New-York tribune., 1882-09-29
moss C1VEPOV DOOVED.

The shadow of coming defeat has fallen over
the machine ticket in Peun>y lvania so heavily
that it is doubtful if even Senator Cameron has
any hope of its success. The Independent
cause gains unmista6able strength every day.
Its leaders are pushing their campaign with
great yigor and enthusiasm, and are clearly
winning the confidence and support OF the
people. The Cameron cause, or the other hand,
is moving along in listlcsS and thoroughly
hcartless fashion. Eminent Republican
speakers from other States, who were an
nounccd as having promised to speak for
General Beaver, do not pnt in an appearance.
Senator EdInunds has declined to come in "a
letter which contained a guarded expression
Of regret at the dsseusions which iInpcrll the
success of the party. Senator Harrison has
also declined, and Others like Senators Frye,
llaWlcy and Sherman, and Governor Foster
are extremely likely to find themselves anable
to enter the contest. No discreet politician Is
eager to ally himself with a failing cause,
especially when it is also a bad cause. The
machine ticket is, there eO.r, Daily III need OF
able speakers. The local talent which is en-
listed in its behalf Is of very ordinary calibrc,
and is not exciting any enthusiasm. General
Beaver makes brief and ineffective speeches
and shakes hands with great yIgor while
Don Cameron sccwls i'll silence, bat the public
cagerncss to continue Boss supremacy is not
strengthened thereby.
On the independent side there is no lack of
able speakers. The most popular "sumpers'
in the State are all there and are all doing
effective work. The Independent meetings
are thronged, and there is always IN abun-
dance of enthusiasm. The speakers, from
Senator Stewart down TO the most humble
orator, are notably aggressive. They Gght like
men proud OF THEN cause and confident of its
success. In nearly every speech by the leaders
some telling disclosure is piade which throws
a deeper shade OF gloom on the Cameron cause.
A few days ago Senator Stewart, as we re-
corded AZ the time made the bold declaration
that he was still willing to withdraw if
General Beaver would retire IN favor Of new
ticket. The machine managers have not been able
to make any reply to that challenge. At Easton,
the other night, Nh. Stewart referred TO the re-
port that General Beaver was selected for the
head of the ticket at a conference III Was iugton
months in advance of the state Convention,
and after aluding 10 the repeated dcnials of
the machine leaders that such conference
had ever been held, added: " And tell you
" what | have never told another asscmblage,
"and that is that |. as an individual, was IN
" vitcd TO be present when it was done, and ac-
companyng the invitation was an intmation
" that if | wanted it there was position Oh the
" ticket for myself. My response to that in
"vitaton / will let Mr.. Cameron give to the
"public if he desires" That challenge has
been before Mr. Cameron for several days, but
he has not been able to answer it. 1T is en-
trely possible that it has brought on fresh
attack OF that dreadful tootlachc,
Thomas NJ. Marshall, the man whom
Camelon's first convention nominated for
Congressman-at Large, but who refused TO
accept, is following on the same line with Mr..
Stewart. He charged in a recent speech that
postofiice clerk in Butler had been re-
moye. b' cause he declined TO pay Chairman