STATES WILL GO DEMOCRATIC.

| bUi n SlHlES WILL w UI"oSHNi'S'
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August 14-"General
Beaver can only be elected by the aid OF
| Democratic votes" That is what ex.Attor-
new General Lear, who was chairman OF
| the convention that nominated General
Beaver, said to a correspondent to-day.
In other words, it is Mr.. Lear's belief
| that enough Republicans will vote for
Stewart or directly for Pattison on election
day to overcome the 81, 900 plurality, which
is the best the Republican party of Penn
sylyania has done for itself since Grants
| walk-over in 1872.
Unless a great change is effected in Inde-
pendent sentiment between now and No
yember Z, Mr.. Lear's statement may be re-
lied upon as correct. Conversations, not
only with the Independent leaders, but
with their following generally throughout
the State, must convince any unprejudiced
observer that it is with them determined
and unalterable intention to defeat Mr..
Camerons ticket this year at any cost As
Colonel Mcclure says, IL is an irrepressible
conflict. There are perhaps 100000 Re-
publicans in Pennsylvania. Garfield polled
ia, 704 votes, being Is, 556 more votes than
were cast for Hayes and 50, ll5 more than
for Grant
Not Less Than One-Fith
| of these Republicans prefer rather to turn
over the country to the Democrats than to
endure Cameron rule longer in their own
| State. They expect next year to GUST the
Cameron. people from the management Of
| the party and TO reassert the Republican
| control of the State in 1888 and 1884, but
even the danger that Democratic victory
| this year may make the State, as candidate
| Brosius fears finally Democratic, it will
not divert them from their desperate in
tention to defeat Mr.. Cameron's ticket in
| in 1882 Whatever may be the basis OF
their charges of the corruptions and
tyranny Of the Cameron rule, this
| is the point to which some 10000
| PENNSYLVANIA Republicans have come;
| and no one can seek to discover their
real sentiment throughout the State, as the
writer has done, and not bc convinced that
| their purpose is Interchangeable and revolu-
| tionary. Their present strength is not un-
| der 6OOOO. There will be some thousands
| who will be whipped or persuaded back in
| to the lines in the three months interval
before election day; but there will be
| enough left to defeat General Beaver be.
yond peradventure unless Mr.. Cameron
| and Mr.. Quay can manage to swell the
| Democratic vote for the labor candidate
| beyond all reason, or can secure enough
| Democratic votes for Beaver himself to Off.
| set the number of the dsaffected. But
| there are other possibilities that may de-
| feat even the scheme of the Republican
managers.
what the Independents Mean 10 Do
1t is generally admitted that the $4,000
votes polled by Wolfe last year not less
than 10000 were cast by Republicans,
Wolfe had no organization. He was self
announced candidate, and he had not the
active support of any of the leaders in the
| present movement. This year, with very
good organization AMI candidates noml-
mated with all formality, the assertion OF
| Chairman Cooper that the Independent
vote will not reach 20, 90 is ofcourse ridicul-
| ous 1t will certainly be as large as that
| for Wolfe and will doubtless not fall short
| of $4,000. 1t may reach $4,000 But esti.
| mating that it will not be larger even than
| that cast for Wolfe, Mr.. CamerOn's agents
| will have to buy not less than
$4,000 Democratic Votes for Beaver,
| or persuade not less than 10000 Democrats
| who would not otherwise vote the labor
| ticket, to give their ballots to Armstrong
| instead of 10 PattisOn. The normal Repub-
| lican plurality is not over 25,O0O. Hoyt, in
\ a closely contested campaign had but %, 900
| plurality, and some G0,000 OF the $1,000
votes for the Green back.LabOr candidate
were undoubtedly cast by Democrats. The
| methods b. which the Cameron Organiza-
| ton manipulated this vote have been fully
| exposed, and will be much harder to sue
| cessfully work again this year
Now il il becomes Likely that the Beaver
| ticket will be elected by the aid of Demo
| cratic votes, it is the intention OF very
| large proportion of the independents to give
| their votes directly to Pattisen. They mean
| to defeat Mr.. Beaver, and their leaders will
advise, though not formally, any action
| that will affect that result. AS the situa-
| ton is the election of the Democratic ticket
| may be regarded as certain. or course the
| independents may weaken between now
and election day, but their present mood
| gives no indication whatever OF change.
A Democratic Opinion.
Congressman Mutchler, of the Lehigh
| district, was in Philadelphia yesterday, on
| his way home from Washington, where he
| had lust voted to sustain the Presidents
| veto of the River and Harbor bill. He was
] asked as TO the prospect of q large labor
| vote in his district. II am not informed, i"
he said "but if there is large vote it will
| certainly carry off more Republicans than
| Democrats"
"There are signs Of general break up in
| parties" Mr. Mutchler added. There is
practically no great issue to divide parties,
and this Independent movement is not
confined to Pennsylvania. The press re-
fleets it. All of the best newspapers are
now strikingly independent in their views,
and it is not even respectable for journal
10 be a party organ This nomination OF
Pattison is an outgrowth Of that sentiment
He would be elec,ed on straight issue
with a machine Republican candidate, II
this revolt within the Republican party had
not taken shape and substance
What Col. Mcclure Thinks.
Col. Alex. Mcclure was a leader in the
| bolt of 1872 that endeayored to compass the
defeat of Hartrsnft
Curtin and stayed out" said he TO day.
"Grow fell into line again, but he has been
| vigorously prescribed ever since. II is this
policy of prescription against every Repub.
iican in Pennsylvania who has ever dared
to show spirit of independence that has
made this present revolt against Cameron
rule so bitter and determined. No man
would dream OF being a candidate for Gov
ernor unless he had Mr.. Cameron's permis-
sion to offer himself. The Cameron mana
gers can and will beat any man for the
| LEGISLATURE or Congress who sets himself
against them. They don't pretend TO re-
gard party nomination If the candidate is
obnoxious Here is q report that the lnde.
pendent Bayne has declared that he will
Support the Cameron ticket, and .nmultau-
eotlsly comes the announcement that the
Cameron candidate for Congress in the
Pittsburgh district will withdraw his oppo-
stion to Bayne."
.'Will:the Independents generally prese.
we're in the fght?'
with hardly an exception. This Is
what Mr.. Seward called
An Irrepressible Conflict.
They make no disguise Of their intention 70