The New York herald., 1866-09-14
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
From QUA SPECIAL ccAasspeHDEnT.


LAscAsrsx Pa, Sept H. 1860.
POLITICAL nrrAros.
Here am, righ, in tho centre Of Thsd Stevens dis
,nct-in his iown-and ye, In 20 part Of Psnnsyivania
have ] found the democracy pofe hopeful OF united
than they In Lancaster The county s republican
one and Thad Stevens viii probably be reelected TO
Congress- but will be by decreased majority thai will
astonsh the old radical rF
CONTEST GOVERNOR.
Throughout the State, however, the contes, with not
be Il Is In this county. Ciymers chances
for Governor have improved wonderfully Of late, and
even bets made his election by prominent
democrats in this town. Tho disgusting exhibition
at Philadelphia last week. where nen, white and black
and In breeches and without. assembled
give expression to the OF the radical wing OF
tho republican party tho question Of negro suffrage
and womcn's rights, has drawn least dvc thousand
from Geary's standard and rendered the chances
II any, In favor ofthe opposing candidate Mr. clymer
General Geary Ia not SO popular among the returned
soldiers as most people imagine. In this town alone
there three hundred organized veterans who express
their determination TO stand BY Ciymer 70 The last
0eary's military record 10 not very brilliant II s
truo he sent US several glowing dispatches from the She
naudoah Valley once In while, but until sheridan got
thero nothing accomplished worth mentioning
srr1 STEVENS
reiur1sd from Bedford Springs Yesterday but started
In very feeble health, and Is easily irritacd but hs in
telect liz strong ever, and devoted apparcnty TO
white brethren. He Is a curious old fellow, rhad;
always riding hobby other and keeping himself
conspcuously before the public. HIS nrs hobby WAS
anti Masonry, and he actually succeeded In pushing him
self into Office upon that ISSUE and 10 day there Ii no
fhaa Stevens resides His mex, hobby was 70 build
railroad from Getysbufg across tho mountains into
Maryland. Tho scheme was . Wild, impracticaole
one, and cost the State $4,000. II called
the .Gettysburg apc worm" because u began nowhere
and ended In the woods uncharabc people that tho
scheme intended TO make valuable somc iron mines
and furnaces belonging 10 Thad which located
the route OF the proposed road and that the Canal Board
divnng his selfish motives put stop TO the work
was scarce commenced These same iron works we're
burned by the rebels during tho war; leaving the pro
prs'or comparatively poor However A. the works bad
is not supposed he was such heavy loser after all.
Hobby No 3, the negro has been tho creates, hobby
of his lfe IL 1888 refused 10 sign the State conu
because the words white czens occurred In tho IN
strument He the only member Of tho who
refused 70 the document and from that day 70 this he
has steadily devoted himself the shrine OF anti
regardless OF the Yet with all his earnest
ular man 10 his party He generally runs a thousand
behind his tckct In this county and II expected
that this fall the falling OF will BE- greater Than ever
was
paws visit very frequently He looks remark.
ably WELL better than he has for nvc sir years, and
although he takes part In politics his sympnhies
| with President Johnson and the government "od
Buckn do great deal In . quiet way ~ he chooses
| aii hough he Is under cloud
Applications for once are made daily By wen
known and prominent republicans In this and
the adjoining counties. whev decap'aiions Of
persons oppo-ed 70 tho government arc tax.
ro:.a Ss republican sss psa. e 20 b. sick q Ss
radical influence that is governing tho party aud an.
Tho number and character os these applications
show evidently that thers rapid change going Ia
% % ne s 81 S
The knowing regard this sgn - very omnous and
quote tho old story Of vAis Saving a sukiny ship.
enough probably % secure the siss,ou O. cymer sad
| several CoDgrsssmen whore least expected.
RrADuc. rA, sep. II, isas
ssHGs oor~xs
~As sccs Bsyks, goes Pennsyivanis," used 10 be
the cry In good old democratic days gone by. bot,
alas since BuchAnaps time the State has been given
10 fanatcsm. and has just BEEN the other gay
Berks county sti1 the stronghold Of tho demo
srscy and . desperate effort II bsing made 70
prove tho truth Of tho old adags bot with
what yet remains 10 be determined The county
gave 1000 majority for buchanan, and has yet
fsltercd In ms loyalty 20 the democratic standard and
bets are now made that will turn out stronger than
has Betz the democratic nominee for Congress,
smiling baske, Of chips The contest. and
calculates on least three four Coz.
gressnen from this STATE.
nov TIM on prrcH srrrrsmr wuL vorr
Il is somewhat difBouit to determine They very
class Of people. living just they dd seventy
Ave years ago, changing their dress customs.
and remaining stationary svey thing exo~p, the cal
walton of soil In this Last rcspect however they
have surenors In this country, which makes
| up IN great MEASURE Tor the other pecaiiar,'es
Now this section % tho country, that u the dsirct
comprised by Lancaster, Berkg Franklin and S0mernet
COUNTIES they pretty equally divided In political
matters leaning little perhaps towards the demoefacy
year Those belonging To the Lutheran cburcb, and
Berks county full of them, arc very srssive
class o citizens and not easily avayed by passion or
| jodre Tho Nennonltss and Quaker. chiefly inhabng
Lancaster and Franklin counties, 70 on on the very
posi,e TAX and swear BY Ihad s,evens whom they
| upon masonry. The anti masonry cry sppsAlsd 70
their passions and preudces rather than 70 Their feaaen,
NEEDLE In politics. old rhad smoked them ~ their
boic- and made them step up,o the polls since then
the Nennonites and DanEer have Always found
the pols when wanting and lt u sirprsng soDstimss
10 how heavily they viii turn out They much
inferior as class 10 tho fu,hsrans and ere sfn0tA
bic a mountain On the negro suffrage question Thsd
has 90, these fellows ~ his brcech~s pccke sure.
| saisE rrruos
Tho Maine election followed too Ciose upon the dc
fnnsdsiphls % sass, The rssul, 10 ,ss -.is
MAJORITY 10 Maine, b., they d,a look far
something different from The Phllsdslpha gathering
that any case event y bot tsf Offset fof the
other some rspubicAns her. confident on a msJof.
ny Of thonssnd Tor Geafy and making beta that
way. bu, the democracy keep sn upper W and afe
TMs oovrnr Soa uuuKp rArru srafoa
will n all prohsby prove - interesting fsee There
are -four eand dates In the bed via tsrtin Cameron,
Stevens aud Dead D0,k rofuey. and sofna queer wors
gong % secure tbe mseh-cossied priss car'ihs
friepdG tsnd they lsgonl BIZ ehance~ ~ far
tho best While The Cameron equally o<rsin -
old simon n sire pslrg strategy and liberal out.
lsy u money complsh anything. CERTAINLY
ID. .secretary w secure tho p1stlon stesena
nstlon has seroasy lntersred ~itb ths plans y bth
Curtin and Cameron, snd femalss 70 - ssss 30 rho
viii b. bady damaged ~ the appearance a "a
Thsd IN tbs Geld A 70 FofBey. hs oil inisrfefe vth
notcdy, for the simple resson that be csnsos muster
corporals guard hA aid ~ls1 the nssi "a so
any c0uadfp his honesty sn1 b~ypsa fsr
roilics hscks IN " lsd.ipha be hss - fntsds r.f
aIniy none that ~ ~ shy v hm % ~ snts