Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-16
RADICAL DEVELOPMENT In PENN
SYLVANEA.

There is trouble in the Radical camp in
Pennsylvania. The State Convention of
that party has nominated Gen. Hartranft
for Governor, who is regarded with great
disiavor by leading and influential Repaid
licans in all portions of the State. In the
investigations recently made by a commit
tee Of the Pennsylvania Legislature, into
the evans Fraud it was discovered that
Gen. Hartrauft was, if not an accomplice
in the fraud, participation in lis stealings
10 a very large extent. His connection
with this robbery job has made his name so
ocious to the PEOPLE of tie State
that even the Philadelphia Press, (Forney's
pspar.) the dav before his nomina-
ion, said that ''the plot, or job, or whatev-
er it may be, of the party managers to Sc
cure his nomination, has evoked a storm Of
honest indignation throughout the length
aud breadth of the Commonwealth.
There are suspicious against him,
which would weigh him down like mill
stone in the coming canvass" The Scran-
ton Republican, an influential organ Of that
party, referring to a rumor current a few
days before the meeting of the convention
that the friendso Hartranf had secured
a majority in that body, said:
eff they nominate Gen. Hartranf
they invite defeat, not only in October, but
in November. Against Gen. Hartranft
personally, as a man or an official, we shall
say nothing further than that it has been
abundantly demonstrated that he las los.
his strength with the people. Thousands
of good and true Republicans have lost
confidence in him, and in case he is n0mi-
mated will either vote against him or not
vote at all. Gen. Hartranft has been q
strong man; he is now weak"
The convention met at Harrisburg Oh the
10th inst, and nominated Hartranft. The
Philadelphia Press the next day denounced
it "a most inauspicious selection" and
declared that it was made lot in 'the
interests of the State, but simply to
crafty ring which has taken posses
sion of the Republican organisation of the
State, and will leai" the party to inevita-
bic defeat" in Philadelphia next fall. The
Press adds:
ave can only wish that the convention
had been held under fairer auspices, that
there had been less Of the ring and rOwdy
element, and more Of the disiuteresLed and
patriotic spirit which characterized a few
members. Judge Murcu's name Icandi-
date for Associate Judge Of the Supreme
Court is a tower Of strength, but even it
or that Of the best man the Republican
party Of Pennsylvania ever presented can
not efisce the shame with which part of
yesterdays proceedings are disgraced."
II appears that this convention, under
authority of the Republican State Central
Committee, appointed delegates to the Re-
publican National Convention which meets
in Philadelphia in June. This action the
Press denounces as follows:
Furthermore, the Harrisburg Conven-
ton, to which the rights of the individual
voters were thus arbitrarily delegated was
VIGOROUSLY packed by ring Of unpriuc1-
pied self-constitUted party managers. The
election of the delegates composing it, so
far az least as Philadelphia is concerned, was
a mockery, in which the masses Of the party
were suffered to have no voice. For these rea-
sons alone, even had the National delegates !
chosen been ever so worthy and real |
representative men, the Republicans of the |
several districts would have been fully JUS |
tilted in meeting in their respective towns !
or wards and electing such delegates as
they desired 10 have to represent them. !
But, as the case stands, they will be COM
PEELED, out of self-respect, to do this. The
State Convention yesterday appointed set
of delegates to the Philadelphia districts,
most of whom are utterly without CharaC-
ter or influence, except with rOughS or
bummers of their own stripe. There are !
but two or three respectable men IN the
whole delegation. The rest have been
taken mainly from the very lowest Of our
petty ward politicians
The Press advises the holding Of meet
ings throughout the State and appointment
Of delegates, SO there is a prospect for
double sets of delegates from Pennsylvania
presenting themselves.
We have referred to this matter for the
reason tGat it illustrates Radicalism as the
people of the South have seen the thing.
The Lowest type Of politicians in Pennsyl-
vania as in the South have taken control Of
matters and are running everythingfn their
own interest. The testimony of the Press
is important, as il shows the character of
the men who are running the Repub-
Iican party in the interest Of Grant. 1t was
these same roughs and bummers, to whom
Grant Senator in the fourth district, over
the Press alludes, who ''electedn Gray, the
Col. Mcclure, the Liberal Republican. 1t
appears from the statement of the Press
that they have taken steps to have men Of
their own stripe in the National Convention
70 force Grant through, if there should by
possibility be hitch in that direction. We
are glad the Northern States are getting
taste Of the style in which the Radicals
managed things in the South. They viii
thus be enabled to appreciate what the
Southern people have borne so patiently.