The New York herald., 1873-10-13
PENNSYLVANIA.
Political Outlook in the Key.
stone State.
HOW THE PARTIES STAND.
The Candidates, Offices and
Leading Wirepuilers.

house or the Legislature, One-tDru OF tne upper
house and local officers in the various counties,
cities and towns. For the State offices there are
two tickets in the held-rhe republican, with Cor
don and Mackey as the candidates. and the demo-
cratic, with Ludlow and Hutchinson. The liberal
republicans, who lourished aoout this time year
ago, don't put in an appearance. Colonel Aleck
Mcclure, their bold and wiry leader, seems to be
wholly out OF politics, although he has another
year yet to serve in the Senate.
The campaign has been the quietest ever known
In this State. 1t seems to be really marvellous
that SO little has been done publicly by either
party. Only one public meeting has been held, and
that by the republicans in this city about week
ago. No one, outside OF the few politicians who
are to be benefited by the ofices, seems to take
the slightest interest in the result Even the
party papers have little to say on the subject and
neither party has thought worth while to advertise
the names of its candidates, which heretofore has
been customary. have asked many people the
cause or this great Indifference, and the substance
OF their replies was invariably that an election in
Pennsylvania nowadays is 10 mere matter OF form,
and is about as much the free voice OF the people
as was plebiScite in France under the recent
Emperor 1t Is mere matter OF calculation as to
population and voters and the number Of votes suf
icient to elect without too nagrant violation OF
the majorities Of past years. II matters not
just as the ring controlling the politics Of the State
have mapped out that 1t should be aud so, instead
OIL guessing at the number OF votes TO be cast ana
the probable majorities, the people are trying to
find out whom oil those on the two tickets the ring
has agreed to elect.
Now, the supp0siton is that this ring is wholly
republican, because that party has the great
majority Of the oflces; but this is an erroneous
OF both the parties The renubicans are in
position similar to that OF Tammany under Tweed,
democracy here, Just as Tammany did among the
republicans OF New YORK. Now, the main point OF
the supreme Bench. The story is that the Pnila-
dephia ring intends TO elect Judge Ludlow, the
democratic nominee. There are many pn,aSa IeasSns
Dhia ring. which Is only branch OF tne
State ring which centres around the domain
OF simon Cameron at Harrisburg feels aggrleved
at the defeat OF their candidate, Judge PaXson. as
the nominating Convention. Judge PaXson is at
present Judge OF the District Court in this city
and special pet OF the ring, the members OF
which have two objects in view In wishing MS
~ 20 the mas Of the
State ring, they iet that the headquarters should
be transferred rom Harrisburg TO this city, ana
the way 10 accomplish this was TO make break on
the State officers, most OF whom are from tne
country districts, for as long as these ofces are
filed by members OF the ring outside OF Phlladel-
phia so long win Harrisburg remain the
headquarters In the second place, Parsons trans
on the city Bench, which would be so much gain TO
the city rlng But Cameron was too much lor the
city "DOyS.' lie saw tleiT game, Tdueu tue COuu-
try branches and beat them. The city "boys," OF
course, felt netted at their defeat but as an open
weS be % na 70 the sny all
! they thought they might have portion, SO tney
went to work on new scheme. Ludlow IS at
present o District Judge In this city. and mas
always been looked upon as an upright and honest
man and nimical to the ring. Now, Il he oonld
after all, be vacancy on the city Bench, the city
ring would be rid OF a troublesome hinderance ana
the State ring would be compelled TO carry the
load. Accordingly the democratic allies were sec
TO work and Ludlow was nominated by the Demo-
low, has the State ring compelled 1t to
back out from its bargain This is the leading
MAcKEY, THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
for State Treasurer, OF course Will be elected He
has had the control OF the public funds for many
years, and the ''boysn all want him to remain In
ONCE as be has been very, very kind on all occa-
sionS.
A sharp eye is being kept on the candidates for
the Legislature; Tor, TO lose control OF this body
sides, the one-shird OF the Senators to be elected
Will hold office Tor three years. which makes them
an important element in the contest for United
States senator, to succeed Mr.. John Scott, which
comes or In January, 1878. The republicans have
only slim majority IN the present Senate, ana
make that body secure to them when the United
States Senatorial contest occurs.
THE CITY ELECTIONS.
In this city the principal ofces 10 be elected are
a Sheriff, Registrar Of Wills and Treasurer, each
onlce being worth a clean 100000 year to the
holder thereof. There three tickets in the
feld-namely the republican or ring ticket, the
democratic ticket and the reform ticket. 1t is
generally conceded that 1t will be walk over the
course Tor the ring candidates, as it will be mere
matter of counting. Tue enormous number OF
to say that not over 10000 legitimate voters Will
go TO the polls Bill Elliott, the ring candidate Tor
inent in the politics OF the lower wards Gid.
Clark, the candidate Tor Registrar OF Wills which
free and easv concert saloon un 1.-THE the war took
him into the army. Pete Widener, the candidate
for City Treasurer, was butcher, and prominent
as a fireman during the existence OF the volunteer
Fire Department
The reform party has made a complete failure
OF It's campaign. 1t put ticket in nomina-
tion early in the contest, and began with great
flourish OF trumpets; but 1t has hattened out
Com of seventy about IT, and % with the ex
ample OF the last Legislature OF New York, and
that chief of reform frauds, Comptroller Green, be-
for from such q source. These reformers
have furnished an elegant club house,
wine, talk politics and issue plalntive protests
against. the enormltes of the ring, the members OF
ballot boxes and voting the repeaters.
The democrats have State committee, but
ra @ eheeps e onnss as
to the Supreme Judgeship. At the republican mass
meeting held last week there was large audience
made up from the $4,000 ofhceholders in the city.
IT was got up principally to have Colonel Forney,
McMchae Brewster and several others OF the
respectable men OF the republican party endorse the
ring candidates After these men had made their
speeches, Bill Mann, District Attorney made
speech In which he boosted of the ring, and used
sentences as lmpudent and as brazen as the ia
nous what are you going to do about II ~ OF
Tweed. The newspapers here had no report OF
the meeting, and, OF course, Mann's words we're
not printed. The ring, however had reporters OF
Its own hiring who saw to 1t that the party
press was furnished with the speeches OF Forney,
Brewster and McMicnael These gentlemen
know, are heartily ashamed OF the manner in
which they have allowed themselves to be used,
well for the community In the future.
FALL OF BROOKLYN STOREH0USb'