The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-10
WANAMAKER IN THE RACE.
ANNOUNCES HIS ~CANDLDACT FOR
GOVERNOR OF PENNSFLVdNIA.

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re Accepts tho Nomination. OF tho 1usiness
Mos and Makes = sharp Attack upsn the
mnchino Methods ar ouaS's Republican
mhH"Een'ent-H" 'a Ready to F'sht nj Once.
PHILADELPHIA, March 9.-John wanamaker
made public tonight n letter addressed to a
committee appointed by a meeting OF Republic
can business men of the State in which he con.
sents to enter the fight for the Republican
nomination for Governor. He says:
II consent to be n candidate for Governor, In
pursuance with your request presented to me
Feb. a. My reply 10 you has boon necessarily
"o ~. ~
wanted to become a candidate and add TO
my lnbors tho duties OF personally con.
duc,ipo . comr,ign 7 have mean ondeav.
s
or'hg 10 persuade you 10 so,eot any one
OF n dozen men of the State available for tho
place. ardentlv boped TINT tho leaders Of tho
90 .a"S ~ W."
served upon them by tho bourse meeting, that
the people intended to have something to say az
to who should be their ncxt Governor.
Tho developments of tho past two weeks
have been invaluable to your cause and concIu.
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si'e upon mo IN determining my action' lne
crisis upon us is awfully serious in Its bearing
"pou '"o "sui' o,""ui's Nv " ~ t"t
proeperity. Slnce the last tnree county cohVen'
tions I have had a clearer vision Of the dangers Of
tho si,uation md uoy aftcr tab inc amnlo Tina
a.nsnNan - "o"' 49, "ns sne
10 anaiyze eN'stlhg cohoitlone' ana having caro-
fully considered every phase OF the situation
from all ~political standpoints. I have arrived Mt
,h;a al s..;.io, ,.,,s -,
tnis nhai oecisioh WIN u comprehensiVe RhoWl'
edge OF what the contest involves personally
and what tho cbon,es If success are
am neither deceived nor inhuenced oy
false hopes. and know full well what my pros
pects Of success are. with tbo de,eoate-elect;nr
n,.,hi,.rv q, ,h. h,,a. -, ~. ..au~ III.
Hacn'heTy III INC hahus vi INC oneny. Win
primaries and conventions so manipulated az to
defeat instead of revistor the will of the voter.
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VIII eno am ~ nign.n1muea moun1us .hae were
eInpIo!eu 10 semi an h,nnost ovcrWheluiihR ucio-
cation to the last National Convention in
structeu Ior senator Qusy' wheh an Verwneim-
McMlhisy; WIZ manufactures contests ana
bogus claims, TO be sustained by a state Com.
nontes,, mat d can oe reii ,% upon giHn 70 seat enough
Sanaiua.o y maJoritynhs was o9he al lnst years
STATE conHen,ion win tne aeiegates OF the
wenty.sevehs district OF nhiiaaeiphie.and
Una OF reRIlarity OF icgnlty IN inc iwehty-
ionrIn uistricS OF rhiIsueipnia, lnVoiving SIX
timely warning That the state organization will
De against me II nomlnateo; "
nHI | IN no rmoro m9nen oy tnese c9naitiohs
than by the rumored deals OF politicians, the
lhFeaIs OF churacte[ assasslns' inc tongue OF
sianaer, OF the iact thaI nearly one-thiru OF all
tho delegates TO the next state Convention have
airea9y oeeh eieclcu.
l Ignore az personal considerations; 40
cept your invltatlon as q call or duty. ana, max.
ready to go forward with you In your battle for
political emancipation CONVINCED that the right
WI vi Sa,t mae .rnunrn ma ana a rnnJ sne pe9pie de,
II ms very year. ...
II this action OF yours IN bringing mo into
tne hela creates arsSord withan party rnnks |
tnko no oIame thereior. as ! nave not s9llcited
me nonihalioh. Ieilher IS ~ essential mat %
erected 'ioNerho1. ~ VIII cost me nolhing 70 step