New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-25

making as some have represented, but there Is no
doubt that the President and Senator CalneIon
are disposed to be very frendlys with senator and
Mitchell, instead of treating him as traitor ana
reading him ont of the party and 1t seems 70 DC
true that the Cameron monopoly of the tederal ap-
pointments il not so complete as it was ..
A Pennsylvania Congressman gave an interesting
statement OF his view OF the change: tninh
Arthur has done it. know that before the cleo
tion tho Camerons, Simon in particular were rean-
ing the lndependentsout of the party and wereta
ing very bitterly. After the election SIMON Cameron
did the same thing and vowed that Don could oe
elected in spite of the Independents. They werenI
going recognize the lnde pendents as Republicans.
| think Arthur saw that he had been duped Dy
Cameron and made up his mind TO call halt. L
haye theory though 1t is only tneofs 'nas aSsns ~
there is change Frank iiatton has heard Oh II,
because now up at The Post Office Department they
require something besides Senator Cameron lh-
dOrsement il appointing postmaster. and Con-
gressmen who had no standing at all last summer
now receive attention.
There IS another thing. The Camerons nave
everything at stake in the election of Republican
President. Don Cameron's real ambition Is 70 Oc
Secretary Of the Treasury have reason to OelieVe
that 1T had been arranged that he should nave tna'
place In Grants Cabinet, if Grant had been nomi-
mated and elected IN 1880. Cameron would mucn
prefer Cabinet place 10 seat IN the senate, ana
there are special reasons why he woild IKE 70 DC
Secretary of the Treasury. i think if Republican
President should be elected IN 1884, that ater me
election and before the election OF q senator IN
Pennsylvania Cameron will sayto the Independents:
Here. | don't care for place III the oena q. MY
tas ties are elsewhere. If you will support me Tor
Cabinet place, giving me the whole support OF my
State, / Will favor prominent Independent TOT
Senator Harmony in the future Is their preserva-
ton, and the lndepend, nts will bo glad to have
harmony also; but they will consent to It only on
honorable terms and without any sacrifice ot the
prnclpl they fought for"
well-knOwn Stalwart, who was here recently,
gave his plan TO insure harmony in the next CAM
palgn in New York state 1t is that the present Re,
some neutral man added Tor State Treasurr-whlcn
place is now held by Democrat. His idea Is that
Mrssrs. Carr Davenport and Ward have served
faithtully-which is undoubtedly true-and could
be universally supported for reelection on thht
ground, while the party would AVOID in this " way
the eHIbarrassments and iSunderstandings that
might arise if new men nominated Ii this
were done, he believes The Republicans could carry
the State.
An Idea going nearer TO the roots Of things was
not suggested by a StawarC. 1t IS that tue
best way to insure an effective organization OF the
party III NewYOrk state. and q real AMI lasting
harmony, is to have tao " machine" IN New-1Ork
City TeOrganIZed possible. The fact that,
soon after the elections had shown great popular
disgust with Bosses" and the Boss" kind OF
poltics, the NewYOrk machine held its elections
and ground out tho same old set OF Hack
leauers, was dramatic proof as any one
could desire-if any proof was needed
that the Republican organization II tnaJ Guy
dOesn'v represent any thing but the comparatively
small number of people who are allowed 10 belong
to it. This matter OF reorganization is likely 10 DO
agtated soon Ill a practical way. ID. d. L.