Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-06-29
The Stalwart Convention.
Harrisburg Patriot.

Harrisburg Patriot.
The work of the stalwart convention
is now at last completed and tail has
been put on the ticket, but the political
sitution in the party remains unchanged
Nothing practical has been done to
bring about harmony. 1t is true in the
resolution adopted authorizing the state
committee to use all hon norable efforts
for a compromise, little two.for. five
olive branch was thrown out to the
Stewart republicans, but they will be in
desperate straits if they acceptit. II is
plain that the bosses propose to fight it
out on the line they have taken up and
the opposing faction will be well pleas
ed to have it so. For various reasons
they did not dictate a nomination to
the convention yesterday. Mr.. Came
ron had really no particular choice for
congressman at.large. He therefore was
willing to let the convention have its
own way in order that it might add
what little strenghth could be secured
by making the nomination for con
gressman-at,large appear to come from
the people. But the good effect inten.
ded is lost when it is remembered that
the delegates to the convention were
completely under Cameron's control
when he needed them and were not
selected by the people, but by county
committees. Such a convention finds
it difficult to make anybody believe
that it can express the will OF the peo-
pie in its action, even if it wants to do
so. The delegates yesterday caught the
| bosses idea, and there was no little et-
| fort made to place Mr.. Brosius on the
ticket with the same wild wave of en-.
thusiasm, that caught up Marshell on
the 10th of May. The trick was neatly
| played, but it is too stale to be of any
consequence. The nomination of Mar.
shall was a concession to the indepen-
dent republicans, and it was naturally
to be expected that his place would be
| filled by man as nearly like him as
possible. But this idea was not adopted.
| In fact the bosses say there are to be no
more concessions. Henceforth there is
to be war to the knife. Although they
did not apparently take hand in the
nomination for congressman atlarge
| their power was felt in another direc-
tion. That there was a strong senti.
ment among the delegates favorable to
new convention through which the
existing difficulties might he settled
was plainly apparent in the caucus held
yesterday morning. There was no
hopetulness in that meeting, but some
very plain talk was INDUCED in. De-
feat was openly predicted and there
seemed to be general lack of conf.
dence in the ability of the managers to
put their ticket through. But the
bosses put on the screws and the new
convention proposition was speedily
crushed out. They were not willing to
run any risks at the primaries. In the
confusion just previous to the adjourn.
ment of the body n resolution was rush
ed through authorizing the state com
mittee to fill any vacancies on the tick
ct that may occur between this and
election day. This means that if the
Stewart republicans should at any time
be willing to form fusion ticket the
state committee is empowered to make
the necessary arrangements. But as
such ticket could he patched up only
through bargain between the leaders
of the two factions it will simply repre-.
sent the worst species of bosssm and
therefore the indepe ndent republicans
will not be likely to be drawn into any
such scheme. In short it looks as if the
action of yesterdays convention had
closed every avenue to a compromise
between the opposing elements.