Show A NEST OF RASCALS I the national republican committee have elected simon cameron of widow oliver celebrity chairman of that important political body chi bigo azis been selected aa the place for holding tho next republican national convention although the day has not yet been fixed the election of cameron is equivalent to an announcement eliat a stalwart candidate will be nominated for president which means the putting up of cither grant or blaino conk ling now being out of the race it would lave been much more favorable to lh of tho republic CUM if they had elected cither averill or jewell for chairman of this their important committee as both aro pronounced republicans yet far from being extreme or illiberal in their views these gentlemen however saw that they had no chance for election and wisely withdrew in faor of Camoro nm obedi ence to the mandate of their party leaders is too old a man and too fiill of the prejudices that were popular in time of war to make an efficient head for the republican party he is one of alie most corrupt men in national politics and the candidate who receives his support and influence must make promises that will seriously impair the efficiency of hi administration if elected the cameron reign in pennsylvania has disgraced that state and tho accession of this hoary headed pol tinner to a leading position in national politics ia almost a calamity to the republican party he has long been ambitious of c presidential nomination himself alt his career as a politician with auch satellites as addition division and silence kemble has relegated him to an obscure in tho united states senate he could carry neither new york nor pennsylvania as a candidate for the presidency although be can by corrupt means control the local politics of his own state the national committee of the republican party has indeed degenerated from tho high place it knoo occupied when such men ai william M evarts were willing to accept positions thereon of the the present membership john J patterson of south carolina Ls a fugitive from justice and n one can or has yot been able to find him within the confines of the united states indictments have been found against him for buying his seat in the united states senate and the committee will be coma belled to appoint his successor george C gorham of california bolted alio republican ticket of his state at the last election and will probably bo read out of the national party the election of cameron creates another vacancy which will have to be filled befaro tha committee again meets another member from florida has been declared ineligible because he does not now reside in the district from which ho was elected these four positions must be filled and under the present regime none but pliant tools of the leaders will secure places it will certainly be an off year in 1830 for dark horses in the republican national convention no matter who is selected with such a committee beliinda the successful candidate purity and reform will form no part of tho republican creed or practice |