New-York tribune., 1876-10-31
MINOR PARTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA.

THE DECREASE OF TIE PRoHBroN VOTE AN AID
TO THE REPUBLICANs-THE GBEENBACK PARTY
HELPED BY THE DEMOCRATS
IFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE rRIBuNEl
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 30-Last Fall the Pro-
hibonsts poled in this state over 1900 votes, and
10000 OF them at least by the estimates Of all parties,
were drawn from the Republican ranks. The occasion
for the exceptional strength developed by the temper
ance movement was the dissatisfaction Of many voters
with both the regular party tickets Independent
Republicans who had opposed Gov Hartranft in 1872,
and who could feel rccouciled TO vote for him in
1873 notwithstanding his excellent record in the
Executive Office, and who felt still less inclined to 20
with the Democrats after that party had been captured
by the soft-money lunatics made up the bulk Of the
ProhbitiOnist This year these men are All sup
porting Hayes, and the Prohbioni,t forces are thus
reduced to the small faction OF honest bigots
who think that the Southern question and
the financial question amount to nothing IN
comparison with the beer and whisky question
Very careful and thorough inquiry has been made by the
Republican Committee to ascertain the probable
vote that will be cast for the smith electoral ticket aud
their estimates place al not more than 5000 There
will therefore he il this estimate prove correct over
1000 votes to divide between the two old parties which
neither OF them received last Fall don't think any
astute Democratic poltciaa will claim over 1000 OF
theni or concede less than 5000 10 the Republicans
Everybody knows that temperance not recruited
from the Democratic party. From the disntcgraton Of
the Prohibition element may therefore expect net
gain of for the Republican tickcta very i'm
porant item in close calculation. and one not taken
into account in the figuring which Senator Wallace and
Capt McCeand are doing 70 arrive at prospect Of a
Democratic victory.
The Grccuback party begins 10 show more strength
than it appeared to have a few days There are
evidences that the Democrats stimulating the Orna
tion of Cooper ana Cary Clubs in the Republican counties
IN the part OF the STATE while doing they can
dissolve them i'm the Eastern counties mere tue htaNf
Democratic maOritieS from. Thus one hears
from good Democratic authority that the tlccuback
movement has died out ~ Bcrks Lehgh. aud Norlhamp
ton, that il j. playing the mischief with ~" Rcub
licans out in Mercer and Ncuango. The action Of the
C0Oper IN the Western part OF the state III making
an alliance with the Democrats 10 elect th" local cdud
dates Of the latter unmasks the scheme, however,
and makes IL easy for the Republicans 10 assal
IT, The Times Of this city, which struck dn attitude
OF independence a very high fence at the opening of
the canvass appears last to have got clear down the
Tdcn side It's editor Col Mcclure. Is TOO c0nhativc
now wagng. ProesSedy the paper II supporting neither
party, hut its editorial tone has been almost as pro-
uoEnCcdly Democratic since the october elections AS
that OF any Of the regular organs.
The Republicans of Philadc ph.a are loaded with n
candidate Sheriff in the person OF the regular U0m
nee Mr. Rowan. whom thousands OF them refusing
TO carry. For many years ne has been ~ prominent
spokesman in the corrupt Councils Rng, AMI his rcputa
ton is bad before the County Convention met
every decent Republican paper IN the city attacked HIM
The machine strong for the editors of these jour
mails, however They have all come IN To his support cN
cept The EUenHg Ieegrdph which Is making brilliant
fight against LIm H. " p.