The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-12-04
Senatorial Aace liz Pennsylvania
EMlLApELrNlA. Noy. 30.


PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 30.
There is.an inportant'movement
on foot to elect General Grant to
J the United States Senate, as the
succsssor.of Senator Wallace, whose
term expires on the 4th Of next
March. iii. fight for the Senator.
shipis very warm. Anumher OF
candidates are in the field, with
Etialushs A. Grow, ex-Spcaker Of
the lower branch Of the l.esisla-
tuFe, in the lead. He made a per-
s0nal canvass during the Presitlen.
tial campaign, and, as a result, has
anumber Of members pledged to
his support. He is yerydistasteful
to Cameron, and allthe Cameron
strength will be arraigned against
him. Matthew S. Quay, Secretary.
Iof the Commonwealth, was Gamer
on's first choice, hut his candida
turc has been so strongly de-
nounced on all sides because of his
vote in the Board ofsPartluns to
pardon William A. KembIe, legiS-
lative briber, that he has given out
that he is no longer 4 candidate.
He will in all probability be
dropped. Tile next man on the
IliStis Governor Eioyt, but there is
also objection to him on account
ofhis connection with the pardon
Of KemhIe. The men pledged 10
stand by Cameron through thick
and thin are in the minority 10
those pledged TO Grow, and tile
balance Of power lies with tile
members ofthe Legislature who are
4 unpIedgcd and are waiting to sec
whatwill turn up. To these Grow
can make no promises, because he
4 has no patronage 10 dispense. On
1.-The olfgrtan Cameron, standing
.EinwithHtIle new administintion,can
makeall sorts olipromiSes, and will
!. undoubtedly eventually win. lle
.lislrying to weaken Gnw.by bring
ling out candidates all over the
Estate, and securing for sncliscanli:
5l3lates tile votes OF their sections,
(which Gr0wJtllinks lie hasEsccurcd.
7fTf.CaniGron Can iixEupunzil=na
.S.whe5w combine l.tlieanti:Grow
! clements licZwillzg through with
5Eilying colOrs, but this he tlndszit
!. very difficult totlo. III this dilema
Grant is talked of.
The Times says Gditorially that it
lis no, longer Il matter Of doubt that
General Grant has been seriously
considered as 81 candidate for Uni
ted stare, Senator from Pennsyl.
1 yaniiu, and the men who have lcen
turning their thoughts in~that d.
pction are those most likely to
name the next Senator TO the leg
iSlature. Senator Camcron's power
i. gravcIy threatened by the mere
than possible election ofcx-SpcaGcr
Grow. There is not open war
aga INST Cameron in tic Grow
movement, so far us Grow is direct
ing it, but all the positively anti
Cameron clements Of the State are
concentrated on Grow, and his cleo
ton would be Cameron defeat
alike in moral effect and fact.
Considering that the machine will
be certain 10 elect some machine
man to represent The great Stale Of
Pennsylvania in the Senate, most
Of the people would accept Grant
and be glad that they got of so
we'll. Upon the whole, there are
muny reasons under existing cir
Icumstanccs why General Grant
should he chosen Senator by Penn.
sylynnia. He is a trump card for
Cameron to play against the Grow
opposition, and he would make Il
more crcditahle md useful Senator
than any ono likely to he struck
by the machine accident, which il
is next to certain will designate the
successor Of Senator Wallace. II
would chill the anti.Camcron ele
ment in Pennsylvania, but il will
he showed under one way or an
Dthor in thn choice Uc II SanniOr.