The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-09
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of TINE HERALD.

tive-The Rival Candidates-The Radicals
Sinking Negro Suffrage" What do you
think Of johnson e''-CalculatfOns Of both
Parties ON the Result.
HARRISBURG, Sept. 8, 1867.
AS there Governor be elected for Pennsylvania
Or members Of Congress on the second Tuesday in
October the interest the coming election centres upon
the Office Of Judge the Supreme Court and upon
this the canvass is going vigorously on Personally
considered, the candidates OF both republican and demo-
cratic parties stand about in the estimation OF the
general public and apart from the very wide margin in
the political opinions OF both gentlemen, they would
probably be regarded with equal favor as ursts and men
OF unblemished character The Office is an important
one, inasmuch as the term is for Gfteen years. The
vacancy occurs by the expiration by limitation OF the
term OF Hon. George W. Woodward. The democrats
have selected their candidate George NJ sharswood,
OF Philadelphia, and presiding Judge OF the District
Court in that city and county, lawyer of unquestion-
able ability and extremely popular Philadelphia, not
only with his own party, but with the citizens gener-
ally Throughout the State ALSO he is well known, and
is regarded as democrat of the stricest constitutional
kind The republican nsmnee is Judge H. W. Williams,
Of pittsburg, emigrant from New England, who is
said to be not at all popular outside his district and
carrying with HIM into the contest some very curious
ideas OF The duties OF Judge Part Of the platform upon
which he was nominated is contained in one OF the reso
lutons adopted by the republican convention held at
Wamport in June, which declares that ii is the duty Of
Judge TO decide the bench according the polt-
cal opinions OF the majory-that is to say. to decide
with the party who elected him This declaration, upon
which Judge Williams goes before the people, has rather
shocked the members Of the legal profession. They
adhere 10 the oldfashOned principle that judge should
decide according TO law, and according politics This
plank so boldly thrust into the republican platform
therefore prove very weak one. 1t is only part,
however, OF the Jacobn policy of the radicals AS an
onset to ms s the repuolcans present the dissenting
February 1854 in the OF Bore against Trott whore
be declared the act OF Congress OF February 25 1862,
making greenbacks a legal tender unconstitutional
This decision, cry out the republicans, touches the
pocket Of every man who owns five dollar bill. 1t
is atrocious doctrine and shows that Judge
Sharswood adheres to his old notification ideas
OF the Calhoun time Thew make much CAPT.
! tai out Of it, and calculate TO use II extensively
against Judge shArswood The democrats respond that
the Judges opinion has been misrepresented by his OPP
ponents That be decided any honest and just man
should that contracts made upon gold basis could not
be lquidated by paper. Only this and nothing more.
SO much for the candidates upon whom the main
issues or the election iurn AS 70 ,ns prospects s OF
tight race The chances are that If full vote were
polled the democracy would run in their candidate;
but as Pennsylvania never 'trns out" except at an
election for Governor the contest will probably turn
the personal popularity of the two men, The canvass
throughout the State although not as yet very noisy
or demons,rattve is silently active. The well ar.
ranged organization OF the Union Leagues appears to be an
overmatch for the less consolidated organization Of the
democracy The former backed up by money, power,
patronage and held together by he cohesive power OF
public plumber" exist everywhere while the demo-
but am assured from the best that, although
making little display, is working with great effect and
never moro hopeful since the days OF their derea. in
1868 than they at present Without being sanguine
of success on the whole ticket they do not despair o,
eectng their candidate for Supreme judge, which will
be great triumph The Legislature they do not expect
to much from Its present complexion but next to
the State ticket they regard success In Philadelphia on
the county ticket next in importance and the demo-
Gratis Of that city almost confident of electng Gene
raj Peter Lyle for Sheriff. and Judge Ludlow bench
n Pleas and Over and T0rminor. Ludlow the
only democratic judge in that court and has judicial
record unblemished as the military career Of General
Lyle who fought splenddly all through the The
other prominent democratic candidates in Philadelphia
are General J: + Baiere for City Commissioner. and
Colonel W. A. LEIGH for Register OF Wisboth soldiers
Of distinguished character
The hopes OF the democracy in Pennsylvania may be
summed up hus-They rely FIRST upon the personnel Of
their cand next upon the bunder OF the repub
in excluding all soldiers from their tickets upon
the plea that 1.-THE soldier business is played out"
which has caused much discomfort among their own
party from the fact that In several counties dsaection
Is growing apacs in the republican ranks 10 Thad
notorious Here let add that IL remarkable that john
and his policy is little spoken Of in the
The republicans are perhaps reservng their fire until
the desouement OF the proclamation is made
fest or the amnesty procamation is issued Then pre-
ton in the ranks the enemy has received check by
the Presidents late movements with regard to the mill
tsry pro-ccnsuls and think may venture to say that
kept in Johnsons pocket until after the Pennsylvania
election.
heard everywhere-at the hotels in the Streets the
railroads. but nobody seems to have made up their
moderate republicans look perpIexed and say nothing,
They evidently embarrassed and little alarmed.
The extreme radicals, OF course. arc more vehement
than in denouncing him "a drunken scoundren
aud such language s not infrequent the lips OF
spectacle looking gentlemen IN broad cloth, at
Upon the question OF negro suffrage in the State the
radicals are as mum as nice, and, though the demo-
cratic journals cont inually taunt them with cowardce
in mt n VIII
1t secretly IN their hearts they respond word
Many OF the ultra radicals favor OF introducing
the measure, and indeed have heard Of the
prominent OF them declare that the party had nearly
shirked Of their vital principles by putting
versa negro suffrage plain and square upon the PLATFORM
am able 10 inform you that it introduced into the
resolutions al the Wiilamsport Convention, that II was
strongly urged upon the committee, but it resisted
stoutly by Mr. Mcpherson, Clerk Of the House Rep
resentafives, and the proposition lost The negro
therefore, is left out as direct issue BY radicals but
the democrats are not going to let him slip of tho
contest. They intend to bring up the republican
legislation which forced the negro the city cars and
raj roads with white men, after the Companies had
offered TO furnish sepeate for his accommodation
This fact and the general corruption of The party the
Legislature during the election OF Simon Cameron the
Senate the enormous increase In the pubic expenditure
and the State debt since 1862 ana the liquor law which
Is terribly unpopular It is stringent in the Northern
counties, are the principal weapons with which the
democracy are fighting their antagonists
They claim that in opposition to this the radicals have
New Orleans rio, as they had the last election
iniame the passions OF the people, and they have
hardly time 10 manufacture one in the ensuing
five weeks Moreover that while the candidate
for Congress, Holster Clymer, In 1860, was
put up as democrat simply, and with no other
record they have standard bearer Judge Shars-
wood. who brings vast personal popularity into the field
and, as lawyer, is quite the equal Of what they call
his yankee rival"
To all these calculations the radicals oppose their
ganization." and seem to rest quietly upon it, They
are not unprepared TO their majority reduced but
the best informed Of them speak confidently OF carry
ing the state They look hopefully to President John
sons doing something to justify them In their desperate
revolutionary measures between this time and the cleo
ton.
Now few words as to figures The total vote OF the
State in round numbers about 600 600 The for
Congressman last year 1900 In 1893 Curtin's
majority was l5 600 Incoip's vote In 1894 showed
republican majority Of 20000 In 1885, when there
no Governor to be elected, the vote small aud
the republican majority % 900 Ia 1866
It was reduced 10 IL 900 on the Governors
ticket and IL 900 the Congressional Ticket which
the true test II the democracy conduct the present
canvdDs with and they change