New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-11
SENATOR MITCHELL on THE RESULT.
HIS READINESS TO GO INTO THE INDEPENDENT
CONVENTION AND OPPOSE THE HARRISBURG
TICKET.

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRGBrNEl
WASHINGTON. May 1O.-The Harrisburg Conven-
ton as viewed in Washington has widened the
breach in the Republican party OF Pennsylvania
and has made it probable that two factions will
BE- soon in the field each with United States Sena-
tor at its head Senator Mitchell after reading the
dispatches in the morning papers announcing Sena-
tor Camerons slate sent the following dispatch to
delegate in the convention:
The State ticket renders the conference and IT'S
platform meaningless. | Is the One-man power
I,ersonfed. against which fifty thousand lndepend-
ens protested last fall and which thrice that number
Will throttle II they have the chance at the ballot
box. The Independent convention cannot consist
entity Tatify this work Independents haye been
prescribed and Sta warts rewarded IN our State
ever since Garfield was laid IN his grave. | have
made every possible effort 10 harmonic the fac
tiOns, Ny election and allegiance rs senator are
primarily due 10 the Independent movement. 1
viii not stand by and see 1t slaughtered without
protest. Al such n time the personal claims of no
candidate should stand in the way of harmony
the principles proclaimed. The only way this can
be prevented i 10 adjourn this Convention over for
conference with the Independents Ii this Is not
done, the viii be carried TO the people and 10
will not be The faalt Of the independents. Present
JOHN |. MITCHELL
Although this telegram sent by Senator
Mitchell at 10 o'clock, 1t was not received until
o'clock in the afternoon, which the Senator evil
IDENTITY regards as a singular circumstance. Being
asked for his views upon the action of .he cOnyen-
ton Senator Mitchell said that it changed the stu
alton. he Independents expected" said he,
1.-THE nomination Of a ticket which they might per-
haps ndorse. do not at all expect that they will
ratify this ticket; but they Independents fact
and will act for themselves. They may indorse
Rawe and Marshall; the first because the Office of
Judge has no special sign fcance whatever, and the
Independents are contending Tor vantage ground to
carry into execution their prime pies OF government
and party control.
"The Offices they wish 10 have, if any. are those
which may be used to purify p'litcs. They may
ratify Marsnalrs nomination on the ground that
thi, Is State contest and that II is not best 10
carry it int national affairs. | had hoped for the
nomination OF men whose antecedeuts and chaTac-
ter would be such to satisfy the demands Of the
INDEPENDENTS as expressed IN their proposition pre-
sented at Philadelphia. In that paper they say
they viii demand that the candidates shall be men
whose character associations and antecedent shall
guarantee that they viii administer their Offices en-
tirey free from personal Influences They Will op-
pose the nomination of n ticket which is previously
determined upon. If the acton of the Convention Of
May 10 is such as to meet these the Independent
committee will recommend to the convention Of
Nav ~ the Endorsement Of its action A. this
vention is not IN accord with the platform OF the
independents, cannot expect that they will ratfy
il. To be consistent, they must reject It,"
TIE Tribune correspondent asked Senator
Mitchell il he ready to say whether
he would 90 10 the lndepend mt Convcn-
ton as a delegate. The Senator promptly
replied: &" If the Independent Republicans of my
county desire me to go as a delegate to that con-
vention will attend From first to last | have
striven to bring about union between these two
forces and this has failed in my judgment SO
the independent movement has far opportunity
70 assert it's right TO be heard in party control War
has been made upon the first one of the ffty-six
Independents who initiated the movement in Har-
ri,burg resulting in my election who has shown his
head above water. That man is Senator Kaufman,
of Lancaster. who has been defeated by the use OF
all the mower Of this machine influence which the
Independents desire To put down in Pennsylvania.
am the last man 10 desire to do anything TO inter
fere with the continued supremacy of tue
Republican party the State or the
Nation but know that the Indepen-
dents Of Pennsylvania are earnest and as
conscientious Republicans - can be found IN that
State where. Mr. Wolfe himself would sooner
sacrifice hi right arm than surrender single Re
publican principle. He has sought no office for It's
own sake and would not take any save Tor the pur-
pose OF carry ing administration the principles
be La, At he IT. He would under no circumstances
a. present have accepted a nomination by the con
ventIOn of to-day unless the independent COnven-
ton should SEE mt To indorse his action. don't
know how he feels now haven't heard from him
IT any other Independent to-day. What have
sand expresses my own honest sentiment and WHAT
ever may follow shall have regret. s1il hope
that tie Republican parry may be regeneratcdi Dut