Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-10-11
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS,
DOINGS OF THE GREAT
CAMERON RING.

CAMERON RING.
The Reason for Yerbes' Releasc-Grorer
Secrets in his Possession.
PHILADELPHIA, October 2.-The par
don of Yerkes, which has so shocked the
moral sense Of all honest people, not only
in Pennsylvania, but throughout the cOun-
try, was but single example illustrating
a practice Of the Cameron Ring, the full
extent of which will probably never e
wholly known. 1t is necessity of the
very existence of this Ring that it shall
hold the keys of the Penitentiary in order
to open the mouths Of some and close the
lips of others, or make political support the
price of pardon. Looking at il from an
outside point Of view, the pardon Of erkes
just at this time and the publication of his
statement was a grave political blunder,
and is so considered by thinking men OF
all parties. His statement is so lame,
touching so lightly on the gravPr charges
that have been made against Hartranft,
and denying others that were never made,
that it did not require the mastery analy-
ses of Col. Alex. X. Mcclure and the
Philadelphia Press to expose its weakness;
and it has aroused many honest men i'll
the Grant party who had before paid little
or no attention to the accusations made
against the Ring. The whole affair was
confession of weakness, such as Cameron
and his friends have never made before
There is a point Of view. however, from
! which the Yerkes business appears in a
different light. The convict is believed to
be the pOssess0r of graver secrets OF the
Ring than any that have yet been made
public, and his pardon may, therefore,
/ 1,at(l TO mn 110cn
/ his silence than to obtain from him the
worthless letter which he is reported to
! have signed. This is the only reasonable
! explanation [ have heard Of the matter,
! for no one believes Simon Cameron and
his political friends to be fools, and no one
not devoid OF common sense could have
failed to have fOreseen the reaction, even
among Hartraufts friends, which this last
desperate move of the Ring has produced.
THE CAMPAIGN IN OHIO.
The Situation IN Lorain Co,ulty-F0uT
! Hundred Liberal Republicans.
BY telegraph to the N. y. Tribune.
ELYRIA, ONO, Oct. 1.-The Liberals
! of LOrain county were to have had n mass
meeting here to-day, but the steady rain
! that poured down during all of the fore
| noon proved very detrimental. ct,
! though the elements we're against them,
there was quite as good a turnout and a
much better meeting than Senator Sher
man and Speaker Blaine called out yeSter-
day. The Hon. Samuel +. Hunt, of Gin
cinnati, and Col. BENZ. y. Willis, of New
ork, were the principal speakers. LOrair
county is the strongest denomination spo
! in the Western Reserve, but we have the
names of 400 Liberal Republicans, and
more can be counted upon. All of thes
will vote the State ticket, and the result OF
| next Tuesday will astonish some Of tht
natives. There are only two Democrat!
in the county who refuse to vote for Gree
ley. There will be such a turnout anon!
the Democracy as has not been witnessed
here in twelve years.
George II. Penaiet0R ut Ciati,ndti-IH
Liberal Morenent- What ,rW be Game
by its Success.
Last Monday evening the Liberal Re
publicans and Democrats OF Cincinnati
held another of those large mass meeting
which have characterized the Libera
movement in that city. Every effort t
make the meeting success was put fort
by the managers, and their work was We
rewarded by the large gathering of citizens
Gen. Banks and the Hon. Geo. IL. Pendll
ton and Gen. Durbin Ward addressed tn
meeting.
4 Bourbon FIzzle IN OAi0-I Conrentio
too Small to Make Nominations.
COLUMBUS, o., October "A Straight
out Democrats: Convention to nominal
an electoral ticket, WAS held here to-day
but the Attendance being SO small
was deemed advisable to delay nOmint
tionS. General Joseph Ii. George was ap
pointed special committee 20 call a Con
ventiOn for that purpose to meet here O
the 18th inst.
TIE CAMPAIGN IN INDIANA.
Enthusiastic Heetjng; il oU parta Ct til
STATE.
INDIANAIriIS, October, In ever
county i'll Indiana to-day there have bee
) Liberal demonstrations. From those hear
from yesterday and to-day the reports i:
dictate untagging interest and enthusiasm
To-day and tonight Gov. i. Gratz Brow
with George W. Julian appeared at Lafay
cite, where an eXtcmpOre jubilee was hclC
presenting one of the most imposing Gen
OnStratiOns of the campaign. Gov. Head
, riclls with Mr.. j. b. Grinnell, at DELPHI
drew out almost the entire population {
Carroll county, the most distant township
forwarding wagon loads of listeners all
mounted men. At Kendalville, in \ obi
county, Gov. Austin Blair attracted quit
as great following, and spoke in the a
ternoon and evening to undiminished mum
: bers. Col. GrOsvenOr at Vincennes dre'
a large audience, while at Richmond Coy
kOerner of Illinois drew the masses of hi
: countrymen from all the neighboring dis
tricts, and addressed them in the afternoo
and evening in their language. Senator
Trumbull and Doolittle, the first at Sout
g Bend and the latter at New Castle, Henri
county, spoke to the greatest crowds tina
have assembled in those counties durin
the campaign. Gov. Brown at Grow
Point aroused the Liberals flake county
and addressed a very large assemblage.
Pennsylvania Canvass