Evening star., 1898-06-02
Choice of Pennsylvania Republican
Convention for Governor.
VANAMAKER SECOND IN RACE
Senator Quay's Influence Decided
the Fight Beforehand.
TIL E OTHE CANDIDATES S

CONVENTION HALL, HARRISBURG,
Fa.. June THE only semblance of a con-
test in todays republican state convention
was over the head of the ticket. Col. VIM.
A Stone, member of Congress from Allie
gheEy. the favorite from the start, won on
the first ballot. John Wanamaker was
good second, and Congressman Chas. w.
Stone of Warren brought up the rear. The
fight practically closed yesterday, when
Senator Quay advised his friends that Col.
Stone was his choice. The senator's friends
rallied about the Allegheny aspirant, and
last night the result of the convention was
a foregone conclusion.
Mr.. Wanamaker was the distinctly anti
Quay candidate, and his hackers claim his
vote represents the sentiment throughout
the state against the organization of which
the senior senator is the head. Charles w.
StCne is a friend of the senator, and he
declined to go into combination with the
anti-Quay forces.
Quay Wns Not There.
Senator Quay did not attend the conven-
tion He came here Monday night from
washington and was in conference day
ard night with his lieutenants until 10
O'Clock this morning, when he started for
the national capital
Senator Bois Penrose of Philadelphia
stayed over until after the convention to
look after the interests of his colleague.
Mr.. Wanamaker remained at his head
quarters at the Commonwealth Hotel dur
Ing the proceedings of the convention. Chas.
w. Stone, too. was conspicuous by his alb
sence from the convention hall. William A.
Stone was at hotel pear the hall with
mis- speech of acceptance ready.
Not much time Was lost in making up
the ticket after Col. Stones nomination.
Senators 8. NJ. ]. McCarrell of Harrisburg
and John Grady of Philadelphia withdrew
from the contest for lieutenant governor
last night. This left clear field to their
colleague. Senator ]. P. s. Goblin of Leba-
non, commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army Of the Republic. Gen. James W.
Latta Of Philadelphia, was renominated for
secretary of internal affairs; Galusha A.
Grow of Susquehanna and Samuel A. Dav-
enport Of Erie for Congress at large
Judge William Porter of Philadelphia was
nominated for superior court judge, a po-
sition to which he was appointed a year
ago by Gov Hastings to succeed Edward
n. Willard of Scranton resigned.
Hot Cam pnign Promised.
The candidates will meet tonight with the
permanent chairman Of the convention to
re-elect John F; Elktn, chairman of the
state committee, to Conduct what prom
ises to be the hottest campaign in the his
tory of the state.
A number of tHarrigburg ladies' occupied
seats in the front row of the gallery when
the convention was called to order at II
o'clock by State Chairman Elkin
The attendance was'the largest since the
&C INVENTION of 1880. when the fight for gov
ernor was between George Wallace Della
mater of MeadFilie and Daniel H Hast
ings. The galleries and rear of the stage
were crowded with spectators.
The platform indorses that adopted by
the last national convention at ST. Louis
iEdorses President McKinley's administra-
tion, particularly as to the conduct of the
war. and eulosizes the navy.