Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-29
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

BOGUS NEws.-The telegraph told the Stars
readers yesterday that Governor Geary had
been nominated for Governor of PENNSYLVANIA.
by the disafected Democrats and the straight
out Americans. at Harrisburg; and that terri
bic excitement ragged yesterday morning in that
town among the politicians that Geary would
probably accept the nomination &c
On Its face, the casual reader of that dispatch
would imagine that a tremendous feud had
sprung up in the bosom Of the Democratic partv
OF Pennsylvania, that threatens to oyerwbeIm
II In ruin at the approaching State election
NOW, the truth Is, not single supporter of the
election of james Buchanan for the Presidency
rs Tar as We can learn after due investigation
has taken lot or part in this very last fusion
movement; which is a fusion only of the per-
sonal admirers of Geary among the RepubIi-
cans, and the Americans who will not SUD-
port Wilmot-the regular fusion noninee-on
account OF his abOlitionism. Of the latter. we
apPrenend, there are many more than refused
TO support the fusion electoral ticket last No
fember, when enough turned their backs on it
to give the Democrats triumph The Demo-
Gratis Of Pennsylvania never had an ADLER or
more popular candidate for Governor than their
present one-Gen. VIM. A. Packer-and this
movement of q portion Of the opposition in
Geary's favor will materially strengthen his
prospect of success, which we regarded as n
certainty, even before it this movement) &C.
CURED.
SO far as Geary's share Of it is concerned. il
Is but spasmOdic effort to keep himself before
the dear people, for whose applause he ap-
pears to banker as ravenously as did his Illus
trious predecessor-Reeder He has not a 1.-THE
OF Reeder's talents for popular speaking and
mischief making generally. We fear, indeed.
that he is without the ability to make his nomi-
nation by the parties who have put him ND
much more than laughing-stock. Werejoice.
however, that he has so soon taken such open
and unmistakable ground against the Democ-
raey Oh pennsylvania, simply because he thus
disproves the allegation of various opposition
presses at the South, that he was a fair repre-
sentative, in his course in Kansas, of the shirt
OF the Pennsylvania Democracy upon the slave
ry question.
The APPROACHING ELECTION politicsl
tmunicipal) waters of the Federal Metronolis
are remarkably still just now In view of the
fact that on the first Monday in June next an
important election comes off here From nres-
ent appearances, party spirit is to have much
less sway In 1t than in any of our previous cleo
IONS Tor three years past Else, the efforts
already made 10 drum the rank and file of both
sontending armies to their posts in line vould
nave been more successful At present rnst-
'en LOOK as though there were to be n numbe,
OF volunteer candidates ON both sides ,rn,;..
49, '" MS own nook If this disposition con-
u eourse the race between the parties.
NJ" :" ''eHiy balanced here, may, ere long
Deoons very interesting; setting at defiance
Tue capacity Oh the knowing ones to calcn,a,o
resuI's In ADVANCE OF their occurrence unon .,n
reliable data within their reach We ~
that the three anti Know Nothing asn;r.n,s c.
the Collectorship, so far published to tho I'll.
as such-Messrs. Halliday, Callan and RAJ
lett-are ready TO submit their respective claim
to the arbitration of a convention We baor
the names of half a dozen others mentioned as
anti-Know Nothing candidates for the same Do
sition, and take it for granted that their friends
Will shortly announce them formally; least by
waiting too long, all chance for their success
may vanish, through the number of pledges
obtained for their rivals already announced.
whose friends are now busily engaged in cleo
pioneering for them.
Inc opposition, if at work at all in this mat
yer are working like moles-in the dark-hav
ing published the name Of no candidate for anv
pace 50 iar Those who fancy that they NAV
n"'e NONE however, reckon without their host.
Tor II Is very certain that there is no lack Of ss,
Pirants In their ranks, whose rival claims will
prove as difficult to be harmonized a, ,bo.s -
the aspirants among the antics
These are dull times, indeed WASHINGTON c;,v
just now lacks local theme for excitemen, ~
behalf of the host around US whose countenancs.