The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-17
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SELECT GATHERING OF PoLIu-
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Senator Cameron's sudden visit
to the city reminds me that he has a
habit of travelling without any adj
vance agent, said s gentleman
whose hair, what there IS left of II.
has grown gray in the service OF
the best government under the
sun Les me give you an ex-
ample
: In 1872 Hzrtranft was our can
didate for Governor. After be was
nominated the Democrats resurreet-
ed no eud Of scandals against him.
They hIled the newspapers and pla-
carded the fences with them. They
made AZ aggressive campaign. II
began TO look Is if our ther-
Z monster would be cut Of sight be
low zero OF election day. PeDnsyl-
vania was al October State then,
and our State election was as IN
portant as those Of Ohio now are
The Greely boom hadn't had the
wind lst ont Of il vet. and it looked
blue. Hartranft felt bad enough to
shoot himself for the hole he had
/ got the party into, and there was a
good n.ny wished he would
IL tie early part Of September
+ be was suddenly summoned TO Phil
adelpbia to meet a party Of friends
+ II room Ne. p af the Girare House
He went IL il not necessary to
I name names, but about all the
I prominent Republicans Of tie State
we're there, except Don Cameron,
who was Hartranft's particular
friend. As soon as Hartranft came
they got down to business Old
Senator Simon Cameron led of. He
said to Gen Hartranft
SOME FRIENDLY ADVICE.
- You need only 70 look around
to see that you are among your
friends. Every man in this room
was for you for the nomination, and
supports YOU now. If you remain
on the ticket, We vii support you
70 the end. The Democrats have
been publishing a great many scan
dalous stories about you. We want
TO tell YOU that We don't believe q
word Of them, but We think that
you should clearly understand that
q great many weak and foolish peo-
pie do-and these people have votes.
We have asked you to come here
tonight to discuss with you the ad-
Visibility Of your retiring from the
ticket and making room FOR some
I candidate mors available. We are
vou- friends. but this Is a time TO
} consider the broad interests Of the
party, rather than the ambitions OF
individuals.
The NestoT Of the party sat down
and another arose Immediately. He
was followed al once by another and
another and another. Hartranft
sat dum5Iounded, hearing himself
eoDplimented extravagantly by
every speaker, bet advised bv ali to
get Of the tiel-et. He felt himself
being smothered with laurels. 1t
was McManes. | think, with ais
bread north-eountry b7ogHe, that
vas on his legs when there came
+ the sound Of q quick, nervous stride
In the hail. q rap, and, without
waiting for 4 reply the door Was
flung open and IN walked Don Cam
eron. with his grip-saek II his hand
and an ugly look IN his eve Nc
Names stopped. Don shook hands
with his father. nodded all around
70 the others. walked over to where
Harranft was sitting. shook hands
with him very emphatieally, and
standing beside his chair, without
setting down his grip-saek, said:
YOUNG DoxALD's ULTINATUN.
- l wasn't invited to this party.
gentlemen, but | heard Of il, and l
thought ! would come ] under
stand the object Of your meeting.
/ You mean to take General Hartranft
OF the ticket I can say what
have to say on that matter IN very
few words. Force General Hart
ranft eff the ticket and put Oh any
other man II the Stsie-Eut nv
father Oh the ticket IN his stead. If
you please-snd VIII put 100000
II the Democratic campaign fund 70
beat hiEn- Iou are proposing to
desert and dishonOT q brave man
because the fight happens to be par
ticularlE hot against him. and I
VIII n9t stand by and see il done.
viii answer for Gea. Hartranft's
election. a. | viii for the defeat Of
the man who displaees him. if YOU
persist IN your scheme. Did you
+ goodnight, gentlemen | think ]
can still catch the midnight train.
~sThere was coed deal Of talking
after Den left, but nobody seemed
inclined to accept his challenge.
Harry Bingham said TO the old
7 Senator
Do you think he meant il when
he said be would lick you if We
would put you on in Gen. Hart
ranfI's place 2
- Donald never did licks ne re-
spondeG the old man with grim
humor, AID with evident pride in
his sss's bold stand, bat | rather
think be meant It. Donald is very
determined.
1 = Then, said Bingham, with a
laugh, = move We adjourn The
Lord interfered to save Abraham
from sacrificing Isaac. | am not IN
favor of inviting Isaac to sacrifice
Abraham
Everybody laughed, and the
meeting broke up. Har.ranft stayed
On the ticket and was elected-and
the campaign cost Don Cameron 1
over 100000 of his own cash
4 Brutal Murder in Virginia.