Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-31
THE INDEPENDENTS.
REPRESENTATIVE MEN IN COU

REPRESENTATIVE MEN IN COUNCIL
Report. From Some OF. tho Ds.tricts-
Heavy Vote PrOmised-A Senator
to be Nominated.
At the call of Capt. j. II. Bricker and
T. 3. Holahan, esqs., of the Independent
state executive committee, q meeting OF
representative Independents was held in
Fulton hall at 1890 this morning.
The meeting organized by selecting S.
S. Spencer, 4th ward, city, as president,
and Amos Hershey. of Lcac0ck, secre
tary. ,.T
The meeting Immediately went into ex-
ecutive session, and tho reporters were
excluded from the room, and the doors
were not opened until about 12 o'clock.
The secretary reported forty six districts
of tho county represented in the meeting.
Following are some Of the more prOmi.
nent gentlemen present: Frank SHREDDER,
of No. / cotton mill S. S. Spencer, OF
Nos. and ) cotton mills II. G. Moore,
tobacco packer; JOS. ClarksoD, county
auditor; 3. B. Martin, coal and lumber
dealer; f. X. Martin, esq, T. B. Hola,
han, esq. A. II. Fritchey, esq, Geo. w.
Schroycr, florist, all from this city. Abr.
Bitner, of tho Lancaster watch factory, ID.
p. Locher, banker, c.. A. Bitner, select
| councilman OF 9th ware. and II. Baumgard-
ncr, of the Lancaster gas company,
sent word that they would like
to have been present but could not make
| it convenient. some Of the we'll known
country members present wero Col. Nc
Clure, of Columbia Caps. J. Il. Bricker,
of LititZ Robert Patterson, manager of
tho Safe Harbor iron works; Abram
Kline, of Mannheim Christian Nissley, Of
Mount Joy Joseph Il. Reed, of Salisbury;
Sylvester Kennedy, of Salisbury; S. r.
Buckwalter, of Salisbury Adam Geist, of
Leacock DIR. Plank, of Salisbury, who
was expelled from the Stalwart county
committee Amos Hershey, of Leac0ck !;
s. p. Wilmer, of Paradise; Tobias Her
shey, of Rapho; Jacob H. Eaby, Of Man
helm; A. 4. Nauman, Of Sporting Hill.
who had bccn expelled from the Stalwart
committee; A. L. Hershey, of Silver
Springs, also expelled Col. 9. s. Kauff
man, of Columbia; Frank Bowman, of
East Lampeter; S. S. Snodgrass, of Little
Britain. ....
CAPT. Bricker moved that committee
Of three be appointed to draft resolutions
expressive Of the sense of the meeting.
appointed Francis SHREDDER, SIS. SnOdgrass
On motion of Capt. Bricker the chair
man of tho executive committee was au-
thol lied to convene the committee at such
time rs he may think proper and to ap-
point such other committees as may be
necessary.
President Spencer called for reports
from tho several districts.
Col. Mcclure, of Columbia, said the H.
dependent movement was in flourishing
condition in that borough. An Independ-
ent club has been organized that now
numbers 213 members, and if tho election
should take place tomorrow ut least 800
votes would be pollcd for the Independent
| ticket, as there is q largo number of quiet
Independents who decline to join the club.
The movement is growing daily and in
November q large vote will he pollcd.
Capt. Bricker said he had not been
through his own township to make can
yass, but there are already 60 signers to
the Independent doctrine. and each of
these have at least three solid votes behind
them. Reports from the adjoining dis
tricts are very encouraging, and the vote
cast thcre will be surprise to the Stal-
warts.
"A member whose namc VIC did not get
said in his district there were moro Indc
pendents than Stalwarts.
MIR. Il. Ezra Herr, of West Lampcter,
said he had been over about Onc-third OF
his township, and nearly all the Rcpubli-
cans ho met were independents. They
have already 100 names enrolled without
having any local organization. This is
Senator Mylin's district.
A delegate from StrasbuIg, said the
| vote in that district is much divided. Tho
Independents already have 60 of the iG0
Republican votes and many others arc on
the fence, and will come down on the
| right side before election day.
Mr.. Wilmer reported q majority OF Tue
| Republican votes in Paradise township rs
Independent.
Mr.. Nauman, Of Sporting Hill, lsapho,
who was expelled from tho Stalwart com
| mittcc, promised good return from his
district.
Mr.. Hershey, Of Silver Springs, said
Wolfo received last year IS votes. There
is a strong Independent movement that
will largely swell the vote at tho coming
election. In Northwestern and North
! wood, tho same sentiment prevails, and
there is no doubt that more than 200 In.
dependent votes will DO polled in West
Hempfeld.
A delegate stated that in Petersburg,
where last year Wolfo received II votes
tho Independent ticket will poll more
than 100 votes. And many staunch Re
| publicans declare they will vote the Demo-
cratic ticket for state senator, unless the
| Independent candidate is nominated
against Stehman, the Cameron candidate
| Sylvester Kennedy, of Salisbury, said
that tho bitter class of voters were tired
of tho bull doing tactics of the Stalwarts,
but hesitate to vote against the boss
| ticket for fear tho Democrats may come
| into power. With proper cxertiOns, how
district can be secured for the Independent
| candidates.
r. s. Snodgrass Of Little Britain said
the Stalwarts we're boasting that there
were only five Independents in tho town
ship. Wolfe received 10 votes last year !;
how many he will receive this year isAlot
certain, but in ore of the seven school dis
tricts into which the township is divided
he can name 20 good men that arc going
to vote for him.
Tobias Hershey said that in his district
IS out ofevery 100 Republican votes would
be cast for the Independents. In Union
Square the best men of the district arc at
work and the Independent candidates will
get at least One-half the votes cast.
The committee ON resolutions reported
as follows
Resolced, That we declare our firm ad
herence to the principles and platform OF
the Independent Republican convention,
held at Philadelphia the oath of May and
that we tender our votes and influence to