New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-20
Established 1850.
ErriCO Brothers.
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PEN NSILTANIA POLITICS.
THE CONTEST FOR GOVERNOR WILL BE THE
LIVELIEST EVER WITNESSED
IN Tile STATE

Philadelphia Dec. 10 (speciaD-Thc first half OF
year will witness the most earnest contest for
the Guberna torial nomination ever seen In Pennsy-
vania. only among the Republicans. but also
among the Democrats. who are expecting such n
break in the Republican ranks will enable them
again 10 elect their candidate. tney have twice
done during the last sixteen years. dividing the nigh
honor equally with the Republicans.
The Republican candidates William 4. Stone
Congressman from Allegheny: Charles W. Stone.
Congressman from Warren County; Thsddeus NJ
Mahon Congressman from Franklin County; Will
lam Connell Congressman from Lackawanna
Josiah ID. Hicks. Congressman from Blair William
c. Arnold. Congressman from Cearned John
Le!senring. cX-Congressman from Luzerne: General
Thomas J. Stewart OF Montgomery County. Ad
jutan:-General OF Pennsylvania and also Adjutant-
General OF the Grand Army OF the Republic: Henry
c. Mccormick. OF Lycoming. Attorney General OF
Pennsylvania. and Peter A. T. Wdener OF PhIla
dephia. The Democratic candidates are James c.
Gordon. OF Philadelphia; ex-Congressman James
Kerr OF ClearGeld. formerly clerk OF the House OF
Erie and Ex-Governor Robert F.. Pattison, OF PhIa-
dcphia. The Prohibitionists will nominate tho Roy
DR.. Sias c. Swallow. OF Harrisburg, who poed 100
for State Treasurer at the last election. and
the Busiress Mems League o. Pennsylvania Ia
likely to nominate Wayne MacVragh. c1-Attorncy-
General of the United States and recently American
Minister to Italy.
il Is thought probable that tho Democrat, will
A Term OF four years : State Senator from a strong
Republican district. and has twice been elected a
Judge OF the Common Pleas Courts OF Philadelphia
by the unanimous vote OF all parties. II l. also
on the convention In tho presentation OF candidate
for Governor whose name has not Yet been sug-
sested
AT The election for Governor in 1894 there
total OF as SO votes pollcd OF which General Daniel
II. Hastings received 5HSl; William NJ Sngcrly,
the Democratic candidate 3334A, the Prohibition
candidate q 49, and the rest scattering vote be-
tween the Socalistic and Peoples parties. The
total vote toc President In 1896 was l9i3J5 OF which
Mckinley received 12S 300 and Bryan s2i.l?5
For Governor next year there will be Just abOu:
0cD cast. and as between the two parties
the Republicans have 600 300 and the Democrats 40.
90 votes II IS the vote which will be cast for Or
Mems League that Will make the campaign esp
cially interesting. Or. SalIow expects 10 poll 200
votes. His vote will Almost certainly be MOI less
than It little more jhln month ago anu
allowing him 900 votes that would reduce tho Re
publican total TO 90 0Jd and the democratic total 20
$4,000. II swallow should poll 5000 votes. which
Il no; improbable. IL would cut down the Republican
vote TO 400 600 and the Democratic vOt. 20 stO0p
difference OF 90 votes between the Republican
and Democratic candidates.
Hence the par. that ne Business Mems League
OF the State and the Citizens Union OF Philadelphia
will play In the campaign may determine the result
II they nominate Wayne MncNeagh he might poll
publican party rs total would be Gu. down 10 BIO
trl and 5000 from tho Democratic party would r"-
duce its aggregate down to 1880 II IL 70 prevent
such a result from being reached that Republican
EFFORTS should he directed. II this IL no; done tie
Republican totn! IL likely 70 dim nsh ard the Demo-
cratI, total 20 Increase especially with such
didato as Judge Gordon AZ The head Of the Demo
ticket