New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-17
POLITICS IN PENBSTLVANTA.
A REPUBLICAN VICTORY CONCEDED.


NEITHER PARTY DISPOSED 10 MAKE AN ACTIVE
CANvAss-ONLY ONE OFFICER TO ELECT-DE-
CLINE OF THE GREENBACR FOLLY.
rFRoN A STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
PHILADELPHIA June 16-Che new Pennsylvania
Constitution has not yet got through working out
surprises for the people at large and even for the
very men who made 1t. One of these surprises is
the fact that this year in the entire State there Is
only one public officer chosen at the
general electOn-nO county officers, no
members of either house, no Judges;
nothing in short, but a State Treasurer. To obtain
q man 10 pay warrants and give bonds for the safe
keeping Of the State funds it is necessary to 90
through all the worry and expense Of an election
Thi, seems absurd, but there is no escape from IT,
4 single Office is not worth making much ado about
and both political parties are disposed to 20 through
the motions of a campaign with as little expenditure
Of work and money as possible. The conyen-
lions will have to be held as usual, and
each Darty will make IFS platform and put out its
t,clet II sin Gle name but both equally averse
In making an active canvass There Is a reason for
etbargv apart from the smalness Of the prize 70 be
coYrcnded fpr-the state is conceded to the Repuh-
brau, bv the Democratic managers. II the cam
rai, be left To run itself, without public meetings
mr. any effort az organization further than to revive
the STATE and county committees II Is believed that
the Republican majority, on Hght vote, Will
be about the same as last year-2%'OoO;
and il a much fuller vote were put out by
the ordinary methods Of an active canvass, no one
thinks that this majority would be Iessened.
Naturally the Democrats see use IN making
fight when there Is neither glory nor proht 10 De
CARED. and tue Republicans are Of course con-
tented with the assurance Of a victory which viii
cost them no effort
,f,,,r or ron vii
nrobabilitv be d. o. Barr, Of Allegheny County,
brother Of ames p Barr the Editor Of The Pits5ug
Post. All the candidates disposed to contest the
honor with Barr have been killed of
nv their own action at Harrisburg this Winter, the
bribery investigation having left them with un-
pleasant records TO 90 before the people with:
br po objection made TO Mr.. Barr save that he Is
CatLoIic and his ROmlsh faith Is not likely to be
used n. a weapon against him m Democratic Con-
veption. little while ago the RepuDlIcans were
disposed to nominateJ"hn lemm me p9pular nIite
senator from the Blair ana Cameron ulsIlC', DuO
the fact that he Is the only man VINO can overcome
fhe 500 Democratic majority IN th4t district Ieas
the party managers TO INSIST that ne sali retain
Lis fre.rut place and run for a second reelection
next wear. Another man Thought at one time 10 De
very available was DAVID Emery q hepIeseuiaiNe |
from Crawford County, but his vote against the ex
uulsion of the three unfOrunates caught u the net
of the Brher, Investigating Committee was Iatai To
ms candidacy. There Is great deal more IeellhS
about this bribery business among tht people 'ual
would he -uupOsad from q pCrusal or tht lHltuci-
mia nevysppers and the Republicans viii not com
init the mistake of nominating any one " no siucd
,itE the cuprIts Republican opinion seems 10 nave
ga+tl.d upou REPRESENTATIVE samuel Butler,o ines
ter County as the best man tor the IreaSuIeIshlp-
lie /, a brother of the Butler who was recently ap-
rninfed limited States District Judge, and IS man
of strong inde pendent character and spotess Iepu-
tatou. In the Legislature ne VOted Ior Vile eAPLl
sion of two of the three llnplcdted ueIhVeIS-pu.
opnosed expelling the third on the ground that
case was not clearly made ont against MN;
Lacking forward TO the probable result OF the CAM
naipn If so peaceabe an affair can be called cam,
InaIon il seems likely that the Republicans VIII
Iosa rather heavily in the LuZeFue ana Lacha-
9rrs coal regions through the return to their old
Democratic utilization OF five or SIX thousand iaDor-
ers vbo were entced into the GreenDach ranks last
vear nartIv bv Republican strategy anu parity DS
their own stupidlty. There VIII also De IA IoSS IN
Allegheny County. These losses however, VIII DC
fujIv made M by gains in Phuadelphla where the
Dat1ocrotIc managers have fallen out among them
selves and got into a very heated quarrel u9
60ht i. between the Randall and the ahII-handaIl
factions hut the Speakers great antagonist III
Stot. poitics Senator Wallace, does not appear 10
r. are utterly opposed 10 Randall, ana they nave
control of the City Democratic Commlttee' Inc
Randall men have their headquarters IN the Once
- he I6sfrict-A ttorney. They defy the authority
of the committee, and nave set up Il I4NoI D"uJ VI
tbeir own selection The row Is too petty persona
nj Local Ia ba of any interest outside OF Fhiadel-
nina were II not for the fact that II may ehdahset
R4udalrs reelection next year, aLa Will Oc 'cIldih
IN cause a heavy decrease IA the Democratlc vote
this year. The Republicans VIII nave dilHO'' any
majority they want IN Philadelphia.
Prom I'M can learn 1t appears that the Green
hack Marty In Peunsy lvaula Is about TeauS 10 20
INTO ltnuidatiou II cast 10000 votes IN 1913, put
IL will scarcely muster 20, 900 this year hesuIp
ton is what is killing II. lie most AAI ~
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