The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-14
Pcunsyiv.nia seuatori.I Nomination.

Pennsy1vanfa senatorial Nomination
/ The proceedings in relation to the sena
torial nomination in the old keystone Stat'
have been unexampled. The successful
candidate was denounced in advance b.
the Philadelphia Press, the Pittsburg Con,
mercidl, and other leading Journals, and hi
nomination, II was claimed, would be TIT
result of bribery, and in defiance of thu
wishes of the people. Mr.. Stevens charged
prior Legislatures with gross corruption
aud the opponents Of Cameron held meet
ing at the rooms of Colonel Forney prio
to the caucus, in which several significant
speeches were made. Senator Fisher de
clared the nomination Of General Cameron
would be the "greatest disaster which
could befall the party" Mr.. Stevens ex
planned that he was there at the instance o
his friends TO prevent "great calamity
that he had counted, with an intimate
friend Of General Cameron (said TO bs
Cameron hmself), his friends, and all tina
was claimed was nineteen but that numbeI
had proved very prolific, for 1t Is now I'M
derstood TO be all he chooses to make 1t
He claimed that there had been much
unfair play" suspicious of corruptioD,'
to one in a caucus then the people could
see who changed. Gle charged nobody
with corruption, and believed this Legisla
ture was as pure as any we have had
Rather damaging phrase, since in his letter
he charged prior Legislatures with selling
their votes.
Governor Curtin said he had nothing tt
add to what Mr.. Stevens had said, ant
thought that the members should judge o.
the advisability Of staying out or going
into the caucus.
Colonel Lemuol Todd, formerly in Con
gress from the Cumberland district, had
no hesitation in saying that " the election
of Mr.. Cameron would be the worst ca.
lamity that could befAll the State" /,
would be ga dishonor." They should set
their faces against "tLis corrupt effort o.
Simon Cameron" :.
Hon. Galush& i. Grow was aon-com.
initial.
Colonel Forney believed it to be "hi!
duty to state that no iniiction would give
the great Union organization more fatal
| if not mortal, wound than that which /!
now threatened" He talked of the value
of boldness, and avowed that "there il
not a Republican man or woman in Penn
sylvania whose heart to-day is not throb
bling with indignation over this spectacle
He declared that those gentlemen who
vote for Simon Cameron, in known viola,
tion of the wishes of their constituents
are simply signing their death warrants.
Mr.. Bellingtelt, senator from Lancaster
averred that a great crime was to be per
petrated here tonight. The high office o.
| United States Senator was to be barteret
away for gain. There was not q senator
present who did not feel satisfied from thu
bottom of his heart that this office would
be battered and sold tonight. To avoit
this crime they ought to keep out Of TIT
caucus.
After this the members of the Legisla
ture, some thirty two in number, were lef
to their own desires, and the result wa
they agreed to attend the caucus.
The caucus met with closed doors, bu
they did their work promptly. Adroi
wire-puller as is the editor of the Press
and skilful manipulation as was the veteran
of the great anti-Masonic fight, they ar,
no match for the canny Scotchman. TIT
very first ballot showed that Mr.. Cameron
was emphatically the choice of the caucus
the vote being 46 for Cameron, % Curtin
Stevens, 5 Grow, and on motion of a sup
porter OF Curtin, the nomination was de
clared unanimous. So the great contes
virtually ended. Harrisburg has been thu
theatre of the greatest excitement. Thu
city has been filled with politicians, VIII
scattered freely their charges OF bribery
but ,as yet the legislative committee ha
discovered nothing. We have not heard
however, of their having summoned th'
editor OF the Press, Or "the leader Of TIT
House"
In the Democratic caucus things were
taken more quietly. The names of seve
raj gentlemen were proposed, hut finall,
Withdrawn, and the deserved compliment
was paid Mr.. Cowan of a unanimous sup
port. We have only to regret that il i
simply compliment.-National IntelH
gelcef.