The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-09

The excitement attending the State C0nven
tons Of the different parties in this State hav-
ing partially subsidized, we will give our readers
brief synopsis Of the elections to take place
TIE current month, mostly during the present
week, in several States
Tomorrow, the 10th instant the annual
elections In Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa will
occur. In Pennsylvania AN Auditor General
and Surveyor General are to be chosen,
together with members OF the Legislature.
The excitement is not very great outside Of
the city Of Philadelphia, where the usual
degree of agitation, amounting almost to
actual turbulence, centres upon the contest
between the rival candidates for the office of
Mayor. There is some feeling in the interior
Of the State in regard to the ninth resolution
adopted by the Democratic State Convention
at Harrisburg, accepting the constitutional
amendments and endorsing the new departure.
Whether ii will help the democratic vote or
not remains to be seen. The vote for State
officers will probably turn not little
upon the relative popularity of General
Grant and General Hancock as candidates
for the next Presidency, the nominees on the
republican ticket being in favor Of the renomi-
nation Of General Grant, and those on the
democratic ticket supporting the nomination
by the Democratic National COME of
'Pennsylvania's favorite son." me "Superb
Hancock" As the State now goes so will the
prestige be In regard to the direction her vote
will take In the Presidential strugg Of 1872.
In 1869 the republicans carried the State by
between four and five thousand majority, with
o republican Legislature on joint ballot. Penn
sylvania Is too important State for either
party to lose, and hence the present apparent
apathy in the canvass is almost mystery.
Especially is this so when it is remembered
that the Legislature to be chosen will elect a
successor to that veteran of hundred political
battles, Simon Cameron, in the United States
Senate. The people will also be called upon
to vote on proposition calling constitu-
tional convention, the present old con-
s.itution having existed, we believe,
for some forty years. The late Thad-
deus Stevens had principal hand in
framing it; but it is grievously behind the age
in several important particulars. 1t may be
that both parties are holding back their ammu-
milton and heavy guns until mex. year; but
delays are dangerous and the party tat
shall be fortunate enough to carry the State
Tomorrow will have the inside track for sue
cess twelvemonth hence
In Ohio the candidates to be voted for
tomorrow comprise Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Judge of the Supreme Court, Attor-
ney General and other State officers, together
with a Legislature which will choose a success
sor to John Sherman in the United States
Senate. Beside the two regular republican
and democratic tickets there is temperance
ticket floating around somewhere, probably
on a voyage for 'sCowes and market" The
temperance vote last year reached something
near three thousand, aud, therefore, in close
contest, it is not to be dsspised. The re-
publicans had nearly fourteen thousand ma
jority in Ohio last year, but the Legislature
Chosen the year previously was democratic.
The struggle for the seat in the United
States Senate dwarfs the contest for
State officers into almost local affair,
although the entire canvass is so peculiarly
surrounded as to invest it with more than
ordinary interest. In the first place there
were the fuss and furry of nominating
epauletted heroes of the late or any other
rebellion, and both parties put whom they
considered their best men in the field-both
generals, par e.rceAence, to wit :-Noyes, the
republican, and McCook, the democrat. After
brief campaign the democratic hero COL
lapsed and was laid up for the balance Of tn
canvass, coming pretty near being laid
upon the shelf altogether. The fight then
seemed to lose part of its military phase or
aspect, and score or so of civic champions
entered the field on both sides. 1t has
been real, sturdy, downright hand-to-hand
conflict throughout, in which some of the
ablest men in the Western country engaged,
fanked by others not 30 able from Washing
ton and elsewhere. Among the prominent
speakers were Groesbeck, Pendleton, Thurman,
Cox and others for the democrats, aud such
men as Sherman, Morton, Boutwell,, Delano,
Bingham, Shellabarser and others for the re-
publicans. In evidence of the importance
attached to this election, it may be noted that
the small claptrap electioneering lodges
usually resorted to in Western political cam
paigns have been discarded during the one
just closing in Ohio. The topics discussed
have been of high and statesmanlke char
acter, possessing more than ordinary national
interest, and evincing that there still live
American statesmen who are competent to
grapple with subjects connected with political
economy in the broadcast most enlightened and
liberal sense. The danger of losing Sena-
tor, and such Senator as Sherman, who
stands foremost 10 their ranks, inspires the
Ohio republicans with unusual ardor, and
hence their form dabe exertions to carry the
Legislature at the coming election.
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