Evening journal., 1902-06-11
BITTER FIGHT
OVER GOVERNOR
PcnuypackOr Caucus Shows
2O6 Delegates for Judge
QUAY VIOLENTLY ASSAlLED
Elkin DOnOunceS Senior Senator and
Shakes Finger in IIiS Face.
RCOder Passes Lie
QUAY VIOLENTLY ASSAlLEO


terness between the leaders of the
Pennypacker and Elkin factions
cropped out several times during a
meeting of the Republican state COM
mittee yesterday afternoon to prepare
the roll of delegates and select the
temporary officers of today's state con
vention. Senator Quay, the leader of
the Pennypacker forces, and Attorney
General Elkin, IN personal command
of his adherents. shook their fingers In
each others face and threatened polit-
ical reprisals il each was not given
fair treatment in the disposition of the
contested Sc in the convention. State
Chairman Reeder accused Senator Quay
of making a deliberate misstatement,
and Senator Quay instantly replied that
this was an insult which he resented.
The vote on two propositions showed
that the Pennypacker forces had o de-
cisiye majority in the committee.
During the discussion Of the appoint
ment of a committee on contested seats
Mr. Elkin said he would be willing 10
trust any committee the chairman ap-
pointed, because he believed it would
be fair and honest. I'VE only ask"
continued Mr. Elkin, that the dele
gates who have been fairly elected be
seated. We don't want any nomina-
tion that does not come fairly"
you will get no nomination that
comes any way" retorted Senator
Quay.
Instantly Mr.. Ellxin was on his feet,
and, shaking his finger in Mr.. Quay's
face, said;
Il will get the nomination If the
people have their will in Pennsylvania
Fair play is what we want"
That's what you are going to get,
replied Mr. Quay, who was also on his
feet, shaking his finger at Mr.. Elkin.
Contests were filed with the commit
tee on contests from the Twenty
eighth Philadelphia district: the Fifth
Luzerne district, the First Luzerne dis
trict and the Fourth Schuylkill dis
trict The Philadelphia contest was
thrown out by the committee, and that
from the Fifth Luzerne district was
withdrawn. In the rlrst Luzerne dis
trict A. II. Fell and w. II. Morgan
were unseated and their seats given
i to Charles A. Manor and Morgan B
Williams, Watres adherents. In the
Schuylkill district John Woodward
and George w. Seiders were unseated
and Samuel Lee and John T. Shoener
Pennypacker adherents. were given
their seats. The four delegates who
were unseated were pledged to Elkin
The action Of the committee was sus.
tanned by the state committee.
Judge Samuel w. Pennypacker, oi
Philadelphia, will probably be the nom
inee for governor Of the Republican
state convention. Ex-State Senator
: William NJ. Brown, Of Newcastle, vii
be nominated for lieutenant governor
Major Isaac b. Brown, of Erie, will b'
the candidate for secretary Of interna
} affairs.
e Senator Quay expects to succeed
General Frank Reeder, of Easton. al
chairman Of the Republican state com
e mittee, and conduct the campaign thil
fall
Both the Pennypacker and Elkin del
, egates held caucus last night to agre,
upon a plan of action for the conven
ton.
! The -Watres caucus las
night was attended by 206 delegates
$50 being necessary to control the con
. vention. Among the delegates presen
ruoro carnn from, AI1oohopv ona on
from Crawford. Armstrong, Clarion
Mercer, Elk, Chester and Tioga coun
. ties, all of whom were counted in tn
n Elkin column The caucus name
d Senator Penrose for temporary chail
= man and Joseph c. Sibley for perma
o nent chairman.
+ The Elkinitee claim that 1S9 dele
gates participated in their caucus.
r their figures are correct, then Ellkin'
d nomination is assured. There i
d doubt, however, as to the reliability O
/ the count, as it is alleged several per
: sons answered the roll call to tn
u names Of delegates not present.
e The parade of the Elkinites last even
ing had over 1000 men in line. Their
were 200 dozen of red fire, torches an
1000 Roman candles. There were
i line 500 miners from Lykens and Wi
1t Jamestown and 5000 miners froI
ie schuyllill county Every miner wor
II his working clothes and carried a pic
over his shoulder.
= A band of Watres shouters arrive
4 from the coal regions, in charge {
ex-Mayor Fellows. They marched u
Market stret to the Watres headqual
ters, where they were met by their car
y. didate and his managers.
i. Over 5000 Pennypacker enthusiast
marched last night to the music Of