New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-22

elected delegate 10 the Chicago Convention, but
| thrown out by Cameron because be would not
pledge himself to vote for Grant ColoneI McAicnaei
The earliest Independent Of those who
will take part in the Convention was Mr
Mapes. who in 1877, when Simon Cameron
resigned his seat in the United States Senate to
give place to his son, was the only Republican IN
the ground that he was opposed TO hereditary sue
cession in politics. In 1879, when Cameron came up
for lection for the full term, Mr. Mapes had the
cOmpan0nship of twenty-six other RepuDllcans
who refused to vote in caucus for CamerOns return
When it came TO the final test in the Legis-
lature. however only five renamed hrin against
the machine, and these were AlesSrs MapeS ana
Wolfe and Senators Stewart, Lee and Everhart
Two years later when the contest came for the cleo
ton of q successor to United States Senator Wal
lace the independent strength in the Legislature
had grown to J6 members, that being tine number
who originally supported Grow. 1t WIN thus be
seen that there has been RAPID growth OF the In
dependent Republican sentiment against Cameron
ism which promises well for its complete triumph
this year, according TO the views OF It's leaders 81
Wednesdays Convention, there IL no certainty who
will be its nominees Philip {. Garrett, Chairman
of the Committee of One Hundred. has been regard
| ed az IA probable nominee for Governor, but he
declines to allow his name TO he used. He is III full
| syrnD1thv with the movement and will be present
as "A delegate but his acceptance of any nomination
would be incompatible with his duties az the head
| of the Citizens Committee OF One Hundred; hence
| he declines. Taking lesson nom the experience
| of the Committee Of seventy IN NeW-1ork Wnlch
! undertook the work of purifying the munclpal
! politics of that city, and most of whose members
afterwarl became OtlicehOldc.s the Committee
oi one hundred OF this city has taclt understand
! ing hat It's members Will not become OhlcehoIder5
until its work IS finished and that VIII Tot be uhtll
| after Legislature Is elected that VIII pass the
| necessary reform measures ,
EN-Chiei-Justice Agnow, of the, the State
suPremS most CoqE nTcbas omnos r'gaSeu for Gov
ernOr. lie is an able and influential Repu6li-
| can. Some objection Is made TO him because OF his
connection with the Prohibition movement, but IN
|
| Beaver, while lie is a much ADLER man. Judge AS-
new Is III favor Of submitting to vote OF the peo-
| pie constitutional amendment prohibiting the
sale of liquors, but he Is opposed 10 the IrOhDitlOh-
| lists making separate nominations Ills name was
used without his consent by the GIeenDach
| party III 1878 as "a candidate Tor supreme
Judge and 100000 votes were polled
for him. That is also brought up
| against him but benjamin L. brewster Attorney
| General of the United States, was u candidate on
the oTeenback ticket Tor DlStrict-Attorney OF Ph-
| adelpha, and 1t was no objection III President
Arthur's mind to his KepublIcanism. ~
For Leutenant-Govemor, Colonel William
McMichael OF Philadelphia, IS talked Of Senator
Supreme Judge, but there Is not OF coarse
anything definite III regard To these places.
General Hindekoper. Postmaster OF -, TINS
city, Is mentioned for place the ticket ihere
| Is no probability OF the nomination OF Rawle IOr
| for supreme Judge beng approved, because Ot lIe
| Objectionable manner III winch IL was bTOught
about at harrisburg. The Independents feel tndt
| they could not approve OF II without stutltylng
themselves II Marshall should conclude TO remain
Se 1 gi1r M cAet eoua h nSlUn boz naSd T for
Governor by this Convention but II is not believed
he would accept. il he declines the nomination on
the regular ticket it Will add strength 10 the lnde-
pendent cause. 1t Is even limited now that james
AlcIlaneS, the we-known Philadelphia boss Is ripe
Tor revolt against the Cameron machine.
The platform Will be principally composed of the
one adopted by the JOINT conference al the CONT
mental Hotel some time ago, OF course without the
changes maze at harrisburg
SENAToVS CAMERON AND MITCHELL.
SUPERIOR GENERALsHIP OF THE FoRMER-srRIkING
SCENES IN EXECUTIVE sESSIoN-A NEW CIVIL
SERVICE REFORMER
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUsE.l
| WASHINGTON, May 21.-One of the chief Incl
dents of interest during the past week las been the
personal issue between Senator Cameron and SEN
ater Mitchell in executive session, over the Kauf-
man case. There were two points at which Cam
eron it is UNDERSTOOD rather gained the advantage
over his colleague by audacty and the peculiar
political skill he has been acquiring from his youth
up.
Senator MitchelPs friends have known for several
weeks that if they were to accept his statement
aud he is esteemed as a man of the highest probity
Senator Cameron had openly avowed TO him that
the nominations of Internal Revenue collectors.
which have caused much agitation in Pennsyl-
vana were made to the election of State Sem
ators who would vote for his (Cameron's) reelection
in 1885 Senator Mitchell has never it is said, al
lowed any public to be made of
this statement, but considered himself to
be justified in repeating 1t in executive
session. Senator Cameron at once rose from
his chair and said Il deny it. never made any
such statement" Senator Mitchell, SO the story
runs said quietly and some of the Senator'S thought
ineffectiyely That then, Is simply question of
veracity between u.s. That is my recollection of
I Al. l. IL a . thn
lish language The matter dropped there.
The next episode alluded to. when Senator
Cameron produced his charges against Mr.. Wiley,
the present Collector, whom Senator Mitchell de-
sired to see retained. These sprung on Scna-
tor Mitchell without any warning Although
they were twelve years old, they were presented
before the Committee. Senator Cameron preferring
apparently to reserve them for master stroke III
the Senate. They consisted mainly of allegations
that Mr. Wiley had ill-treated his mother, even
dragging her about her room; and also that he was
"profane and vulgar" Senator Mitchell was nat
urally taken somewhat by surprise. He knew, and
it is said Senator Cameron admitted, that Mr.
Wley's record as a Collector was beyond reproach
and he had never heard of any personal charges OF
this nature lie did what probably many straight
forward and hgh-minded would have done
under the circumstances-he admitted that he
could make no answer, because he had never heard
of the charges before aud had never concerned
himself with anything but the official
record of the man. lie went further, however than
a man of more experience in politics would have
done, when he practically waived a vote, and, in |
view Of the charges, allowed Mr.. Cameron's man to
be confirmed without division.
The manner in which the charges were presented |
would have been used by better politician than |
Mr. Mitchell to discredit the charges themselves, at
least until they could be investigated. Congress-
man A. Herr Smith, whose home is IN the same city |
as Mr. Wiley's-Lancaster-i reported as saying |
that he never heard of these accusations 1t Is the