New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-29
THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.

,r,c,, BRASS BAND-sENATOR CAMERoNs
ASPIRATIONS FOR HIS son.
IRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
u.pRIsauRG, March 2s-The Republican state
Convention will meet here tomorrow 10 choose
district and Senatorial delegates TO olncihha'i ana
20 form an electoral ticket. Nearly al the hleipoiS
~ ~, ,hs CrouDd tonight. The clique OF active
V..a.;ns wbo uu the party machine have their
s,o,e made up. and the Convention WILL WIN tne
".o.aar, DEBILITY of all bodies of the kind IN
80, years 90 through the motions prescribed IN
a. nroyramme thus arranged for it Republican
so0vertious in Pennsylvania have for long time
har sucb thoroughly cut and dried AFFAIRS 'hat .he
,roceedings might easily be written up o"S
- advance. There is only one open question: con
,act.d with to-mOrrow's performance anu "''t
!. 'Wu the District delegates 10 CrhcliinaVi
- all cases be good pliahle trading mateilai men
Who will endorse without question any o"' s"i"
,,ods nv the managers T. As the REPRESENTATIVES
from each Congressional district select the zen men
IN 90 10 Cincinnati it is possible that mere anu 'oio
.ooahodv with positive convictions and an ndepeh-
dent turn Of mind may get upon INC ueioe"''oA
This will be avoided if possible
I'm the talk of the crowds at the hotels one
,.;ob, snunose that Gov. Hartranft was actually
.oryidalle candidate for the Presidency ASK any
,,,.e CON meet who is his man and you VIII De
u.s. -. ce, the answer. Pm for Hartrantt Of
,..aS In fact they are all for Gov. llartranft'
"a e. show too a good deal of genuine enthusi-
.sm in their support of him. Nearly oo"
man wearing badges bearing the governors
nortrat went down with brass band TINS evening
through tho rain, TO meet the train from fhllaoei-
nbis. which had on board, beside the city deleSa-
.ion the Hartrapft Club Of that place. The men,
bers of this organization appear to be IN duty oouhu
70 attend State Conventions IN brand new
bo,dsrs and No were, no doubt, nine-tenths
90 the Harrisburg crowd that turned ont
% veleone them; but ofhce-holders manage
poljtics nowadays. Gov. Hartranfts popularity,
however is not limited to men who wear badges ana
follow brass bands about through rain and mud. lie
ia undoubtedly the first choice Of large majority
Of the Republicans of the State. People outside OF
PENNSYLVANIA who wonder at this should recollect
that be has headed the Republican ticket
In four campaigns, and that every time
he has led the party to victory
The rank and Gle of the delegates here still imagine
hat be has some chance at Cincinnati, but not 50
the leaders They gave up that idea long ago. Last
January 1t was supposed that III burly-burly of
sscond-rate candidates the Governor might be
taken I'D as compromise, and had the
situation remained unchanged they would,
believe, have given him a genuine and hearty
support Now they mean TO use his popularity as
sticking salye hold the delegation together until
the time comes transfer it bodily to the candidate
who will make tho desired bargain for its vote. No
bargain on behalf of Gov. Hartranft will be made.
He would not resign bis Office for Cabinet POSITION
because in 90 doing he would permit Democrat
Lieut-GOv Latta, TO slip into the Executive chair
Gov. Hartranft being out of the way as he will be
after one or two ballots that willy old manipulation,
Senator Cameron, will lay mis- hand upon the dele
II. H. vfoatlx nnnHn TEfn nN
men ion the insde that Don Cameron Is to head the
list. The veteran politicians ambition is now to
bring his son forward his successor in the con
troll OF the party. The consideration that will
be stipulated for at Cincinnati for the vote
of Pennsylvania will be cabinet portfolio
for Don. Who will be the buyerf There is no
question as TO whom the Cameron clique would pre-
fer to sell to. 1t is Mr. Blaine. In fact II they
should find another purchaser they would run a
serious risk of not being able TO deliver the goods
The Blaine feeling is exceedingly strong have yet
10 meet delegate who does not say with emphasis
that his choice 10 Mr. Blaine if Gov. Hartrauft
has no chance. There is no discernibIe Brlstow
party This is MOI strange. These Pennsylvania
politicians have no sentiment, and the fact that a
man is an ardent refomer does not commend HIM to
their affections They admire Thoroughbred
party leader with no nonsense about reform in him.
Mr. Blaine is long way above their level and they
would naturally grayltate 10 candidate
Ike Mr. Morton. He, however, is too far
away, and Mr. Blaine was born III the State
which counts for great deal. Beside, Mr.. Blame
has cultivated friendly relations with them ALL as
no other candidate has been able TO do Needless to
say that there supporters of Senator Conklng
TO be found, have the better class OF New-lork
candidates-Messrs. Evarts, Fish, Morgan, or Dix
any advocates, nor does any one mention the name
Of Charles Francis Adams.
The senatorial delegates TO Cincinnati will be j.
Don Cameron of Harrisburg. Henry NJ. HOyt of
Luzerne County, Chairman Of the Central Commit
toe last year William K. Leeds of Philadelphia,
Pilgrim Ring politician. and for the fourth man, NJ.
8. Quay. Secretary Of State, or Robert W. Mackey
ex-State Treasurer There has been talk of
putting Morton McMichael to increase the
Responsibility Of the delegation, but this
idea appears to be abandoned tonight
He may, however, be placed upon the electoral
ticket if Col VIM. b. Mann is willing to withdraw
his claims to that honor The temporary Chairman
tomorrow viii be ex-COngressman W. II. KoOntl Of
Somerset; the President Edward MCPHERSON of
Gettysburg late Clerk of the House of Representa-
tves; and Col Hoyt of.Luzerne will be rechosen
Chairman Of the Central Committee. The resOu-
tons will have more of bard-mOney ring than had
the platform of last year.
Notices posted In the hotels this evening called
upon all delegates favorable to the nomination of
Gov Hartranft and to instruct the delegation to
Cincinnati to vote as a unit to meet at o'clock in
the executive reception-room of the Capitol. AS
everybody is for Gov. Hartranft this notice had
the effect Of assembling the entire Convention.
1t soon appeared that the purpose of the State
house clique In calling the caucus was to
prevent all spontaneous action tomorrow. and
arrange In advance every detail of the proceedings.