Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-31
Committed to no Man.


Committed to no Man.
The Philadelphia Erening Telegraph is
an ably edited and reasonably we'll inform
ed newspaper Of strongly Independent
Republican tendencies. We believe it
desires the vindication of the Independ-
ent movement by the defeat of the reg
ular ticket, even though that involves
the election of the Democratic state
ticket. The Telegraph, like some of its
friends, is therefore dOubly interested in
seeing that the Democrats put up fit
candidates, for by no other means can
the independent movement be given
the fairest trial on its own mer-
its. If the Democracy nominate
the best ticket that can he picked out it
will command deserved success by poll
ing the full party vote, and lndepend-
ents will be less reluctant to Indirectly
aid Democratic success if they know
that no good interest of the common.
wealth will suffer from Democratic as
tendency. But We believe the Telegraph
is wrong shipped in this expression of
opinion as to the agitation of Judge
Trunkey's nomination
II anything were needed, in addition to
the judges repeated declaration that he
will not be 4 candidate to make utterly
hopeless the efforts of those who are try
ing to keep tho alleged Turnkey boom on
its legs, it is furnished by the plainly rc
vealed fact that it is now chiefly in the
hands of the Cameron Democratic con-
tiugent and has become their main re
lance. They do not expect Judge Trun-
key to come within sight OF 4 nOmina-
ton, not a delegate yet being in
structed for him ; but it is their plan to
contend for something they are tolerably
sure will not be granted, in order that
they may have an alleged excuse for
openly or secretly deserting tho ticket.
Another significant fact is that the leading
Turnkey organ opposed him and support
ed Sterrett. Republican,, in 1877. The
only hope Of tho broken and badly de-
| moralizcd machine " is to save the Har-
risburg 10th of May ticket at the polls
through Democratic corruption and
treachery.
The eINTELLIGENCER has generally on
principle, opposed the candidacy of
judges for political offices, believing it
to be needless derogation of the judi
ciary. Nor has it been made manifest to
us that the name of Judge Turnkey is
the only or The best one with which the
| Democratic ticket can he elected or the
commonwealth served this year. But
there is nothing in the manipulation of
Judge Trunkey's candidacy to justify
the charge that it is the work Of the
Cameron contingent of the Demo-
cratic party, be that Il considerable or
inconsiderable fraction of it; nor is
there apparently any lack of good faith
among those who urge Judge Trunkey's
nomination, he they many or few.
We have no idea that anybody will he
able to say with certainty who will be
the nominees of the Democratic conven.
tion before it meets, nor is there any in
fluence or combination in the state
which can control their selection in ad
vance. The Democracy of the state
have a way of resenting boss-ship which
makes it fatal to any mans chance to
have him picked out in advance as the
nominee of the Cameron cOntin.
gent or any other faction of the
party. AS the matter now stands,
beyond a few local instructions,
the Democratic delegates will as
semDle committed to no man and to no
mans man, and the nominees will not
be known until the 2Sth of June. This
is as it should he and us it will most
likely remain until the time for the con-
vention is at hand.
UNDER the general call of the county
committee the Democracy of the several
districts will meet at their various poll
ing places on next Saturday afternoon or
evening to elect county committeeman
for the ensuing year and delegates to
the district and county conventions
which assemble in this city on next
Wednesday to nominate Il county ticket
and choose delegates to the state con-
vention. The hours for holding the
primaries of next Saturday were, by
resolution of the county committee, to
he fixed by the local committeeman and
to he announced by handbiIl ten days in
advance. 1t is to be presumed that this
has been done, as the committeeman
were instructed to this effect
and furnished with blanks for this
purpose. In this city the Gus
tom is to meet from 6 to Sp. m. 1t is
also customary in most OF the wards, if
not all of them, to meet OH the Wednes-
day evening before the primaries-this
evening-and make general nominations
for delegates and committeeman. All
such nominations or any Others handed
to the chairman of the county commit
tee Or left at this Office on or before Fri
day evening will be published and will he
printed on the tickets supplied to the
committeeman for the several wards.
Persons who desire to be or to name
candidates may govern themselves ac-
cOrdingly.
Cries Sylvia to n reverend Dean:
"What reasons can be given,
Since MARRIAGE is a holy thing,
That there is none in heaven ~
"There are no women" he replied;
She quick returns the jest:
"WOmen there are but I'm a fraid
They cannot find Il priest"
WITH the generosity characteristic of
their profession, Miss Clara Louise Kel-
logg at once began with Miss Emma