Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-01
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Statesman Cochran makes Some Assonlshinl
Revelations About the situation In
Lsncaster-Tany for tho Stalwarts.
Philadelphia Evening News. August 81.
Among the visitors at the headquarter,
of the Republican state committee to-day
was little gentleman, with keen, snap.
ping brown eyes and very intelligent OK
preston Of cOuntenance, who strclled ir
carelessly, shook hands with Secretary
Taggart. took seat near him and pre-
pared to read newspaper until Chairman
Cooper came in. Although among thu
many persons who we're constantly going
in and out Of the room, the entrance of the
little man with swapping brown eyes was
scarcely noticed, those who saw him at
once recognized Mr.. Thomas b. Cochran,
of Lancaster, chief clerk Of the state Sen
ate, and one of the best posted men pOliti
cally in the state.
How is the political outlook in Ian
caster, Mr.. Cochran? asked . represen.
tative of the Ne,cs, approaching the chair
in which the gentleman from the homo Ol
Candidate BrOsius was seated.
every good for the Republicans" Mr.
Cochran answered.
How many votes do you think the
Independents will poll there in Novem-
ber ~
~ don't think they will pOl near as
many as Wolfe did. You know he got
300. As a fair sample of what the vlte
for Stewart will be, in ono ward where
Wolfe polled 23 votes last year Stewart
only has Z supporters now. This is about
an average of how the Stewart vote will
run, although in few wards his proper
tiOn may be somewhat larger"
"Are the Independents organized for
work p
"NO, sir that's one of the things that
bOthcrs them most. They are not organ
lied and they don't seem to be able to Or
ganize. Their numbers are dropping oil
day by day. The leaders of the movement
in Lancaster arc E. X. Martin and his
brother in law, T. b. Hollahan. When
delegates were ''elected" to the Independ-
ent convention five men met in Mar
tins Office aud elected themselves. There
had been no notice Of the meeting prev
iously given. Martin remained in the
background then and put his brother in
law, Hollahan, forward as a figurehead.
But since that time Martin has come out a
full. fledged Independent. The Independ-
ent organ in Lancaster makes q big stir
about its followers and pitches into every
one who opposes them.
"MaiOr A. G.. ReinOeLl has lately been
assailcd vigorously by the Independents
for the real reason that ho couldn't be por-
suaded to 20 over to tho cause. When the
movement first started the Independents
1lattered Reinoehl, and tho New Erd, their
organ, couldn't say enough nice little
things about him. He couldn't be shaken,
however, and at a meeting of the Repub-
lican county committee ON last Monday
night he got up and made ringing speech
for Republicanism, pure, simple and un-
adulterated. Since that time the Neu Era
has been firing its hottest shot at him in
hopes of breaking him down..
Has Chairman Hensel, of the Demo-
cratic state committee inspired much zeal
in his party leaders at his home %
"NOt exactly. There's perfect apathy
among the Lancaster Democrats. Patti
son can't arouse any enthusiasm there"
Why not ?" asked the NeWs man.
"Why, the old party leaders don't IN.
tend to be laid on the shelf yet a while,
Just to give the boys of the party a chance
to run the campaign. Tho well-knOwn
party leaders claim that they havo been
iusulted by tho nomination Of PattisOn and
feel decidedly sore over it. Colonel w.
B. FordDey, one of the best known Demo.
Gratis in Lancaster and man who thinks
twice before he speaks or acts, said the
other day that he intended to vote for
General Beaver. He said Stewart was a
good man, Pattison was brat of boy
and Beaver was good man and good
soldier, but Beaver was being blamed for
tho sins of the CamerOns, therefore he was
going to support Beaver.
"a few weeks ago the Democrats want
ed to nominate Samuel II. Reynolds, the
we'll known lawyer, as their candidate for
Congress, but Mr.. Reynolds wouldn't ac-
cept. He said he wouldn't put himself in
. position where he would be obliged to
antagOnize Beaver. These two men have
heretofore been host in themselves for
their party, but they feel like MIR. Vaux
in this city-they don't propose to SEQ
their party run by boys.'
How arc the Republicans organ
lied ~
"They were never in better shape than
they are now. A. F. Shenck, the
chairman of tho county committee, is a
worker and he has everything running
like clock work. When the voting time
comes Lancaster will this year be thor
oughly prepared to do all that is expected
of her and possibly a good deal more"