New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-20
Pennsylvania Liberals.

A Philadelphia special to the New York
Tribune gives us some idea OF the magni-
tude Of the Liberal Republican movement
in Pennsylvania:
PHILADELPHIA. April I5-Now that the
Republican State Convention has given the
cold shoulder to Curtin. Forrey, Mcclure &
Co, startling Developments will be made
manifest concerning the Cincinnati Liberal
Republican convention. and divulge no Sc
ciet when | say that during the early part
OF this week call similar to that issued a
few days ago in New York will be made.
aud prominent among those who viii go to
that convention will be Colonel A. X. Nc
C.ure, Liberal Republican Senator frcIn the
fourth district; General Henry Cake, ex-
Congressman from the Schuyibili district
General W. w. Irwin, Hon. Henry D. Moore
and William II. kemble, all three eX-State
Tieasurers; Hon. Ell Sitter, Secretary of
State under Governor Curtin :. ex- Governor
William +. Johnston; eA-Speaker Of the Sen
ate; Charles II. Stinson ex-Senators Edgar
C0waD and Morrow Il. Lowry; exSpeaker
of the House of REPRESENTATIVES
Galusha A. Grow, ex-Mayor Alexander
Henry. Benjamin Harris Brewster attor-
ney general OF the State; General William
B. Thomas. collector Of the port under Lin
coin: John w. Stokes, ex-commissioner of
agriculture; Major A. r. Calhoun, of the
Post; Jacob 3. Bunbergar. Henry Carey
Lea, Z. Rumble Smith, Colonel Peter G.
Ellmaker, Barton III. jerks, John Welsh,
William W. Harding. of the Inquirer;
Charles L. Warburton, of the Telegraph;
James K. Chambers. of the Day; Colonel
John II. 7Taggart, of the Sunday Times, and
Mr.. NJ Council. of the Star. This delega-
ton, with.the others yet to b, named, will
be wholly in the interest of Governor Cur
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cipic of fitness, and second Of eXpediency his
having once carried Pennsylvania by $4,000
msiority-about the largest majority ever
given n candidate in the Seate-attests,
they allege, his popularity.
Colonel FOrney has already had the door
thrown wide open by the action of the con-
vention, through which he can walk boldly
out to n fu0si support of the Cincinnati
ticket For two weeks or more he has been
advising against the nomination OF General
Hartrantt, and boldly procIaiming his in
ability to support him If nominated. The
Democracy will nominate for Governor the
Lifelong friend of Colonel Forney, il the
person of General George w. Cass, and his
stlli warmer personal friend, Lewis C. Cas-
sioy, Tor Auditor General, both of whom he
would support; and il Governor Curtin is
iirst or last on the Cincinnati ticket, with
platform acceptable to Colonel Fcrney, the
edltOr OF the Press will yield
20 the demands of his many friends and per-
NIT himself to be proclaimed the Liberal
Republican candidate for the United States
Senate against Simon Cameron Whose term
expires next March), as Lincoln's friends
put him against Douglas in Illinois in 1893
This is the aspect of political affairs TO-
day. and with but one paper in Pbila-
delphia-and it a commercial sheet of linn.
tied local circulation-supporting Hart
ranft, it is difficult to foresee the defeat of
the ticket in opposition to him; and as the
October election occurs one month before
the Presidential election, an administration
defeat would be disastrous to the expecta-
tons Of the two-term candidate.