Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-05-24

The news of the nomination OF the
State ticket was anxiously looked for /
by the members of the Pennsylvania /
delegation in Congress, and when the
report of the action of the Convention !
had been received it gave general salts
faction to the Stalwart Congressman. :
The Independents, on the contrary, !.
think the nominees give no assurance /
Of the honest adoption OF the principles
of the Peace Conference and they look
forward to q bitter fight. Senator
Mitchel's views are reflex OF the
sentiments of Mr. Bayne and the other
members of the delegation who are op-
posed to Senator Cameron. "The
nomination OF Marshall to be Con-
gressman-at-Large," said Senator
Mitchell tonight, "was very shrewd
movement. 1t will satisfy the friends
of Brown, OF Allegheny, who were
clamorous for his nomiration as Judge
of the Supreme Court, and it puts
little different phase on the ticket, but
it does not alter its general character
do not believe the Independent Con-
yention will ratify the entire ticket. Ii
may endorse few of the candidates
and it is barely possible the lndepend.
ents will think it unadvisable to make
a fight against the nominee for Con-
grossuan- -at-L Large. Marshall made
one Of the strongest protests against
the removal of Sullivan as Collector OF
| Internal Revenue for the Twenty
Third District and trust that Senator
Cameron will reconsider his determine
tion to suepiaat SHlliYag with Jackson
and thus remain in harmony with the
nominee of his Convention for Con-
eressman-at-L Large. The Convention,
taken as q whole, was mastery ana
adroit Staiwart movement. | 40 not
think the talk about Wolfe yesterday
for Lieutenant Governor will deceive
anybody. His name was evidently
used by the Stalwsrts to create the
IMPRESSION that every effort to conciliate
the Independents had been Made by
the bosses, and that the bosses were
unable to regulate tho movements of
the great BODY of their followers; in
other words, that tie Convention was
independent of machine dictation. AS
a matter Of fact, it has been managed
SO as to rope in the dissatisfied elements
by seeming effort to satisfy the In
dependent sentiment without really do
lug anything to conciliate it. | do
not believe the Stalwart leaders ever
had any intention of accepting the
work of the Philadelphia Conference in
good faith. The candidates With oae
exception were selected by Mr.. Cam
eron Take the case of Greer, six
months ago Nr Cameron told me he
would be the nominee for Secretary of
Internal Affairs. Rawle is all 1nde-
pendent, but the Independents had no
voice in his nomination, Mr.. Cameron
selected Rawle as his own can.
didate, to make what was call
ed a concession to the
Independents. The Independents
did not have the selection of any man
on the ticket. The objection the Inde-
pendents have TO Davies is, that he
had to see the boss before he could
ask the people to nominate him." "a
great many Republicans" Senator
Mitchell further said, "will be ready
to make war on this ticket, but they
may hesitate to do so in view OF
| the Importance to the party of carry
| ing the election. When ] understood
the slate was made up as afterward
ratified by the Convention, with the
exception Of Marshall for Congressman
at-Large instead of Butler, | sent
telegram to one of the delegates from
my own county that | am willing to
have published as my view of the sit
uation at the time. | don't exactly
understand what the nomination of
Marshall means My dispatch was
not presented to the convention, be-
cause for some accountable reason, it
was not delivered In time although it
was sent at ten o'clock in the morning.
The following is the dispatch:
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1882.
| HUGH YOUNG:
Harrisburg.
The slated ticket renders the Conference and
| its platform meaningless Ii is the one-man
power personificd against which $1,000 lnde-
| pendents protested last fall, and which thrice
/ that number Will thrOttle III thcy nave cudnce
| at the ballot box. The Independent Conven-
| ton cannot consistently fatify this work. In
dependents have been prescribed and Stalwarts
rewarded ever since Garfield was laid in his
grave. have made every effort possible to
| harmonic the factions. My election and al
| Iegiance as a Senator primarily due to the
| Independent movement ! will not stand by
I, and see it strang,ed without protest. AT
such a time the personal claims ofno candidate
| should stand 10 the way of harmony or princi-
| pies proclaimed The only way this can be
| prevented is to adjourn this Convention over
| for conference with the independents. If this
| is not done the war will be carried to the
people, and it will not be the fault of the lnde-
pendents. Jno. !. Mitchell.
$50 far as | am concerned | do not
propose to endorse this way Of running
the party affairs of Pennsylvania"
The Philadelphia Press correspond
ent asked Senator Mitchell if he would
attend the Independent Convention.
Senator Mitchell said. "lf the Inde-
pendcnts of my county will elect me
delegate | shall certainly attend the
Convention - Washington Cores
poadem Of he Philadelphia Press.