The New York herald., 1872-10-08

Senator Simon ON the Politics Of Pennsyfvania-
He Recommends Hartranft for Civil Office
and Quotes General Grant Eulo-
giving Him a. Soldier.


HARRISBURG, Va, Oct. 7, 1672
This city is perfectly wild with excitement. The
streets are thronged and hundreds OF people are
gazing at the Nominations and the republican
torchlight procession. Some of the public buildings
are lighted up with large Chinese Ian
terns. and small and big specimens OF the
national standard depend from every house
along the Susquchanna. The houses OF Governor
Geary, Senator Simon Cameron and many others
are tastefully decorated with bunting and bril-
liantiy lighted up. procession the most gorgeous
ever saw during any campaign. paraded the priH-
cipal streets of the town; fire OF every hue was
burned and thousands Of rockets were discharged
Caucuses at Lochiel and the Court House avenue
are apparently the most conclusive evidence that
the election OF the entire republican ticket Is all
but certain. Professor Miller is speaking here on
behalf OF liberals and democrats; but the re-
pubiioans have done q good deal toward
shutting him up In Dauphin county 1t
is expected the republicans will poll
several hundred voters more than they cast last
election. Democrats have every confidence In their
side, and between the two factions they have
the very best hold OF the polling places where
they politely give each other the lie. and are
almost maddened one with the other. At this
moment liberal meeting Ia going on, and
the republican bands and h0wlers are making
night well nigh hdeous with the row In the streets
around the court house and In Third street. Imet
Senator Cameron at his house on Front street, at
nine O'Clock this evening, and requested state
ment OF his Views regarding the election
tomorrow and pending political questions.
He said he mad made the closest pos
sible calculations from the canvass Of
the State, and could not estimate Hartranft's ma
the State. or course the estimate Ia low as In all
probability 1t will reach twenty thousand.
CoRRRsPONDENT-Why do you vary IN the num-
CAMERON in such counties as these,
Wayne Pike, Carbon, Northampton. MOntrose ana
.. should not be sr.. prfsed i the coalition
receives 500 votes !hsl TO ::spuu"o4ns 40 NJ.
CoRRssros oscsNI.Have the oppos ton exhibited
6AxssSs-ws have ss-:ery reason to believe that
spite iii this can't see how wS can be cheated eat Of
coRsEsposDEsr-But your side has been charged
CAAERON-I am not surprised to hear that
Mcclure is capable of starting that and more. Now
said that That letter Of c. Conspiracy to GersSd non
est voters was found and could probably be proved.
w have no conspiracy no & false registration, un-
CoRREspoNDENT-Why don't they arrest Mcclure,
CAMERoN.I believe he deservesit; All these peo
OORREsFoNDENT-Hav you calculated the proba-
BILE republican vote OF Philadelphia, Pittsburg and
other republican headquartersf
CAMERON-Yes but they would not elect our
ticket II wholesale fraud be permitted In rural dis
tricts; Yoy know that IN many Of those democratic
dom leave their farms; hence they are always
=, and are likely to be greatly deceived:
OoRREsPoSp,EssNTE7-How ,ssEH 90 Ioa leei IN regard to
hel.rssAs UAMMEnos-As tel you, think he will be
elected. really know n6thhs o. .ne man person
with him in my life. As Auditor General he Is : :
model, from his unassuming manner, and, be-
w make elected 0ee's
CoRREsPoNDENT-Your relations with him are
CAMERoN-I have never had business transaction
with him and have never supported him in his Of
ace any more than ! would support ;, any
said in Philadelphia few days since.
oppose his nomination. had not the least
say In It one way OF the other o II WAS as wei wen ne
himself that Hartranf was one OF the best soldiers
In the army during the war; and can readily be-
lieve.
CoRREspoNpENT-If no is elected what reforms
does he promise
CAMERoN-I suppose there Will be some changes
down here concerning the Capitol. The proposed
changes In the constitution do not amount to
50 suPps as an al e ns
Is concerned, | think nearly everybody will
agree. don't put great faith in the work
The blows, II any are struck. Nf!l be aimed at the
corporations; but here is difficulty for the refor-
mers. The Reading railroad, the President OF
v9lich is prince among. corporations, is we'll
represented on the list OF candidates; so also is
the n aed tSaf Of
surer, to be elected by the people instead or the
Legislature, as Mackay was elected II Buckalew
should be elected suppose things will be shaken
up little, and then they can begin to quarrel with
one another.
CoRRRspoNpRNr-You are a candidate for re.
election to the United States Senate
CAMERoN--I have never said 80. The only efforts
have made have been In the interests Of the
election. ca h When my term term IS Is out, in March, S
I shall or not become q candidate for reelection
Curtin has been q candidate before, indeed he
a ss wears i the war Me ash e was @
minenty popular In the State and ran against me-
as did that fellow Forney. who never got vote out OF
where near sixty Of them. am not frightened OF
him any more than was. John Curtin has an en-
tirely alacious notion to his popularity in the
State When Buckalew ran for the same office in
1862 he would not have received the one vote that
elected him but for bargain with Curtin
CORRDePONDENT-F0rncy may be waiting for your
Shoes
CAMERoN-If were to die tomorrow Forney
wouldn't be sent as United States senator TO Wash.
ington from this Commonwealth. Curtin may run
again.
how will the rest OF the ticket stands
CAMERoN-l think II one is beaten, In very
great measure all Will be beaten but Judge Thom.
Judge, Is an old and respected citizen of Erie, and
might probably run ahead OF MercIT. He has been
on the bench fifty years.
CORRESPONDENCE Buckalew Is elected what will
be the effect in the Presidential contest in Novem-
bers
CAMERoN-well, we can't say. We believe that
''as goes Pennsylvania so goes the Union" There
are large number OF dOubters waiting for this re-
suit. II Hartranft is elected by fifteen thousand we
think Grant will have forty thousand in November.
and perhaps we must look at the other side In the
same light.
C0RREsPoNDENr-lt Is understood tnat you have
given $780, 900 to Errett 20 carry on the campaign.