The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-09
ELKTON, Md, FEBRUARY 9, 1875.
THE PHILADELPHIA MAYORALTY
CONTEST.

The conspicuous role that Mr. Robert f..
Pattison is playing as political Performer"
in Pennsylvania, and the great expecta
tions excited by his nomination for the
mayoralty of Philadelphia, by the Demo
Gratis naturally excite unusual interest in
the result outside of that city.
With the hope of carrying Philadelphia,
the Democratic managers have inflated the
example Of their party brethren in National
politics.
Mr.. Cleveland was heralded and elected
to the Presidency as a man 'better than
his party" and the same claim is now
made for Mr.. Pattison.
We have seen little in the career of Mr.
Cleveland to justify the claim made for
him, and its doubtful whether Mr.. Pattison
is justly entitled to any higher reputation
than that of a robust Democratic partizan.
The political situation in Philadelphia,
and the result of the pending mayoralty
contest, however are exciting more popular
interest, than any inquiry as to whether
the mugwumpery of Mr.. Pattison is the
genuine article, or only disguise for
offensive and defensive partizanship.
The probable poll of Phila lelphia, this
month will be about 200, 600 votes In the
election four years ago, Mayor Stuart re-
ceived nearly 100, 600 votes, against little
less than 10000 votes for his Democratic
opponent, and in the November election of
last year Hastings had l39. POI, against
81, for Singerly. The highest Demo-
cratic vote cast in Philadelphia during the
past seven years was 81, 40 for Cleveland
in 1892, which represents the full or nor
NAL strength of the party when all element,
and factions of the machine are in unison.
When Mr.. Pattison ran for Governor for
second term he polled little more than
5000 votes, which included the thousands
of Republican votes that went to him in
consequence of the Delamater detection.
1t is not improbable that he will receive at
the coming election -, 600 straight Demo
cratic votes, and possibly 10000, which
will represent an increase of 30 600 to
5000 on the party vote for Singelly three
months ago. If the Democratic managers
succeed to that extent in getting out their
vote for Pattison they will have done all
that they now expect.
Mr.. Pattison will, therefore, require not
less than 10000, and probably %, 600. Re
publican votes in order to obtain majority
and there are no signs to-day which indi-
cate that the campaign of his Mugwump
supporters has made or will make any such
inroads on the Republican ranks. A large
number of Republicans who in past years
supported him rs candidate for Comptroll-
rand for Governor have declared that they
will not vote for him as Mayor. Not few
OF the members of the Committee of One
Hundred and of the members of the indie
pendent organizations which were behind
him in his campaigns against Beaver and
Delamater, are now to be found openly
supporting the Republican candidate
Scores of business men and former sup.
porters of Pattison whom it has asked to
come to the front again on his behalf have
declined to respond to the call or have sent
word that they are satisfied with Warwick
In the two campaigns in which Mr.. Pat,
tison has figured as a candidate in Philadel-
phla In the course of the past twelve years
he has been in a minority of the local vote
He was beaten by upwards of 5000 ma
jority in 1889 and by upwards of 20,OO
majority in $780, and on both these occa-
sions the reform" demonstration was far
stronger than it has shown itself to be in
the present campaign.
Commenting on the present prospects Of
the election of Mr.. Warwick, the Republi
can candidate, a Philadelphia journal says:
''If there is any "revot" so formible as
to cause 10000 to $4,000 Republicans to
desert Warwick, it is not visible at this
time to any dispassionate observer of the
situation. The hope of Mr. pattison's sup
porters that the election of the Republican
candidate would be endangered by the
attitude OF the regulars who were disap-
pointed in the outcome Of the convention
has fallen to the ground. There will be
no room for any expectations in that quar-
ter. AS for the thoughtful, plain people
in municipal elections, it will be found
before election day, if it has not already