The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Dispatch

WASHINGTON, May II, 1871,
In Republican political circles there has
been some considerable interest relative to
the proceedings of their Convention ut Har-
risburg to-day to nominate candidates for
Auditor.G General and Surveyor General, in
asmuch as it has been expected by those
who have arranged the cards, including Sem
ator Cameron-who, in fact, has been chief
manager-that the Convention would en-
dorse the administration. Dispatches from
there confirm the belief that such action
would be taken; and while the endorsement
of the President by this Convention is set
down by his particular friends as the voice
CT Pennsylvania, other Republicans declare
that the very act will defeat the party in
that State. The evidence of what may be
called, in ineIegant parlance, a "put-up
job" was never before more palpable in
the history Of political organizations.
In this, as in all the political movements
made by the present Administration and its
friends, the leading men of the organize
tiop, except in very few instances, have not
been called for their advice or support.
The idea seems to be that the influential
men Of the party are to be made to under
stand that their assistance is by no means
essential to the accomplishment of what
Messrs. Cameron, Morton, and Chandler,
the especial hackers OF the Administration,
desire.
1t has also come to light that there is to
be no coquetting with New England. It is
not expected that any of her representative
men will renominate Grant, as Cameron
and Morton have done; but those holding
the reins now expect 10 whip them up to
the work in reasonable time.
Recent events in this direction have, in
the minds Of the majority Of political
thinkers here, absolutely settled the fact
that Grant will be in the field for reGlec-
ton; but it is not so absolutely certain
that he will be the only candidate. It is
more than limited that the New England
faction will have their candidate, and the
workingmen promise to set ticket in the
field Ill of which will detract from the
strength of the Morton-C Cameron party.
These circumstances are beginning to be
subjects of no small comment at this time.
Grants friends are playing q deep game
but 1t seems that his enemies, or those who
have been thrust aside, are working an
equal depth in the determination to oppose
him.
Strong efforts are being made to reconcile
some of the differences which exist, par
ticuiarly between the New York factions,
and The Radical politicians hope for good
results.
Tee Democrats, as evidenced by many
facts, are very we'll content with the situa.
ton as it stands. The present is regarded
as no time to bring out Presidential CALI
didate las it also is not by the wiser men of
the Radical party.) At the same time it is
almost impossible that speculation upon
the probabilities of the nomination should
not exist. Indications will hardly be pre-
sented until the next session Of Congress,
by which time reasonable judgment can be
70! med relative to the views OF the Dem
ocracy and it is safe to presume that by the
time any avowal can be made bearing upon
it the strength of wide endorsement, there
will be such exhibitions of Craftsmanship
in considering matters of actual importance
in national point Of view rs shall gather
very great strength from the mary thou
sands of lukewarm Republicans through
out the country. T11oN.
THE KUKLuX LAW.