Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-13
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FRIDAY EVENING, JAN. l3. 1882.
Bold and SagaciOus.

organizing and undisciplined parties,
there was great deal Of inconsequen-
tial talk in the Wolfe meeting in Phil
adelphia yesterday. The proportion of
orators present was large, and as many
of them were smarting under some per-
sonal grievance, they were bound to be
heard without much regard to the relev-
ancy CT their addresses upon the matters
in hand. After they had been safely de-
livered of their speeches it did not take
them long to get through with their
business nor to reach common conclu'
sion. Upon the main purpose which had
brought them together there was sub
stantial unanimity. In fact their CON-
ing together was in itself such
ample proof of this that it
was unnecessary to devote several
hours Of Oratory to declaration of
their wrongs and determination to re.
dress them. The Continental confer
ence having met and parted, and the
regular state committee having laid
down its programme, there was nothing
left for the Wolfe people but to take
some step in advance of these two bodies.
1t was only questionable what that
should he and by what methods they
should effect the purpose upon which
they all seemed determined. This pur-
pose is expressed in the preamble of the
resolution offered, discussed and adopted,
against which no declaration nor oppo-
sition WAS manifested
Whereas, Uniform experience for 4
series Of years has shown that Republican
conventions in the state of Pennsylvania,
as conducted and controlled, instead Of
nominating candidates for public offices
such as are indicated by the popular
choice within the party and are in the in
terest of the people, have simply ratified
the selections primarily made by junta
of arrogant party managers in their own
political and personal interest +; and
whereas, everything i'll the present out
look indicates clearly 4 repetition OF =
similar course OF conduct and whereas
we are resolved no longer to submit to
such dctation. but to insist that the Re
publicans Of Pennsylvania shall have ali
opportunity ofvOting Cor Republican can
didates who give the guaranty in their
characters aud anteccdcnts that they are
devoted to the interests of the people, and
not to the furtheranre Of the personal ends;
of individuals, and who shall be the ex-
pOhents of pure and nntrammeled ltepub-
iicanism.
A good deal of ftrEid Grafton was de
voted to an elaboration of this com
plant. and :, good deal of the ordinary
sort of poitic.! wrtngling was indulgel
in over the point as to whether the lndt
pendent5 should call tler convention be
fore or after the Republican convention.
1t Was finally agreed to convene it two
weeks alter the Republican and in the
city of Philadelphia, where the move.
ment has its most substantial backing.
The management of the Wolfe party
unIuestionably showed political sagacity
in their action. Had they fixed
their convention in advance of the Re
publican they would have encountered
opposition in it to the nomination Of !.
ticket they would have been put into
the position Of attempting to dictate
their ticket to the regular organization,
OF they might iave been betrayed int"
the selection Of Il ticket acceptable to
the Cameron managers, and the accept
ance of which would have been as disas-
trOus to them as Mitcilell's election was.
1t can lie easily understood that it was
the policy Of Mr.. Wolfe and his more ag-
gressive colleagues to make the show of
being bold enough TO put their ticket in
the field in advance: aud yet to appear
to he cOnciliatory enough to defer their
unit! after the regular, had
made theirs. by this move they abatc !;
none of their Independence while they
put themselves in a better position before !
,he more timid of their fellows, to justify !
their intended revolt. For they know !
very well that the policy of The
Stalwarts is rs fully disclosed now Us it
will he when The convention is held.
Beaver is t. be nominated for governor
md one OF their own kind for secretary
,f internal a!f.;irs {; they may cOnce,i.
to the Continental Inhapenl
ents in the make-up Of the rest of the
.icket, but beavers nomination is the
)oint againSt which the Wolfe attack j.;
o he directed.
In the meeting of the Republican state
the Stalwarts. largely in con
,rol Of made feint OF compromise
by taking the middle Of the dates pro.
posel. which was the time fixed upon all
llong tc suit them. and which oppor-
uhely falls before the Lancaster prima-
les. Mr.. Wolfe and his coadiutors
we're quite rs smart in appearing to give
he Regular Republicans Il chance to
nominate an acceptable ticket. Both
ides understand the situation very well.
The Stalwarts are now just as fully de.
to nominate Beaver rs Wolfe
md his friends are to put uy somebody
lse.
Nix. NENNOE comes to tie front
gain with tie snow storm of to-day
Which he put down upon his cards, and
promises to behave as he said
would and vanish in day or
wO, taking its white mantle away.
We are to have capricious weather
ccording to this prophet, for the re-
lainder of the winter, with succeed
lg days of cold and mildness just the
ind of Weather we ought not to have for /