Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-10-12
The Senator.

the Senate by the Democratic Conferees
of this district on Friday last This
conference has been in a dead lock for
the last two weeks. Centre presenting
Mr.. Alexander, Clearfeld, James Flynn
and Clinton $. Woods Caldwell, and is
another evidence of the rotten method
so generally adopted, of the personal
/ choice Of conferees TO represent the in
| dividual aspirants, instead Of being the
representatives Of the party TO act for
! the interests Of the party. We have be.
fore expressed our unqualified dissent
from this practice ofallowing candidates
/ to select conferees instead Of the Coun.
ty Conventions performing this duty.
They should be party representatives.,
not the representatives OF personal am,
bitioh, and should be chosen with
care for their discretion and ability to
/ discover the interests Of the party, and
the opportune moment when individual
preference should surrender to the gen.
eral interest. In the nomination OF Mr..
Alexander, however, we believe the pub
lie interest has been largely subserved,
| by the choice OF the most capable and
experienced man mentioned. His re-
turn to the Senate at this particular
time when familiarity with the rules
/ 81 81. 90 oh va,t,,ra sis,f
liant care and discreet and intelligent
action to obtain fair representation in
Congress, as well as in the legislation of
| the Commonwealth, in both OF which the
Democratic party OF Pennsylvania has
been shamelessly deprived for many
years. pointed to the choice made with
peculiar emphasis. And while we con.
gratulate the party on the result, still
we cannot but regret that this consum
nation, has been attended by a disgrace
ful transaction the result OF the vicious
system before alluded to, in which we
are happy to know Mr.. Alexander is en-
tirely exempt and had no agency what
eve. The disreputable Transaction to
which we merely allude, rests entirely
between the candidates or their repre-.
! sentatives, of Clinton and Clear6eld.
which will probably lead tolcgal invessi
CATION and forever stain the record OF
the men engaged in il rs unworthy
representatives OF great party, who de.
sire no machine work in which money or
| dishonorab.e truckstering forms the ba.
sis. The disgrace thus entailed upon
the party, rests with Clinton and Clear.
field for its proper treatment upon the
parties participating. Il is just to Mr.
Flynn to say that he was absent, and
unless the improperly committed was
the result Of previous arrangement,
may not have been personally rosponsi.
BILE for the act Of those conducting his
canvas. But thisis for him to explain.
Mr.. Caldwell, however, was present. and
If the facts are not different from what
has been represented to va, his record
certainly il not clear and above suspi.
cion. II, as has been stated. he invited
reimbursement for Withdrawing from
the canvas in favor Of the nomination
Of Mr.. Flynn, and then using that ne a
means TO enforce his own nomination.
then his conduct wal reprehensible
But this may not be correct. For his
sake az well as for the sake of the peo.
people who honored him, we hope ii is
not. The noble Democracy Of Clinton
are the last people in the Common.
wealth who would justify and sustain a
trickster.
But however the facts may he between
the parties implicated, Mr. Caldwell in
his article published in the D1iy Jour
nal OF Lock Haven on Saturday last, 4,
said "There is not breath Of suspicion
against Mr.. Alexander who knew moth.
ing OF the affair until informed by Mr..
Caldwell" We might add that from
the. published statements of both Mr..
Caldwell and Mr Flynn "there is not a
breath Of suspicion" against Mf. Alex
ander's conferees, and therefore the
nomination being made without a
breath Of suspicion" being attached to
him or the conduct Of hs cohferees,
Why should II not stand unehallenged
If, as IL is believed that the County
COMMITTEES Of the several counties are to
be convened 10 deliberate on the sub
ieot, we see no reason why Mr.. AIexan.
der should be victim Of irregularities
In which he had no concern.
THE Democratic majority IN Georgia
aG the late election, 1t Is believed will