New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-01
PHILADELPHIA AFFAIRS.
QUAY AND THE PENNYPACKER CANDI-
DACY-ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT
IN THE SCHOOL SCANDAL.

| Philadelphia May 81 (SpeciaD.-Within few days
United States Senator Quay has made his first pub
| lie declaration in the Governor campaign since his
| turning down OF Attorney General John P Ekin.
While not directly announcing that he was active
| y supporting Judge Samuel W. Pennypacker. he
declared that Judge Pennypacker Is not only sure
| to be nominated by the Republican State Conven-
ton for Governor but he will accept, and he will
| be elected
| The efforts being made by Senator Quay at Wash
| ington secure the promotion and retirement OF
| General Brooke the latest alleged reasons for
the Ekin claim that the Senator Will drop the judge
a candidate. and finally take up General Brooke
| All the Phiadelphians who have the confidence of
Senator Quay ridicue the story. Mayor Ashbridge.
| In discussing the report, said: Senator Quay Is
unquaiedy for Judge Pennypacker. There is not
a possibility of his changing to General
Brooke any other candidate. The outlook is
that the Judge will have less than 800 deegat ties
in the State Convention-perhaps more
The near approach of convention time has start
ed old campaigners to figuring on the impossibility
of General Elkin securing majority of the dele
gates. He has without doubt majority so far of
the pledged instructed delegates to the conven-
ton, but the plan of Senator Quay and his friends
since Mr.. Elkn decsively rejected by the Sen
ator has been to send uninstructed delegations
from the districts which they control. Out of the
33S delegates 1872 have been elected. OF these there
instructed pledged Mr.. Elkin ninety.
many of these having been pledged under the be
lief that Senator Quay behind the Elkin candi
dacy. Judge Pennypacker has tWenty-f Tour. Colo
ne Watres has fourteen. Two districts with one
delegate each are contested All the other dele
gates so far elected, siXty-two in number,
instructed.
Among the delegates yet to be chosen eighty
six from Philadelphia and eighty from other coun-
ties. Mr.. Elkin needs eighty more to secure
jority of the convention. 1t Is not believed that he
will get one-half of the delegates outside of Phia
delphia, and his chances of getting any from this
city are slim Within a week his supporters have
organized in three Legislative districts, the cam
paigns being conducted by who We're ward
leauers. but who have been deposed by the pres
ent Republican organization.
The most significant action by delegates so far
taken was that by the Bucks County delegation of
five elected on Thursday. The convention left them
untrammelled by instructions, but Immediately after
adjournment Banking Commissioner Gikeson and
three other delegates signed statement pledging
their support to Judge Pennypackcr. The fact that
this pledge red by Mr.. Gilkeson is looked
upon indicating Senator Quay's choice,
expecting that Gilkeson would do anything of such
political Importance except with the knowledge and
consent of the Senator.
Significant, also, of the truce between Senator
Quay and influential portion of the late insur-
dorsement Friday morning of Judge Penny
packers candidacy by THE Philadelphia Press
which has been noted for years for its violent an
tipathy toward anything savoring of Senator
Quay's approval.
II was decided at directors meeting on Wednes-
day that the Pennsylvania company should spend
IS 900 900 or more double tracking part of the Fort
Wayne road and constructing additional sidings
and improving terminals
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroads June statement is
due early next week. and, general traffic has
been good favorable report, far as gross re-
ceipts are concerned is expected After the enor-
gains in the last four years. increases of sim