New-York tribune., 1882-09-29
The PENNSYLVANIA CANVASS.
CAMERON MEN LOSING CONFIDENCE.

ING STRENGTH
| tFBoM 4 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OP THE TRBUSE.t
| PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2s.-A strikins featur
of the canvass in this State noticeable at TO 4
person who may have been absent from it for
short time is the chanRed tone % the Cameron lead.
ers when speaking of the prospects OF the Beaver
! ticket. Three weeks ago Chairman Cooper and
| his assistants the Cameron committee were
claiming pluralies for the Beaver ticket ranging
anywhere from 20, 900 to 10000 They were not
willing to admit that there was a shadow OF doubt
as TO General Beavers election. Whatever may
have been their private views. they always spoke IN
! public in tie same confident manner Now that tho
canvass is fairly under way. however, Mr. Cooper and
his associates longer affect TO ignore the danger
that surrounds tLeir ticket IL is too early yet TO
talk of maorities,' Mr. Cooper SAID to The TRIB-
UNE correspondent to-day. We have. of course,
got hard fight before us. but we shall elect our
ticket" When reminded that be was quite ready
to figure up maiorities tor Beaver three weeks ago.
Mr. Cooper showed an unwillingness to discuss tho
matter further.
NJ. s Quay who is the coolest. clearest- headed
| and most experienced leader the Cameron SIDE.
has not expressed any great confidence IN the elec-
tion of General Beaver since the nomination was
made. lie is quoted by his intimate social friends
here privately admitting tnat the contest ior
Beaver is a hopeless one When The TRIBUNE cor
respondent made inquiries of him to-day in regard
| to the subject he replied
a don't know much about he canvass. think
we shall elect ticket. though"
without trOublel'
"Oh, 20. Did you ever hear of an election carried
without trouble. travail and yeAation of spirit"
| "N, >. with no mere than the usual trouble in
carrying the State7"
That | can say. lt is "a hard fight, there is no
doubt Of that but believe We shall come ont with
| Success"
This is not the kind of talk that the public has
! been accustomed to listen 10 from the Can eron
! leaders James McMancs the former Stalwart
leader in this city aud still the most powerful man
| In the local ranks, and whose consent General
Beaver said he asked before he became a candidate
for Governor, unwilling to be interviewed
on tho subject OF the election. personal friend Of
his from distant part of the sIate. said, however.
| that he asked him how the fight was getting on,
| whercupon Mr. McManes replied What hghti'
| "Why thai over the Governorship' said the
friend. There is no fight" was the reply Mr.
McManes ~ said to have made " 1t IL the mere
shadow of contest. Beaver has no chance what
ever" Il Is suggestive of the feeling within tho
Cameron ranks that several of the leaders to whom
this conversation was related expressed no doubt
| OF its authenticity, but fell to accusing NJ.
McMaues Of having been in reasonable correspond
ence with Thomas NJ. Marshall. of Pittsburg aud OF
having tried to induce Governor IIoyt tO come Of
the fence and show a little backbone by decar-
ing IN favor of the Independent Republican ticket.
| McMaucs cares only for the Gas Trust said
near political friend 0s Senator Cameron. " think
| If his interest IN that could be assured as safe no
would ike to the regular ticket defeated
Curiously enough General Beaver himself was tho
Only prominent Cameron mau that could be- found
| in the city who retained the buoyant feeling Of
confidence in the success OF the ticket freely
pressed few weeks ago. llo has been travelling
| over the State since his nomination. and believes
himself we'll informed as tc the outlook II be is
t:Oubled IN the least about his election he makes
arLexhibition of il, but expresses himself as
entirely satisfied that he will be the next Governor
of the State. II is not to he expected that the per-
sons with whom General Beaver comes in contact
will press 20 his their doubts oi his IL
inclined 30 do 50 his own confident tone would deter
them from it, because it indicates that such ntolli-
! g,nco would be Ingelcome. But if General Beaver
has any time to read the accounts oil tEe numerous
Independent Republican meetings that are being held
six nights OF the week throughout the State, and
| the names of the Old-tImc Republican leaders that
are qoiug On the stump for the Stewart cket it il
inexplIcable how he remain 50 ight-he and
confident if he believes that his own defeat would
lead to the result that he has publicly pictured,
unless. like Nero of Old, he can chaut To his own
| Tyre while Rome is beng DESTROYED
Senator Cameron is "a id TO have abandoned his
proposed trip to the Pacific coast until after elec
tion fIo vas in the city yesterday, anl attended a
conference of his lieutenants at which Cooper
| Ouay Davies Balvcr Bailey, Snowden. IIartranlt
| aud others wcre present. Tho developments IN the
canvass during The last ten days have been ol such
nature as 10 cause the changed tone IN the talk of
the Cameron leaders They recognize the neces-
| sity of doing something to aay the Increasing dis
affection IN their ranks hence the council OF yestcI-
day What was said or done has not been mads
public, but it is reported that the withdrawal D Mr.
! Rawc, the candidate tor supreme Judge, was sug-
gc,ted as proper tang to strengthen the ticket at
| this time Mr. Rawles candidacy excites the spe-
| cial artipathy Of - Boss McNanes, while it IS un-
| popular with members OF the bar, and Is most
| Gagrant example of Cameron dictlton. II j. iui-
! probable however That he will withdraw. Befors
| his nomination lie was known as an Independent
Republican with strong autipathy TO the Cameron
methods. With that wonderful change which th1
! prospect Of an Office. however dim makes IN some
men, Mr. Rawle is IN warm fellowship witt.
| Cameron Cooper and Quay. lie has paid his as
sessment said 10 have been -, 800 to the camp ign
! fund but will make no speeches.
The hAances Of the committee and the prospect Of
getting outside aid ia the canvass are 20 subjects
| discussed yesterday The assessments on office
| holders have brought into the Stalwart treasury
| about 100000 from Federal and State officials
| The payments have been more prompt from tho
! Federal than from tue State officials; the former
| being accountable to an Administration that has
two years aud half yet to run. while some OF
the state officials seeing only defeat, refuse To con-
| tribute All Pennsylvanians holding Federal
Offices whether IN he State. in Washington or else
where have Jeen invited 10 assist" Senator Cam
eron has made a large personal contribution, and
also other beuo Charles OF his political system. Tho
dsch arrr OF postal clerk who refused 70 pay his