The evening times., 1902-07-11
!. STONE And ELKIU
ARE NOW IN line
VIII Support Pennypacker
and Help Penrose.
REPUBLICANS BURY HATCHET
Terms of Agreement Said to Have Been
Reached Between Pennsylvania Party
LeadeTs-Places for Attorney General
and the Retiring Governor.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. July 11-''Stone
and Elkin are now in line for the Re
publican State ticket" This was the
-essage Senators Quay and Penrose i'm
parted to their political friends in
Philadelphia yesterday. Both Senators
arrived here from Harrisburg abcct
noon. They had spent Wednesday at tie
Executive Marsicn. and had remained in
conference with the Governor, Attorney
General Elkin. and T. Larry Eyre until
about 1 o'clock yesterday morning.
Their visit was one of Cancellation.
Just four weeks ago the Beaver man had
prevented the nomination of the Attor
ney General for governor by bring forty
one delegates. pIeged and instructed for
that candidate. into the Pennypacker
camp Since then the Governor and his
cabinet nave been suIking. which. unless
they are placated, augurs i'll for sena-
tor Penrose's reelection. and probably
for the State ticket
What took place at the executive
mansion on Wednesday night neither Of
the Senators wos5Id reveal.
you can quote Senator Quay as say
ing" replied Senator Penrose to a ques-
ton, that the talk with Governor
Stone and Attorney General Elkin vas
satisfactory, and that Judge Penny
packer will shortly resign from the
bench. and has offered his services on
the stump to the State committee. 8"
Senator Penrose also stated that Sen
ator Quay would go to Pittsburg last
night and would start for Maine Oh
Monday. TO be gone six weeks.
EIEdn May Be Retained.
There is every reason TO believe that
the two Senators were successful in con
ciliating the governor and attorney gen
eral and inducing them TO support the
Republican State ticket and Senator
Pearose for reelection. Of course. it is
understood that this condition of affairs
was not reached until after the state
chairman made certain pledges to the
tEo party recaicitrants he was dealing
with. He had no doubt that Judge Pen
nypackeT would be elected governor.
even with the State administration op-
posed TO him, but he realized that Sen
ator Penrose was in danger with the
governor and attorney. general against
him,
Mr.. EIkin and other members of the
governors cabinet had agreed to fight
Senator PenTose's reelection unless
they were taken care of by the Penny
packer administration This meant that
the attorney general, Secretary or he
Commonwealth Griest, Banking Ccuu.s-
sioner ReedeT. and Superintendent of
Public Buildings and Grounds Eyre were
to be retained in their present positions
or equally well taken care Of. The fact
that Messrs. EIkin and Eyre were
with the two Senators on Wednesday
night. and the statement. authoritatively
made. that they and the governor are
now IN line for the Republican State
ticket" would imply that the attorney
general and the superintendent OF public
buildings and grounds were assured that
they would not be disturbed by Governor
Pennypacker.
Stone to Go to St. Petersburg.
As to Governor Stone, it was stated
yesterday that he had been promised
the Russian mission in the event of
Senator Peurose's election. The story
goes that it was represented to the gov
ernor that If it appeared that Senator
Penrose could not be reelected. he
would not be candidate, and would be
nominated for mayor OF Philadelphia by
the Republicans.
II. however, the returns after the No
vember election showed that the stall
warts in the next Legislature would
have substantial majority. Senator Per-
rose would seek a reelection, and the
ambassador TO Russia, Charlemagne
Tower, would be nominated for mayor
Of Philadelphia This would leave a
vacancy at the Muscovite court. and
/ Senator Quay is said to have declared
that he would have no difficulty in per-
suading his friend. President Roosevelt,
TO appoint Governor Stone to succeed
{ Mr.. Tower
] Arrangement Pleases Governor.
! This arrangement is said to have
+ pleased Governor Stone. whose pledge
TO assist in the reelection Of Senator
I Penrose was unhesitatingly given. with
the understanding that he was to rep
resent the National Government at ST.
Petersburg in the event of the rest of
the program being carried out. It is
believed that Senator Penrose is favor
able to the nomination of Ambassador
Tower for mayor. When Mr.. Tower was
/ home recently, he was selected to pre-
eide az the penuvra cJ.ar 4ovv1 ,,aa+{r,r
and it was said at that time that the
prominence given him on that occos sion
was to introduce him to the prominent
citizens who participated In that gath
ering, with a view Of subsequently,
/ bringing him out for mayor
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