The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-05-01
IN OPEN CONTEST
Widest Latitude Given For Else-
ton of Republican Delegates.
NEfoGR'S cJ
oGNERAL

state Convention VIII Net y hsld
Until the Itch n June, Giving Pun
Opportunity For Consideration et
the oevsrnershlp.
Especial csrrspsadsneAN
Harrisburg, Feb. 11.-Gsneral Frank
Resdsr. chairman Of the Republican
state committee. Asving issued the
call for the Republican atats eonvsn.
ton 70 meet q Kar7isburg on June II
next iatersst naturally esstres In tn
canvass for the nominations for the
state of'icss to b fillsd In November.
There was much speculation some
weeks ago a. - The probable date Of
the convention. With characteristic
disregard for truth. and with . reck-
lessnsss which has been singularly
conspicuous among the party wrscksra
Of the Keystone state. the charge was
freely made that the stalwart Republi-
can leaders had planned to hold what
70 known a. snap" convention. In
other words, they intended TO take
snap judgment on the voters and hold
the state convention IN the early
spring. The facts of the ease were
quite to the contrary. The leaders OF
the organization some time ago de-
0ded that there should be . free for
all. open and above board contest for
the nomination for all the oficss for
which candidates are to be nominated.
Instead Of holding the state conven-
tion In March or April. a. tho insur-
gents predicted would b done. It was
agreed that the convention should not
be held earlier than Nay. Since thea
some Of the most innusntial leaders
agreed that there should b no excuse
given to any one TO complain about IN
early convention, and Il Wa deter
mined to advocate the holding q ths
convention some time in June.
CALL FOR THE CONVENTION.
Chairman Resdsr then made . can
vass Of the members of the state com
mittee. and It was found that . ma
jority favored the 18th Of June, AMI
he thsreupon issued the call for The
convention. which reads:
TO the Republican electors Of Penn
sylvania:
I am directed by the Republican
state Committee to announce that the
Republicans Of Pennsylvania, BY their
duly chosen Representatives, will meet
IN eonveption as the Opera Houss, In
the city Of Harrisburg. on wednesday.
June II. 1902, At 1890 q m. for the
purpose Of nominating candidates for
the following ofnces:
One person for the ofice Of Governor.
One person for the ONCE Of Heuten-
ant Governor.
One person for the office Of Seers-
SsSSS VI AhS0A hoA Ahou p
In accordance with the rules gov
erning the organization, the represen-
tation in the State Convention will bs
based on the vote polled At the late
Presidential election. Under the rule1
each legislative district is entitled to
one delegate for every two thousand
votes east for the Presidential slec-
tors in 1900, and An additional dele
gate for each fraction Of two ohou-
sand votes polled In excess Of one
thousand.
BY order Of the Republican State
Committee.
FRANK REEDER. Chairman.
?. L. EYRE, General Assistant.
W. r. Andrews. Thomas H. Garvin.
0ecrstariss.
THREE nRE ELKIN COUNNES
During the last week there has been
. steady drift Of sentiment towards
the nomination Of Attorney General
John p. Elkin for governor. The
popular feeling on this subject was
shown in Chester county. Whsrs
there has been more Or less II,
dependent sentiment expressed In re-
cent years and where the s0-callsd
Union party has had . asAAO e -.
I've spirits.
After II had bsso Vu1o 011
ed that there would - . 1nmD q
the friends Of all asD61nO - ~
srnor to register candidsAO - ~.
gates to the state convention. 4 ~
believed, there light bs an interest
ing contest, but when the last dsy fos
registering had passed It wn found
that there wss but one set Of candi-
dates. and thW were all in favor OF
The nomination OF Mr.. Elkin. Under
the party rules there can b nd other
candidates registered 1ow, 20 that Mr..
Elkin is thus assured Of the solid dele
CATION from Chester county.
A like condition. Of affairs exists in
Union and Mercer counties. where the
date for registration has passed, with
none but Elkin delegates registered.
LIEUTENANT GOvERNORSHIP.
Other developments Of the last
week include the indoraAment nv ths