The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-25


A POSSIBLE MIDDLE
''Ts IL not possible that Hartrant may be defeated
and Albright elected, with most oil their state
"If mat comes to pass 1t will render affairs ter
riby complicated 10 have radical Lieutenant
eron Legislature, with Buckalew as a reform Gov
ernor over all, would be a most undesirable state
CT things AeS ooaa SHe
great deal OF trouble. But az tell you, shall be
disappointed If we do not carry the State by a
handsome majority"
Chow many S',---l----
swell, 20, 900 majority"
rr-'V DISAPPOINTED BY MAINE AND VERMONT.
s'what did you think of the results ia Maine and
"At first,a said the Colonel, att was not taken TO
mean much the reports were, perhaps, uncertain.
But wnen the results were made known, that re-
publican reaction was at its boiling point against
US and we being led to look for Inherent results,
our people became little disappointed 1t told to
certain extent, but we didn't take 1T as indicat
ing the course OF the campaign-not by any
MEANS"
HARTRANFT, MACxEY, YERKEs AND EVANS.
Spo you believe hartsant to be guilty Of all that
"AsslIredly believe him to be corrupt Mcclure
went on. "Harlranft Mackey and another were
the custodians Of the sinking fund n they deter
securities in cancellation OF tho State debt 1t Ii
maintained they gave notice to Yerkes to buy 1t in,
anna q ne making
mission. OF course, which, 1t Is said was divided
What do you call that but using the public money
were examined 1t was found that quite
large amounts were entered opposite the initials
corresponding to those OF Hartranit and Maekey
tude. Then as to Evans, he had no right to deduct
his lees for SS000oo Tor collecting the war claims II
somehow this individual escaped The idea that
Evans forced loan or $1,000 upon aartranft Is too
absurd to be commented ON. II all these transac-
not open the books to the people anu let them see
Tor themselvess
WORK now to ensure victory In the Statern on
MCCLURE-I do not say that 1t does not require
work; we are prepared for that, as have SHOWN.
l never did believe In the theory OF some Of our en-
thusastic friends that all we need ID to sit down
and sing white Hat, Coat and Boets." good
standard Is good thing but good lighting IS
Here the Colonel took his leave, having to take
the stump in Bethl chem tonight. rvlI los
General Bingham on Politics-Resuit OF
the Pittsburg Soldiers and sailors'
COnvention-His Defence OF Hartranft
and Denunciation of Buckalew-Why
Pennsylvania Is Sure for the Republic
cans and Its Effect on the Campaign
Maine and Vermont Assure Victory
The Estimated Majorities-Sumner and
Schurz Reviewed.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 20, 1872.
Being in the vicinity OF the Post Office this morn
ing determined to call upon Postmaster, General
II. Fl. Bingham. Learning from an Official that he
was In his oflce walked In to the inner sanctum
Sancto,7lm, which, unlike most places of the kind
was not guarded by lynx-eyed official wearing
Uncle Sans uniform The General was seated
at an immense desk, engaged In opening
what might truthfully be termed cheap"
of letters, some OF which were quickly
deposited in the waste basket, while others were
written across the face indicative Of the reply to be
nv IJau al pf,o N
by paper. Before him were letters; behind him
were printed documents to be distributed through
out the State, as he afterwards stated; beside him
chair were also letters with greenbacks in pro-
fusion peeplng out here and there. I at once de-
vised he was attending to political matters, and
his being Treasurer to the Republican State Gen.
trail Committee, to my mind accounted for the
presence Of the money. From what know OF his
record during and subsequent to the rebellion
almost hesitate to describe his appearance,
so little does his physique accord there
with. lie has nevertheless a striking pres
ence. He has compact though delicate
organization appears to be Iull Of postveness and
persistency, man OF decision and determination,
firm almost to obstlnacy; has high, clear fore
head, clean, white skim fair hair and penetrating,
speaking blue eyes, which are constantly peering
at you through dalntily mounted "pebbles." He
such Hercules as the war records would have
one believe. He seemed to divine the object of my
intrusion, and turned hastily in hts chair toward
the door and desired me to be seated. The formal
ice having been thus easily broken he said
FRESH FROM PITTSBuRG.
~ have but just arrived from the Pittsburg
Soldiers and Sailors Convention, and consequently
am little behind but we have every reason to
be satisfied with the result Of that gathering"
Glow so?" inquired
'ln every way" he answered. ~ never saw
liaam vya Ia
unbounded. / believe there never was such q
gathering in Pennsylvania before. 1t was much
publican Convention, and more important in one
respect. Many ask what 1t proves. ! say 1t proves
that We have q sailor and soldier element Of the
most powerful kind-an element that viii hence
forth be felt IL our elections and must be recog.
besides many Others who merely attended for the
sake OF meeting their old comrades and showing
ths sympathy S for the republican i
any further trouble"
duced by the Convention" said.
eve have great confidence" continued the Gen.
eral, land tell YOU we have good ground for our
"But is not this sudden reaction ?"
mot particularly sudden" he went on. "You
know as wei as 40 that shortly after the meeting
throughout the whole OF the United States that we
were bound to lose the State that our ticket was
Wcdk, lucu luCompeteuJ anu corrupt, Wltn
records that must inevitably damn them before the
people as soon as their deeds were published.
who circulated these reports" asked.
"Well," he sald ~ believe the whole difficulty
was due to malicious whsperings among the re-
porters and newspaper correspondents. We were
annoyed by number Of parties who went to the
Convention for no other purpose than to create
confusion and difficulty. The business was int.
rupted, the old, old game OF making
FALSE AND DIsGRACEFUL PERSONAL CHARGES
was resOrted to- and somehow o number OF your
newspaper gentlemen became impressed that we
mad committed political suicide that the state was
lost to the republican party and the country lost to
Grant In consequence
But" said |, many OF these charges were made
long before the meeting OF the Convention
ut was part OF the scheme. The charges made
during the GKay-McClure contest were eininently
suitable Tor such occasions as that Convention
Against whom were the attacks directed In par
ticulary"
HARTRANFT DfsSECTEp.
''They were aimed at everybody In power on our
side. The chief enmity, however, was against
Hartranit; but they were general charges aud in
tended to extend over record Of five years. Har-
trant IL charged, as you know with malleasance in
office; with being In collision with Yerkes and