The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-31
MONDAY
A STALWARr C0NFAB.
ACCIDENTAL MEETING

ANOTHER ACCIDENTAL MEETING
ofths cAadtdAtss-BeAver, Brosius sad Cooper
ToEethsr-The Chairman Goes to Sec Quay
Ia Atlantic city The Head OF the
| > Ticket Also At the ssa,lde.
PHILADELPHIA. July 29.-GencralB Beaver
and Marriott, Brosius arrived in the city
yesterday and almost Immediately repaired
to the headquarters Of Chairman Cooper.
Later in the day all three met again at the
St. Cloud Hotel aed remained together for
upwards OF an hour. Curious bystanders
began 10 shake their heads and speculate.
Mr.. Cooper, while sunny and cheerful rs
ever, seemed desirous OF having It under
stood that the meeting OF the two stalwart
candidates and himself 80 close on the
heels OF the Independent State committee's
rejection OF Mr. Cooper's propositions for
harmony WIS entirely accidental. Shortly
aiterward Mr.. Cooper, with his family and
a lot Of baggage, left the hotel for Atlantic
City. General Beaver said that he was
going to Asbury Park, where Mrs. Beaver
has been staying for the last two weeks,
and at three o'clock left the hotel and took
the $3.50 train from the Broad street
station for the seashore. Marriott Brosius,
twenty minutes before the departure Of
General Beaver, hurriedly secured his
linen duster and small travelling bag and
male almost double.Quick time out Of the
hotel. He said that he was going home to
Lancaster, and that his meeting with Gen.
eral Beaver was accidental. He jumped
on car and started for the depot.
Halt an hour later Mr.. Taggart, Secretary
Of the Republican State Committee, said at
the headquarters that the meeting OF Gen.
Beaver and Mr.. Brosius had been entirely
accidental.
A sEAsuoRE CONFERENCE.
Meantime rumors were flying. Men
were talking on the street corners and in
the hotel lobbies about the significance OF
the meeting. As a coincidence in counec.
ton with Mr.. Cooper's visit to Atlantic
City, it was recalled that Secretary Quay
was there and also that a report came
from Washington few days ago that Sen.
ator Cameron was to visit Atlantic CITY
this week. There was talk Of conference
OF the Stalwart leaders and candidates TO
consider still further means OF harmony
between the two Republican elements. In
this connection an old rumor that gained
ground few days after the meeting OF the
Independent candidates, two weeks ago,
and the submission Of their proposition 10
withdraw both tickets and nominate new
men was revived and discussed. It was to
the effect that II all other means failed
pressure would probably be brought to
bear against Senator Cameron in Washing.
ton which would compel him TO give up
Beaver and the whole ticket and accept the
proposition OF the Independents. Il was
said at the time that Gen. Beaver was to be
provided for by appointment to some i'm
por,ant position by President Arthur.
Chairman Cooper spent portion OF last
evening with Secretary Quay in Atlantic
City. The chairman told a reporter that
his visit to the seashore had no political
significance whatever. Notwithstanding
this assertion, it was thought by certain
other politicians, who had heard OF the
movements OF General Beaver and Mr..
Brusius, that the candidate for Governor
and possibly some OF the other Stalwart
nominees might soon make their appear
ance in Atlantic City,.
GENERAL BEAVER WILLING. .
Before General Beaver left the St. Cloud
Hotel he spoke guardedly in answer to
some questions concerning the rejection Of
the Stalwart propositions by the Independ-
ent committee on Thursday. He said he
was not surprised at the action OF the indie.
pendents, as he had thought all along that
the committee would support the stand
taken by their candidates. 1t WAS in some
respects unfortunate that they had done so,
but he thought the regulars could survive
it. He was OF the opinion that the work OF
the independent committee ended the
negotiations and that both sides would
proceed with the fight. Mention was made
of the rumor that there was bare posi-
bility Of the Stalwarts accepting the propo-
sition OF the four Independent candidates
to retire both tickets, bold new primaries
and new convention to nominate new
men. General Beaver was asked what he
thought Of the plan. He said that, so far
as he was concerned, he vas perfectly will
ling to step down and out il it was the wish
Of the Republican party. He said he had
al along been willing to take this step ii
the welfare Of the party demanded it,
Secretary Taggart said, however, that i'm.
mediately after hearing the result OF the
Independent committee meeting Chair
man Cooper had proceeded to make all his
contracts ior printing and publishing cam.
paign matter. He considered all peace ne.
gotatious at an end and nothing left to do
but fight it out at the polls. Among Gen.
Beavers closest political friends in the CITY
the bare idea Of the acceptance OF the In.
dependent proposition was secuted. They
declared that the Regulars could not pro-
coed in more certain way to defeat the
party this fall than By retiring General
Beaver and the whole ticket. The Geper.
ais personal strength among the Republi.
cans Of the State was such, they declared,
that II he were retired thousands of his
friends would vote the Democratic ticket,
No man could be nominated, they claimed,
"Ao Noulu luA ~ lAl AueAu u us ticket
next November as General Beaver would.
As ior the rumored pressure behind Sena-
tor Cameron, they said that Mr.. Cameron
was not the Republican party, nor presi-
dent Arthur either, and that the combined
strength Of both could not force General
Beaver of the ticket against the wishes Of
OF his Republican friends in his native
! State. "',a So t.ia.
- n. ALL HorE NOT ABANDONED.
Notwithstanding these strong views ON
General Beavers friends it is not denied
that there is possibility Of some further
steps in the direction Of harmony. The
desire Of the stalwarts for harmony, it is
claimed, is too strong for them to abandon