The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-22
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THURSDAY. ............JUNE -, 1887
Pennsylvania.

assembling in Harrisburg OF the CAMERON
Convention which nominated General BEA-
VIZ for Governor, and for congressman at
large n candidate who has declined TO run.
The Convention was recalled for the pur-
pose OF filing the vacancy on the ticket.
But the reader must understand that not
only do all the Independent Republicans
declare that that Convention could not
lawfully and regularly be reconyened,
buf some Of the Stalwarts agree
with the Independents in this opinion.
The Harrisburg or CAMERON Convention
proicssed TO make compromise with the
Half-Brceds in that ii solemnly agreed and
resolved that all nominations thereafter to
lie made shouldthc made in certain specl-
fed way, and all conventions should there
after be constituted in a certain speclflep
way. and all the delegates elected in a GER
tain specified way. Now, the Ilalf-Breeds
or Independents claim that the ticket should
be completed by convention constituted
and elected in the manner thus agreed
upon by the Harrisburg Convention, ana
that il was breach of good faith for DON
CAMERON TO rcconycne his own henchmen
for tie purpose Of nominating candidate
for congressman at large.
or tolceraphic columns will tell what
was done at Harrisburg yesterday. Inc
indications on Tuesday were that there
would lie only small Convention, and that
the delegates 10 this small Convention
would some OF them dare TO propose and
advocate the calling of new state Con-
yention, TO consist OF both Ilalf-Brceds and
stalwarts, the delegates TO be elected ac-
oording to the agreement hcrcinbcfOre al
luGed 10, and the Convention 10 have the
rieht to nominate new candidates for all
The Offices except that OF Governor. This
arrangement would be made, il at all, Tor
the purpose OF silencing the clamor OF the
independent or Iialf-Breed leaders, who
contend that rs the Harrisburg Convention
was in May nothing but gathering OF
CANEEoN's tools. so the Harrisburg Con-
yention in June Is still body Of the same
sort.
How the Independent, regard the sug-
gcstion that new Convention would bring
them back into the CAMERON party and
cause them TO withdraw their candidates.
may be seen in the following paragraph
from their leading organ, the Philadelphia
Telegraph:
"The owl-likc mystery which seems TO
surround the coming Harrisburg onyen-
ton resurrection is only equaled by the
remarkably stupid estimate which the stall
wart managers evidently place upon the
Indcpendcnt leaders and followers. Does
ANYBODY suppose this 'new-conyention
idea. as developed ut present. is going to
excite ANYTHING but dcrision among the
people: 1t is altogether the most transpa-
rent hob Tor gudgeOns yet proposed. No;
the Independent Republicans have placed !
a thoroughly representative and truStwor- !
thy ticket in the field, and it Is there to |
fight. not 10 GIcker. 1t represents vital
principles which the people OF Pennsyva-
MIA are determined to enforce. Its flag has
been nailed TO the mast. and there 1t VIII
f!oat until the last Stalwart and machine
enemy expires
ii that paragraph correctly represents
the feeling of the Independents, DoN CAME
RON had of course no choice but TO nomi-
nate Mr.. WANNANAKER on some other stall
wart for congressman at large, dissolve his
Convention. and enter the contest with re-
doubled energy and zeal.
According to the Philadelphia ImcS'S
Washington correspondent. however, Don
CAMERON was rs much opposed TO new
Convention as were any Of the Ilali-Brecds.
That the disanection in pennsylvania is
very great will readily be believed by the
reader when he learns that the Philadelphia
Press, the North American, the Evening
Telegraph, the Inquirer, Delaware County
Record. North Wales Record, Easton Free
Press. Honesdalc Independent, Wilkes
barre Record, Wellsboro' Aeitalor, Ian
caster New Era, York Republican, Meyers
dale Commercial, Pittsburgh Dispatch,
Pittsburgh Chronicle, Beaver Falls Index,
Beaver Times, New Castle News, New
Castle Courant, Butler Citizen, Sandy
Lake Local, Crawford Journal, Mil Vii
LACE Record, Titusyille Sunday World,
Bradford Sunday News, Ulysses Sentinel,
Elkland journal, Sunbury Gazette, kennett
Advance, Catawissa News Item, Steelton
Item. Littlestown Era, Lebanon lndepcn-
dent, Chambersburg Daily Herald, Phoenix
vile Messenger, Chamborsburg Public
Opinion, and Bradford Era, all have up to
this time refused to support the CAMERON
State ticket.
one thing is certain-the Mahoneites Will
not collect much money in the North this
wear wherewith to pay capitation taxes.
The Administration party seems to be in
as bad condition in that section OF the
Union as it has ever been in the South.
The Independents or Stiaightout Repub-
leans are evidently much more numerous
in Pennsylvania than in Virginia, though
here there are OF them enough to SiveGen-
al.ul NJ .mnNE md The nlher administration