Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-06-01
The Republican Nominations.

The Independent Republicans have
certainly placed in nomination strong
and unexceptionable ticket, comparing
most favorably in point of ability with
that of the Cameron ticket. They are
for Governor, Senator John Stewart
of Franklin county; Col. Levi Bird
Duff of Allegheny, for Lieutenant
Governor Major George W. Merrick
of Tioga, for Secretary of Internal
Affairs Hon. George Junkin of Phila-
delphia, for Supreme Judge, and Col.
/ William McMichael of Philadelphia,
Congressman-at-large. The war of
factions in the Republican party is
now fully equipped and cannot be
compromised short of the triumph or
unconditional surrender of the Came
ron power in Pennsylvania. The
leadership Of the Republican party
has been slavishly accorded to the
Camerons for many years, descending
from father to son, is now in issue and
apparently can only be determined by
square fight or a cowardly retreat
on one side or the other. Will Came.
ron surrender? On this subject the
Harrisburg Patriot remarks. "Un.
questiouably the action of the indie
| pendent Republican convention puts
the ascendancy of Cameron in great
peril. If the regular Republican
State ticket should be defeated the
result would be staggering blow to
the senatorial dictator But a defeat
of that ticket by the Democrats, while
it would greatly weaken Cameron's
power, would hardly be comparable
to the fatal stroke which would be de.
livered in the election Of the lndepen-
dent ticket, if such a thing were posi-
bic. The withdrawal of the regular
ticket on any pretext, with or without
the assent of those who made it, would
prove equally disastrous to the future
of Cameron. That would simply
mean abdication by the latter of his
present position as the leader of the
party in the State. It would mean
the surrender of the Republican or.
ganization into the hands of his enc
mics who would then be enabled to
prevent his reelection to the United
States Senate. What then will the
threatened Republican dictator do to
be saved /? Will he fight or fly? Will
he defend bis position or surrender
without battle? lie must take one
or the other horn of the dilemma.
There is no middle course by which he
can escape. He may perhaps content
himself by looking after the legisla-
tive tickets and let the candidates for
State offices take care of themselves.
He understands to perfection the
Nopoleonic method of beating his
enemy in detail and has practiced that
peculiar kind of strategy more than
once to the sorrow of his Democratic
opponents. Even with the Republican
party divided he may believe himself
equal to the task of electing
Legislature friendly to his interests.
With that accomplished he could
laugh his enemies to scorn. He would
then be able to dictate the legislative
and congressional apportionments and
thus entrench himself so strongly that
no future independent movement would
give him serious trouble. 1t would
therefore seem a safe prediction TO say
that Cameron will fight; not on the
line of the State ticket, not in any
open attack on the independent move
ment, but in ambuscade for the cap.
ture of members of the Legislature.
If the Independents would drive him
out Of his stronghold they must attack
him in the legislative districts"
MARSHALL TALKS lie was inter.
viewed the other day in Philadelphia,
and expressed entire sympathy with
the independents but feels bound in
honor to vote for Beaver, having been
/ nresent in The convention and coneen.