New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-20
7WO C4PIr0LS CONTESTED.

THE PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION TO CHICAGO
HOW HARRISBURG LOOKS AFTER ALBANY.
PROM Al OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE rRIRuNE
ALBANY, y. A., Apr. 19.-l was at Harris
! burg Penn. a little while last Wednesday when the
Republican Convection met there and approved u
Blaine. Yet il seemed 10 ne that the delegates were
fully %. inquistye they were enthusiastic and
the impression left my mind that they were only
partly sincere or half certain that he would be noml-
mated Public opinion In that State has not. for long,
acted recty upon the delegates 10 Presidential Con
yeAtion and therefore there IL adlydcd allegiance IN
the average delegate keeps at least Eye on BIZ
and part the eye and perhaps his heart II
he has any, h- candidate was told that General
Harranft there. and thought OF how the Pennsyl-
vania delegation driven 70 Chicago eight years ago
with great magenta badges trimmed with gold lace. say
ing For President John r. Hartranft" Those badges
OF serv ade we're not OF HIrtrans imposing but were
meant hv higher powers 70 keep the delegation from
rowing in the direction Of IT. sympahirs. state pride
and favo7c used to cOrruDt the liberty 81 the
electors After his name had been used by those most
interested HArtranr was T. turn cast aside. When
man has reached depth OF seihshnc there Is still one
derth beyond IT, and that the political boss,
who is seeking crafty every evil instinct he pos-~es
al and the time: 70 go power and exercise
malice and revenge and jealousy. al together
Ncv-York iavisned IT. tie state Capt.
tol building al Albany, but when you 20 70 Harrisburg
and look 10 Capitol Of or nest great neighbor You
a strange little longitudinal plateau OF AIii--
plain brick Capitol Of gOOlly size and crowned with
dome and each side Of this Capitol brick offcos
the whole making a rather ue effect II II possible
To see them any public street square. The Gov
errors contains portraits OF all the magistrates OF
PENNSYLVANIA. from colonial times down 70 Hartrlnft
The German Governors in schools, and n en- the
Iri-h Governors in schools. Hartranft was OF
-ileSiau family and 0f sect called Schwenkfelders
-rn IN Cameron told hsf been offered by the same
convention which ndorsed Blaine the head OF the dre-
ton or " the electoral ticket, could not understand
which and Mr. Rutan told that be had declined with
some ezs=perauon accept the Offer the ground that
he was ont Of politics forever.
The contrast nave mentioned between our bl9 Capitol
at Albany and the Capitol Harrisburg suggests an
other building great public edihce In Philadelphia now
almost a. Tar advanced the Albany building. In her
State expenditures Peunsy lvSn!a does not 20 0 the
length Of Philadelphia Harrisburg II a rising town and
has remarkably fine position, and IN addition 20 it.
manufactures about 10 become railroad centre
Albany however has wealth and civic force. and Is IN
great part responsible for the state Capitol project
Phndep hl has erected the most striking public build
Ing OF modern times and. unlike the Albany cdince it,
chief decoration Is the outside Tic great Memorial
Hall put mp in the Philadelphia park to commemorate
Iudepeudence seems have pnsse1 almost ont or notice