The New York herald., 1878-09-30
A LIVELY CONTEST
The National Labor Greenbackers and
Their Local Combinations.
CLAN CAMERON IN DANGER

tenant Governor; and, einco the Governor appoints
the Attorney General these officers will control tho
pnrdouing power. This prcroeatvc, In consequence
OF certain recent convictions and sentences OF prom
mont offenders, has assumed a singular importance.
Chiei Justice Agnow's rctircmcnt leaves tho Su-
promo Court OF tho State with six Judges
three republicans aud three democrats. Tho
election o his successor tho seventh judge win de-
tsrmipe the political complexion Of that for tho
next four years certainly, aud probably for Logger
period A Congressional delegation is to DO
selected and Legislature is to bc chosen which will
designate now United States Senator. Upon its
cast depen thu ato OF Don Camsron--the LIE and
death OF tho Cameron dynasty. TLIs consideration
aloro is enough to give extraordinary z,st to the
campaign.
THIRD PARTY.
What effect the grecnback- labor movement, es-
peclaly the recent revolution in Maine, will have
the Pennsylvania canvass Is, OF course, tho first
question that presents ITSELF VIII tho new national
party hold the talanec of power herer And,
II so, which OF the old parties will be
most weakened by It's presiscs Finally, is
there likely to be coalition, as in Maine, OF the
democratic aud national forces, with like result?
Primarily, II looks though the effect OF tho aine
deeat hud already been demoralizo the republican
masses in Ponnsyivania This Is tho opinion OF dis
Interested mcn-among them tha, veteran politician
ana successful editor, Alexander McClurc-who have
long been accustomed to study political tendencies In
the Keystone State. The republicans, bound by thor
state platform hard money doctrine are virtually
out of sympathy with the groenback eIomsnt
although localities they have falsi1ed their
professions in order TO effect a compromise with It,
On other hand, tho democrats, who had been ont
of power In Stnto for twenty years until they
rcd II last fall hopeful and full OF fight. They
little i'll the main for hard money or Tor soft money
hopeless minority, MS they were Mainc, tho effect
oil the Maine election would havo been to transfer
them almost bodily over to the national party.
Strong as they arc, greedy Tor power aud with
OF tho internal discussions which prolonged posses.
sion OF powor breeds In party, they havo entered
the campaign determined to win. As far as possible
they will srivo indcpendenty but thoy are confident
too that ihey will be aided by friendly understand
Ing with tho nationals In many important localities.
Iu tho strong democratic counties OF Carbon, Luzsrne
Lackawanua and Northumberland. wncrs tho most
formidable national cations exist the labor
Is uppcrmost, not tao greeubacK oae. These aro
mining counties, aud the laboriug men 10 them,
who call themselves nationals, arc ncArly all
what may be called natural democrats. But
In =. tho republican portion OF the State.
startipg n, tho northern tier ot counties,
and Ere tho national party IL made up exou.
sivcly Of grocnbackers. These are agricultural dts
analogous to That in tho Maine distrirts which re-.
comfy upset the republican party IN that State. The
same condition exists IN the republican counties OF
Crawford, vepaneo, Mercer, Beaver, Lrwrencc, Arm
strong, Washington, Indiana, Blair, Huntington and
Dauphin-tho last being cameron's own county. In
many OF these counties there Is strong antiCamcrou
sentiment among republican Observation-Disclosures
with Gran,ism, usyes'sm, government rings,
iarmers VINO ere carrying mortgages, VINO pay
high rates OF interest and who suncr fran
high prices OF everything but their own produ,e,
wan n nu
the OF the republican party as IL has b. Oh
whipped in by the Canerons Formerly they had no
choice but 20 stay IN or join tho democrats Now the
''natiopai" side show promises novel diversion.
and many have uuquestionaby been attracted by It.
Bainc's Leadership in Maine was far moro secure
than the Camsrons has recently been In Psuosyl-
vani,. Ye. how s,eaih.p use1pseiodly and ,hof-
Just VISITED Of the interior sirongbolds OF the
party speak perpiexcdly OF The "unknown qnanity,"
mo naonai vote, and admit that republican farmers
who swcrvod from the party ranks before are
| talking Rrecnb,ck doctrine whenever they 60 TO
market.
In 1875 when there wis no national party In Perm
syvnna and no grecnbask vote was cast. the repub-
icsn majority In the state was 1900. In 1871, the
grccnba.k vote was 00j yet tho democrats carried
the state by 10000 la every county wnerc me
heaviest grceEback vote was pocd (with the single
exception OF Lpzcrn,) there was m increased demo-
cratic majority or piuraiity Az tho prescott t'ine
Ikewc the local iusions In the State arc all between
democrats ana nationals, with three exceptions In
Lycomog mo republicans and nationals have joined
on the Congressional and legislative ckcs-thi-, too
after the repuDiciDs mad adoptcd hard money pis,-
form, In Congressional districts OF Philndsphia
ike copartncrship has been Effected, the repubii-
the Fourth and ohm Spsidcu In the Third district The
latter j. tho competitor OF speaker Randall Fusions
between the tionnls aud general
iocsl tickets IN republican counties. fact that
goes tar to Indicate tendency toward general un-
defstandng In order TO beat tue republican party In
The cry OF Phiiaaeph which contsins I've Congrss-
sona districts, the republicans are rot nkey TO lose
| any Congrsssoen, although thrco OF their candi-
| dates-k-oy, Earmer ana Shcdden-are pronounced
greenbass meo The latter. the labor rciormsrs' own
naG sirongy bois,ered by the ring republican pol
ic,ans, who boast that he snail beat Randall IL 10
altogether onprobabie however, that Mr. Randall viii
DO ousted thou he will doubtless be the only dem
erst elected from the city to the national House Of
| Representatives. Bingham and O'Nisii reppoi'cans,
wiIi probably have reduced mojr,ties, ana poit
Kelley aud Harmer feel tho necessity OF working hard
pnonAntr CONGRESSIONAL CHANGES.
In tho State outside the prospect tnat tho rcpub
leans viii lose some Con naressmeu. They have a.
viaed and dominated two candidates In iho Bradford
and SusQuehsnra district whore tho d. n0crHts navo
| made the mistake o' dominating wiinsu II. Dim-
tniok n man who resigned from the Legislature IN
1874 to escape expulsion Tor attempting TO olaokmaii
tue Phtisdephia banks In that district tue nsIon.
ais, hold the balance oil power, viii doubtlet Z
nominate and elect sn another candidate Mi,chcis
et-I,ycom,ny ami Tioes-s In arsve doubt The
Nationals nod The balance OF power there decidedly,
ana will not support Mitchell Tor re-esctiop.
| In Csmpben's ci.irict Campbell Is the man
VITO Induced the PrcsidcLt to revoHe
the famous cvIl service order 80 far as
the ccc,iou will also be at the disposal OF The ma.
ionais, and Is therefore, fairly In doubt. fhe samc
| " true OF SntlaDsrser NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. bSsNer
| ana Washington counties--snd OF Thompson's DIS
| trict--Dutlcr, Mercer aud Crawford counuss-where
Colonel Dick Is this year tho republican c,ndidae,
aud the return OF Russell Errctt IRON tue PttsUurg
district OF Allegheny county ~ more than doubtiui.
These districts have all been hitherto republican aud
In all oil them the balance OF power now hold hy tho
nationals is beyond question. should there be any
thing kc unity of acton In them by the national and
democratic opposition the republican Candidates
| would nanny be defeated.
GuEERsAToRiAL PROBABILITIES.
The three partiss have every one put nominee for
Governor In tue ged, thc Republicans bavng nom.
| mated Henry ". 'HoyL tho democrats Andrew IL.
Dill aud the nationals Samuel X Mason Lead ng
nationals and uemocrats profess TO trink that Hoyt
already OF the snG that the battle 10 10 he
| between Mason snd Dill In respect to the Gov.
| crnorsbip there will he no compromise. But those
| who have the republican campaign In hand scoui
n and let expressions oil des pOndcncy
escape them Tncy Rrs 1ghtDg for their own poIitics
| a we'll aa of ihe