The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-23
rRNNsrLyiYri's C.iRVdss.
National. Practically out OF the Race-Tho
Fight Between uoyt and DuL

PHILADELPHIA Oct. 20.-A good deal Of
figuring IL going on Just now. Tho baltic wng-
ing so flcrcrly In Pennsylvania seems upon
the surface to be the most important political
struggle for years. There Ia SO much uncer-
tainty as to what the result Will b. that interest
is kept up " fever heat Chairman Spccr Of the
Democratic STATE Committee issurs his orders
from his headquarters ut Eleventh and Girard
Streets and places his men whore they will do
the most good. Matthew =. Quay If assigning
his speakers from the Republican Hoaduuar-
tcrs at the rate Of dozen or more night. and
is completely covering tho State. Gen. Harry
Hoyt. the Republican candidate for Governor. ia
doing some talking in his own behalf. and ex-
Senator Din gets on to tho stump quito fire.
duently. but IL relying considerably upon Soma
tor Wallace to help him into the Gubornatorial
chair Chairman Devices. the National man. is
showing Mason up here and there. and 50 the
fight wages. Who is TO win : That Ia Just tho
question each State Com mittee Ia asking itself
daily. Quay and Spcer arc both very confident
In public but In private each has very serious
doubts.
Pennsylvania has been looked upon rs surely
Republican at any trying time for years. Re-
publeans. however. began 10 waver some timo
ago. Cameron got little frightened. Hart
rant got little frightened. In fact. everybody
OF note training with the Cameron elan got q
little frightened. As one Of tho results Of II.
Quay was sent here TO run the campaign.
bill was rushed through the Legislature Great
ing an Office for Mr.. Quay. He il styled
Recorder" and his salary amounts TO about
go 900 n year. snug little sum this for the
city to pay for the privilege Of allowing man
TO run the Cameron machine. That ID his en-
tire work Just now he does nothing else. This
hand those who voted for the bill arc being
defeated for denomination. Quay, however.
doesn't mind that. lie IL running the party.
and - doing II wcll He Gent cut circuara To-
nl tho GoVernmont employees IN the city anu
State asking subscriptions. just how he made
out IN that direction am unable To- II ltr, Tut ]
do know that in many instances he has been
rouudly cursed.
- gave Graham 500. in Washington. the
other day. said a gentleman in the Post Onicn.
recently. To me. and now quay wants so
more. shaking the invitation IN the air It's
Ana you subscribed ?"
much. They'll get q mans salary oil
away from hun before long
However, Quay Il getting great deal of
money from somewhere. and Is using 1t ia the
coal regions especially The same thing was
done in 1878. when the Molly Mcguire vote was
bought Tor llnttrInit Jack kchoc. the leading
spirit Of the Molliys. has been lying IN jail for
months. convicted OF murder. The Governor
does not hang him. for the simple reason that
ths bargains wni'h made him Governor forbid
H.
vote was seriously q ,srus-rd ia the Republican
Stafn Committee. There were a few mnmh,r-
who protested against 1t. but the majority
ruled and u" money was raised Gen. loyt.
the pr sent Republican candidate for Governor.
was then Chairman Of the Committee. Now.
Hoyt would Ike the same vote. He will get
some Of 10. and he has men AT work taking
care that the share he does not get shall gO t.
H.. Nationals, and not 10 the Democrats
Tho il-ht TINS year Is not 80 partisan In its
nature ~ might al first be- supposed. ~ far ~
nali9nPl 70. ties are cohcerned. II max really
hut liite difference which way the state goes.
now that it has fall.n into limo with the other
November States. The Congressional drlcga-
ton will have Republican majority in the
Ifr-idrutlu year IA any event. ~ the next
United States Senate VIII be Democratic. one
moro Senator either way will not make much
Everybody is familiar with the record Of old
Simon. his bareiac"d bribery Of "gislators time
and time again. and tho handing down 81 the
the young man. This machine n getting
out Of order now. Tho piyois and the bolts
too severe for them. 1t has. oi course,
got t. collapse some day. 1t has played
It's part well. II has stood up for all kinds
~ political eorrupton II has dlS.ric"d the
state AMI the party until many members ot
the Republican purity itself have openly revolt
ed. Whether they are strong enough 10 over
come the true ones who stlll stand by the Win
nebago Chief AMI his son remains Ia boz seen.
Don Is said to be not alarmed at the state Of
affairs. Il is said that he admits that the Ma
tunals Will hold the balance Of power but that
does not brighten him. Ii is his nrm belief thnt
those who train with the Nationals can be
bought. AMI N many instances they und0ult-
odly IAN BE-. Then too, there arc k"puh.ican-
running Tor the Legislature ON an Anti-Cam-
erun u'Nei, Whether IA" young mans money
can cuutrH ~ 'u Us "a question which has a very
Tnr,r Nationals. what are they doing any
way Brinr" the Western elections they wrrr
an unknown quantity. Now they have l"rn
figured down pretty closely. Mason says tn.
ilghi lies between himself and Hoyt. and that
hi7 chances arn good. Mason IL wruug-Vu~fly
~o The Nationals win not carry tho state m i
is met ff llf of hal 10.
wall pod uuSWurr" from Go ulO 90 10000
votes pr..nhly 10000 VIII hit the marx very
eject several members Of the La. stature. return
Henir''k i, Nrshi, and help the Republicans
PENNSYLVANIA viii 20 Tor hard money. Both
n" grHt purt's ar" talking hard money now.
me hrpuuilrlns ,sHld nothing about II IA Their
platform. Tn" Democrats put Ia plank 'r
money based upon coin. The campnign opened
and finances Were stunned. The Republicans
stood on their past history and Their promise.
Tor the iu,urr. The Demo rats made thrir issue
upon Republican extravaganza and misrule.
Hut Ia" p"oil" wouli listen. They wanted To
Know what KIND Of money they were T. have.
ard both parties are preaching about the same
doctrine. Tho Gr"rnhack craze hawildcrrl
%Nrpb1dy al ilrsi hut that is over now. anI tho
II i- hard very hard. to base n Trustworthy
Production her" ~ i''nns ylvanla on the result of
the voting on Nov. .. Matters here are exactly
IN the same state ~ they were in ONO. 4
month ngp and Din would have carried the
State. Both parties now spon 10 hn ipvful Oy. r
the Western elections. and both soc the way
clear to a victory T4g most impartial ,a.ua-
tlons give Dill and lloVt an almost oven vote
now. II has always been tho caso however
that III" Republicans have improved their tiu,
in the last few days more thun tho Demo- rats.
an IL - not at all unlkrly that lio,t will pull
through. \ few weeks ago | should haY,
looked for the election of Dill. Now. from tho
best ana most trustworthy sources should not
BE- surprised Ia sec the lteuullionns win. II 50.
lluns money may possibly return him Ia the
Senate. II uwoycr, the fight is So very close that
neither side will havo much To blast o. The ma
Jorlty either way Is likely To be- an ONO one
Nj. Jerome Accepts the Nomination.
Mr. Lawrence II. Jerome. who was nominated
t0rruu-r,s 900 tlo Ei-hth hi,u,i ou Noula, uit dl