New-York tribune., 1878-06-22
POLITICS IN THE OH COUNTRY.


A CHANCE WHICH PARTIES MISSED.
LETTING An OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE 10000
VOTES GO BY IN THREE coNvENuoNs-THE
FUTURE ACTION OF THE OIL MEN STILL UN-
KNoWN-THEIR DETERMINATION.
rTRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRInUNE.l
Orr. CRY, Penn, June 20.-The general
roslraton Of business throughout the Oil Regions, and
ne belief OF nine-tenths Of the people that mOnopoles
had great deal to do with causing thave produced
widespread demand for relief through the ballotbox.
Thore element in the present campaign which can
be relied on moro implicitly to act in harmony
than this. When the producers shall decide where
70 cast their united vote, it will be more
EASY than at present to indicate the prospects and
nature OF the campaign In result promising TO be
close, 10000 votes are important factor The
leaders Of all the parties visiting this county
from time to time seeking to win the favor OF the OIL
men, but as yet 1t does not appear that any Of them
have met with special Meanwhile everybody
il asking what are the oil going to do The cam
pagn seems half determined to rest until that question
i answered. The proposition to nominate a
candidate Of their grows IN favor among produ-
GERS though there little probability that this extreme
measure VIII resOrted to- 1t must be apparent to
those who managed the late conventions how great was
the mistake they made 10 ignoring far the persistent
and almost piteous appeals Of the oil country for help
Some people admit that overproducton is one OF
the causes trouble; but monOpoles out OF the
would De, they SPECIFY uaWu VI bS1Voi
times. MonopOlies the first evils to remove; aIer
mat the others viii be Of little consequence
aThere are not hundred men here" said producer
the other day. but who desire the overthrow Of the
Standard OIL Company" last hope centres in free
pipe line bill With this, oil be transported to the
seaboard independent Of railways and at much cheaper
rates private line is already IN process OF eonsruc-
ton 10 Baltimore The right OF wayh been purchased
ana all legal obstructions have been removed But
more than this there general demand for legislative
set granting the night Of way under the constitutional
act Of eminent domain. This demand is so strong that
the old party lines have for the tme been swept away
The oil men win vote for anybody in order TO get free
pipe line Winter the project was urged upon the
legislature but II failed Of success This year the pro
duoers first pleaded their to the Nationals and IN the
exciting hours Of the Philadelphia Convention found few
ears 70 listen 70 their complaints. When the
Republican Convention met at Harrisburg they
sent down the name OF Galasha A. Grow for Gov
ernor; the convention gave him only AZ out OF the
l26 votes necessary to nominate him. ana
put up in his place General Henry n Hoyt whom the
Oh men are not satisfied with Another convention re-
rained--the Democratic and two names were sent TO
ii-James H. Armstrong and George A Jenks' lhese
men, besides having tho support OF the oil oOuntry were
ropular with the anmonopOly wing OF the Democratic
psrty and would have been acceptable to Speaker Ran
dal In bis aght against Senator Wallace. Either OF them
would have drawn heavily from the Labor faction or
the Nationals and rendered the success Of the Demo
cratic state ticket almost certainty. At one time II
seemed as II Mr. jerks would get tue nomination, but
TOO mlel zeal on ths part Of the Hopkins men IN cling
iog 10 their candidate after there chance OF
nominating him. defeated Mr.. jerks and made
Andrew H. Dill the choice Of the convention
Mr Du has been in the Legislature several
years and this fact alone IN Pennsylvania Injuries man
in the ewes of the people Mr.. Dill has always been
REGARDED as a cooperative and in the Legislature
has boen the advocate OF their interests The oil in
sress expect nothing from him. When he visited THIS
section lately no enthusiasm for him was shown.
The determination to act together at the elections ana
0une on some ticket where producers can show their
strength increases here day by day. At one Of the late
secret meetings Of the Council, the oil organization
is called 1T vas unanimously resolved to unite IN what
ever action should hereafter be decided TO take
There disagreement among these people, ana they
are not at al likely to break their ranks until after the
elections and not then unless they get what they are
demanding They arc all liberal in their views, and in
past contests have shown marked Independence IN
casting their votes. There are about 5000 pro-
dueers Of OIL IN Pennsylvania, and If 1t be
allowed that every producer will Influence the
vote of three or four other who are dependent
upon prosperity for theirs there are 10000 OF
700 votes in these counties which will all bo cast with
one party That neither OF tho old parties
sbonld have seized this opportunity to secure large
accession to their OF those features Of state
conventions which the ayman In politics is unable TO
under tand The Democrats in particular made great
mistake Theirs was the lest o. three conventions
Had they nominated Mr Hopkins the OIL county ~ou1
have supported him to man. and they might laVecafIeu
Allegheny COunty-a county, Wneh I'D IeIo' gave
Republican majority Of $500 for HafrahIt lhseau st
The very thing the Republicans bad already 9ohe-ahu
THUS divided the vote without helping or m
turing fheir opponents. said weikn0Wn Democratic
e1C0ngrcssman here the other day: The Republicans
dl stupid thing In making up their ticket but We e1
etlod them for stupidity In making up OURS