The New York herald., 1872-10-04
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY OCTOBER 1s72-TRIPLE SHEET


would have to be accepted; indeed, there was not
who believed that they could be restored to their
former condition.
intimated that Curtin's power ana popularity.
as REPRESENTED, had been vehemently denied by his
former associates.
He was not surprised to learn that But, II Cur
tin could be proved to exercise 80 little influence
In the State he wondered why his former associates
to support the reform movement. and why also
,a,d tmey naa used so many MEANS exhausting their
1 TUs darns ns pe%sr %ou fS
least have the good sense to admit they had made
his letter had drawn hundreds Of his Old associates
into the field, and he (Buckalew) knew their es-
speak Of lis merits SO well as many who had closer
relations with him, but he knew sufficient to con-
vince him Of Curtns thorough independence call
loye-many OF the people felt for him.
In reply to question he said one great source Of
pha. The fictitious names registered could be
numbered by Thousands and should one-haf OF
these be counted as votes there would be serious
work next month.
CUMULATIVE VOTING
ne next referred to his system OF cumulative
the principles adopted by his own county acknowl-
edged throughout the State. lie maintained that
y delegates to county convention were In;
Of nominating twenty-nine electors four
snownyeG teen were - substituted ns, each man being
il would greatly simplify matters. Then, again,
delegates SO selected to attend county conventions
coulu Dy TINS means cast the vote OF their districts
at once, instead OF going over the entire list OF
nominations He believed in the principle OF
minority Representation, and would, II elected, 50
explain and simplify the system as to BRING 1t
within the ken Of the humblest voter The New York
charter presented to the Legislature at Albany last
nd tln Anfont ntn HHo
Committee OF Seventy had not thoroughly grasped
the subject and he was not surprised when Gov-
passed. He was rather glad than otherwise when
1t was rejected, because he knew 1t would lead to
closer examination OF the subject.
Mr. Buckalew expressed hope that the majority
the coalition nominees would receive next month
would be such as to give fair indication Of the re-
suit of the Presidential question, as all Pennsyl-
vanians felt that this State was the usual battle
ground, and especially SO this year. when issues OF
the most vital interest had to be settled, when cor
ruption was charged against the leaders OF the re-
publican party in Observation-Disclosures the head OF
the nation as well as against his supporters at
Philadelphia. He refused to commit himself BY Civ
ing any figures, although he has made an estimate
OF the strength ol his friends in each county In
just previous TO arriving at this place he was sur
rounded by number OF gentlemen. who had
quence Of the handslaking ordeal and the
gSssGsnsTs Ss
career and he equally avoided the of any abuse
against General Grant or natterIng eulogy OF the
firm supporter OF the latter. observed that in his
speeches yesterday he dwelt more upon the i'm
Rof1ance OF ,sezng tne present opportunities, with
condemnation OF men opposed to him In the past.
Cameron, whom he has always beaten hitherto,
came in for a little hOmely denunCiatiOn, but the
known hostility OF the two men for number OF
years lessened the effect considerably.
peted-One Hundred and Sixty-tvo
Thousand Voters Registered I'm Phil
adelphla-The Number Exceeds the New
York Registration-Fiftcen Thousand
Republican Repcaters Ready for Their
Work.
TO THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA
The lines in the great struggle for the regenera-
tlon OF Pennsylvania from despotic and corrupt po
litca power distinctly drawn and the issue has
ceased to be doubtful. Neither money nor patron
age nor fraud nor all combined, can avert the de-
cslve defeat that awaits the Cameron Ring State
candidates on Tuesday next.
The honest vote of the State will elect Charles R.
Buckaew our next Governor by the largest major
ty yer given any State candidate since 1860. For
a time the friends Of the Ring ticket hoped to rally
their iavorites. But now they have surrendered
every hope OF success that Is not based upon un-
mixed fraud.
How far fraud may be successful cannot now be
determined The registration In Philadelphia of
over one hundred and sixty-two thousand voters
being larger than the registration OF New York,
fant confession OF intended fraud This organized
fraud has its outposts In Chester, Westchester,
Reading, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Columbia. Cham
bersburg, Altoona, Plttsburg, Williamsport, Erie,
Titusvle and other points where the pollution OF
importation Of illegal votes. Negroes from virginia
have been shipped in droves to Harrisburg, and
then distributed over the State and located where
ring republicans control the election boards. Many
have already been detected and compelled to re-
turn, but 1t is expected by the Ring managers that
ginia freedmen.
But in the face OF the possible fraud OF 10000 in
favor Of the Ring ticket in Philadelphia, and or 5ooO
more in other portions of the State, feel fully
warranted in announcing to the people OF Pennsyi-
vania that the successful perpetraton OF double
the frauds now possible would fail to elect Hart
ranft and his Ring associates.
The prostitution OF public justice to the exac-
tons Of despoic political leaders has aroused the
ss f1 through sckess e 1r masters on
tfy to the reputation OF Ring candidates. the prot
fer OF future pardons made to convicts In
ts as CITY e red State at wsn Sait Gns the sr ss wees
and the sealed statement OF a late pardoned
convict, who Is now awaiting trial, held
crime-a OF which has been done to Shield
political friends or to ntlmidate political foes
present measure or deDauchery and desperation
unexamped In the history OF all past partisan con-
nicts. TO doubt that such efforts must be con.
demned by the overwhelming vote or the people OF
our city and state is to abandon all hope Of gov
ernment and law.
People of Pennsylvania, your victory cannot now
be wrested from you; but 1t should be triumph OF
no common character. 1t should be and can be SO
overw helming that Ring rule will at once dissolve
and perish from our midst by the moral power of
the verdict OF the people.
Forward friends Of honest government and re.
form. The lines Of the enemy are broken, and
their cOnscrlpted reserves OF crime have but deep
cned and wldened their Generalization. Public in
tegrlty in Ofclals honesty In the enactment OF our
laws and fidelity In the administration OF Justice
are the rich fruits to be gathered by the people
Tuesday next. A. X. MCCLURE, Chairman.
POLITICAL HEADQUARTERS.
HERALD reporter visited all the haunts, known
as sheadauartersn Of the n0liticians OF this city