Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-17

rumor III harrisburg on Saturday
night that the real cause of Mr..
Elkin's being asked to withdraw
was the fact that the national adj
ministration was afraid that with
him on the ticket a number of
Republican candidates for Con-
gress in close districts might not
be elected, and the majority in
Congress be made so close as to
ieopardise a number of matters of
legislation that the administration
particularly wants to complete be-
fore the next national election. Mr..
Elkin's friends secuted this, and
insisted that with him on the
ticket the members of Congress
who are now timid would be GER
tain of election, and that there was
really no danger.
1t comes from Pittsburg that
George Won Bonhorst, a friend of
the late Senator Magee, has been
made the party leader in Allegheny
county, and that he will see that
the Allegheny delegation will not
support Mr.. Elkin, but will give
their aid to the candidate named
by Senator Quay. This would
mean a solid delegation from Ale
gheny and Philadelphia counties
for any candidate Quay may name,
which is a great start in a race for
Il nomination.
Mr.. Elkin's friends are said to
be engaged in perfecting an organ
ization, with T. Larry Eyre in
charge in the cast, Mr.. Elkin him
self conducting the Central Penn
sylvania campaign from Harris
burg, and ex-State Treasurer Bea-
com and ex-senator Mitchell caring
for the western Pennsylvania in
terests. Friends of Senator Quay
say that even with this organiza-
ton there cannot be sufficient head
way made against the strength of
Mr.. Quay as to at any time jeopar-
disc his control of the convention
when it meets.
Governor Stone, who is for Mr..
Elkin, says that he will not talk for
publication. Privately the Cover
nor is going to do what he can for
his cabinet member, and he ex-
poets the administration family to
turn in and each do what he can.
Congressman Connell left Wash
ington for his Scranton home yes
terday and again took occasion to
place himself on record as favoring
Mr.. Elkin for Governor. Mr.. Con-
nell says that Colonel Watres will
be given the Lackwanna county
delegates as a compliment on the
first ballot for Governor, but after
that they will go to Mr.. Elkin.
The Watres men will not have it
that way, and say that the Lacka-
wanna delegates will be first, last
and all the time for Watres. In
Lnzerne county it is said that
Senator Quay's action has made it
possible for Mr.. Elkin to carry that
county, and number of Watres
men met in Wilkes-Barre ON Sat
urday night and decided to make
the fight to get the delegates for
WatreS.
In Westmoreland former State
Treasurer Beacon is quoted as say
ing that he favors the nomination
of Mr.. Elkin, regardless of the fact
that Mr.. Quay does not want him,
and Henry High, the Berks leader,
is out in an interview in which he
says that Berks will stick to Elkin.
In our sister county of Lebanon,
Messrs. A. NJ. Houck and George
B. Woomer, the Republican lead
ers, have announced that Leba-
mons delegates, being instructed
for Elkin, will vote for him. In
Lancaster Secretary Griest main
tains the stand he took last week
as being unalterably for Elkin. In
Bucks county eX-Congressman
1ardley who is regarded as the
Republican leader, says that the
delegates will stand by Senator
Quay, but ex-Congressman Gilke-
son, another leader, says Elkin will
get the Bucks support, and there
is promise of a fight. Montgomery
county is on the fence, and will be
for whoever United States District
Attorney says, and it was reported
here to-day that Mr.. Holland favors
Elkin. In Delaware Leader Math-
ues says he is for Delaware's can
didate for Governor, Senator
Sproul.
AT present matters are in very
chaotic condition, and it will take
some time before the political
atmosphere has cleared sufficient
to enable either side to size the
situation up.