Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-25
GUFFEY TURNS TO BERRY.
State Treasurer Would Help Bosses
Defeat Reform in PENNSYLVANIA,

State Treasurer Would Help Bosses
Defeat Reform in Pennsylvania.
James NJ. Guffey. democratic boss in Penn
sylvania. has at last found a candidate who
will go before the Harrisburg convention
this week as Guney's man to oppose the
nomination Of Lewis Emery. 1r, already
the gubernatorial nominee Of the Lincoln
party. Guffey's candidate Is William H.
Berry, state treasurer.
The Philadelphia North American today
says:
William H. Berry finally has consented
to be Boss Guffeys democrat only in op-
position to ex-senator Emery. Although
Berry Is familiar with the overwhelming
sentiment throughout the state for Emerys
nomination by the democrats. it is under
stood that he desires to please Guffey by
being candidate. In addition, State Treas
urer Berry Is eager to be governor. When
the question Of available candidates was
considered by the democratic state execu-
tive committee in this city several weeks
ago. Mr.. Berry remarked that It looks as
If things are drifting my way
"Guffey's switch from City Controller John
B. Larkin OF Pittsburg to Berry within two
days, 1t Is said, Is based upon the fact
that Berry was nominated for governor
by the prohibitionists on May "A. There is
tremendous sentiment against Mr. Berry
as candidate for governor. a sentiment
which IL not confined to the democratic sup
porters OF Ex-senator Emery. It is the
general opinion that Mr.. Berry. having been
elected state treasurer in November, should
remain there. By 50 doing, the reform
forces would be In a strong position In the
state II ex-senator Emery should be elected
governor"
The Philadelphia Press thinks Emery will
De nominated by the democrats and that
the Penrose machine will be overturned.
The Press today says:
The democratic convention this week
Will determine whether there shall be a
fusion Of the democrats and the Lincoln
republicans or whether they shall go into
the state contest with divided columns. At
present the indications point to a combina-
tion The sentiment in the democratic
ranks for the nomination of Emery has
proved unexpectedly strong. The move
ment has been weakened by the manifest
purpose Of some of the democratic COM
batants to use 1t as q cover for a struggle
over the democratic leadership. But even
this instrusion Of an alien question has not
been sufficient to check It's progress The
feeling In favor Of selling the opportunity
to effect g. union of the entire opposition
has been so powerful as to overcome every
other consideration. Unless some unfore-
seen obstacle develops within the next two
days the fusion will be contaminated
Meanwhile how are Senator Penrose and
his associates in the management of the
regular organization going to meet this sit
uatiOn2 It IL serious question for them.
Had the delegates to the Harrisburg con-
vention realized that they were being led
into action which would .precipitate this
Joint opposition. they would doubtless have
hesitatsd. They thought they were follow
Ing course which would satisfy the indie
pendent sentiment, but they were deceived
and misguided. The result was that the
convention and the candidates were placed
In a false position. and they are called to
consider how they can extrtcate themselves.
It IL specially serious question for Mr..
Stuart. His nomination has not met with
the response which his sponsors expected
and which he probably and naturally ex-
pected himself. There is no evidence that
1t has drawn from the independent ranks
On the contrary. everything goes to show
that 1t has left the lines unchanged. This
failure to reduce the opposition Is not due
to anything In Mr.. Stuarts personality, but
Is due to the way In which he was nomf-
mated and to the reasons which underlay
his choice. It Is plain as a pikestaff that
he was named not with reference to the
state at large, but with the design and
hope Of Strengthening the organization in
Philadelphia and of putting it in better po-
sition for the city fight"