Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-13
ELKIN'S BIG SHOWING.

Mr.. Etkin has reason to be pleased
with the result of the voting for dele
gates to the state convention. One of
his admirers today arranged q 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
is the only avowed competitor of Mr..
Elkin, has consented to allow his
name to 60 before the people.
Direct appeals have been made to the
Republicans Of the county in behalf of
CcGA VI LuS CStlluIdtlJCO ClilNl hOSll AllbCA
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 a complete ticket has been plac-
ed in the field against the candidates
of the regular organization leaders,
who arc under the marshallship of Sec
retary of the Commonwealth Griest,
and a clean cut contest is under way.
IN THE NORTHEAST.
Mr.. Wates 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 hizl, but the primaries resulted in
victory for tho supporters OF Mr.. Ell
kin by a good majority. Mr.. Watres
based his claims upon the fact that
Susquehanna is a neighbOrin% 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 Palmers follow
ers want to be with the winner at the
state convention and they do not re-
gard Watres as having any chance.
A frank statement from Congress-
man Connell, whose friends control
the party organization in Lacka wanna,
in which Mr.. Watres resides, was
disappointment to the Watrc3 men.
Mr.. Connell stated that uniess Mr..
Watres agreed not to attempt
to swing the Lackawanna del
esates 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 a
fierce campaign in favor of w. J.
Young, the insurgent leader for con-
gress, with the idea of capturing the
delegates to the state convention. The
pgulars, under the leadership of Mail
Lilley, their candidate for congress,
won by over 1900 majority. The regu-
lars will elect all the delegates to the
state convention, and they will be for
John P. Elkin for governor.
The return of Israel w Durham from
Florida, and his announcement that
he had no doubt of the nomination
and election of Mr.. Elkin for governor,