New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-13
AFFAIRS IN PHILADELPHIA
ELKIN STILL IN FIELD DESPITE QUAY
DECREE - OLIVER AND SENATOR
sHIP-THE CHOCTAw DEAL.


PbuadeIphia April II (speciaD.-The critical
stage of the campaign for the Republican nominal
ton for Governor IS now Senator Quay's de-
termination that the combined interests of Senator
Penrose of candidates for Congress. of candidates
for legislature and of candidates for county
offices throughout the State outweigh the interests
of Attorney General John P. Elkin in the office or
Governor was made public by him on Thursday
1t was not anticipated that the Senator. having
won over Insurance Commissioner Durham TO his
views of the situation would have any difficulty
in inducing Mr.. Elkin to withdraw from the race
and place himself in advantageous position TOT
future preferment-
But Mr. EIkin felt his disappointment more
grievousIy than was expected. and in an outburst
of impatience he declared on Friday night that ne
is Jet a candidate Apparently Governor stone and
Mr. EIkin have thrown the def TO Senator quay
and the rest Of the organization but the outcome
is not in doubt While Mr. Elkin has apparently
made almost clean sweep Of the delegates TO the
convention. il has been disclosed this week tnal
most of them Quay or Durham men. who
have expressed their preference for ElSin only
under the impression that Quay and Durham
would be found in the EIkin ranks the finish
The examination of the text of resolutions passed
by several of the county conventions which have
been held indorsing Elkin proves them to
be simply Endorsements of his past official conduct
and a promise OF hearty support If nominated
Republican party leaders have not given up hope
of inducing Nr. Elkin 10 retire. but they are de-
termined beat him if he does not The question
of who will be the nominee is open one The
'fnsurgent Republicans profess to know that
United States Attorney General Knox will be
Iected as the harmony candidate. but It is GER
tain anything political be certain three
months IN advance of actual accomplishment. that
ex-United States Senator Don Cameron will be the
nominee If he will accept Close friends OF the
ex-senator claim have his assurance that he
would accept the nomination If IL came to him
without fight. but he distinctly declares that he
will not be party to anything like a scramble
for the nomination. The strongest factor in pre-
venting the nomination of Mr.. Cameron would De
the personal opposition OF Mr.. Durham. who de-
cIares ernphaticalIy-ln private-that he will not
accept the candidacy of Mr.. Cameron But then
Mr. Durham was just as emphatic IN his deciara-
ttons that he was for Elkin. sink or swim
Should Don Cameron decide in his own mind that
the opposition OF Mr.. Durham amounted to the
..scramble'' which he would avoid. then United
States Attorney General Knox could have the
nomination without any assistance on his own
part.
Other names have been mentioned. notably that
Of Major General John r. Brooke. but pending the
decision OF ex-senator Cameron and the contin-
gency that Mr.. Knox may have the refusal OF the
honor, their prospects Of becoming Governor OF
Pennsylvania slim
This condition of affairs in the Republican
panfzatiou has not been caused by a revulsion Of
feeling. but is the elimination worked out by a
number causes. the end OF which has been fore
see the well posted n0n-parJlSdn observers OF
the trend of events. AS long ago as the day when
-be F1kfn announcement was first made. that most
astute politician whom Pennsylvania has ever
known, Senator Quay. saw the danger that threat
ened Although he made secret of his desire to
hfn in the manner Which that friend most desired
he studiously refran@d from any declaration OF ms
interest in the Elkin CANDIDACY while also reIratn-
ing from any active opposition since then the
onre from every part Of the State outside Of
Philadelphia. who declared that. with Mr. Elkin
their districts was endangered On top OF this
came protests from the candidates for the legls-
noses were counted it early ascertatned that
Republican majority in the legislature might not
be found when the time should come for the cleo
ton of successor 10 United states senator ZEN
rose. 49,,
In this connection much interest attaches to the
figures OF The last genera eigGG "a ' Snsrss
twenty-four of whom form the Republican majority
the state twenty-eight. under recent heavy ma
jorities poIled by the Republicans. amounting IN
4 vas elected State treasurer by 1857 shows
- - +bsre was IN Opposition ma ority in eight
districts. and that the Repubncan naJorltleS IN
eight Others were less than two thousand each al
districts which were strongly Republican at the
national election However eopIe5e mas been t the
collapse Of the Union party IN "a a.
revolt is still strong in the country districts and u
in the party dozen of these sixteen districts will
be almost surely Democratic -, a., -
operations OF the -Bigelow coalition in Pitts
9rti2siv at work in the surrounding counties with
1rc1oI1ced success. In this case the opposition to
vr E,Ikin grows out of the feud between the Oliver
RigeIow people and Governor Stone. due to the
-aConff ..ripDiug'' BY Governor Stone Of the nu-
StSinai government of PittsburC. The opposition
tbsre is led by friends Of Senator Quay. Elkin's
S+,nnortars had hope that Mr.. Quay would have in
Iienre enough with the Pittsburg people 70 pacate
them Senator Quay was wiling 20 try. he ar,
H,--s5 f0- conferences with them. and in the final
bone that there might be peace with Elkfn as the
---,rrJid1te the proposition was made 20 George
Ci;,-r in washington. at the conference or Satur-
Az night that Governor Stone should do the
....-iEr,,s-S act a third time and Recorder
strpPp OIiyer-BigeIow man. AT the same time the
IeG+a1 states Senatorial prize was DANCED before
80 ~ Henry w Oliver. George Oliver
ttIIr,ed TO Pittsburg. and the answer prompt and
5i{c5 ap1eared editorially in The Pittsburs Ga
49, owned by the divers on Monday morning.
It read Mr. Henry W 4hver Is qoa nSw ss or s WI
ator This decision is irrevocahle It was not
wade the outcome OF CaTefll thought
10 ~, MS part backed by the approval OF those on
whose Judgment he most relies. IL must nos os
understood that MI OHVer proposes ~ ie'iie iiO"'
politics Not all.