New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-11
.,,r ppFoRE THE CONVENTION.

1,,,xrov or THE OPPOSING "iNuS W -
IS SENATOR cAMERoN's RETIREMENT hiN'A
~ ,ay rKIscRArH TO THE rKBusEl 49,
- a.psrspuRG, July 10.-No one wou'a e,.,;sa, e'e
49, gathering here in advance OF sne nos o..
= nventiou tomorrow that there nad peo" " -.
h;;can tickets in the field IN rennss "a" aor,
: or. That chasm seems TO nave 0lpss ,- a,a RI.
,, ak e.. 40 .,v indications here show, ana ene
se's' ~ -. .ss+ there will be tomorrow mar
pious convention; perhaps so mucn ~ =, ~. oou.
~ III, ho in the significance of events ina.
n''oA ~ ~, .tr;k;ne in themselves. From present.
.as. nv - vii he in most respects as common
.s,.os .atberpg of the kind as ever assemoieu- -
ss. 4. aov snecial outward interest IN ts proeo'u
:. Iii be foupd. perhaps, in some OF tine dec'Ar"-
rh.r. ara nominees for two State ofiices 10 10
state Treasurer and Auditor-Generai. ror
~ 80 tbass there are half dozen candidates. All
-bom are being pushed by their respective iocah-
-. and none of whom distinctivey represen' ""'
lection. although several of them have peeh inoio
. Ia. nromiuent of either side. There Is chance
Z ,,s for a race but not for battle. III 10 un
,nh,.d,u n stal wart convention, but the StaiwaH
sd.r. ssem TO be allowing it to have very much lts
on vsv here. Probably not more than ten OF ni-
=. if 40 manv out of the 25i delegates were In tne
s.der.ndsn, movement last year. This Is easily TO oe
ssoo,,n,.d for bv the fact that the 1ndepen dents
ganeralv took little part in the primaries. 1nero
~. h.s;de a number OF rather liberal men VINO
rrould not he considered hidebound stalwarts;
b,,t the number of those whom Quay, cameron.s
;;rutepant. could control if he wanted them is
estimated at three-fourths by some, AT goou ma
sity by every body but there is no reason tor nis
wanting them and no probability that they Will DO
called upon to get into line.
THE sTALwARTs IN A COMPLIANT MOOD.
Senator Cooper, the charm On OF the state ooh'-
!. ,ttee savs it is a free and easy convention. This
....tIv deacribes it, The Stalwart leaders say they
s,, badly in need of harmony in the partv and are
.rx;ous to have it. Any appearance Of "slate
hga been carefully avoided. 1t is currently SAID
shat Senator Cameron before going to Europe In
st,ucted his leutenants that the Independents
.hauld have the nominations or a good snare ana
Ssslvarts should keep hold OF the organization.
II q highly probable that one of the places on the
t,sLst will hs given to an independent and IL may
bs set down as certain the Craftsmanship OF the
state Committee and with it the practical controi
.ef the organization IN the canvass preliminary 10
fbs Presidential nomination next year Will remain
lsb the stawarts The present indications are that
Ar Cooper will be continued in the position. There
ses,ps TO be good deal of dissatisfaction with Mr.
Ceopcr even among Stalwarts. 1t Ia urged that IL
will displeaso the Independents to see him put In
charge Of ticket which they are expected to help
srset and he is criticised for talking too much,
working too little, etc.
A conference was held IN Philadelphia few days
ss., at which these things were urged against him
by Stalwarts of some prominence, but there seems
10 have been no movement sufficient 10 remove
him. MANY Stalwarts defend him and say the Stall
10, fxwn rhroo
nnen. 1t was rumored to-day that an effort was
being made TO induce Henry w. Oliver. ir., OF
Plt:sburg who was member of the Tariff Com
uission to consent to be chosen chairman. but 1t
WIS generally believed that he would not accept.
II is the custom for the chairman of the State Con-
yention and the delegates to select the chairman
of the State Committee, who is not necessarily
member of the committee The convention has
sometimes named the chairman itself. However.
sx-Congressman John Cessna will probably be the
permanent chairman of the convention. and with
one Stalwsrt nominee he would outvote An Inds-
pendept nominee if be should be disposed to resist
Coopers appointment.
RUMoR OF CAMERoS's RETIREMENT
A well-rnformed journalist. who is not Cameron
-, says there is a growing belief among the
politicians that Cameron will not be a candidate
for reelection in 1855. Henry w. Oliver, jr., is
looked upon asthe man most likely to come for
ward in his place. Cameron" said this man,
'has got about all he get out of politics, and
he knows it. His business has suffered greatly and
m has his health. aud be would like to look after
both. He has had good deal to worry and dis
gust him this year. think he'll retire."
No detailed account of the platform that Is likely
70 be adopted can be given because there proba
Ny fifty delegates here with planks in their
ok.<a al H. Init mil
teke it's choice among them tomorrow. The great
feature will be. of course. the tariff. which it is ex-
pected viii be made the foremost issue of the
pistform.
NOVEL PLANK OF THE PLATFORM.
The plan for dividing the surplus in the United
etates Treasury among the various States which
Professor Thompson, Of the University of Pcnpsyl-
wania, originated, and Wharton Barker has been adj
ocating, has attracted considerable attention. Ex
'spator Simon Cameron is quoted in a PHILADELPHIA
,per to-day as saying that he favors it, just as he
vored the distribution OF the former surplus, and
hartman Cooper said TO- day that he thought tn,
ian woud be adopted by the convention in modi
fed form. He did not think the convention woul'
10 10 far as to recommend that the money shoul'
~ applied to county and local debts within th
States, but might suggest that IT be distributes
u diminishing illiteracy Chairman cooper, wnel
asksd what he thought OF the plan as measure
octlcs on the part Of the friends OF protecton sa
IS would "makethe protection system lmpregnapic
u would "make States favor protection that don,
favor it now.n The convention would probabl,
feyor tho abolition of the tax on tobacco. ne SAID
md the retention of that on whiskey. The wins
hey taxi he said, "iniures no living soul. IN
yhisksy manufacturers went u; suppose ande
,a system he State fs e fs ts ,ca
!esch free trade until this is rich and old coun