Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-03
STATE POLITICS.
A BATCH OF CURRENr COMMENTS.

" hat is Thought of the Situation in Penneyi-
vania.
Washington Herald.
The Democratic convention in Pennsyl-
vania nominated Black for lieutenant
governor, and "an American citizen OF
African descent for secretary OF internai
affairs. Yet some people say the Democrats
are unduly prejudiced in the mat'er oi
race.
Jensrson,an Not Bourbon.
Philadelphia Record.
There are no dreaded "Bourbons on
the Democratic state ticket. The Bour-
bons are long since dead, If they ever ex-
listed in American politics. Chauncey r.
Black. the Democratic candidate for lieu
tenant governor, is we are glad to state,
a Jeffersonian.
No Independence In Bis.
Times.
General Beaver proclaims himself a Re-
publican without an adjective-meaning
that he is not an Independent Republican.
Everybody knew that. 1t will be neces-
sary for General Beaver to make differ
ent kind of speeches il he expects to size
up to tho intelligence Of the voters OF
Pennsylvania.
A Kicker from Kickviile.
Press.
Marriott Brosius delivered Decoration
day address at Albany, last spring, in
which he paid just tribute to General
Garfield, but when it was over an active
Albany Stalwart described General Bro
sius as "g-d id kicker from Kick
Vile, Pa, who thought it was a Garfield
and Blaine ratification meeting"
Mr.. Hopkins Maultness.
Philadelphia Times.
Mr.. Hopkins sustained himself in defeat
at Harrisburg with a mauliness that ena-
bled him to retire from the field stronger
than he entered it. The times wero out
of Joint for all but the freshest men, and
he philosophically appreciated the fact and
gracefully bowed to the inevitable. And
Malcolm Hay, who has more than once
most gallantly battled for Hopkins, not
only conducted the Hopkins fight with
matchless skill aud fidelity, but he wrote
his name high up Oh the roll of the Demo-
! cratic leaders of the future, alike by his
prompt and generous assent to the dcci-
! sion Of the convention in favor of PattisOn
J and his declination of all personal hOnors
| which came over the discontinue Of his
| chief. Defeats sometimes make men
greater than triumphs.
Tom Marshall on Silas NJ. Clark.
| When Tom Marshall heard that the
| De emocrats had named Silas II. Clark for
supreme judge he said:
| "Well, now you have been sensible.
| You Democrats have nominated great
man Oh your ticket for supreme judge. and
by Heaven I will vote for him. l have
| known him for years. He is a big headed
strong man. l do not know in Western
Pennsylvania lawyer of more straight
forward moral, natural strength than
Clark. He is clean cut and courageous i'll
asserting his principles If he is elected
he will do himself honor and shed lustrc
upon the supreme bench. He is big
man all over and in every way. He will
have the courage to pursue his convictions
in spite of every opposition. have often
heard him before the supreme court The
last time heard him speak was in Il case
where the question was as to how Tar tho
new constitution affected the powers OF
certain corporations. His opponent was
Harry White. I listened to every word
Clark spoke, and when he was through
went to him and told linn it was one OF
the finest arguments ever heard in all my
iifc."
StaIwarts Paving the Way for 50 Harmony
The candidates on the regular Republi-
can ticket have agreed upon a form OF
letter to be submitted to their antagonists
of the Independent ticket. The details
are said to be that the entire matter is to
be submitted to the state committee, for
that body to make such arrangements rs
it sees fit. All sorts of plans will be pre-
sented. Among others is a scheme for the
recall of the United States ministers to
Russia and Mexico, and the sending OF
Beaver and Stewart to those places by the
president. A number of prominent busi-
ness men will be invited to participate in
the meeting Of the state committee on the
l2th inst, and the conference will be very
important.
It has como to Light that the informal
conference between Messrs. Cooper,
Rawle. Greer and General Beaver, on Fri
day, was of decided importance, and that
there is division of sentiment among the
candidates. General Beaver and Senator
Greer favored some sort of concession to
the independents, and were eager that a
plan SHOULD be devised to save the ticket,
but much to the surprise Of all, MIR. Rawie
turned upon his colleagues and denounced
them as weak. He said "We will crush
out these referring to the Independents.
The candidate for supreme judge favored
the most vigorous application of methods
that would drown out the Half Breeds and
plainly told Beaver and Greer that was
the only way to win. The assumption OF
this position by Mr.. Rawle created intense
surprise, but the other candidates were
not willing to go half as far as their asso-
ciate.