The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-10
WANAMAKER WILL RUN
CANDIDATE OF THE ANTI-QUAY
REPUBLICANS FOR GOVERNOR
Formal Letter of Acceptance to the
Committee Which Over a Month
Ago Offred Support to the Ex-
Postmaster General on Behalf OF
the Pennsylvania Business Men.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March g.
John Wanamaker will be the candidate
OF the Businessmen's Republican league
Tor governor. He gave out his letter
OF acceptance tonight, addressed to the
notlhcat1on committee appointed at the
meeting Of representatives from nearly
all the counties in the state held in this
city on Feb. Z
Mr.. Wanamaker's delay of over a
month has led many of his friends to
believe that he would decline the nomi-
nation. He has been i'll for some days,
but is now much better, and he stated
tonight that he will begin active politi-
cal work at once. 1t was intimated
that Mr.. Wanamaker will be his own
campaign manager.
The letter Of acceptance is as follows:
t., l consent to be a candidate for governor
IN pursuance with your request. My reply
to you has been necessarily delayed These
are the reasons: l have not wanted to be-
come candidate and add to my labors the
duties of personally conducting cam
paign. L have been endeavoring to persuade
you to select anyone of dozen men of
the state available for the place.
L ardently hoped that the leaders of the
Republican party would accept the notice
served upon them by the Bourse meeting
that the people intended to have something
to say as to who should be their next gov
ernor
The developments Of the past two weeks
have been invaluable to your cause and con-
elusive upon me in determining my action
The crisis upon us is serious in its bear
ing upon the future standing and prosperity
OF the state Since the last three county
conventions have had a clearer vision of
the dangers of the situation-and now, after
taking ample time to analyze existing con-
ditions and having carefully considered
every phase Of the situation from all po-
final decision with a comprehensive knowl-
edge of what the contest involves personally
and what the chances of success are.
No False Hopes.
I am neither deceived nor Influenced by
false hopes and know full well what my
prospects Of success are. with the delegate
electing machinery in the hands of the
enemy. with the primaries and conventions
SO manipulated as to defeat instead of
same high-handed methods that were en-
ployed to send an almost solid delegation
to the last national convention, instructed
Ior senator quay. when an Overwhelming
majority of the voters Of the state were
for Mckinley; with manufactured contests
and bogus claims to be sustained by O.
state committee that can be relied upon to
seat enough contesting delegates to give
the machine candidate majorlty-as was
done at last years state convention with
Inc inc deega h'ss Of the Twenty dis
is now set up. without scintilla Of
regularity or legality in the Twenty fourth
olStrlct OF Fnllaoelph1a, involving six dele
gates, and with o chairman who gives time
~ warning that the state organization will
be against me If nominated
But am no more moved by these con-
ditions than by the rumored deals of poll
ticians. than the threats of character as
sassins, the tongue of SANDER, or the fact
that not one-third of all the delegates to
the next state convention have already been
elected.
1 ignore all personal considerations. I
accept your invitation as a call of duty
and, making the issue one of the prln-
ciple. not spoils. am ready to go forward
with you in your battle for political eman-
cipation, convinced that the right will ul-
timately triumph and that the people de-
sire to settle the question themselves, and
settle 1t this very year.
If this action of yours in bringing me
into the field creates discord within party
ranks. take no blame therefor, as 1 have
not solicited the nomination.
Success Not Essential
Neither is it essential that I be elected
governor 1t will cost me nothing to step
aside at any time for such man as you
and your associates agree to, who represents