New-York tribune., 1902-01-12
PHILADELPHIA AFFAIRS,
INTEREST IN THE CAMPAIGN FOR GOV
ERNOR- R-CONFLICTING STATEMENTS
ABOUT ELkIN AND SIBLEY-
MAY BE REVOLT IN CITY
COUNCILS.

Philadelphia. Jan. Il CspeciaD.-Notwithstandins
the of followers of Senator Quay IN the
past-such as Insurance Commissioner Durham in
Philadelphia. Governor Stone in Allegheny. Con-
gresham Connen IN Luzerne and State Chairman
Reeder in Northampton-that Attorney General
Elkin will be the nominee Of the Republican party
for Governor in the next campaign. despite the
wishes OF the Senator there is no doubt IN the
minds OF moSS OF them. and privately expressed
by some. that Mr. Quay is in earnest in his desire
that. for the sake of Senator Penroses reelection
by the legislature which will, be chosen the
time the Governor. else shall be the
nominee for the latter Office. The report that
Major General Miller and his partner. Congress
man Joe" Sibley. willing TO contribute large
ly TO the campaign in the event of Mr.. Elkins
postponement of his ambition has been met with
the statement that General Miller would not be
the candidate in the event Of such deal The
fact is that Mr. Sibley himself desires the nonna-
tiOn although such recent convert 10 RepubIi-
canism. II has been frequently alleged that Mr..
Sibley had reason to hope for political preferuent
by the party when he cast on Senator Quay's side
all the influence which he had with his late fellow
Democrats who in the legislature when Mr.
Quay was candidate for reelection.
Mr.. Sibley believes that Senator QUAY will use IN
his favor all his influence with his former follow
ers. Those in this city acknowledge their fears
that this may be true. Mr. Sbley has not authori-
tatively announced his candidacy and is not ex-
pected TO do until after the election three weeks
hence in Pittsburg His friends and the other op-
ponents OF Mr.. Elkin expect that Mr.. Quay's
friends who have been ripped" out OF Office in
Pittsburg and Allegheny City will throw SUFFICIENT
strength TO the independent Republican and Demo
cratic elements to defeat the candidates of the
Finn organization there. Should this happen ft
VIII prove disastrous to Mr.. Elkin's hopes and
possibly take him of the field entirely The
leaders who are trying TO force Mr. Elkin on Sen
ator Quay look upon the western city as decLsive
battle-ground.
The developments OF the past week In Republican
city politics foreshadow possible break of the
other leaders Of the organization from Mayor
Ashoridge after his term Mayor shall have ex-
pired. Two members OF Select Council who ara
professedy friends of the Mayor have been t,,r,as
down this week for denomination IN favor OF men
more trusted by the Durham element The Select
Councilmen who are 10 be elected month will
mold over beyond the Mayors term. There ara
rumors OF a threatened revolt In the new Councils
and In order TO lessen the blow. orders have been
issued privately 10 the ward workers that no one
shall be nominated to Councils except those who
can be implicitly depended on to .go along" with
the Durham end Of the organization.
After quarreIling for years the Democratic fac
tons of this city have called a truce On Tuesday
night all hands agreed 10 the settlement dictated
by the committee OF the State Democracy known
as the Hasson Committee Ex-Judge James Cav
Gordon has swapped olive branches with Nrag,s
trate Charles p Dounely chairman OF the regular
city organization; and every plan has been made to
held on Monday night, and into the sIccsad,DS
nominating conventions
In many wards there still exists bitter raalfny
netween the Gordon men and the regulars and IL
VIII De surprising II the spirit OF the love feast
" men was held on Tuesday night can be preserved
long enough TO convince the Municipal League and
tne Onion party managers that the PhiIadelphis
democracy Is stable enough TO form the nrcIeus
VI perIaheht concentration of the forces opposed
10 Ine present management Of the Republican oartv
ana tne conduct of the municipal government
= IN tne harmony arrangements made BY the Cor
Don p ana ponnelly people, Ex-Governor Robert p
ratUson, the idol OF the Pennsylvania Democracy
s,ts : ,eit without any official following He was in
n,eIther camp a week ago. and now he travels a
ioney road in city politics. Up the State his popu-
iaIIty continues. and one county has already in
aorsed S him as candidate for Governor That was
.ne opening or the State contest. Ex-Judge Cor
a9n 3 also desires 70 succeed Governor Stone and
with rivalry between the two there is no telling
what Will happen to Democratic harmony before
the summer conventions.
The success achieved by the Pennsylvania Acad-
emy OF Fine Arts IN preventing the naming by
MAYOR Ashoridge OF two members of its board OF
directors and the introduction into Councils by a
friend or the Mayor OF an ordnance 10 make an
appropriation of 1900 20 the academy Unrestricted
by offensive conditions. apparently has not ended
the feud- The effort was renewed this week IN
the courts TO compel the payment by the academy
OF several thousand dollars of city taxes for a
dozen years back. In regard to which the academy
has always made claim of exemption The cIair,
has been so favorably looked upon heretofore maj
no effort had been made to enforce collection