The New York herald., 1871-05-05
THE PRESIDENCY.
The Outlook from a Pennsylvania
Standpoint.
Claims Of Sherman, Gcary, Hancock, Walker
Meade and Others Discussed
The Labor Reform Party in
the Field.

HARRISBURG, May D, 1871.
The bidding for the succession TO President Grant
Is beginning to be spirited. Last week the military
hero, General Sherman, pid high for democratic
favor. This week Governor Geary addresses the
members OF the lapor unions In Hamburg from Tho
balcony OF Bottoms Hotel ON Saturday night; the
right supporter OF the noble Geary the occasion
VIII be r. r. Trevick, and the Governor will make
bid for the support Of the 200 900 members OF the
workingmen's orders In this State Governor
Geary's party will be the labor reform party, anu
his platform will be declared next Saturday night.
The headquarters OF democracy in this State is at
Bottoms Hotel; not a republican member OF the
Senate or House boards there, while three-fourtns
OF the democrats OF both houses make 1t their home
for the legislative session. 1t Is there the democrats
hold their caucuses, and where they meet to jubL
late over New Hampshire victories, and Il
is at this self-same democratic stronghold where
Cove rnor Geary speaks to the labor reformer.
There is wonderful amount OF significance
in this coming speech, preceded, as 1t is, by tho
statement Of the President Of the Labor Union In this
city, under date OF May O. in which he says:-"Wc
have, and still are, uniting ourselves together for
mutual protection from aggregated capital, and II
we feel ourselves once strong enough to enter the
political arena, we Will put the labor reform ticket In
the field, not with politicians on It, but with the
names Of the hard-isted sons Of toi whom we know
we can trust. We may unite the political man with
us, Dut he must sit in the hind end OF the Cart no
can never expect to hold the retls; Lat time with
US Is past" Governor Geary prldes himself upon
beng hard-fsted son OF toll; and the Working men
having kied him and found him true, with the plat
form ne VIII lay down on the IL h there can be no
question about their trusting him
The republican members OF both houses agree
upon one thmg-that IL. the denomination OF General
Grant; among the tifty-lve members in the Heuse
and the sixteen In tue Senate, there s not dissent
ing voice in that respects therefore they are per-
however, upon the questions OF tariff and taxes
Boutwels financial policy annoys them and the con-
puDcans OF the Eastern and western States disturb
them very seriously. AS the administration ID re-
have lot In the grefs that distract the republl-
cans, but they are as sorey distressed Ia another
respect Tney are without candidate for the Pres-
dency, and 1t Is beginning to give them great con-
Germ, and frequently within the last few days have
they put the question TO one another, Who
aud the answer comes not yet. A prominent
democratic general In the late rebellion put
the question to a number or the members OF
the Senate and House lew evenings slnce and has
yet to receive an answer; the nearest approach to
an answer was from leading member OF the House,
who SAID, "Gentleulen, It IL clearly my opinion we
are not yet done With Governor Geary; his severe
criticism OF General Grant In calling out the military
the republican ticket, his fight with the wealthy
corporation of this state IN behalf OF the working
men, aud his outspoken denunciaton OF Grants st.
Domingo scheme, Will be taken seriously into con-
slderatiOn by thoughtful men OF our party"
The fact Is, the democracy believe there are but
three or four men III the country who can carry
Pennsylvania against General Grant, vlz.:-General
Sherman, Governor Geary, and Generals Meade and
Hancock. Meade Is q member OF the Union League
OF Philadelphia, and he won't do Shcrmans de-
vastation 0I the sacred soil OF Georgia, they fear,
VIII lose them that and other Southern States, and
1t IL too much OF risk to take him. Hancock lacks
craftsmanship an essential feature In democratic
pohtics-and treat 1t as they VIII, they can not get
lar away from the labor relormer, John w. Gear.
Colonel A. X. Mcclure. the cearest headed poll
clan In the state, says 40 be successful the
democracy must make their choice between Governor
| Geary and Governor Walker N Virginia. 7"
In addition TO the election OF President we elect
In THIS state next year Governor ana Legislature
that Will choose u successor TO General Cameron.
IL the Legislature should be democratic Colonel
william Wallace Speaker of the Senate and Chair
man oil the Democratic state Central Committee Will
be the man. lf the Legislature is not democratic
viii be the most formidable candidate against Sena-
tor Cameron. Colonel A. X. Mcclure Will most pro-
baby carry Cd the palm, and VIII tell you why IN
lew weeks hence, after the republican nomina.
tons are made III this state.
For Governor the republicans put forward General
Harry White, whose familiar acquaintance with
Libby makes him popular In his county-lndiana;
General Hartranft, OF Montgomery county, Auditor
General OF the State; Winthrop w. Ketchuin or Luz
zerne, aud Senator Graham Of Allegheny.
The democrats have had, until recently, but one
candldate-General George Washington Cass, OF Al
legheny-but the uprising OF the orkingmen has
dashed his GubcrnatOrlal prospects to atoms. His
connection with railroad corp0ratons-beings seve-
raj years president OF Lne PisDurg Fort WaJne and
Chicago roads sufficient to ALLEVIATE the working
solder, the genial gentleman, the learned lawyer
and the friend OF the worklng.nen-Dick Coulter
VIII be the standard bearer OF the democracy In the
GuDernatorlal campaign next year.