New-York tribune., 1872-09-25
HARTRANFT AND THE CAMERON RING.

RICH POLITICAL JOKE-WHf CAMERON WOULD
NOT ALLOW HARTRANFT TO WITHDRAW
WHY He COULD NOT AFFORD BETTER
CANDIDATE-FRAUDs IN PHILADELPHIA TO
BE PREVENTED.
rPRoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRGBUEE.l
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21.-One of the richest
potca Jokes OF tho most extraordinary campaign in
this State is the attempt by the Cameron Ring 10 SHIFT
the responsibility for HartranfPs nomination to other
shoulders The story about the caucus IN Senator Cam
erons room Washington and the decision that the
nominaon OF Harranft must be prevented may do for
the Latitude OF NewYork. but doubt If there is Grant
ourualist in Philadelphia who would like TO father it.
II the Cameron Ring did not nominate him, who did
Cal Forney opposed him from the start; The IreSS
argued entreated, threatened the disruption OF the
marty and predcted his defeat If the Convention
foolish enough to place him at the head OF the ticket
The Reformers in the Grant party are not therefore,
responsible and II he "crow" to Cameron, whose
candidate was he Hartranft is Of such great
influence in Pennsylvania that he could nominate blm-
self In spite Of both Forneys and CamerOns friends.
Whose candidate was he. then
CAMERON DON'T LOVE HARTRAsFT, But
suspect that the Cameron Ring have no very great
love for Hartranft. The talk about his having been
Gallant soldier during the late war is electioneerng
caoue true enough perhaps, bnt thought of until
after the nomination made, while his efficiency and
integrity In Office are myths, the shadowy nature of
which no one knows well as his most ardent sup
norter The Ring confessed the weakness OF their can
didate after he was nominated by attempting to subst
tute some other name on the ticket. They wanted a
stronger man-they could MT afford 10 have better one
and 40 for a month OF six weeks Hartranft was
pended between heaven and earth, knowing whether
he was destined for the Governors chair 10 share the
fate OF some OF his partners In fraud. said that Cam
eron could not afford better candidate He would pre-
fer 10 be beaten with Hartranft than to the Grant
marty succeed under Forneys leadership In the former
case his supremacy in the Administration party
I'm the State would st continue, and with
the support that Grant might give him from
Washington he might still be somebody, politically
But II he should be beaten in his party convention
and some honest Forney should be elected he would
net only lose his hold the State but would probably
be deserted by Grant should the latter remain In power
He might possibly survive the defeat OF his party but
defeat In the party would be political death. And that
Is why Hartranft remained the ticket careful
yass seemed TO indicate the nomination Of Reformer
II Hartranft withdrew. The Cameron Administration
"Rlng" in Pennsylvania, like many another has very
little inherent strength but having ntrenched itself be-
hind the State treasury. that could the public
funds for its private banking purposes,
the support OF other institutions with the State EKecu
tive q puppet In Its hands, that Its consent
should necessary TO the passage OF bills through tho
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