New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-10
PEYNsYLKINIA DENOCRATS.

THEIR PLANS FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
LurrF INrfEEsT ~ TIE CONVENTION NEXT WEEK
-rnE CANDIDATES TILDES AID THE PRTSI-
DEyCY.
IrgoN srAFg CORRESPONDENT oy THE rETBUyEl
PHILADELPHIA, July 9.-Ncxt Wednesday the
Democrats will hold their State Convention at Ilar-
rslurr. The interest in this assembly even among
professional politicians, is of very iukewarm ch1r-
acter There is only one nomination to be made
state Trcasurrr-and mau has already been picked
ont FOR the place by the party leaders d.. Bar, Of
Plttsburr, is the man. l think he is a doctor, at
least ne is called 50 in thi, end Of The State. Why the
Doctor should suddenly bulge into the foreground
of politics really cannot say. His brother, the
veteran Editor oc The Piibbgrg Post, has been named
for various Offices within my recollection, and has
been calamity supported I'm numerous conventions
by fororn hope Of Western Pennsylvania Dem
ocrats but never knew til lately that there
second Barr with political ambition. Perhaps the
party wants to make amends Tor It's refusal to rec
ognize the claims Of the editor by doing something
for his brother, perhaps the nomination was
offered to Editor Barr, AMI passed along By him TO
the less famous member Of his family IL is gong
10 be a bad year for Democratic candidates. There
will be n tremendous slaughter of them throughout
the North at the Fall elections II may be that the
sagacious editor remembering Artemus Wards
patriotic readiness to sacrifice his wfcs relatives
for the good of the country, has put his brother
forward in order to escape serving rs candidate
himself However tins may be, the Doctor is, by
all accounts, an estmablo gentleman, who will
make good figure on the ticket. He will make no
figure at all in the TreasureTs Office for the suii-
cient reason that he will not come within 10000
votes Of an election.
am sorry to say that there is no prospect Of
revival in the convention of the old fight between
the Wallace and Randall wings of the Democracy.
As it will be imp ssble to get up contest over
cut-and-dried ticket of single n2pe it seems as II
the two faction leaders might in Kindness, provide
little fun for the boys in the way of n row over
the organization of the Central Committee, but on
both sides it is asserted that perfect harmony will
prevail. But as here is reason for renewal OF
hoStiltieS, except to relieve the mOnOtOny OF the
convention, the truce will probably List another
year Botu Randall and Wallace are well provided
for. Each has tine Office he wants Neither expects
to get any higher; so neither is in the others way.
The election this year will not affect tho political
future Of either. Under such circumstances there
is very little room for an active quarrel.
The platform, Juding from present indications,
Will be put together without controversy. IL viii
protest AGAINST bayOues at the polls "a spectacle TO
Pennsylvania Democrat ever saw in his life), and
will back ny the Democrats in Congress IN the POSI-
ton from winch tHcy backed dOWn. Inc Iaisc ISSUE
of military iuterteTcuce viii be set up TO nae tine
real issue Of fraudulent elections ana state sONgr-
rigutv. No difficulty Is an'lclna'ed IN httiGg lhe
financial pauks INTO the platform. Many OF the
SOFT money leaders who used 20 make trouble
in conventions III years gone DIV ltegItcd 10
the Grecubackors in 1877 and 1873 and
those that remained are piping very small
since RESUMPTION. | understand that Speaker Ram
d ips plan TO have che platform advocate the I'M
limited coinage of silver the prOhi To % 10 the N"V-
eminent and not 10 tine Dul ION holders as proposed
by the Warner bllI, and 80 Int the National banks
gently not insisting the wlthdTawal OF their CIR
cula ION but only retaining for the benefit OF the
Government the interest on the bonds deposited ny
them "a security for their circulation. i am tOd
that Randall puts the financial creed OF the DrnOc-
raCy IN 1850 IN single tencc-lnll'mtgh SILVER
and no double interest for the banks. lie wants
PENNSYLVANIA TO lay down the doctrine tins year IN
order 20 give time for the Last and West to harmo-
uiz' upon It before the Presidential convention OF
1850. Randall Is a Iilden man, and 10 doubt mas
assured himself of the Claimants willingness 10
stand upon his platform. If these financial pankS
are adopted ut Harrisburg next week, venture 10
say they viii represent Illdeu's views n, well aS
Raudal-. and VIII be the beginning OF scheme to
"e ST oS IToP bob Gnnt silver questions
Mr.. JiIdcn must have some financial issue TO Tlde
TIE attack the Election laws and the cackiing OF
the Solid South over the renewal OF tne state
sovereignty dogma will never mako nm
President. All sagaCiOus Democrats know thdt
thelr party Will be whipped ON The ISSUES raised az
the extra 5essiou aud they are looking Tor ground
10 fail back upon next year. Democratic Con
gresham said 10 me this morning: " | agree WIN
shall he badly tnraShen tiis year tHIouEli-
out The North. but the defeat Will do our party
good. Next year the fools and the Bourbon Ttac-
tIoni.ts will 20 To the rear and of sense Will be
able 10 pu, the party on ground where III VIII nave
tine support of the masses" go
1ilden has the Pennsylvania Democrats with
him: OF this there IS no question The leaders favor
his denomination, and so do nne-tenths OF the rank
aud file The idea that he has claim upon the
nomination has a tenacious hold on the Democratic
mind. Besides, there is no other candidate much
thought of i'm this state. The Western men are not
liked Bayard is considered unavailable, ana no
PENNSYLVANIA man Is mentioned. | cannot discover
anv interest IN General Hancock. If there should
be- q movement TO bring him forward, II Will not
orginate in his native State. E.Ns y.