The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-11
HARRISBURG.

The state COnVenttOns-HOw to Hold
Pennsylvania-The Chairman ship of the
Republican Central Committee-Proba-
BILE Democratic Nominations, Etc.
From an Occasional C0rrespon dent.
HARRISBURG, May 10.-The near approach
of the meetings OF the Republican and ID 5mo-
cratic State Conventions-the first next We'd
nesday, and the latter the week followng-has
caused an Influx of prominent politicians here
from all parts of the State, together with the
head OF the nation, who has, within the past
two weeks been twice in this vicinity.
The nomination of Auditor-General and Sur
veyor-General had really little to do with the
visit of President Grant to Lochiel on Saturday
week, and to Newville last Saturday. 1t is 30
universally conceded that General Harrison
Allen, State Senator from Warren will be nomi-
mated for Auditor General and Colonel Beath,
of Schuylkill, for Surveyor General that little
consideration is given to their nominations. The
selection of Chairman of the State Central
Committee is the great question now agitating
the minds of high politicians in the State for
whoever is selected for this important place next
week will, if successful, be called upon to run
the political machine of the Commonwealth
until after the Presidential election; hence the
great Importance of securing a competent
engineer. When Grant visited Lochiel,
the home of General Cameron, last Saturday
week, it was wholly with view of arranging
this matter The President and his friend
Cameron went carefully over the result of the
State elections of last year. and in footing up the
electoral vote of the States that went Republican
and Democratic, it was ascertained there were
three more Democratic than Republican votes
cast; therefore it was determined necessary not
only to hold Pennsylvania loyal, but Democra-
tic State must be reclaimed How to hold Penn
u1v mi, fha IVA
agreed that Colonel John w. ForDey was the
proper person to select as Chairman of the State
Central Committee and in order to cause him
to work up to the full measure expected, it was
thought well to fix up this programme, and
acquaint Colonel Forney of the fact-U. s.
Grant for President, Simon Cameron for Vice.
President and John w. Forney for United
States Senator.
Whether the veil is too thick for Colonel
Forney to see through l cannot say, but astute
politicians like Colonel A. X. Mcclure and
others look on it in this way; Colonel Forney
may, in order to get Cameron out of his way for
the SenatorShip, use his influence to nominate
the Winnebago Chief Vice-President, but does
any one, ask they, believe for a moment that if
Cameron should be elected Vice President he
would use his influence for the election of Colo
mel Forney to the United States Senate? Ger
tainly not: and the two intervening months,
from the time of the Presidential election in
November and the meeting of the Legislature
in January following, would be speat by the
Vice-President elect in aiding in the election of
Don Cameron as Senator and to secure such a
result the whole political machinery of the
administration would be directed.
There seems to be general impression here
that Colonel Forney will not serve. If so, the
choice will doubtless fall upon NJ s. Quay of
the Beaver Radical.
The Democracy will, in all probability, select
Senator William M. Randall, of Schuylkill, as
the Chairman of their State Central Committee.
His being, in measure, the representative of
the Young Democracy of the State, and having
so strong an influence with the workingmen of
the mining regions, have caused him to be
considered the most available man for the posi-
tion.
To insure success, in Democratic anticipation,
the popular Dick Coulter will, in all probability,
be selected for Auditor General.
In the meantime Governor Geary remains
serene. He claims to have reached the full
measure OF his ambition. General Knipe alluded
few days ago to his having, during the war,
one eye on the Rebels and the other on the
executive office of Pennsylvania. The Governor
declares the height of his ambition has been
reached, and he is now laboring to SO perform
the duties, with that single-h -heartedness for the
public veal, as to merit the encomiums of his
felow-citizens To retire from executive duties
amid the plaudits of the people of this great
Commonwealth is the only ambition that dwells
within him.
The ticket not unpopular with Democrats in
this vicinity is-Tecumseh Sherman for Presi-
dent, John w. Geary Vice-President, and Carl
Schurz Secretary of State, or anything else he
wants.