The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-05-07
Our PhlladeIphia Letter.
PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 26th 1875.

AS the time approaches for nominat-
ing opposing candidates for Governor
and State Treasurer, the field officers of
each party are deploying their battalions
and preparing for the fray. In the Re
publican Convention, which meets next
month, the denomination of Gov. Hart
ranft will, I am assured, be made by ac-
clamation. Not so in the Democratic
Convention, as the plans of the manag-
ers are SO much more difficult to exc
cute. Senator Wallace was here for a
few days in consultation with the wheel
horses of the party. He and Governor
Curtin-who, by the way, has recovered
from his late attack of gout-held long
and animated discussion over the situa-
tion.
Senator Wallace came here rather fa-
vorably impressed with the proposition
to make Curtin the Democratic candi-
date for Governor. He left entirely sat
isfied that so far as the party in Phila-
delphia is concerned, the Governorship
is not for Andrew. The Democratic
party in this city were SO sadly demoral-
lied by the nomination of Col. Mcclure
as a liberal Republican candidate for
Mayor, who insisted that the Democrat
ic Convention should not formally nom
mate him as a party candidate, but
shOuld adjourn after simply resolving,
''that in view of the citizens of Phila-
delphia having placed Col. A. N.
Mcclure in nomination for the Mayoral-
ty of Philadelphia, it is deemed inexpe-
dient by the Democratic Nominating
Convention to make any nomination"
That action lost the Democrats almost
every Ward in the city; the Fourth
Ward, which gave Seymour $500 major
ity in 1868, gave Mcclure less than 300
Mr.. Wallace was informed that SINH
lar result would follow Curtin's nomina-
fiOn; and now that Curtin is out of the
way, an open field and free race for
the prize is in order.
THE STATE TREASURER.
A gentleman whose authority upon
political affairs is unquestioned, has Just
informed me that delegations west of the
Alleghenies will be solid for James p.
Barr, Of Pittsburg, the well known pub
Usher of the Pittsburg Post, as the
Democratic candidate for treasurer of
Pennsylvania. As my informant is him
self from the western part of the State
and withal a reliable political prophet, 1
assume that his statement is correct,
and that the Pittsburg journalist, who
has labOred so effectually for his party,
is to receive his merited reward. The
feeling of the party at this end of the
line is decidedly in favor of Mr.. Barr
if except the rough element of which
Josephs-M Muliin are the typical lead
ers. Mr.. Barr's castigation of the Phil
adelphia hucksters in politics has been
too caustic TO permit OF his escaping the
retaliation these men have in store for
him when they go up to the convention.
So far as the Republican nominee is
concerned, the multiplicity of eandi-
dates from the Western part of the State
viii create q scramble for the office, and
the candidates that can best mannuvre
his forces in a general engagement is
the gentleman to whom the honor { I
color-sergeant will be awarded.
PRoyIEcIAIIsAs.
A gentleman connected with one OF
the largest advertising agencies in New
York made this remark to me a few days
ago: "If this Centennial Exhibition wa
to be in New York, instead OF Philadel-
phia, our merchants and manufacturer
would have expended by this time hall
q million dollars in advertising their,
b iainess, ard the teneft resulting tc
the Centennial from that would have