New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-12
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
ASPIRATIONS OF DEMOCRATIC CHIEFS.
RIVAL FACTIONS AND THEIR sTRENGTH-FEDERAL
OFFICES IL PHILADELPHIA.

RIVAL FACTIONS AND THEIR sTRENGTH-FEDKRAL
OFFICES IN PHILADELPHIA.
[PRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.l
PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Jan. lin answer
to all the talk TO whether Senator Bsyard would
would not be member Of the next Cabinet, 10 is en-
phaticay asserted by those best qualified TO know that
he has never offered any position in Mr.. Ceyelands
Cabinet and that II he should offered either the state
or Treasury Department. he would not accept He has
life lease the Delaware Senatorship and prefers to
hold on to that position. AS Senator ne can be nde
pendent aud reap the benefits, while avoiding the posi-
bio and probable mistakes OF tho Administration. 1t is
believed that neither Bayard Randall will be
among the new Presidents constitutional advisers
State Attorney General Cassidy, able lawyer quiet
ly being brought forward for the head OF tho Depart
ment OF Justice. lie has large and profitable law prac
tico here worth probably more than $4,000 year to
him but no accepted tho State Attorney GeDerashp;
which interfered considerably with it, and would doubt
less accept the higher and moro important Office. Mr.
Cassidy is strong, vigorous man. in the prime OF life
and IL at the head Of the Cassidy Singer Patison fac
ton of the Democracy here But, In he is fairly
entered for this position he would have hard contest
for It, The Randall Wallace Mcclure combination, while
not strong IN state matters is probably stronger than
Cassidy aud his friends In National politics.
While Is given out that singery is to be the right
hand man with the incoming Administration. his oppo
nents assert that Mr. Cleveland will not be governed by
more his proper share of influence with the
Administration Wallace and Randall aud Mcclure will
be three pretty hard TO beat To be sure the SEN
ator has been OF politics for some time but he has
not been idle, aud today probably he Is the strongest
Democrat In this state Ho has been getting rich lately
by his operations I'm coal lands and railroads, Is
identified with some Of the Vanderbilt In
terests in Pennsylvania, and is about ready TO
take strong hand In politics again. As start he will
lac tho Democratic candidate for Senator against Mr.
Cameron and while that is empty honor. yet 1t will
be a valuable party recognition, and no man kaows
better how to utilize IL than william A. Wallace. just
what ho will accept under the new Administra-
ton Is not yet known.
Randall II he gets the speakership. will be provided
for and now IL is minated that Colonel MoClure's
stately Southern trip, In private car, with his atten
dants and his speeches and reception, Is careful
planned scheme give him political boom. II
believed that he wants an Office but like Bayard he
has been the President, and he is not with
out political ambition. lie has yet recovered
from his defeat for the Mayoray OF this city, and
he has longer any hope of political preferinent from
his odtme Republican associates, he must look to the
Democracy.
CAMERON TO HAVE A wALKovER.
The Legislature, after organizing. gave the state
weeks relief by adlounng for that time The organza
tion as given advance by TnE TRIBUNE, was prompt
y made and the only important WORK that will come be-
fore 1t is the election OF Senator Notwithstanding All
the opposition there Is not any doubt OF M Canerons
re eirctioa as tho caucus vote viii clearly demonstrate
The election Is be held in each chamber on January
~ aud ratified Jointly the neat day After TINS the IN
terost in the proceedings az Harrisburg VIII DO small
The lawyers efforts At reform In the Quality o. the cam
much hesdway When II was proposed that all the can
daes for those positions shouid 30 Ia Inc PnIsc
II the reform put on the basis Of not limiting the can
ddss. . as legal rtsrSSy .n5 w rss' large
Colonel Deekert, the new Democratic City Controller