The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-06
THE PEyNsYLvANIa RING.

cal cnmpaipn in prnne vlyania IL in several re-
spects a mere repetition of the campaigns that
have gone before IL for many years. The Dem
orratic Convention met at Harrisburg. and
after a splrlted contest. which indicated the
participation of the pcoplo in the business
nominated a strong and porular ticket. The
Republican Convention met a few DAYS after
ward mt the snmc place. and without any con-
test Mt nIl-for the liulo outbreak of Wolfe and
Norris did not rise To- the dignity Of n contest
registered the Ring dccrces. and nominated tho
Ring condida,es rbera uua No ,rouilo no
snrious friction. the old machine worlad With
n smootbnesa and nrenision that n,us, bnvn
been very pratifvinr ia Nessrs. Cameron
Nnckov md Kcmble Mr. Wolfe and Mr. Nor
ris one OF them nm ex-menbcr Of tho Ia0isln-
tnre OF some note. md the other an OK -sccre-
tary of Gov. Hartrnnft who smoke In his name.
proclaimed vehemontly that the nominations
then beino mndc ,vere exclusivoIv in thn in
tercst Of the corrunt state Treasury Ring and
intended to ennblo them 10 con,inuo with tho
old immunity the Wholesale nlunder Of the
Commonwealth. All this Mr. Nnckev who ,yns
himself n delegate. heard with his accustomed
complacency md in contemrtuous silepn..
Another turn Of the crank md tho blp mochine
rolled over Wolfe and Norris and fine few, fcoble
independents with n little wall and n sound
Of crunching OF bones that was pitiful to honr
Tho next day II WINS announced bv nuthoritv
that the cordial relutinns L.t,voen tha Governor
and the Ring had neycr hcon disturbed in the
slightest that the gullant Norris had courtol
his sudden dostructi,, upIar mis,al,a, CON.
certion Of his masters VII hes. and that allro,d
Republicans were expected TO vote. witbout
blush or hesitation. for Mr.. Maekey's clerk for
State Treasurer md Mr. Mnokcv'a other man
for Auditor-Gencral. so tina, the old-time hnr-
mony between the departments might be- ,luly
maintained
But IL IL lust possihlo thnt this venr tho 0on-
tlomen of the Ring have committed nm error in
their calculations. They sunuosed TINT ns
usunl the corrunt elonrnts of tho Dnno.ra,ic
party would have sufficient influence TO prevent
the Democratic Convention or tho Dnrno.r.ti.
candida. from Inning issue with thcp, ON tho
monetroti. .orruuti,ns Of their Trnnspr, ,pnn.
npement II Il Scarcely de,iad ,ho, from, tho
accession Of Willinn, n Kcn,blo tho inrnr,nus
nuthor Of the Addition uivision ond sii.n,..p
letter. they have murdered tho stnta ~ mil
lions OF dollars in the form Of interest ON IN.
rublic NANCY onJ hnvc h,hi,nollv useI no
balances IN the trnasprv whether cr,,. or
small for nrivat, nnd ,or,ison nnr,oses rtns
,hov bovn Irib.d T.,,iel,t,,ros bou,,b, co,,.,,-
lions eubsidi2.d r,,.s,,,,,nrs and es,otli.hcI
oorrnption funIs +, d.f.nt tho viii If ,i,. mo-
nile. nnd keen Themselves in rowor in sr,,, If
ndv.rsc mn,oriti.s In 1s7i tho Dc,,'.r,,s
clo.,nd n minority Of the lov,cr uouen of ITO
T..,.f.f,trr, ,r1 an i,,.,ir,, ,n,,, ,,, nj,
frauds wos orJ,roJ IN, !, omoun,.Iton',l.
inc. The committee failed IN nortnrr it, ,ip,v
and IN. Hons. ,v,s ror,l,,ad hv .one r,,.,,.
rious influence which is .unno.,J Ia bov.,ro-
ceed,d from a Democratic in,ber mr. l.al.rs i,
hi,h rlaco who corl1 No, ac1rI 10 mint, .,,'
honest Investigation F,cou,ae.,d lac ,hos.
.u,.,.ssos tbov nav. no.in s,tunN AZ No.ror,.