Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-06-23
PHILADELPHIA LETTER

THE SPRING RAID OF THE REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS
OVER so CONVENTIONS IN BLAST AT ONCE
THE CONGRESSIONAL NoNIINATIoNs-THE SPLIT
IN THE SECOND DISTRIcr-THE STRUGGLE OVER
THE sIIERIFFALTY.
Specia, Correspondence Of TIE Commercial
PHILADELPHIA, June 15th.-This beautiful
Spring day-the very first example of perfect
weather we have been blessed with for month
the politicians working their sweet will with
us, and having everything their own way. l
should be glad to believe there was something of
a good omen in this, but in reason may not.
For if there is anything in weather signs why in
the name of conscience does it invariably rain
cats and dogs oil the anniversary of the birth of
the blessed Saint Patrick Or why does
the lid always come off the everlasting tea
pot during Friends Yearly Meeting week?
There is no answer to these questions, and there
can he none. And so it must be conceded that
the fine weather accorded to the Politicians, is
purely accidental. Besides, this broad over
hanging, armament, this spacious roof fretted
with golden fire $50 fretted at the appropriate
season at leas) may turn itself inside out before
tea time; it has lost all character for stability
hereabouts.
The machinery which it is thought necessary
to use in making our local nominations is ex-
ceedingly cumbrous sixty-four separate CON
ventinns called to-day, to place Republicans
in nomination for city, State Legislative, Judi
cial and Congressional offices. The profession
al politicians like all this parade, of COURSE for
it gives them opportunities for money-making
in various ways, but the average
citizen sees nothing commendable
in it. One convention for each Congressional
District would surely be sufficient to attend to all
the work needed to be done within that area. I'll
wager the newspaper reporters think so, anyhow
whether the higher powers do Or not. These
petty conventions are distributed over the length
and breadth of the consolidated city, and to get
q well digested report from each in time for to-
morrow mornings, to say nothing of this after
moons, papers would be ~ tidy little feat Mr.
Micawaber after relating with great circumstance
how he has discharged certain pecuniary liabi-
ty by giving his note at hand payable at time
very precisely mentioned, remarks when it be-
comes due it will not be taken up" And that is
the way it will be with these reporters. They
will go for these SO conventions in a desperate
sort of way and they will capture, perhaps a half
of them. II they do that much they will do
pretty we'll. News from the remainder will drift
| in gradually in the course of the next few days.
Your readers may not need to be told what a
farce these nominations have, in many instances,
grown to be. The whole business Of parties ID
Democrats and Republicans alike, although am
| glad to know that the general character OF the
men connected with the latter body is the best.
| But see how few of them there are! 1t is really
surprising. Amy one used to reading the papers
knows the whole list backward 1t is the closest
| sort of corporation you ever saw. They make a
| sort of rolypoly-tirst slice of cake, then a
layer of sweetmeat; one office this year, another
next, or allowing perhaps, from policy. short
| interregnum to allay the suspicious of honest
Taxpayers. So they go on electing each other
| to office from generation to generation. Who do
| l see for example, President of the Receiver OF
| Taxes Convention? Why, Jim Kern, Collector
| of the First District, which position he got by
/ clever dodge of which | may some day inform
YOU. And Mr.. Receiver of Taxes Peltz, himself,
| figures as presiding officer i'll another of the
nominating bodies. The willy William Elliott,
the very popular Assessor Of Internal Revenue
in the Third District is Chairman of the Sheriff
atty Convention. These few instances will show
YOU how the pot Is kept bilin Not by any
chance do outsiders get any OF these places.
The Congressional nominations were void ol
particular excitement except in the Second DIS
trict. Myers in the Third Judge Kelley in the
Fourth, were put in nomination by very decided
majorities In the First District it is well under
stood that Republican nominee has no chance
whatever, and it should therefore be considered
favor on the part Of any gentleman consentint
to stand the canvass. know that should wan
a sum of money down before could think o.
putting my name on the Republican ticket from
the Navy Yard neighborhood. No one has pro
posed it to me yet, certainly, but suppose
case. However, a gentleman with the proper
spirit icas found for we must have " standart
bearers (uide party press) and all that sort
thing.
some party Ben will laugh at everything, AM
defeat even were the prospects of success bnghte
in the old LIST, will not phase him bit. Ii h
could come the widows Friend dodge of th
Hon Tom Florence he might have bette
played. Myers. In the Sd District,
! considered a weak man, but his friend
have things 30 fixed that it was found impossibl
to displace him. The nomination OF Judg
Kelley is the only one of the number that give
8 any real satisfaction. In the End District ther
9 was split, the orthodox portion re-nominatin
!; the incumbent, Mr.0 0'Neill, and the come, e,outer
I putting up Mr.. John b. Greeley. This will max
things very lively in the j md. There has bee bee
not only deepbut loud well. This feeling has :
length eliminated in split in the party, in HI
! district. The result, unhappily, will be to thro
IL the election into the hands OF the Democrats.
= those gentry are smart now, and put up gen,
inely good man. they will clear the field with Ii
0 tie trouble. ALI of which shows, (does it not
r how important it is that we should offer the pet
pie the best material we have, always.
The greatest interest centres around I'll
!, sheriffalty, and of that contest am afraid ca
= give you no intelligence for to-morrows pape
= particularly toished to do 30, but the telegral
II must speak in my stead. For the fact Is th
v while the other leading bodies have gone abo'
T. writing the patriots who are working over Il
sheriff's nomination are in the midst of as pret
\. little political fight as has been seen he
II since the famous know-nothins time
f. Nor fs IL war " "oi'
or principles merely. The rival factions tore o
;, the benches and gas fixtures, and tossed OIL
4, another's Charmen from the platform this NOR
,e , ing in lively style. That is what mean By,
n tght. They had three chairmen at once i'll N
4. tional Hall at noon to-day. Like the "e
ro guard these Chairmen-one OF them, that q
IN interested party, Elliott might die, but til
IN in never surrendered The way they were maui
10 and knock about was a caution, but it will all
er made up to them.
q, The great struggle is between Leeds, Waite
% p, and Bingham, ali office holders, you obser,
y but who would like to do better-would like
an have the Sheriifs' plumb, the choicest morsel
k the whole tempting series; They say it is wol
al more than the Presidency,
Who iouldlt fight for IL INDEX