New-York tribune., 1875-05-13
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS

TIE DENOMINATION OF GOV. HARTRANFT ASSURED
OBSTACLES TO THE SUCCESS OF THE REPUBLICANS
-THIRDTERM SENTIMENT.
lrRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRrBUSE.l
PHILADELPHIA, May 1O.-All Pennsylvanans
may consider Gov Hartranft to be good renOmi-
mated already No voice will be raised against him In the
Lancaster Convention. This for two reasons First be-
the powerful rings which control the machinery VI
Republican Conventions In Pennsylvania have promised
him another term and secondly because there not sf
fcicnt dissatisfaction with his administration In
the parry for any other candidate to ground an
opposition upon, and rally nucleus OF follow
ers. When the Convention assemblies, some man,
selected beforehand to perform the pleasant duty
will rise, and with welcomed adulatory eloquence
move the denomination by acclanation OF the trled ana
true" Chief Magistrate OF the Commonwealth aud the
motion will be carried with the usual accompaniment OF
hand clapping and stamping This delightful unaniinty,
unfortunately for the Governor, Will by no means pre-
figure the election He has IL present prospects are 10
trusted fight to make in which the odds are against
him. His own party lacks purpose and enthusiasm
while his opponents greatly invg0rated by their
victory last FALL and are confident and aggressive. No
reaction In favor OF the Republican party has taken
place beaten in the anSuid campaign OF last
year, and while the greater interest felt IN GuDerha
toria canvass will undoubtedly enable it to poll larger
vote than did then there new causes OF dIssa'sac
ton at work which did not at that time exist
The coal miners will be certain to vote against Hart
ranft in body. There said to be $4,000 voters
among them, of whom One-thrd probably, are Repub-
cans They are furious aganst the Governor for having
they think sided with the capitalists and sent troops
into the mining region to Overawe the strikers Unless
An early resumption Of work causes their wrath to
cool they will anybody in order to beat arran
An State where elections usually very close the
shifting Of 5000 10000 votes from one side to the
other il u matter. II other dcscrtions were
feared than the miners the outlook for the Republicans
wOnld BIZ "A gloomy But the temperance people VIII
of 0000Or 700 votes for their local
option law ticket. Their logic Is bref anu pertinent
Hartmnft, they say, signed the b repeating the local
option law; therefore, let Us detet him II we can
the moderate estimate, disreSardng the hsures q.
the Prohibonist leaders may expect this movement
to cost the Republicans 1000 votes. . ,
In addition to these local troubles peculiar TO Penny
vaui the party weakened by the same disorder tat
affects il in other states Its disease might De called te
Grant nausea-not fatal complaint, perhaps Dnt very
deitaiing Thousands OF men VINO used tO DE the most
active members of the party before tins edehllc got
about will not 90 to the polls neat November uhnss
heroic remedy Is administered at Lancaster in the shape
OF "A strong anti-GIant resolution The party doctors
would bc glad to administer IT, but they fear that 10 dose
the whole party with tie medicine may nave the uhol-
tunate result Of creating incurable cthargy among
tine Posmastcrs and CIstOmh0use Hen Here Is the
does not seem possible "!ttOut - posiuNe u.
claraon against the third term project u VIII not DO
possible for the Republicans to organLc sprllei cam
paign, aud a lifeesS canvass VIII chu III uelcd
With such declaration there Is the danSer or the open
hostility OF the Administration OF at least OF me
complete apathy of all its ahhorents. IL VIII
De seen from this outline of tine situation that
Hartranfps prospects are not encodrigih' very
bad laundering part Of the Democrats may save
him Nothing else can unless there should be remark
ablc revolution in public sentiment IN faVOf oI thc fc
publican party u national OrgaiZaton-L contingency
It is TOO early to speak the of the Democrats
In the coming canvass. Their { nNen .on VIII n"t meet
until September. Until then their policy Is Co k quiet
and discourage the premature paralg or candidates for
the GOycrnoIsllp.