West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-06-10
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Gov. Stone Received Telegram
81 Allegheny, Delegates
Were For Him.
DELEGATION MAY DECIDE IT.
Governor Also Notified That Prospects
of Getting other Four Were Coed.
Pennypacker People Claim They
Can Win Without Them.

Harrisburg, June 10.-With the
chances apparently about even be-
tween Judge Samuel w. Pennypacker,
of Philadelphia, and Attorney Gen
eral John P Elkin, of Indiana, andl
the managers of ex-Lieutenant Gov
ernor Louis A. Watres, of Scranton,
claiming he holds the balance O..
power, the result Of the contest for
the Republican nomination for gov
e1nor was still very uncertain last
right.
Senator Quay, who is directing thel
PennyLacker forces, with the assist
ance of Senator Penrose and Insur-
snce Commissioner Durham, said last
night that he was confident the judgel
would be nominated and that he saw
no reason to change his statement
that he will have 225 of the S5S dele.
gates in tomorrow's convention.
Claim Made by EIkin.
General Elkin said last night that
tie result was more positive than
Sunday and that his friends were
standing lip at every point and would
control the convention. Everything
is coming our way" he added. IL
heard from several counties today
which were supposed to be doubtful,
and they are all favorable"
Ex-senator William M. Brown, of
Lawrence county, is regarded os the
most likely nominee for lieutenant
governor. There is apparently no OPP
position to the candidacy of Major
Isaac B. Brown. of Erie, for secretary
OF internal affairs. Brown and Mayor
Fred e. Lewis, Of Allentown, are the
only avowed candidates for lieutenant
governor, although Rev. DR.. Theodore
l.. Flood, of Meadville, may be
brought out by the Elkinites for the
purpose of securing the four dele
gates from Crawford county.
Both Elkin and Pennypacker are
playing for the SO delegates from Al
legheny county, who will reach here
conceded by both sides that their
votes may decide the contest. Gov
ernor Stone received a telegram yes
terday from Pittsburg that 80 Of the
delegates would vote for Elkin and
the prospects are he would get the
votes of the other four.
Claim Don't Need Them.
The Pennypacker managers claim
they can win without single dele
gate from Allegheny and that Elkin
will not get more than 25 votes out
of this delegation. The Allegheny
delegates will hold a caucus after they
reach here, and managers are working
hard for them.
pledged to Pennypacker. Watres has
solid delegation from Lackawanna
county. 1t is conceded that Elkin has
majority Of the delegates outside Of
Philadelphia. There is contest be-
tween the Enkin and Watres adher.
erts in the First Luzerne district.
There is also a contest in the Twenty
ninth ward of Philadelphia, although
the Elkinites concede that the sitting
delegates will not be disturbed. There
may also be contest from one or two
| of the Schuylkill districts.
Should the Pennypacer forces Sc
cure control of the convention Sena-
tor Penrose will be temporary chair
man and Congressman Sibley, of
; Franklin, will be permanent chair
/ man. Watres is acting with Penny
packer friends and his delegates will
participate in their caucus, to be held
tonight. The Elkinites have not yet
uncovered their candidates for Of
| fees Of the convention.
Offer of Big Bet.
Harrisburg. June 10.-A wager of
from $4,000 to $4,000 was offered
that Elkin would not be nominated
by H. Wells Buser, Of Harrisburg,
yesterday in the corridor of the Lo-
chiel hotel, the Elkin headquarters.
The offer was not accepted.
]. A. While, of Warren, wagered
$4,000 with J. Clayton Erb, Of Phila-
delphia, that Elkin would be nom
mated. Ex-senator Mitchell, one Of
the Elkin managers, offered to wager
delegates instead of money that Elkin
would have more votes on the first
ballot than Pennypacker, and could
find no takers. His proposition was
that three delegates from Jefferson
county and three delegates from Phil
adelphia should not vote when their
suit was announced the candidate
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