The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-10
ATTY. GEN'L KNOX TO
 SUCCEED SENATOR QUAY
WILL PROBABLY REMAIN IN
 CABINET UNTIL DECEMBER.

vania Poiiticians-Director Henry c.
 Prick of the United States Corpora
 ton Worked for Him-openIy An
 nounced That He Favored Knox
 Leaders Had to Accept Him.
 Philadelphia. June 9.-Phdlander c. Knox, of Pittsburg. attorney general of the United States, was selected to-day to fill the seat in the United States sen ate made vacant by the death of Mat thew Stanley Quay. He will accept and serve by appointment of Governor Pennypacker until March 4, the datesof the expiration of the late senator's commission. Unless political cornplica- tions should arise as a result of to-day's faction he will be elected for the full term by the legislature which meets in January. It is expected that Attorney General Knox will remain in the cabi- net until December.
 The selection of Attorney General Knox came as a surprise to the polfti- clans of the state. Directly after Sen ator Quay died his name was among those mentioned for the vacancy, but as no one came forth to support it very little was heard of his candidacy during the past week. His name was not con- |sidered by Senator Penrose, who as chairman of the republican state com |mittee, with Israel w. Durham, the |P Philadelphia leader, had the naming of |Quay's successor.
 Yesterday afternoon, however, Henry 0. Prick, of Pittsburg, a director of the United States Steel corporation, came Ito this city and formally announced that the attorney general was a candi- date for the place, and that he came here in MT. Knoxs interests. As the Headers had decided that Alleghany lcounty, in which Pittsburg is situated, was to have the place, he thought the leaders could have no objection to the Iattorney-general
 This caused considerable agitation in Ithe Pittsburg delegation, which had al- ready named four men for the vacancy. At first it was expected that MT. Knox would be opposed, but after series of leonferences the Pittsburg delegation accepted MT. Knox and the public an lnouncement of their action soon fol- lowed
 The announcement was made by Max Leslie, chairman of the Pittsburg city lcommittee, who wired: The Ptttsburg lcommittee came here for the sole pur- lpose of conferring with Senator Penrose on the senatorial situation. After we arrived here we were asked to send for former State Senator William Flinn, of Pittsburg. After last nights confer ence we were requested to add to Alle- lghany county's list of. eligible candi- dates the name of Attorney General Knox. We agreed to this, and MT. Knox was selected. Our aim was to bring he senatorship to Alleghany county, and we have succeeded. I am sure the Alleghany organization will stand by the decision"
 l Whether the selection of Attorney General Knox as Quay's successor will cause complications to arise within the party in this state is difficult to say. 1 It is known that the agreement on Knox is not satisfactory to, all interests within the organization. When Sena- tor Quay died it was the general un- derstanding that his successor should come from the western end of the state
 Former Attorney General Elkin. of Indiana county, was one of the first placed in the field by his friends. Then came the Alleghany delegation, who presented for consideration tic names of George T. Oliver, former State Sena- tor Flinn, Congressman John Daizell and Francis T. Robbins.
 l MT. EIkin was the first one declared out of the race by the leaders, which caused some of his friends to urge him Ito make contest.
 MT. Elkin, however, refused to be drawn into any expression or move- ment antagonistic to MT. Penrose or MT. Durham. MT. Elkin was defeated for the gubernatorial nomination two wears ago, and recently he was nomi- mated by the state convention for jus ltice of the supreme court of Pennsyl- vania for term of twenty-one years at a salary of $10,0o0 per annum. MT. Oliver, who was looked upon as la likely candidate, withdrew on Mon- lday night, and the contest for the place narrowed down to MT. Finn and Mir. Robbins until MT. Knox came into the lfield. It was said here tonight that, while MT. F'linn has agreed to Mr. Knox, his friends are not altogether satisfied with the outcome of the af- lfair
 | Attorney General Knox, who has a farm at Valley Forge, was in the city flor short time to-day and then went to the farm of A. J. Cassatt, president lof the Pennsylvania railroad, where the Farmers club, a. dining organization of Iwealthy men, gave a dinner tonight. lAmong others present were Senator lPenrose, H. c. Prick, Governor Penny packer, former Senator Don Cameron land Richard R. Quay. son of the late senator.
 Schick Elected Captain. ] Cambridge,i Mass, June 9.-W. A.