The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-17
DEMOCRATS NAME STEWART,
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN,, FOR
SUPREME COURT.
Laud Mayor weaver and Invite Anti-Ma'
chine Republicans TO Help Them In
Their Fight Against PenrOse Organic
zatiOn-Berry for State Treasurer.

L0u0 Mayor weaver anu InRiIc Anus"s~'
chine Republicans TO Help Them In
Their Fight Against PenrOse Orsani'
zation-Berry for State Treasurer.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 1e.-The Demo-
Gratis Of Pennsylvania. through their re-
assembled State convention here to-day,
nominated Justice John Stewart, an indie
pendent Republican, for the full term onthe
Supreme bench launched the campaign Of
William H. Berry, Mayor OF Chester, for
State Treasurer. and invited the anti
machine Republicans to assist in the rescue
Of the State treasury from the grip of the
Penrose- Durham organization.
They also adopted resolutions lauding
Mayor Viewers political housekeeping
in Philadelphia. Mayor Berry was the
central figure Of the assemb!age. There
wasn't much to the convention. in fact.
except that part which comprised the
official notification OF the nominee for State
Treasurer Berry made an excellent impress
sion. He is one Of the best equipped stump
speakers in the State and will be heard in
every county In the State this fall.
In his speech to-day Mayor Berry summed
up the situation from the point Of view Of
his own candidacy when he said:
THE revelations Of graft and corruption
have cen 80 startling that sense OF un-
certainty prevails as to the condition OF
affairs wherever this ring is In charge.
and nothing less than rout OF the ringsters,
complete and comprehensive. will restore
confidence.
.The management OF State funds pre-
sents one Of the greatest opportunities for
graft in the entire State. and the plum tree
Incidents of the Quay regime are not to be
IN the matter Of fusion the convention
managers were very guarded. They felt
that in nominating Justice Stewart, who
machine Republican. they were going as
far as they judiciously could toward paving
the way for cooperation with the indie
pendents. The convention, therefore,
simply called attention to the democratic
platform of the May convention inviting
parties and organizations sincerely intent
upon the reformation Of public affairs.
Candidate Berry was less reserved IN
his invitation to the insurgent Republi-
cans. II expect the Democrats to support
the ticket in solid p hallaIn;1. l expect an
fairness and have nominated Judge Stewart
as an earnest of our purpose.
manenf chairman OF the original cOnven-
ton, presided. r. 2. Minehart of Franklin
countypresented the name Of his neighbor,
Justice John Stewart. The convention
voted unanimously for Stewart.
The resolutions in reference to the Phila-
delrhia situation say:
"We approve the course of the Hon.
John Weaver, who, as Mayor Of Philadelphia
has come to realize that a public office is a
public trust to be administered according
to law and in the interest of the people.
the people Of Philadelphia who, now aroused.
are bent upon exposing grafters and punish
ing the perfidious leaders whose treachery
and Unsuitable greed have earned for them the
deserved condemnation Of being denounced
as criminal combination, masquerading
under the name of the Republican party"