The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-07-20
PENNSYLVANIA PoLITlcs.
All Further Peace Negotiations Between
the Regular Republicans and In.
dependents Regarded as
znEnu ~
Rasng NJ an End


Being at an End
PHILADELPHIA, July 1S.-The execu-
tive cOmmmittee of the Republican
state committee appointed TO aid Chair
man Cooper in conducting the cam
paign, and given discretionary power to
act in the matter of the propositions
submitted by the independents, met this
afternoon, Chairman Cooper presiding.
All the members except Coburn and
Mcpherson were present
Chairman Cooper, prior to the meet
ing, made no concealment OF the fact
that the executive committee as such
ton aud regarded all further peace ne
gotiations at an end.
After reading the communication
from the Independents heretofore pub
lished and the communication from the
regular candidates given below, the
chairman was authorized to make the
following response to- the communities
ton of the independents:
Gentlemen: Your several letters have
been received and the executive commit
tee of the Republican convention have
given them full consideration. We are
also in receipt of the accompanying let
ter from our candidates, which we for
ward. as part of the general proceed
ihgs. All communications which you
have sent differ in the conclusions and
cannot he reconciled with each other.
The difference between your candidates
are 80 wide that they practically bar any
further attempt At negotiations on the
basis proposed by them. Our action in
submitting the four propositions which
embodied all OF the methods and princi-
pies ever asked by those whom you are
called on to represent, exhausts all the
powers intrusted TO us by the convention
of June 21st which authorized the Re-
publican state committee TO adopt ali
honorable means to harmonic the Re
publican party so as TO secure success
in November.
The letter of the candidates is as fol-
lows:
Thos. V. Cooper, chairman Republican
state committee of Pennsylvania-Sir:
We have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt through you of u communication
addressed to US by Hon. John Stewart,
Col. Levi Burdett, Major G. w. Merrick
and Geo. Judkin in response TO certain
propositions submitted by the Republi-
can party of Pennsylvania, looking to
an amicable and honorable adjustment
of whatever differences there may be
among the various elements of the par
ty. Without accepting any of the prop
ositions submitted by your committee,
this communication asks US as condI-
ton precedent to any recommendation
on the part Of the writers thereof TO de-
clare that, in the event of calling new
convention, we will severally forbid the
Republicans of pennsylvania to call upon
US for our services as candidates for the
various positions to be filed by the PEG.
pie at the coming election. To say that
in the effort to determine whether or not
our nomination was the free and un-
biased choice of the Republican
party we must not be candidates, is sim:
ply to beg the question at issue. We
have no desire to discuss this question
in ats numerous bearings. We have
placed ourselves unreserVediy in the
hands of the Republicans of Pennsyi-
vania. We have pledged ourselves to
act concurrently with your committee,
and are bound by Its action. We there
fore respectfully suggest that we have
no power or authority TO act independ-
emily of the committee or make any
declarations at varience with the prOpo-
sitions submitted in accordance with its
action. There ought to be and can be
no such thing as personal antagonism Ia
this contest We severally and emphat-
ically disclalm even the remOtest ap-
proach to feeling of this kind toward
any person. We fraternize with and
are ready to support any and every citi-
izen who loves the cause of pure Re-
publicanism and with this declaration
we submit the whole subject to your de-
liberate judgment and wise cOnsidera-
ton. We have the honor, as heretofore,
to he your obedient servants.
(Signed) JAS. A. BEAVER,
VIM. II. RAwLE,
WA.J. DAVIES,
JNO. w. GREER,
MARRIOTT BROsIUs.