New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-19
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.

.,,,,,rx. OF THE DELEGATES TO THE REPUBu
CAN CONVENTION AT HARRISBURG Io-pA-
NODE OF CHOOSING SUPREME COURT 'oDo-s
Under THE NEW CONSTITUTIONS "1n - :.
sr-nsrrrJTE FOR BUCKALEw $ Gu
OF yorISG-rHE CANDIDATES ~ Tile -,
nrRs IN CONTROL OF THE CoN'kN'
TioN' tny TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNI1
u,pRIsRuRG, Aug. 1S.-A majority Oh the
..,ara,a. 20 the Republican Convention when
meets here tomorrow have already arrived anu .uo
.o,n.rv cauousing and wire-pulling are IN active
,osress The offices for which candidates are u 10
,scted are Judge OF the Supreme Court Leu'enau'
.,,or Auditor General, and Secretary OF Internal
.s,i-s Under the provisions OF the new oonsu'uton
Termination for the judgeshp is absolutely equVaien'
:. an election Two Judges are 10 be elected ana the
Constitution provides that no ballot snail CONTAIN Inc
,.me of more than one candidates. wretcheo suosu-
- %, Ruckalew's plan Of cumulative voting. Under
49,. system the Republicans nominate one Judge ana
,. Democrat, one and both are perfectly sure OF cleo
go, M matter how unfit or unpopular 10 ey may Dc.
Tho sys,em was adopted for the pretenueo
-r-nose of dlvorciug the Judiciary from poh'
- but IL is elready evident that 1t makes
.,o eruine more than ever q reward TOT
ca services and transfers the struggle for its pos
,on from the polls to the Convention and the caucus
IT,, ia No way in which the people defeat to-mor-
u the nominee for the Judeeshp unless majority OF
al me Republican voters in the State bolt and unite
mon another candidate. Voting for the Democratic
o,nee will not 90 for whoever he NAV be ne Will De
yr Of election and votes cast for him VIII not count
rnst the Republican candidates II there we're three
a-as Of nearly the same strength the State this
svstem of limited voting would work toleraoly wei put
Is eng as there but two 1t is much worse tnan 'he
GA man where a contest before the people between
nposing candidates sometimes not always resulted
in the choice OF the best man.
The PHILADELPHIA Ring are pushing f. NJ Plxson, now
m the bench Of one Of district courts, for the SD
preme Judseship for reason or Other WHICH, per-
hans would not bear close investigation. The Ring are
anxious TO have a Of their own choice on the ou-
nreme Bench The Philadelphia delegation is SO nu-
uerous and It's leaders are skfu in the art of manp
Mating the kind of material OF which the Convention IS
composed, that Parsons nomination looks prOoaoie'
Tie only argument made in his behalf by his support
ers is that the Republicans Of Philadelphia meanAs
the Rng1 pulled the party through IN 1871 ana enecAeu
The rising wave of the Reform movement by beating
Mcclure for MAYOR February last and that therefore,
the most important place the ticket ought TO be con-
coded TO them Judge VIM Butler of Chester is the
sopsest candidate against Paxson. BE is spoken OF Oh
all sides as an able and honest jurist.
For Lieutenant Governor there are host OF candl
6ates the most prominent Of whom are A j. y instead
ot Potter County Hall stanton OF Philadelphia, Gen
Campbell OF Cambria, and j. L. Graham OF Allegheny
The contest Tor inns Oulce VIII NC uoNi"OU NH'-' y
combinations made with the supporters OF the n7a
candidates for the Judgeship In the which are
beng held tonight the present Auditor-Genera Gen
Harrison Allen WILL it is conceded be renominatet
without opposition. The secretaryshp OF Internal
Affairs is an Office created by the new constitution
with functions which formerly subdivded among
a number Of officials Robt B. Beatt OF Schuylkill The
present surveyorGene is candidate for the place
and c ] Bieham of Allegheny and several other candi
dates are also IN the field.
Judging from the delegates now present the Conven
ton will be composed almost exclusively OF Office
holders and other hack politicians. Not word Is SAT-
about the platform From the talk of the delegates III
one would suppose that there we're any principles a
stake in the coming election, or that IL was their duty
formulate any theories of public policy and appeal
the people to approve them. squabble for lev
offices interesting only those who MAKE trade o
politics. is all that the Convention promises TO BE-