New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
PHILADELPHIA AFFAIRS.
COAL, FOR THE SCHOOLS ORDERED
FROM ENGLISH SHIPPERS-SPLlI
IN THE UNION PARTY.

Philadelphia Sept. CE5peciaD.-The Union party
of Pennsylvania which for two years has Oeeii
heralded by its members as the only simon Puio
,eforra organization which ever had chance TO
win permanent reform in this state, mas heIu ll'
1862 State Convention The session. Ior us '1iii'
will be famous than any OF the DeiIioC 1o'
in its palrniest days The cOntendlns ldcI1oliS
Recalcitrant Republicans, the one sldei anu i0
pentant Insurgent Republicans on the oiAei
been spavring for position for weeks. Up - On
temporary organization OF the convention INC nc
calctrants had the better or tLe coii'ei- -
cause the State chairman, eX-DlTectoi oi 'A1
Safety Frank NJ Ritter, and the secretary en-
Councilman George L. Mapes, had mol Deeii COii
sidered of sufficient weight politically to De taken
in the deal with the Quay-Durlaih ,5 ni'
which the Republican party was to De MAJ iiio - -,
To them fell The duty of making up ' -,
convention, and in the preparation OF 'he Io'i
Insurgents who had been certified as uei s. -
covered that their names had either 80 -,
mary cut off the list or contests had oeeh en'eie'
Either Of these methods was 10 Inc " t.s
delegate so treated had right 10 pd' d''ioit'a'0
in the deliberations until after the pe'ii" "
ganizaton had passed upon MS Cat-A- -. .,,. cola
The Insurgents who had come pdch iii'o ~ -
of regularity were the trained polltcidIs VIZ |
looking for all that there Is III ~ Sie
politics as scientifically played. the f'ecdio1't '
sere the amateurs who think that lne ;o, Doa; tt
should go through the process oi Itraa. 80
depend upon fusion with the unlolS De-ii0N-0 -
secure that end.
The result was lneFlIape.
For effect upon the public, the unholy ou' inu a4
cular Democrats kept in the pacA9i -
Recalcitrants had possession of the hdI4' hdu "'i
the doors and were about begin the business u
indorsng the Democratic nomination VI ca
ernor Pattison, hen the insurgents aIIiseu al
body, battered down locked doors, sllashet ie
heads, and by physical force captured inc N"ii
established their temporary orgahi%alioii anu
wound up by indorsing the machine nomination Vi
Judge Pennypacker and the wnole regular f'epuoIi
can ticket. Chairman Ritter. Secretary Mapes anu
their friends left the hail. and later IN the oay Heu
another convention, which found plenty Oh room III
a hotel parlor. 1t indorsed Mr.. PattlSoh anu MI
Guthrie the Democratic nominees Tor governor
and Lieutenant Governor, and nominated eA-seii-
ator Lewis Emery, jr.. for Secretary OF internal
Affairs Thus opened way for state fusion
with the Democrats provided James Nolan the
man from Reading with barrel, is willing TO re-
tire from the Democratic ticket, which he ap-
pears as the candidate for Secretary OF Internal
Affairs.
Although Mr.. Nolan has a barrel, ex-senator
Emery has a larger one
Judging from the strenuous efforts Of the oppos
ing forces TO control the Union partys convention.
1t would appear that II important factor in
the state campaign. but il is noticeable that
OF the important leaders OF either the Republican
or democratic parties have allowed themselves to
The whole business got up with the idea Of