The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-10-15

iN Pennsylvania, as in New York. the sue.
cess OF the Democracy Is as as any human event
can be. The Republican party is neatly and evenly
divided into halves Of such equal strength that neither
eau pull the other the line into it's own camp and
the split, beginning on the state ticket, Is extending
even into the Congressional Districts A. Senator cam
oron and the Independents respectively try to com.
mand the allegiance Of the various nominees. The
Independents viii mt glSe any very hearty support
to a Cameron sympath2cr, and uics rsrSI. As the
uorencrship we cannot do better than reproduce an
extract carefully treasured from the New York Times
since the day before the Convention that nominated
Mr.. rattSon, and which is instinct with the trucst
spirit of prophecy. That journal often uses the same
almost brutal frAnsness against Its own party that 1t
does toward an enemy, tts Convention correspondent
said
There IS no luubt that the ambition to carry the
state he's sriscd upon the Democracy bodily. They
feel That they can win II they commit no bluudels
ana they afe willing To 90 to most un-Demociaiic
lengths OF discretion TO select pure aud strong Candi
dates. Not word Is heard about the Wallace Ran
DAN faction Tight The past Is apparently forgotten.
The Democratic eve Is lXed on the future Tho rnn-
test among the friends OF the various candidates for
the honors OF nOmnation IL of friendly generous
nature. Most OF them profess TO be In search Of the
strongest candidate, and declare their willingness to
support him Mt the polls, whoever he may he. The
exceptions to this rule to he found only In the
philadelnha delegation of which small but noisy
part Is infeNtbly opposed to the nomination of Comp
troller Robert Y. Pattlson for Governor. MIR. Me-
Gratl and Mr. Singcry are the most conspicuous Of
Comptroller pattlsOa's enemies. lie IA too vIrtuOus
for them. They cannot understand his conduct rs
Comptroller Of the city of Philadelphia He was first
elected to that office In 1877, when he received
more votes than the two other successful Democrats
on the ticket. He was then very young man and n
protegG OF Lewis c. Cassidy. The old wheel horses
OF the thriving Democratic ring OF Philadelphia sup
posed Of course, that he was ''solid +" with them
but rs they called on him, one after another and
asked for the peculiar sort of fayOrs which hungry
Democrats chiefly seek, they amazed and en-
ragged by his refuSals. The fraudulent bills and
claims which they pressed upon his attention were
rejected upon 10 them, the utterly unintelligihle
ground Of honesty. From that time they have hated
MIR. Patiscn, but in lSsO he elected Comptroller
second time, running 30, 900 votes ahead of the
Democratic ticket. This showed what the people of
Philadelphia thought OF him. His reputation rs n
thoroughly upright financial officer Of the chief city
of the State has spread among the people at large
both parties, and all sensible and urpreudlCed dele
gates and loOkers-on have agreed that be would be
thestrOngest candidate FOR Governor that
convention could select Many OF these who on Per
sonal grounds would oppose him have wisely cont
cuded that they have gain by the triumph Of
the Democratic ticket than by the defeat Mr.. Fat
tison, aud they are now found in the ranks of his
supporters,