The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-16
The lseuuSyIyania Split.

A LONG STRUGGLE PROBABLE AT HARRISBURG
DIVERS SUPPORTERS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF THE DEMOCRATS--TBEB ALLoTING.
(By telegraph 10 the New York Herald
HARRISBURG, January 14-Tnere is every
indication that the Pennsylvania senatorial
contest will be Of long duration, as the reg
uIars are determined not to make any con-
cessions involving the Withdrawal OF their
candidates, and the boilers are iu't as fully
resolved not 10 submit to the dietum OF The
caucus. The bolters assert that this move
ment is popular, and that tbey will be sus-
tanned by their people and the newspaper
press OF the counties which t0ev represent.
They are already receiving words OF en-
couragement from their constituents for
their manly stand against the further domi-
nation OF ring which, by its powerful
appliances, has kept worthy men in retire.
ment and conferred distinguished honors
upon men who had nothing to recommend
them but their subserviency TO the Penn
sylyania bosses.
HOPES AND PROBABILITIES.
In the bolt are represented about three
fourtbs OF the Republican counties IN the
State. while Philadelphia and Allegheny
furnish the regulars with forty-hve OF The
seyenty.pine members who voted for Oil
lot. The Oliver men indulge the hope that
the bolters will return to the party fold in
short time, as did eighteen who declined
70 enter the caucus which nominated Sena-
tor Cameron two years ago. There were
twenty.tbree boiters then, but only five re-
fused to vote for Cameron ia the Legsla-
ture. The Grow men meet this
argument bv stating that the caucus
in 1879 was preciptated before they
had time 10 organize revolt, and
that they had not sufficient force to pre-
vent the election OF Cameron. This time
they hold the KEY to the senatorial situation,
and will not give IL up until the peoples
rights are respected by the withdrawal Of
Oliver and the substitution OF man who
will not be controlled by Senator Cameron.
They anticipate some desertions from their
ranks, but not enough to exert demoral-
ixing influence, the boilers generally con-
4isting OF the best element OF the Republi-
can party. The Grow men are discussing
the propriety Of issuing an address to the
party In the State In viBdicati0n OF their re-
bellion. The Democrats viii nominate Sena.
tor Wallace rs their candidate, and manifest
no disposition to unite with either faction.
Such contingency might arise. provided
they were guaranteed fair apportionmeDt
instead OF the gerrymander now in opera.
ton.
THE BALLOTtNG.
The balloting for senator will begin on
Tuesday next ia the separate houses, and
on the following Wednesday the two
branches OF the Legislature will meet In
Joint eouvention. The prospective fight re.
calls the contest In 1855, when Simon Came
ron, wbe bad Just left the Democratic party
aad Joined the Kuow.Notbings, was the
candidate Ct the latter. The Know. Nothings
bsd considerable majority, but Cameron
was SO obnoxious that many members de-
clined 10 support him. The contest was
very bitter, and terminated 10 the passage
Of . rtso4utIon by one majority adiourning
the Joint convention to day when the Lee
gisiature wSuld be defunct and no senator
could be legally elected. The next year the
Democrats carried the Legislature and
elected Governor Bigler United States SEN
ator.