Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-13

Harrisburg, March 1.-THE guDerna-
torial campaign is getting more inter-
esting every day. Republicans OF
Pennsylvania are being treated to the
experience of candidate for governor
appealing directly to the people before
receiving the nomination of his party.
Attorney General Elkin, whose candl-
dacy has met with popular favor in
number of counties, announced last
week that he wished to have the peo-
pie of the commonwealth see and hear
him and to pass judgment directly
upon his candidacy. He remarked
that what honors that have come to
him in his home county of Indiana
.have resulted from his getting in
touch with his neighbors and having
them know and believe in him.
When it was found that former Lieu
tenant Governor Watres had registered
as a candidate for governor in Blair
county too late to allow his name to
20 on the ballots Mr. Elkin, who had
been registered for some days, request
ed that the rules be waived and that
Mr. Watres' name be printed on the
ballot with his, so that the people
might choose between them Mr.. Eli
kin has since accepted an invitation
from the Republicans of the county to
visit them before the primaries, and ne
will meet the Republicans of Altoona.
Tyrone, Hollidaysburg and other parts
of the county and discuss the issues
with them.
ELKIN,S BIG SHOWING.
Mr.. Elkin has reason to be pleased
with the result of the voting for dele
gates to the state convention. One of
his admirers today arranged list OF
the counties which have elected dele
gates to the gubernatorial convention
and this is how he tabulated them:
Counties for Elkin for governor
Berks, Bradford, Chester, Carbon, JEFF
ferson, Snyder, Susquehanna, Indiana
and Union-Total, NINE.
Counties for all other candidates for
governor-NONE.
In other words, every county which
has elected delegates up to date has
elected delegates who will vote for Ell
kin.
Widespread interest is taken in the
canvass in Blair county, as this is the
first county in which Mr. Watres, who
l.. h4 not nf
Elllin, has consented to allow his
name to go before the people.
Direct appeals have been made to the
Republicans of the county in behalf OF
each of the candidates and keen inter-
est is manifested in the balloting,
which takes place on Saturday next.
On the same day the Republicans OF
Lancaster will elect delegates to the
state convention and nominate candi-
dates for the Legislature. In this
county complete ticket has been plac-
ed in the field against the candidates
of the regular organization leaders,
who are under the marshallship of Sec
retary of the Commonwealth Griest,
and clean cut contest is under way.
lin NUN
Mr.. Watres has had some unexpected
reverses during the last week. His
admirers had hoped to capture the
delegates from Susquehanna and were
counting upon their being instructed
for him, but the primaries resulted in
victory for the supporters of Mr.. Ell
kin by a good majority. Mr.. Watres
based his claims upon the fact that
Susquehanna is a neighboring county
to his own. He is also having trouble
in the adjacent county of Luzerne,
where Congressman Palmer although
a friend of Watres, desires to have the
delegates to the state convention unin-
structed, as many Of Palmer's follow
ers want to be with the winner at the
state convention and they do not re-
gard Watres as having any chance.
frank statement from Congress
man Connell, whose friends control
the party organization in Lackawanna,
in which Mr.. Watres resides, was
disappointment to the Watres men.
Mr. Connell stated that unless Mr..
Watres agreed not to attempt
to swing the Lackawanna del.
egates to any other candidate, and also
agreed to support the successful nomi-
nee for governor and all the candidates
for county Offices, he would have to
fight for the delegates from his home
county Mr.. Elkin will leave Messrs.
Connell and Watres to fight out this
issue. Mr.. Connell says he is for Mr..
Elkin for governor, and that he will
be nominated.
The most notable stalwart victory of
the canvass was that won in Bradford
county on Saturday last This county
has heretofore been an insurgent
stronghold. The insurgents made
fierce campaign in favor of w. ].
Young, the insurgent leader for con-
gress, with the idea of capturing the
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