Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-11
DOMINATED BY QUAY
Test Vote Presages Penny
packers Nomination.
ROUSING ENTHUSIASTIC
CHARACTERISTICS OF CoNvEN-
TIoN AT HARRISBURG.
Platform Indorses Roosevelt's Admin
istration and Senators and Rep
resentatives From State.

CONVENTION HALL, Harrisburg, Pa,
| June 1.-THE nominatio of Judge Samuel
| w. Pennypacker of Philadelphia for gov
| ernor practically assured when the re-
| publican state convention assembled today
The followers of Attorney General Elkfn
were full of fight, though, and declared
| they would not concede defeat until the
| nomination was made.
Former State Senator William N. Brown
| of Lawrence county seemed to have the
| field to himself for lieutenant governor.
| There seems to be no opposition to Maj.
| Isaac B. Brown of Erie for secretary of in
! ternal affairs.
| Quay, Penrose and Durham.
| Senator Quay was delegate in today's
! convention from Beaver county.
| Senator Penrose and Insurance Commits
sioner Durham were members of the Phil
| adelphia delegation.
| Elkin personally directed his forces on
| the floor.
| vention tickets was SO great that several
| persons tainted.
The crowd finally became so demenstra-
| tive that it was necessary to call police
men 10 assist in restoring order.
| Outside in the capitol grounds the
| crowd gathered early.
Many had not been to bed and they fell
asleep in the park.
| Hundreds wanted to be on hand when the
| doors opened, and when the bands began
| playing the exciting incidents of last night
were resumed.
| Old timers said they had never seen so
| ton.
There was a rush when the doors opened
| and the seats of the patrioticaliy bedecked
| auditorium rapidly filled up.
| Opposing Leaders Cheered.
A wave Of applause swept through. the
| house when Senators Quay and Penrose
| took their seats well in front.
| The good humor of the demonstration was
| noticeable, considering the strenuous ia
| ture of the campaigning.
When Elkin entered at 1920 there was
| a deafening roar.
| Many of the delegates rose in their seats
| to cheer and wave flags.
When Gen. Reeder called the convention
| to order at 10:40 there was not a vacant
| seat and late corners with stage tickets
| crowded around the reserved tables il a
manner suggestive of discomfort
| So great became the crush that police
men were obliged to clear a space for
news paper men and others entitled to stage
| privileges.
Elkin gave notice that the seats of two
delegates from the first Luzerne county
district and two in the fourth Schuylkii
u.
Ihese delegates are anti-Eikin and Were
seated on a contest by the state committee
at yesterdays meeting.
Senator Quays nomination of his col
league, Senator PenroSe, for temporary
| chairman was in form of brief resolution
Penrose made no speech, but proceeded to
| the prompt dispatch of the business of the
convention.
Quay Elected State Chairman.
The rule providing that the chairman of
| the state committee be elected by the nom
| inees and chairman of the convention was
suspended.
A Philadelphia delegate offered a resolu-
! ton, which was unanimously adopted that
Senator Quay be elected state chairman.
While the committees were organizing
speeches placing in nomination candidates
| for governor were made.
Robert S. Murphy of Cambria offered the
name of Elkin.
Judge Pennypacker was named by Hamp-
ton L. Carson of Philadelphia.
The name of Louis A. Watres was with
| drawn.
This left the field to Pennypacker and
Elkin, and candidates We're then presented
for lieutenant governor
Mayor F. E. Lewis of Allentown and
Former Senator Brown were the nominees
Maj. Isaac B. Brown was the only can
ddate nominated for secretary of internal
affairs.
S1DlSy n.
The committee on permanent organiza ton
| reported the selection of Congressman Sib-
| ley for permanent chairman. Before Mr.
Sibley was formally elected A. S. L. Shields
| of Philadelphia, from the committee on con-
| tests reported in favor of the sitting dele
| gates in the first Luzerne and the fourth
| Schuylkill districts
Speaking against the report of the COM
| mittee, Attorney General Elkin took the
| platform to say that he was in favor of
| having the republican convention made up
| of delegates selected by a majority of the
voters.
! He said no matter who should be the can
didate chosen today he would be found
| fighting by his side in November. He de-
| scribed the contest in Wilkesbarre at the
| primary and claimed that he had received
| Il majority of $50 over L. A Watres and
! that votes in his favor had been improperly
| thrown out Mr.. Elkin said brute force
| was no part and parcel of the republican
| party.
| Quay Wins on Test Vote.
| Mr. Elkin said he believed that a major
| ity of the delegates in the convention were
| elected in his favor. The report of the
| committee was defended by Mr.. Shields
| who said the committee action on both
| cases was unanimous. The report was
| adopted-196 to 159.
| The vote is regarded as test vote on
| the goVernorSnlp ana practically assures
| Pennypackers nomination.
| Senator Penrose then retired as chairman
| in favor of Mr.. Sibley, who made a speech
| which evoked u1uch applause.
| The committee on resolutions submitted
| the following report:
! The Platform.
| affirming the principles enunciated by
| the republican national convention which
| met in Philadelphia in 1900, the republicans
| Of Pennsylvania in representative conven-
| ton assembled at Harrisburg declare the
| following platform:
| Under republican rule the country has
prospered and Pennsylvania, with her great
! commercial, agricultural and Industrial in
| terests, has derived a just measure of the
benefits. For this we make acknowledg-
| ment to the wisdom and energy of our
| United States senators and representa- tiyes
| in Congress who have assisted In MAIN
! tanning the national prestige and in pro-
noting the welfare of the state. We de-
mand that this policy, in so far as 1t pro-
| tects and tends to develop the industries
| and interests of the American people, shall
] be firmly adhered to.
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