Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-11-16
The Pennsylvania Verdict.

With Boss Cameron unlOaded, Pennsyl-
vania is still safe republican State. This
gratifying fact is made apparent by an exam
ination Of the vote cast at the recent election.
Official returns have been received from all
the counties save Forest, and as that casts
less than 1000 votes the figures from il
will make no material change in the result.
The full vote of the State this year, exclu-
sive of that cast for the prohibition and
greenback candidates, is 700 2l7. OF this
Mr.. Pattison receives $50, I55, General
Beaver $40, 400. and Stewart 4s,602. These
figures show plurality for Pattison
of 80, 695: but Pattison's vote is less than
the combined Independent and re-
publican vote by 9.9l1. Thus with the re-
publican rent assunder by Boss's arrogant
dictation the democrats are unable to gain
the support of majority of the voters of the
State. The democratic strength is not really
so great, either, as it appears to be by Patti
sons votes. Ii is an open secret that thous
ands Of the Independents voted directly for
Psttison, in order to make their votes count
more surely for Cameron's defeat; yet even
with this assistance the democrats are nearly
10000 short Of a majority.
comparison of the vote with that of
former years brings out this fact still more
clearly. The total vote this year is 1876 400
larger than that cast for the corresponding
candidates last year. General Beavers vote
is 45. l67 greater than the republican vote
last year, while Pattison's is ?l,6S+ greater
than the democratic vote of the same year.
and Stewards is l.3s2 smaller than Wolfe's.
The remarkable increase in Pattisons vote.
and the surprising falling off in the independ
ent vote for Stewart tell the same story. II
is entirely safe to say that at least 10000
independents voted for Pattison. A com
parison with the vote cast for Governor in
1873 confirms this Interpretation. Hoyt re-
ceived 3l9. 400 votes. or $3.50 more than
Beaver has this year. while Psttison's vote is
81, 0lS larger than that cast for the demo
cratic candidate. Without Boss Cameron
and without the unwise meddling of the
administration. Pennsylvania would have
elected republican Governor this wear by
the usual majority There can be no possible
doubt Of that. With these two obstacles
removed, as they must be now. the vote of
the State will be assured for = republican
President in 1884.
There 10 happily little reason to doubt that
the Boss has been unloaded permanently.
lie and his friends are pretending that he has
hope yet of being reelected to the Senate, but
they deceive nobody. There is abundant
evidence that the temper of the party 10
strongly against him. The latest count shows
that he succeeded in electing three State
Senators pledged to his support, while there
are six committed against him. and the rest
of the twenty five elected are democrats. The
three who pulled through had q desperate
time of it, One Of them had q majority OF
only 942 In a district which had republican
majority of 1850 at the last Senatorial cleo
ton; . second had his majority reduced
a thousand; and the third squeezed in
with only twenty-five votes to spare, although
the opposition to him was divided between
two candidates. Two years hence, when the
other half of the Senate is chosen and the
lower house Of new legislature. it is safe to
say that Mr.. Camerons popularity will not
be greater than it 10 to day. He stands now
with two thirds of the republican senators
against him and with . democratic majority
in the legislature on joint ballot. The only
way to secure q republican majority in the
legislature which is to elect his successor
will be to throw him out of the canvass in
advance. If he is allowed to be . candidate
there will be danger of democratic majority.
~ T. Tribune.