The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-06
POLITICS In PENNSYLVANIA.
The Conventions at Reading, Harris
burg, and Pittsburg,
dse.. &C., &c.
OUR HARRISBURG CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR UARRIsBrRo CORRESPONDENCE.
HARRISBURG, June 8, 1851.
The Pocal aspect Of the Safe-orenen.s Of the Poll
hcians, &C.
There three political issues which are agtstIng
the Keystone State Its OF to its
remo.es. extremies Tho first the Presidential cleo
ton the the election of Governor and the third
the election of Senators to AL the eleven vacant seats
next fall The last alone !, the subject Of my present
letter.
There was whig County Convention here today,
and a contest, mentioned In my telegraphic
despatch The all arrived last night and there
great buzzng among the policans abor the hotels
and bar rooms, during tie evening and this morning
There all sorts Of intigues AMI wire pulling The
convention met at 10 o'csock thi, morning. and the
court thouse was surrounded by crowd who seemed
take the most lively interest in the results they were
announced from time to time The chief political Stature
in the contest the nomiaation Of Senator br the
Senatorial district comprising Dauphin and Norshum-
berland counties The bearing Of this nomination upon
the State Senate u important and accordingly great
deal Of feeling has been manifested among the whg
party throughout the capital and the district the last
few days The great point was to secure a strong
one that would inspire friends with enthusiasm
enemies among his party whose hs nigh lose
and apt If possible to conciiate votes from the
opposite side OF the fonr candidates, the most pron
nent rutherford. who, with Karnes and BerryhlL
had been before the people for the last months
hunke has only into the field mt the eleventh heuY
1t being about week since he announced as a can
didate Yet those who bore the burhen and the heat
Of the day thrust Asdc and the last has
first. The whole thing settled in caucus last night
Many Of the party dspeased with kunke for coming
upon them by surprise and they consider ID not
treating the other candidates we but believe they will
vote for him notwithstanding He is said possess
torcal abilities Of high order The expectations of
Of the candidates for the other Offices have been
wofully disappointed and they complain bitterly that
they we're sacrificed by the to the
made for the securing the nomination OF kunkel
In this contest there OF the free sO aboi
tic element mixed mp. would be impossible for the
wooy heads any Of that k, IL they were known to
obtain nomination for any ofhoe Out Of Philadelphia
(snd there the free soil sentiment but weak they
few and far between OF about 10000 that
will come to the polls at tho Presidential election
than 10000 will be found to be free soiers that fgure
does not exaggerate their numbers They are pretty
equally divided between the great factions only
strong political Ingredient therefore, in this whg county
convention Was the nomination Of SENATOR aud that
oily from the fact that the future struggle the polls
In this district doubtful and the character Of evenly
balanced Senate will be stamped whig democrat by
the result II ths wings succeed they will In all proba-
bility retain their majority they fail the majority
likely to fall into the hands Of the other party As
the other nominatt MS, they Of local nature, and
possess little interest except TO the candidates their
friends.