Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-25
Pennsy lvania Politics.
WHAT RELIABLE GENTLEMAN sAYs-JUDdE Ross
ON THE DEMOCRATIC SLATE.

WHAT RELIABLE GENTLEMAN sAY5-JUDdE RosH
ON THE DEMOCRATIC SLATE.
WASHINGTON. Aug. ga gentleman from
Philadelphia, in this city to-day, disclosed some
entertaining political secrets. He stated that
Judge Ross will b, certainly nominated as the
Democratic candidate for Governor, and State
Senator Noyes for Treasurer. Senator Cameron
ten DAYS ago made the very same declaration
when here. 1t is we'll understood that Mr. Ross
il the favorite of the Pennsylvania railroad. al
though Mr.. Scott has provided against accidents
by giving out that Judge Cyrus l. Pershing OF
Schuylkill county is his second choice for GOV
ernor A few weeks since a little clique of poll
ticians held meeting at the Girard House in
Philadelphia. Prominent amongst those present
were United States Senator Wallace, Col. Jas
p. Barr of Pittsburgh, also candidate Tor Gov
ernor, and James Burns. one OF the cher strikers
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad at Harrisburg
The next morning it was announced that Judge
Ross had been agreed upon by these politicians
az their choice for Governor. Senator Wallace
has been industrously at work FOR several weeks
in setting up the Erie Convention. He has writ
ten to prominent Democrats. whose names have
been mentioned candidates. urging them TO
persist in their candidacy, assuring them OF all
Of his influence. Two of these gentlemen re-
Gently met and compared notes. They discov-
cred that Wallace had promised each or them
bin cordial support They were no less local
personages than Dill and Noyes Senator wal
lace has made more promises than he Will be
able TO honor at the Erie Convention.
JUDGE ROSS REpUDIATED AT HOME.
From the Norrlsown Register, pem.l
Hon. Henry p. Ross, President Judge of this
judicial district, has been. pursuing singular
course of late. Some time ago he told the writer
Of this article that he was not Candidate Tor
Governor Ot had been stated that he WASH but
that he intended to make an effort to get on the
Supreme Bench when the next vacancy occurred
that his inclination lay that way and he had
polled a large vote in the Pttsburg Convention.
it appears at the same time he was candidate
for Governor and was directing lis attention
toward getting the vote Of the county.
| The Convention met yesterday, and after his
| friends had been oDgaged in setting mp things
| through tho county, and some half a-dozen
| members OF the bar button holed " delega es
| as soon M they arrived in town. he succeeded i'll
| electing two out.and out :" Ross men Mont
gomery county has thus repudiated Judge Hoss
| for Governor and in consideration of the fact
| that he has been mixing into politics from the
| time le came into the county, which ID not III
| the province of President Judge OF the Court
| should not Judge Ross now resign the President
Judgeslip OF the district? Judge that Is con
tinually dabbling in politics, candidate every
| year or two for any position that may turn up, Ii
| not fit to sit on the bench. Now that Judge
Ross has stepped into the political arena. lei
| him step down and out of the judicial ONCE
| and let us have man as President Judge whc
will let politics alone and attend only to his judi
| cal duties as President Judge ought to, SO tina
the people of all parties may rest assured thai
| the scales of justice will be held even.