The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

The Outlook in the State lettings
shown in their True Light.

We extract the following inter-
view with leading and well inform
ed pollution of this State from re-
cent issue of the Cleveland Leader.
Our readers will, we think, agree
that his view of the political situa-
ton in this State is correct one:
Senator Davies, the regular NOM
inee for Lieutenant Governor, has
made hosts OF friends. Mr.. Davies
Is big Drained, big hearted, frank,
honest, comfortable sort of fellow,
who is exceedingly well liked. He
is strong in his convictions and fear
less in his utterances. He was one
OF the original independent Repub-
licans, so tar as believing the party
capable of managing its own affairs
and maintaining Its supremacy
through hearty cooperation OF ali
it, members; and in the Senatorial
contest OF two years ago be stood
manfully by Galusha Grow as the
choice Of the people. His course
on all questions in the Legislature
which affected the oil interests has
also indicated his fearless advocacy
of the right, and has made him i'm
mensely popular in the oil region.
Long before the State convention
Senator Davies expressed his choice
for General Beaver, and | am not
sure but he was one OF the men who
advocated the nomination of Gen
eral Beaver in 1878, when Governor
Hoyt was made the nominee. Ger
tain it is that Davies has long been
a Beaver man, as have also John
Stewart and Senator Mitchell.
rs there any chance for a recon
ciliation between the wings, or a
compromise"
1T is nonsense to talk about COM
promise. The Democrats and their
deputies in the Independent ranks
are publishing a good many lies, but
the regular ticket will roll on to VIC
tory. G eneral Beaver and his asso-
ciates are sure of election, and there
never h as been any notion OF with
drawal or compromise. Beaver Is
the ch oice of the party and the vot-
ers for Governor. Why talk of with
drawal? | can mention facts known
to myself, which will not be disput-
ed to prove this. Months before the
assembling of the regular conven-
ton and almost up ID that time,
Senator John Stewart was actively
engaged at his home in endeavorlng
to send Beaver delegation from
Franklin county to the State con-
vention. When Beaver visited Cham
bersburg Senator Stewart indroduc-
ed him as bis )Stewart's) choice, and
the next Governor Of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Stewart stated that no man who
had anv hope for the future could
afford to antagonize Gen. Beavers
candidacy When the Franklin
county convention was held another
lot of fellows got up another set of
delegates also for Beaver, and Sena-
tor Stewards Beaver delegates We're
defeated, and simply because the
Stewart Beaver delegation were 60
ing to Harrisburg TO try and secure
Senator Stewards nomination for
Judge or Congressman at Large.
MIR. Stewart had failed To secure
the Mexican mission and attributed
that failure to Senator Cameron. He
then failed to get q Beaver delega-
ton of his personal friends to secure
him a place on the regular ticket.
What noble and grand spirit of
reform and treachery to Gen. Beaver
is here disclosed Another fact pre-
sents almost a parallel case between
Stewart and Senator Mitchell, who
is now in Dakota.
1T is a fact known to IA dozen
men | could name, that up to SO late
a day as the first peace conference
about ten days before the regular
State OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mitchell
was repeatedly stating to friends
that SO far as General Beaver was
concerned as a candidate, he was
manifestly the choice of a large ma
jority of the Republican party, and
was wholly unobjectionable. Pub
lie sentiment, said Mr.. Mitchell,
has so far declared itself that Bea-
yer must be nominated. and the
same is true of Davies He said
this the very night of the conference.
Five days before the regular conven-
tion met, the county committee of
Tioga (Mitchell's county convened.
There were seven members. and all
ofthem personal and political friends
of Mitchell and Merrick. This COM
nlittee elected delegates to the State
convention who expressed them
selves freely as friendly to General
Beaver, and they went to the con-
vention and voted for Beavers nom
inatiOn. Now, what wrought the
change in Stewart and MitchelR
They surely knew all about Beaver
before that, and he has committed
no crime since nominated? It's un-
questionable that Messrs. Stewart
and Mitchell correctly estimated the
popularity of General Beaver with
his party, for he carried sixty-two of
the siXty-seven counties of the State,
and was nominated by acclamation,
in the State convention. No one
has ever dared to charge any spe-
citic exhibition of bossism, or point
out a single county where any effort
WAS made from the outside to con-
troll the election of delegates. BY
what process Of reasoning. then, can
it be said that General Beaver is not
the choice of the party or regularly
nominated? The most malignant
Independent or Democrat does not
hesitate to admit that Beaver is
every way qualified for the office,
and has "A claim upon the party and
the people superior to that Of any
man ever nominated for the office
in Pennsylvania
Notwithstanding the lies and the
/ false issues raised, the regular ticket
Is steadily gaining. Republicans
are 10th to strike down such a ticket
as we have, and turn the State over
| to the Democracy for the sake of
striking a blow which surely viii
not hit the person aimed at SEN
sible men will not pull the trigger
Of a gun which is sure to knock