Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-07
rHE PENNSYLVANIA sENATORsHIP,
Has Cameron . Reserve Niger In the Wood
Pile?

Has Cameron Reserve Niger in the Wood
Pile?
Astute Felix Craycraft in the Pittsburgh
Telegraph.
That Grow is 'goner" all admit, but
divers success is not SO fully conceded.
There seems to be no doubt that Colonel
Quay was originally booked for the place,
but the riot bill investigation and the par
non of Kemble by the pardon board, of
which he is thought to be the leading
spirit, placed him outside the line Of the
possibilities. There is no doubt that Quay
coveted the place and that the CamerOns
were anxious to aid him in his aspirations.
But it was discovered long ago that the
people would not stand it, and the chief
argument used by Magee and Others in
favor Of Oliver among members OF the
Legislature who were instructed for Grow
is that the instructions were given against
Quay rather than for Grow, and now that
Quay is not a candidate those instructions
have not \ binding force. Quay gave up
his great ambition reluctantly, and when
he did, he sought to turn it over to his
friend Gov. Hoyt. Many believe that he
is still seeking that end, and neither he or
Cameron are earnestly for Oliver, but are
awaiting their opportunity to unblanket
Hoyt and lead him to the race course. A
! congressman said today that Cameron
would certainly remain in the Senate and
he wanted a colleague who was speaker
and that HOyt was quite an able one.
George Alfred Townsend claims to have 1t
direct from the managers that the senator
will be either Quay, Hoyt Or Oliver, :;srd
this together with some. other circum
stances, gives color to the impression that
| ~ SS0v ~ IF<
have their eyes on Hoyt.
| In the event of Oliver not being able to
concentrate the Cameron strength, Ccssnc
! is by no means to bc overlooked in consid
cring tho probabilities. 1t will readily DC
seen that Oliver has an important advan-
tacc over Quay aod lIoyt and Cessna, in i
practically solid delegation Of fifteen (ol
scvcn.ccm) members from his county,
while nobody is committed to Quay bu:
George Handy Smith, of Philadelphia,
and bets arc even that he will not carr,
out his pledge. IlOyt's county is instructed
for Grow, in the face Of his own possible
candidacy, and Ccssra's county is repre-
sentcd by a solid Democratic delegation
With all the doubts and suspicious that
can be thrown around divers candidacy
the ''Dungannon Boy seems to have th'
best of the fight. and a strong and cOhe.
sive following There is 10 doubt what
ever that Oliver is earnestly for himscl
and nobody else, and that Chris. Magce
and Russell Ervett arc true to hi. s.intercsts
whatever may be the feelings or purposes
of tho other managers. If any of the man
ayers want to throw Oliver they can read
; i'y succeed by urging all the local candi
dates to hold on to their strength, and gel
up Il dead lock. With Grow, Stewart
SnowGan, Gilfillan, White, Thompson
Cessna, Dick, Morrell and the others VIII
will probably get votes all in the field, Oh
ivcr cannot get tho reqisitie u votes t.
nominate him, and with two or three days
balluting a propitious time to sprin:
Hoyt,s name would come, just as it cam
for Garfield at Chicago.
Oliver Reported Safe.
Harrisburg dispatch 10 the Telegraph
divers strength, and his growing
strength, may be accurately measured b.
the efforts made to distract and alarm hi
friends To this end telegrams are sell
from here announcing that dark horse
being trained to take his place in the race
aud that this is being done by those WHOM
he trusts for his election. You may dis
miss all this rubbish. Correspondent
not admitted to the inner circles of acc,l
rate knowledge must send OFF something
and this trumpcry is sent to take tn
of intelligent estimates Of the canvass
} Oliver election is as certain as any even
can be when not decided. His strength i
solid His friends are true and his SUE
cess i: assured.