The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

That ne can't get into the Cabinet everybody knows
well or Delano can be got out Cameron wants
DelanO's place for his son Don, and Forney wants
are that Cameron cannot vet back again TO the
Senate Chamber, and this would be q happy family
arrangement that might suit everybody. 1t Is not
Impossible that IL would even suit Mcclure, Keep
him In the republican party aud carry the state
Grant next November.
There is no denying that politically Pennsylvania
Is In q very critical condition. The republicans
generally are favorable to Grant, because on the
tarin issues his administration has satisfied them.
on other questions, too, they see every opportunity
to vindicale his official acts. But he has nurt the
pride OF the State in his appointments especially In
Bore, OF whom nobody had ever heard,
ana for whom nobody cared, only for
Bore to Turn the Navy Department over to coun-
try lawyer from New Jersey. a State which had
given It's electoral vote against him. On tine other
hand he gave a Cabinet place TO Creswell, though
Maryland mad voted against him once and was GER
tam TO vote against HIM again. On three sides
t,ree States received Cabinet appointments, ana
all OF them had voted for seymour III the Electoral
College. while PennsyIvanias twenty-three votes
counted for nothing. The people dld not care very
and they gradually sOured the people. The result Is
general acquiescence Ia Grants reelection, but
ppbcan could receive the OF
National convention would be equally acceptable 10
Pennsylvania. and would probably receive much
more enthusiastic support. There Is
NO ENTHUSIASM ANYWHERE
and good deal OF feverish anxiety Pennsylvania
culiar people. scandalOus administration -espe-
cially scandalOus republican adminlstrat0n-ls
almost certain to carry it over to the enemy cots us
eminent, and II they have not these thou
sands OF them refuse to vote. IL IS
bunker vote. The DunKers are q body OF German
Baptsts who generally act together on election day
and often refuse to act at ali. They number many
cal power IN the Stale. They hate the wars OF
nations and the broils OF politicians, but always paw
fhair tnw and
debt eliminated. The slightest breath OF scandal
frightens them. They have heard OF the general
Tney have heard OF false registration. false voting
and false counting in Philadelphia, and they loathe
1t. An official thief Is to them no better than
chicken thief and they show no mercy 10 the depre.
datOrs OF henrOosts These people are ukewarm
and another administration blunder may make them
not merely PASSIVE, but hostile. And this feeling
pervades inc rural districts generally and the re-
form element IN this city. The rel0rmers here are
mostly friends Of the administration, but they may
easily be made its enemies.
COLONEL FoRNEY'S POSITION
great deal Of interest has been manifested in
cares for his being IN or out OF Office, bat merely as
sign OF coming events, as judged from the action
man his pSrtv aailcns ~ the ri~st mOment
Nobody seriously believes that FOrney's cry for
.'lreedOm" means ANYTHING and nobody trusts IN
hts prOlessed friendship for Grant, because 1t Is
plain that ne would not be for Grant II Grant cOuld
be beaten. But Grants blunder IN countenanclng
ana McClures success in the Fourth district admon
isned him to prepare Tor the future His office neld
him bound hand and foot. There was cnance OF
beating his Old enemy Tor the Senate next year.
either with CamerOn'S consent or without II. AS
Mcclure was ON the verge OF leaving the republican
party there opportunity Tor hm to become the
leader OF the anti Cameron wing. Forney according
~ declared war against the municipal rings and
at the same rung out loud professions O1 fealty
to Grant. The time CHOSEN Tor this action was ex-
Ceedingy OppOrGune. ferKes and Marcer had just
been convicted and HUM and me other sureties OF
the CLy Treasurer turned out or office. 1t plain
to everybody that the city was badly governed and
1t mad just appeared that there was power able
and Wiling TO punish the rascals OF the ring
Mcclure might win, and long eXpernce has taught
him how u win wnere kisses go by favor. Grant
might lose, and It would never 40 TO DC iuliy com
ture OF affairs FOrney put his handkerchief TO his
eyes and wept and his bark came TO anchor where
anything and can 60 with the tide III any event.
And this Is FOrney's exact position.
COLONEL M'CLURE'S CANVASS.
Colonel Mcclure has got ms committee, and, what
is more important there are four democrats on 1t.
Harry Gray 9 seat Is 10 pc contested ana Mcclure
claims MS election by 5000 majority. l inquired
about the merits or the case and was led to believe
that II repeating and false counting are to nullify
Of o. the one es ney 1Ss s soea n 1o
by the trends OF el,her side are even par.
TALLY true the election was network Of
frauds winch cannot be dlsentangled. Each side
charged other with the intention OF fraud before
the election, and both sides have persistently
hired John Tobin ana .'Puffern moore, two noted
rougns, &c do for him IN Phladelp ha what "GObby,
Smith and Logan anu Fltzhugh had done FOR him Ill
Quincy Mayor Stokely warned them that II this In
tention was carried out the Pcnitentlary awaited
them, and gray purposes examining Mcclure In
CLAIMED that some of McClure's 'detecuves'' were
themselves reporters and men unknown in the dis.
trict. Everybody Is by the ears, and there Is no
lett In Philadelphia. The work Of reform mas not
been well served In this canvass, and the admins.
tratiOn been quite badly served. The outlook
for the future dark and gloomy It Is an old tradi.
ton OF Pennsylvanlans that In Presidential canvass
as goes Pennsylvania so goes the Union. Nobody
denies that the situation IL critical, and that the
State NAV be lost TO Grant in November. blunder
IN the appointment OF F0rneys successor Will lose
like Harper JeTfrles would be needless sacrifice of
votes. Botn OF the Senators In Con.
gress have given the President to understand
that they have no candidate for the office but he
must appoint man whom they can approve. Tney
demand politician for the place who can WELD the
political power OF the State In favor Of the party
Botn Scott ana Cameron know the people OF Penn.
sylvania, and they know the apathy now indicates
the old,lashio1ed cry. "Es Is mes der ,oen II the
not worth his while to vote he will not vote. To
stay away from the polls is his panacea for every
Ill. and when the remedy Is applied in Pennsylvania
there Is generally O change OF administration at
washington. Pennsylvania Is disposed to apply the
remedy ana 1t is a singular circumstance that many
OF people most prominently interested IN Its ap-
plcatiOn or the prevention OF It's application were
natives OF or educated in the county which was Blu
chanan's birthplace, and where Mcclure first cor
rupted the suffrage.
THE BATTLE GROUND.
II the ''TOm Scott movement" had resulted IN the
nomination OF the great railway Chief we would
have had Presidential candidate born within three
miles OF Stony Batter. But whether Scott is nOmi.
mated or not-and many well Informed persons be.
eve or AFFECT TO believe even now that his nomina-
ton Is seriously c0nemplated-the influence of his
great corporation Is almost certain to be thrown
against Grant. AS for Scott ne has persstentIy
refused to be candidate. People here assert that
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company furnished the
money for McClures canvass, though McClure's
friends give out tnat that company Is dispeased at
the attitude OF the statesman" Senator Scott and
ex-senator Hendricks reac law In the same town
where Mcclure held his important conferences with
"GObhy" Smith and the others. These people hold
the. power OF making the next President in
their hands as nearly as 1t Is possible for
mere politicians to hold II. Hendricks Is the
favorite OF the democracy among the democracy.
and his cOunses carry great weight. John Scott,
as moderate republican Senator, Is strong enough
to ruin the nominee OF the Philadelphia Convention
II he wills 1t. The same thing Is at least measur-
ably true OF Thomas A.. Scott. Mcclure may prove
himself stouter friend or stouter foe than Hen.
bricks and the democratic party either Of the
SCOTS. II Pennsylvania should be the battle
ground OF the Presidential campaign. as it pro-