Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-30
The Doom of BOssism in Pennsyl
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Vanfa.
All reports agree that the feeling
against Cameronism, bossism, the one
man power and the spoils system is ra-
pidly increasing in Pennsylvania, and that
these reports are true Is shown by two
recent occurrences which have created
somewhat of sensation in that State
Mr. Stewart, the Independent Republi-
can candidate, has publicly stated that
there was Cameron conference in
Washington previous to the nominations
with the purpose of fixing up the ticket;
that he was offered a place if he
would join the Cameron forces in their
purpose to run the convention, and that
he rejected the overtures then made to
him. AS the holding of such confer
ence has been repeatedly denied by the
Cameron people, this direct evidence of
the charge has acted like bombshell in
the camp of the bossists. Besides this, the
statement is revived that Beavers posi-
ton at the head of the regular ticket is
the reward of his betrayal of Blaine in
the Chicago convention. This charge is
made by the Washington correspondent
of the Philadelphia Times as follows;
at is charged that James A. Beavers
an aspirant for the Governorship OF
Pennsylvania, was elected as Blaine
delegate to the Chicago convention; that
the said James A. Beaver, acknowledg-
ing his duty to his constituency, imme-
diately sought out Senator j. Donald
Cameron and others of the stalwart ring,
and made overtures to control the Penn
sylvania delegation in the interest Of the
nomination of Gen. q. S. Grant that in
consideration of thus giving Blaine
State to Grant and betraying the people
who chose him as their delegate, the said
Beaver was to have the support OF the
Cameron ring in Pennsylvania, and was
to be named by Mr.. Cameron for the Gu
bernatorial candidacy; that in fulhllment
of this contract James A. Beaver did sell
and betray the cause for which he was
enlisted, and did convey his vote and in
fuence to the stalwart bosses at Chicago,
and in return the said j. Donald Gamer
on did name the said Beaver for the Gu
berpatorial candidature, the same being
done in a certain room in Washington
City, where the original contract was
contaminated, all TO the great scandal
and outrage of the free Republican voters
of Pennsylvania"
a Chicago paper adds to this the indi-
vidual testimony Of several Of the Penn
sylvania delegates to the Chicago conven-
ton, some of whom are now supporting
the Cameron ticket, to the effect that
Gen. Beaver was elected as Blaine
delegate by Blaine constituency. 1t is
expected that the accumulated testimony
as to Gen. Beavers treachery to his con
stituents and to Blaine in 1880 will array
against him the votes of thousands Of
Blaine men throughout the State whom
the Cameron rule alone would not have
driven from him.
Thus all the evidence seems to point
to widening of the breach between
the Cameron and the anti Cameron fac
tons of the Pennsylvania Republicans,
and the Independents now claim that the
Stewart ticket will poll larger vote
than the Beaver ticket. The result Of
this state of affairs cannot well be any
thing else than the election of Pattison,
the Democratic candidate. Should this
prove the case the Keystone State will
be delivered from the control of the Re
publicans and once more restored to Dem
ocratic rule, and thus the Cameronian |
boss party of ''rule or ruin will be sig |
nally rebuked.
1t is to be hoped that the people of |
Chatham county will. on Wednesday next.
send greeting to their friends in Penn
sylvania-now so vigorously waging
warfare against bossism-and showthem
hat the spirit of opposition to ring rule, |