The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-06-14

have suggestion to make leading
TO harmony. while they are all deep
ly impressed with the conviction
that unless something is done. "
defeat is inevitable. Mr.. Koontz's
contributions towards harmony con-
sist in setting forth his objections to
the ticket. which are that the bosses
made il. and that most of It had
benn Indicated in advance oi the
meeting pf the convention. That
gentleman knows--ior he was on the
platform in the convention-that
the nominations OF Beaver. Davies
and Marshall were made with en-
thusiasm by every vote in the con-
vention, and that all the bosses In
christendom could not have COM
PEELED such unanimitv, if the senti-
ment and hearts of the delegates
had not been enlisted for the candi-
dates. But "the ticket had been
indicated for some time in advance
of the convention" complains the
veteran general. Well, we should
say it had, and most unmistakably
indicated too, by the Republicans OF
the State. The kickers at the out
start announced that they were 60
ing to carry the convention and die
tate the candidates. They demand
ed a long canvass and short cam
paign, and they got it. The canvass
proceeded, the cry ofthe +" bosses can
didate was raised against General
Beaver, and yet the kickers were in
minority before two-thirds of the
delegates were chosen. To cover
their defeat they proposed a scheme
of compromise, (the Continental
Peace Conference and to their con-
sternation their proposition was
agreed to and their terms accepted.
Before leaving the hotel their repre-
sentatives declared they would not
keep faith, on the very terms pro-
posed by themselves. They at once
called a separate State Convention,
and renewed the fight before they
knew whether the Regular conven-
ton would endorse the compromise
or not; and now having placed their
ticket in the field, they are bowling
for harmony and clamoring for
still another convention.
judging from the past, We do not
believe that the managers of the
Independent machine would go into
a new convention if it was assented
TO by the Regulars. 1t is too much
to expect that they would agree to
be snulfed out. as they would be in
convention of the entire party.
They do not desire a new conven-
ton, or a united party; they will
accept nothing that would take
them ont of the field. They would
be satisfied with nothing that a new
convention would do short of an
unconditional surrender of the par
ty organization into their hands.
We do not believe that anything
is to he feared from a new conven-
ton; our candidates are too strong
ly entrenched in the popular heart,
but with the integrity of their nomi-
nations questioned, and their titles
to position challenged, the party
cannot afford TO concede an iota to
the demands of the foes of its organ
ization.
Let Independent veterans like
General koontz, who are ready to
spread before the public their lam
entations over the divisions in the
party, suggest the remedy. Let us
know the panacea for their aches
and sores. Neither the continuous
rub-a-dub-dub of the Press, nor the
lamentations of the weeping Jere-
miahs Of the Independent breed
will cure the evils of which they
complain nor induce the Republi-
cans of the State to abandon their
ticket and their organization.