Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-01
SENATORIAL RACE IN PENNsYL
VANIA.
Grant the Rising Candidate,

PHILADELPHIA, Nov 30.-There is an
important movement on loot to elect
General Grant o the United States Sem
ate as the successor of Senator Wallacs,
whose term expires on the 4th of next
March. The fight for the Senatorship IS
very warm. A number OF candidates
are in the field, with Galusha A. Grow,
ex-Speaker of the lower branch OF the
1t gsature, in the lead. lie made a
personal canvass during the Presidential
campaign, and. as a result. has num-
Der of members pledged to his support.
lie is very dlstasteful TO Cameron,
and all the Cameron strength
will he arraigned against him.
Matthew S. Quay, Secretary OF the Com
monwealth, was Camerons first choice,
but his candidature has been so strong
ly denounced en- all sides because OF his
vote in the Board of Pardons to pardon
William A. Kemble, legislative briber,
that he has given out that he is no
longer candidate. He will in all prob
ability be dropped. The next man on
the list is Gov. Hoyt, but there is also
objection to him on account OF his con
nection with the pardon OF Kemble.
The men pledged to stand by Cameron
through thick and thin are in the mi
nority TO those pledged to Grow, and
The Balance OF Power
lies with the members Of the l.egisla-
ture who are unpledyed and are waiting
to see what will turn up. To these
Grow can make no promises, because he
has no patronage 10 dispense. On the
other hand, Cameron, standing in with
the new administration, can make all
sorts of promises, and will undoubtedly
eventually win. He is trying TO weaken
Grow BY bringing out candidates all
over the State, and securing for such
candidates the votes OF their sections,
which Grow thinks he has secured. IL
Cameron can fix upon a man who Will
combine all the anti-Grow elements, he
will 90 through with flying colors, but
this he finds it very difficult to do. In
this dilemma
Grant is Talked Of
The TinlSs SAYS edltorislly that it isno
longer a matter of doubt that General
Grant has been seriously considered as
a candidate for United States Senator
from Pennsylvania and the men who
have been turning their thoughts IN
that direction are those most likely to
name the next Senator to the Lfgisla-
ture. Senator Cameron's power Is
grav.lv threatened by the more than
possible election OF ex.Speaker Grow.
There is not open war against Cameron
| in the Grow movement 30 lar as Grow
is directing it, but all
The Positively Anti.Cameron Elements
| of the State are concentrated on Grow,
and his election woull be a Cameron
defeat alike i'm moral effect and IN fact.
| Considering that the machine will be
| certain - elect some machine man TO
represent the great State Of PenRsyva-
MIA in the Senate, most OF the people
would accept Grant and be glad that
they got off 80 well. Upon the whole
there are many reasons under existing
circumstances why General Grant
should be chosen Senator by Psnnsyl- j.
yania. He is a trump card for Cameron
to play against the Grow opposition,
and he would make a more credltable
and useful Senator than any one likely
TO be struck by the machine accident,
which it is next to certain will designate
the successor OF Senator Wallsce. lt
would chill the anti.Cameron element
in Pennsylvania, but it will be showed
under one way or another in the choice
of Senator. aud it will swallow Grant
with probably less gagsing than 1t could
pulp down any Of the other Cameron
candidates.