Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-05-31

The state Conremfion.

The Democratic State Convention
assembled in Harrisburg this day one
week ago, and nominated Genera
Wm. McCandIess for Auditor General
Captain James II. Cooper for Survey
or General, and elected Hon. W. A
Wallace Chairman of the State Com
mittee.
General McCandless is a resident o.
Philadelphia, popular with the bust
ness men, and has civil as well as o
military reputation; having repre-
sentcd that city for three years in the
State Senate, besides receiving the
highest promotion Of any Pennsylvu
nian for meritorious conduct on lhe
field during the war. lie did not re
ceive his promotions and commission
for hospital services, or because he
was nephew Of the Secretary of War,
like the Radical nominee for the same
office, DR.. Stanton, who, 10y the way
was made Colonel after the war was
over. General McCandless will make
an active canvass, and being one OF
the hest stump speakers in the State
the hospital soldier will no doubt be
invited to remain in his safe quarters
by the people on the second Tuesday
of October next
Captain Cooper is citizen Of
Lawrence county, and like General
McCandless, is well known by all tho
members Of the Pennsylvania Reser.
vesj having been the commander OF
Cooper's celebrated battery, from
which fact all know that his title of
"tLe brave Captain" is we'll earned.
lie resides in a benighted section Of
the State, and is a ueighbor of DR..
Stanton, tho Radical nominee for
Auditor General, yet we would not be
surprised to learn after the election
that Captain Cooper received more
votes in the counties of Beaver. Bat
Ter, Lawrence and Mercer than DR.
Stanton. The former is known
throughout those Radical counties "a
one of the bravest soldiers that ever
crossed tho Potomac, a Democrat Of
the strictest kind, young and active
and Of unimpeachable integrity while
the latter is known as the subservient
tool of Simon Cameron and NJ. s..
Qnay, two of the corruptest men that
ever trod the soil of Pennsylvania.
Of Beath, the Radical nominee for
Surveyor General, the rival Of Captain
Cooper, no one seems to know much.
except he has been figuring in a kind
of "frec and easy" manner as an Off
Ger in the G. A. r (Grand Army of
the Rcpubie,) kind Of soft bed for
amateursoldiers who are ambitious FOR
Office. He seems to be unknown to
soldiers and civilians, except in the
capacity Of political foot.pad for
Cameron q Co., although associated
with negro regiment, for some time,
aud therefore a real Pennsylvania Ku
Klux.
Ofthe election ofGeneral McCandlcss
and Captain Cooper, there is no doubt,
because the st. Domingo job and the
Ku Klux bill have proven a funeral to
the Radical party instead of an all
healing salve, as DR.. Grant & Co,
intended them. Every patriotic Radi.
cal denouuccs the ono as an attempt at
grand larceny, while the other is in
direct line to Imperialism and Con
solidation, with Grant for King or
Emperor, when presents for Office
would become the rule instead of The
exception.
Tho peremptUry dcclinaton Of Sen
ntor Wallace to allow bis name to be |
used in connection with the Chair
manshlp of the state Committee, on |
nccount of the past and excessive ser.
vices in the Senate which have very /
visably impaired his health, produced
some confusion among the members
of the Convention, who seemingly
had nearly all concluded to vote for
him on their arrival at the Capitol
Many names were suggested ior the
position the preceding evening and
during the sitting Of the Convention,
but none were satisfactory, and when
nis name was mentioned in tho Con
vention one universal yell Of oval
lace prevailed. Several other gen.
'lenen were nominated, and when the
Cenvsniipr PrDnsedsd TO vote Mr