The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-26
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1869.
mrnree TaiIors Of ToOIey street"

Britain" and bearing at the end the signatures
OF "three tailors of Tooley street." Inc tn'ns
was 80 sublimely impudent that 1t has made
itS vay into history. But II has been reserved
for Colonel Alexander K. Mcclure, figuring as
the mouthpieoe of Andrew G.. Curtin, John
w. Geary and Henry W. Williams, to eclipse
the "three tsilors Of Tooley street"
by an exhibition of downright i'm
pudepce hitherto without parallel
Despatches from Washington inform
ma Of the details Of an interview between the
President-elect and Colonel Mcclure which
occurred yesterday at the headquarters of the
army in Washington. The whole story rsads
like an invention of the newspaper cores
pepdsnts, and we are almost inclined to doubt
it's truth from beginning to end. But If it be
worthy of credit, II justifes the country in
the belief that Ex-Governor Curtin is not to be
q member of General Grants Cabinet, aud
that, in all probability, George H. Stuart,
ESQ.,, OF this city, is to be the representative
of Pennsylvania in that body. This much
Colonel Mcclure asoertained, and, although it
did not appear to be entirely In accordance
with his views, the country will rest satisfied.
Colonel Mcclure appeared before General
Grant As the representative of Messrs. Curtin,
Geary, and Williams, who have kindly vol
unteered not only to manage the Republican
party of this State, but also to fix up the
Cabinet for the President elect. A letter from
Judge Williams was presented by the mouth
piece Of the three Republican Dictators Of
Pennsylvania, urging upon General Grant the
paramount necessity Of giving Ex-Governor
Curtin a seat in the Cabinet, if the Rspubli-
can party is to be saved from defeat in this
State at the October election. In presenting
this epistls, Colonel Mcclure assured General
Grant that Judge Williams is to be the Re-
publican candidate for the vacancy upon the
bench Of the Supreme Court, which will occur
at the close of the present year. 1t was also
stated, for the information of the President
elect, that Governor Geary had written let
ter of similar import, and that he was to be
the Republican candidate for Governor at the
approaching election. Still another epistle
was reposipg in Colonel McClure's letter-bag,
signed by Judge Agnew, and insisting that by
the selection Of Ex-Governor Curtin alone
could General Grant comm and for his admin
istration the confidence and support of the
Republican party of Pennsylvania, and at the
same time secure to the candidates of that
party-thst is to say, Governor Geary and
Judge Williams-success at the polls in
October.
Now, as a careful chroncler of the events
of the day,we have not yet been able to ascer'
tain the time and place at which Governor
GeaTy and Judge Williams have been renomi-
mated by the Republican party Of this State
for the positions which they at present occupy.
AS far as we can ascertain, they are selt-nomi-
mated candidates only, having thus far received
the endorsement of few local conventions
and Of certain political cliques of
which Colonel Alexander X. Mcclure
may be taken as fair and average sample,
as leader. And, speaking for very large
element in the Republican party Of the State,
we have to say that, if the Republican party
is absolutely dependent for success upon the
influence Of the gentlemen trading in politics
under the name and style of Curtin, Mcclure
x Co., the sooner il ia defeated the better, aud
the sooner 1t is undermined by the withdrawal
of the influence Of Curtin, Mcclure & Co.,
the sooner can 1t be reorganized for victory on
q more substantial basis.
II Colonel McClure-we are not advised
where he picked up the Colonel had been
content with urging the claims of Ex- Governor
Curtin, and announcing the denomination OF
Governor Geary and Jndge Williams, the
ssthree tailors of ToOley street" might still
have worn their laurels as the most impuden,
of beeears for favor at the hands of power
But Colonel Mcclure saw fit, as the mouth
place of Meesrs. Curtin, Williams and Geary
10 protest against the selection by Genera
Grant of any such person as George H. Stuart
Adolph Borie, Mr.. Welsh, or Aubrey Fl
Smith 10 represent the great State of Pennsyl
yania in the Cabinet. These men, and al
men of their class, according to tn
sublime Mcclure, have no sympa
thv with the active Republican
of the State, have no knowledge of the people
and would 80 dispense the patronage at thei
disposal as to cause the utter ruin OF tn,
uarty In the coming canvass. General Gran
appreciated this astonishing effrontery at it
true value, and expressed his surprise that am
loyal man should object to the appointment
of a man with such record as had been mad
by George H. Stuart. Thereupon the Colone
announoed the fact that he had been "a goo
MANY wears in active politics "-precicely ho'
many he did not declare-during all
which he had not enjoyed the felicity OF er
countering Mr.. Stuart. No one will presum
TO deny this assertion, for Colonel McCluH