New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-26
NEw-YORK, MONDAY, JUNE 26. 1882
the prospects of large increase during the cam
paign, unless something's done TO change the tide.
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A HOPEFUL sTALwART VIEW.
The editor of The Gazette and Bulletin. the Repub-
Gcan Stalwart organ here. says tha Independents
are not strong as last year. but ono of his asso-
eiGte editors thinks they are stronger The chair
man of the Regular Committee thinks the lnde-
pendents are few in number, but Judge Linn, Mr.
Williams and Others, who certainly cannot be ac-
cused of being oficeseekcrs disappointed poll
ticians. though Republicans from the very founda-
tiOn Of the party assert that the Independents
number to-day over third of the Republicans of
the county.
George Bubb, wealthy banker here, and an old
time Republican, was asked his opinion of the move
ment. Mr.. Bulbs nephew, partly by his sollcIta-
tlon srecently appointed PostmasterGtth Gt ms place
to succeed an Independent Republican hence lie
cannot be accused of undue sympathy with the
movement. He said:
In convnon with nearly all the Republicans OF
this place, | feel very much disappointed because
the Harrisburg Convention did not order n new one
called with power TO name an entirely new ticket
am satisfied that such "a course ls the only one
that VIII save the party from defeat Even II the
Independent leaders did not accept such "a solution
of the difficulty, their followers would, and that Is
all We WANT .
But your delegates opposed new convention"
suggested ne corresponding.
Yes, L know they did (; but they do not
represent the sentiment of this county: They
were appointed delegates at a meeting OF
the county committee. when only about
dozen OF tine iifty-siX members were present. AS
10 the nomination of BrOsus for Congressnan-at-
Large he was heard of here before and his OPP
position to new convention VIII be fatal TO INN.
III matters go as they are now, the independents
will poll not less than 900 votes lii this county,
and in my opinion 100, 600 in the state. There are
thousands of Republicans who, with SO much az
stake this year, will vote III the way they think
their vote will tell the most against the Democratic
party If il could be made TO appear to these men
that the Independents were tue strongest III the
State they would vote that ticket. Intend to vote
the regular ticket, but l must confess that see
nothing hut defeat at present. l was IN Union
Comfy for a few days this week, and believe that
two out of every three Republicans are lndepen-
dents IN that county ln ll0ga tney are nearly all
where have been find the feellhg 10 DC strong III
that direction" ,,. 49,,
leading Republican business man OF TINS city
said that nc would vote the regular ticket with tho
exception of Beaver and he knew eleven other Re
pubcans in the city who had agreed to DO the same
In explanation he SAID that lie had heard Beayersay
prcvous to the Chicago Convention tnat he lBeaVer
believed large majority of the Republicans OF the
state favored the nomination of Mr. Blaine for Pres
dent but that the leaders OF the party dld not want
him After expressing this 'oplnlon IN
the presence of two other persons, Beaver went 10
Chicago instructed for Blaine by his district, bat
took prominent part III voting lot anu suppoItHlS
Grant after having expressed the opinion that
Grant WAS not wanted by the Republicans OF THIS
state This was convincing TO those Twelve voters
at least tlat General Beaver was hot true 20 ms
party but was Wiling to follow the dictates oil
boss. 80
Mr. COchrane, a popular and wealthy manuiac-
tr,rer of Cameron Comfy, who is admittedly the
Republican leader there, says that the, lndepen-
dents ace strong in that county Mr. Cochrane was
elected by his district Il delegate to the Chicago
Convention and was instructed for Blaine. AT the
State Convention he was asked by Cameron and
QUAY If he would vote for Grant, according to the
instructions of that convention, and he refused. lie
was then unceremonlOusly Suppanted rs delegate
to Chicago by w. ii. Armstrong, who proved an
obedient servant to Cameron, and now has his re-
ward in the appon iment by President Arthur as
Railroad Commissioner