New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-30
THE OUTLOOK IN ERIE.
INDEPENDENTS RATHER QUIET AT PRESENT-AN IL

THE OUTLOOK IN ERIE.
| INDEPENDENTS RATHER QUIET AT PREsENr-AN IN
TEREsTING CONTEST FOR CONGREssMAN
| fFRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
ERIE Penn. June 21.-At the extreme northern
end of the state, with Ncw-York bordering on one
side and Ohio on the other. Erie County has been
somewhat removed from the influences oil the IN
terror politicians 1t has been known as an anti
Cameron county and no doubt deserves to be
classea in that list yet il has shown less lndepen
dent Republican strength in proportion to ITS vote
| than almost any other county IN the state. us
| representatives in the Legislature in both the
Senate and Assembly voted against Oliver, Came
rons candidate for the United states Senate, ana
those seeking an Endorsement have secured IL by
denomination. The county was strong for Blaine
| in 1850 and has not yet forgiven the men VINO he
| trayed it at Chicago. Last year It's delegates OPP
po,ed Baily for State Treasurer, and supported
Davies who was slaughtered on the Stalwart altar
by Camerons order Yet when Wolfe ran as an
| independent Republican candidate, Erie County
gave hum only 292 ont of the 5000 Republican
votes cast. and to outward appearances the indie
pendents have not much greater strength here TINS
| year, so far.
Appearances, however, are deceiving and if the
independent leaders are not greatly deceived them
selves Erie County will givsat least one-third OF
its votes to the Stewart ticket. comparison with
| the Wolte vote wonld be manlfestly misleading
His contest did not embrace all that is involved this
year lie was self-nOmnated, only short time
before the election and his campaign conducted
in n hap-hazard manner He did not come INTO
Erie County his ballots were not TO he had IN sew
eral townships, aud 80 far as was publicly known he
had only one supporter IN the county, NJ II. Silver
thorne. Of Fairview "a member of the Legislature
Yet he polled 292 votes This year the state OF
affairs will be very different, and Erie County
will not be neglected by the Independent leaders.
judge Sonthefs a prominent lawyer and wealthy
citizen. who "A delegate to the Regular RepnD-
hcon Convention last year that nominated Baiy.
and MIR Spencer another well-knOwn lawyer. are
interesting themselves in the Independent move
mcnt in the city. Mr. SOuthcrs says that he has
been in CORE, poudcncc with n number OF leading
Republicans IN the county towns. with the purpose
ot orranlzing a county committee, and he IS salts
fled that fair percentage of the Republican vote
will be given to the Stewart ticket. lie says that
a campaign newspaper will be published here in the
interest OF the Independent ticket. Representative
SIlverthorne is enthusiastic for the Stewart ticket
and asserts that Erie County is full OF Independent
voters and il only needs organization to bring them
out.
The Dispafch. the Stawart daily here. has not yet
placed the Beaver ticket at the head OF its columns
The Republican Comfy Convention net here to-day
IuouIrv among the delegates showed that they were
generally of the opinion that the Independent Re-
publicans were weak in numbers in the county
The Postmaster and Collector Of the Port were ap'
pointed by President Hayes and were not strong
| Cameron supporters.
| General d.. B. McCreary who was delegate to
| the late Harrisburg Convention says that he did
not think the supporters of the Stewart ticket were
| much greater in number in the county than the
Wolfe voters of last year. The county he SAYS, is
| undoubtedly anti-Cameron. If the issue were dis
tinctly one of innorsng the leadership OF Senator
| Cameron there would be n very decided majority
against but such is not the ssue and it is not 80
| regarded in Erie County. Tho independents have
| three representatives on the regular ticket the
| platform is "A strong Endorsement OF CIV II service
| reform and this he thinks is accomplishing good
| deal in one year. AS to Cameron naming the cand
dates he SAYS the Senator WAS decidedly in favor Of
| Cancellation. and for that matter Mitchell himself
was named by Cameron for Senator, and he had
conference III Washington with Alr. Cameron on the
| subiect before lie was proposed at Harrisburg.
Several prominent citizens who have privately
stated it to be their intention to vote the lndepen
dent ticket do not wish their names published be-
cause they do at present to be subjected 10
the uncertainties of the Stalwart leaders and the
ridlcue of their new spapers This is plea met with
| in number of instances where the Stewart adher-
IN small minority. As soon rs IL Dccoues
| known in one of these places that prominent Re-
publican will vote the Independent ticket, he Is
beset with opportunities of Stalwart leaders TO act
| with them Promises OF patronage or anything
! likely to influence "A vote are made ana these lalI-
| ing a system of rldlcue and bOyc0ttlug on a
small scale has been rcsOrted to IN numerous IN
| stances 10 AVOID long siege OF tins KIND some
men prefer to keep their own counsel until later IN
| the campaign.
| An interesting contest over the nomination for
| Congress IN TINS district, which comprises Erie,
Warren and NcnaugO counties, has been IN prog ess
| for time The candidates arc l.. T. watson,
| of Warren, the present member; T. ". Mackey, OF
| Venango; and L. :. Norton ana NJ BraInerd, OF
| Erie This county polls more Republican votes
| than NenangO and Warren together. yet IL Is Il
peculiar tact that 10 has NOT secured the nomination
of one of lis for member OF Congress IN twenty
wears. Warren always carries Oh the priZe, because
! of better political management. Mr. Scoheld, OF
| that county, represented the district IN Congress
| for twelve wears. aud now Nj. W atsOn l. seeking
| aud doubtless VIII secure his third term. Ere
! County always goes into the convention divided.
| II IL had only candidate IN the Mold II would
secure the nomination. hut the Warren politicians
always take good that there are two candidates
from IRE and with the aid OF Federal ohicehollers
| this is not a difficult undertaking. The Congress
sIoual convention composed of l53 votes. W ar
| ren's 30 votes will be gwen 10 Mr. Watson. The
Nenango delegates 81 in number are instructed tor
| Mr. Mackey VINO pToclaims himself IN lndcpen
dent. Eric has y votes, II p Ui which are Tor MIR
| BraInerd who Is genuine candidate, and 3Ol2
| have been secured by Mr.. Norton. no Is "a dummy
| for Mr.. Watson and the remaining 10 are claimed
| by MI Watson fr'S could make the combined
vote of Mr.. Mackey and MIR. Bfainerd, the anti
Watson candidates, 1ol2, ANA tho Norton aud
Watson vote ALSO I5l2, an equal Division. 1t /,
generally conceded however, that Mr. Watson will
be nominated. lie Processes not to he q Cameron
man, IL wealthy and Though seventy two wears Old
is regarded as a hard working and capable Repre-
] sentative.