Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03
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DETERMINATION OF PENNSYLVANIA RRPunLLcANx
10 sEouRx HIS HonINArIoN-Hs SUCCESS IN
dovEnaRN0 TEE STATE AND oARRyINa IT At
nkvkRAL KL1CTIoNH. f#..
New YonK. Jan. ga special from Philadsl-
phia to the Tribune says thsre 10 . detazmina-
tiou among the RspublicAsn Of Pennsyivania b
bring out Gov. Hastranft for the Presidency,
not "a compliment but in real earnest. They
think his claims, on The score of both record and
availability. are superior TO those Of either Of
the candidates. now prominently named. He
has l.
cAR1iRD FnHNsYLvAHrA At youa HLIofIoNs,
Twice at The heed Of this ticket ~ Auditor. Gen.
eral, and twice - Governor. Two Of thses cleo.
tions-those Of 1853 and 1872-wess hsrcely
contested, and his victory determined The issus
Of the Presidential canvass then Ii progress.
lie has made tho State trustworthy Republican,
as 1t never wAs before his entry into pofitics.
Tue delegation to tho Cincinnaa Conven-
tion will be chosen at State Con-
Or early In April. Dtstriot delegates win
be aslsoeod on tho recommendation OF th~ dels-
gstions ftuin che Congressional distSicts. In
Beaver County delegates 10 the State Conven-
aon have already been chosen aud instructed 70
suRpa.t u, n y 9aay = one Of The rspssssn;
Convention. This Circumstance may seam tri.
fling, bot it il !.
TIE BEGINNING OF TEE HARTnANYT CAMPAIGN.
Mf. QuAy is Secretary Of the Commonwealth, and
- tas trusted adviser Of the GOvernor In politi-
cal mAtteEs. He ia al eminently skillful and ~
sacoua politician, and will 20 to Oincinnad to car
Y on the nomination for Hartranft II such such
asresuit lies within the range Of possibility. A.
far ~ can be learned, all the Republican politi-
ciAns OF any account In the State arc favorable
TO the project, and there appears to bs no good
reason Why it should not have ~ fair chance Of
succesding a. any other Presidential scheme now
on the carpet A great deal might bs said In
favor Of Gov. Hsrtranft - an svailabie candi-
date. He has most Of Gen. Grants good quail.
dos he u quiet, reticent, unaffected, ayefse to
.peeoh. making, firm in his opinions, true In his
and immovAble whom onos he has
he has never regarded his office ~ somsthins
belonging 70 him personally, like farm to Be-
worked for his own advantage and pleasure and
that Of his family. On the contrary, throughout
hia whole official career he has msnifesteda
sTRoNo sKNsE OF HIs DUTY AND ansroaslBIIIrr
TO the State, and has thus won the praise OF all
parties for his conscientious and impersonal ad-
Of great State like Fennsylvania IL - strong
- . man can have for the
Presidency. In this respect Gov Hartraaft IL
not to be compared with Gov. Hayes, because in
Ohio the dovernornhip IL almost ainecurs.
In Pennsylvania, - in New York, the right
dce requires administrative abilities Of high
order. II military reputation Ii TO count for
anything In the coming canvAss, Gen. Hartranft
has an army record unexcelled by that Of any
volunteer ofhoer There are some dra~backs TO
his candidacy, but they are not serious. Tho
Yerkes scandal Of 1879 might be revived, but it
Ia so
CoAPLKTELY DEAD HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA
that the Democrats did not attempt to make
use Of 1t in the campaign Of last Fall, and they