Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-13
BLUE FOR THE BOSSES
Stun Kings of Pennsylvania
May Be Dethroned.
CITIZENS ARE AROUSED
People Lining Up Against Leaders Of
the Gang.
INDIGNATION AT PENR0SE
ouffey Not Able to Control Democratic
Party-voters Swinging Toward
Lincoln Candidate.
CITIZENS ARE AROUSED
INDIGNATION AT PENRoSE

Lincoln Candidate.
The anti-boss tide Is rising In Pennsylva-
MA and promises to drown Penrose and
Guffey. The outlook for slum politicians
and vote hucksters is blue and the gloom
deepens rs reports come from different sec
tfons Of the keystone state. The real citi-
gems of the commonwealth are rousin9
themselves, and when this happens in the
game Of politics the trickster is usually
beaten. The outcry over the bronze doors
for the new state capitol is significant OF
the general public Indignation against Pen
rose. Pennypacker and others. When the
doors were received from the foundry Il
was seen that In the border. composed Of
the heads of distinguished PennsylvanIans.
there had been moulded the heads OF PEN
rose. Quay and Pennypacker. The demand
is now made that these faces shall be re-
moved from the doors. and the information
Is given out that the offensive heads will be
replaced with bronze rosettes.
Guney. so-called democratic leader and
friend OF the republican machine, is on tho
run The Philadelphia North American to-
day says:
''Angered In the superiatIve degree by the
revolt OF democrats throughout the state
against his dictatorship. James NJ. Gufey.
In Pittsburg that he was entirely out of
the hght.s Those democrats, including a
score OF leaders and workers in his own
Allegheny county. who have had the te-
merity to oppose Guffey. were roundly abus-
ed by the millionaire oil producer. whose
words OF condemnation, according to 4 DIS
patch from Pittsburg. were too hot for pub
ication-,
Boss Guffey at first announced that the
democratic convention should not indorse
Emery, the Lincoln candidate, but that It
must nominate straightout democratic
ticket That would play Into the hands
of q the Penrose machine bv Withholding
support from the ticket OF the Lincoln
party. Guffey now says the convention may
do IT pleases but that he Is still OPP
posed to Emery on personal grounds.
Guffey Backs Down.
The Philadelphia Ledger today says:
Col. Guffey the democratic state leader.
has taken a positive position that he will
not accept ex-senator Emery as the demo-
cratic candidate for governor. The feeling
between Guffey and Emery IL personal and
of many years standing Guffey has no
hesitation in declaring that his opposition to
Emery's nomination by the democratic con-
vention Is personal, and he has repeatedly
said 30 to delegations of Lincoln party men
who asked him to be for Emery for gov
ernor.
when Col Gufrey declared for a demo-
Graf IOT 8OfcTuoTs Nc expect liu
storm of protest that would arise In his
party because OF his opposition to Emery.
He and his friends now realize that the
storm has grown to such dimensions as to
threaten his leadership. While his follow
ers are confident that he can control the
state convention and force the nomination
of q democrat for governor. they feel that
II would be disastrous to the party. They
are. therefore. seeking for loophole by
which the colonel may recede from his po-
sition without yielding so far as to consent
to Emery's nomination.
The Philadelphia Inquirer today says:
Col. Guffey, heretofore sole owner of the
democratic party of Pennsylvania, suddenly
finds that he must fight for his political mead
IL he wishes to keep 1t on his shoulders
A favorable estimate of the strength that
Guffey can muster in the Harrisburg con-
vention is that with the aid OF the demo-
cratic machines in Allegheny and Philadel-
phia counties he might jam through ticket
by a slim majority. Guffey's friends under
party In the state and put an end to his
political pretensions. The Ledger. in a
summary of the situation. today says:
Lining Up for Enemy.
Most interesting in the developments
over the state yesterday in the gubernato-
rial contest in the democratic party was
the desertion of more democrats from Cuff
fey's standard to that of Emery in Allie
gheny county. William T. Greasy was in
dorsed for governor by Columbia county:
Mexican Emery's home county, instructed
Its democratic delegate for its fellow citi-
zen; Crawford was for Emery: Lycomdng
passed a vote OF confidence in the Lin
colnite; Chester left its delegates free to
act as would best help the party. A com
bination of Bucks, Northampton Lehgh.
Schuylkill and Carbon county delegates was
formed for Emery. The convention is TWO
weeks of. The fusion sentiment is growing
stronger daily. and the convention may be
taken out of Guffey's hands.
A dispatch from Pittsburg last night says:
THE revolt against the leadership OF Col:
James M. Guffey Is becoming more marked
daily. The insurgent democrats OF AIle-
eheny county declare that they have MIN
defeated In the fight for delegates ana they
viii announce their list tomorrow or next
day. Today a dozen or more OF noted
democratic workers declared themselves
aligned against the colonel and in FAVOR
of a fusion ticket with Lewis Emery. Jr..
at It's head. Among those who declared LOT
Emery were Dr. G.. w. Mcneil, Attorney
LANES "a O'DonnelI. Joseph b. Howley.
FORMER democratic chairman; Frank r. Ma
low. Alderman Festus NJ. King, Attorney
Charles b. Payne, William Dillon, Johh
r. DOYLE. Frank Thompson, John ID. hughes
and Thomas O'Brien. These men represen.
ali sections of the city and county, showing
the snread of the revolt. William j. Bren-
men the chief lieutenant OF the Guney
forces declares the fight is not being MADE
for Emery so much as IL is against Col
Cuffey The insurgents admit THIS ano say
.hat I, 4. nurely a fight for independence
q nd aeainsf a one-man-power state conven-
s,on They object to being delivered. as
thev claim Col Guffey intended to deliver
them"
HEARING DEFERRED.