Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03
STUART, THE BOOKSELLER
Louis Emery Jr., the Wealthy Man Of
Affairs
CASTLE, THE PRoHIBITIoNIsT
Three-Coronered Fight of Great Inter.
est-RepubHcan Candidate is
Beyond Reproach.
Special from a Star Correspondent.

Special from a stan Correspondent.
PHILADELPHIA, September 9.-The
three men who are pitted against each
other in the gubernatorial fight in this
state present picturesque personalities.
Mr.. Edwin s. Stuart, the candidate Of the
regular republican organization. or the
gang" Is veritable Cincinnatus II
'Lowrey's Old Book Store" can be substi-
tuted for the farm. For the last twelve
years Stuart has led a quiet life among
his books-and he has one of the great
est collections Of rare prints in the coun-
try. The contents Of the books that pass
through his establishment which in COM
mon parlance would be termed a second
hand book store. but which takes on ad-
ditional interest because Of the rare char
acter OF many Of the volumes 1t contains.
are familiar to him. He appreciates their
contents as well as their rarity and
money value. He is a bookseller. a libra
rian and a savant.
His life In the old book store has per-
haps contributed to a retiring and nom
aggressive manner that seems an odd
fitting for the candidate for the COVER
norship of the gang" But while Stuarts
every day business habits may promote
the spirit of the recluse he is mixer"
enjoy conviviality, although he has the
reputation Of having never taken drink
of any intoxicating liquor in his life. This
is rather an odd characteristic for man
who is the president Of the leading social
club in the Quaker city - the Union
League. Now that Stuart is emerging
from his quiet life at the old book store
to be the candidate of the gang" his
Of four years is recalled. He was thirty
seven years Of age when elected mayor,
but since his retirement from that office
he has kept aloof from politics as far as
office holding Is concerned No one ever
supposed he would be put forward again
for an important office.
Think Highly Of Stuart.
There are many people here who do not
believe that Stuart would be subservient
tool of any set of men should he be elected
to office. They cite the case Of Weaver,
nominated and elected by the influence OF
Penrose and the machine and who
turned about and fought the gang" to a
finish when the plot against the city's gas
works was developed. If necessity requires
Stuart to take that course they believe ne
will do 1t.
While mayor Of this city Stuart showed
firmness enough to deal with some import
ant matters in a way that has resulted for
the benefit of the city ever since. The city
traction company wished to substitute the
overhead trolley system for their old horse
car lines. Stuart at first endeavored to
have the underground system adopted, bue
that was not In extensive operation any
where in the country. But he led a fight to
force the traction companies, as an Offset to
the valuable concessions they were getting,
to forever keep the streets along which
their tracks run paved In the most ap-
proved manner. AS the city is almost grid
ironed with trolley lines the traction COM
pany does very large part Of the street
paving. They not only pave the streets in
the first instance, but they keep them in
repair from curb to curb.
Took a Firm Stand.
Stuart Is also credited with having taken
firm stand against the Reading company
to force the elimination of grade crossings.
On one occasion he ordered the city at
torney to close up the railroads new terms
nal because 1t had not complied with the
agreement. The attorney protested, and
said his fellow lawyers would laugh at him
for attempting such course. The mayor
then wrote his specific instructions as to
what he was to do, and there was conster-
nation among the railroad officials Whether
or not the action of the mayor, who is not
a lawyer, had any legal virtue, the rail-
road was face to face with a situation that
forced it to come to a speedy agreement.
Stuart is no orator. He has never been
a stump speaker, and while he will go over
every portion of the state during the next
two months, his talks to the people will be
brief and very plain. He knows Pennsyl-
vania well, but he has never been a cam
iican League. and in his quiet Office at the
rear of the old book store he became thor
oughly acquainted with the political char
acteristics of every hamlet in the common
tall as Penrose He is extremely courteous
to every one and is personally popular.
Enemies of the gang" who are fighting
his election. say that If he had been in
have given some valid excuse for decIfn-
ing to join in the protest that was made
against the attempted steal Of the city's
gas works by the ring" During that
fever heat against the bold attempt Of
the gang to rob the municipality, Stuart
was a recluse in his quiet office and moth
ing could persuade him to emerge from
that retreat and join in the public clamor
that resulted in thwarting the purposes Of
the marauders.
Emery a Hustler.
Pitted against this man who knows more
Of books than any other one subject is
Louis Emery, jr., the candidate of the Lin
coin republicans and the democrats. Emery
has been a restless money maker all his
life. The early development Of the Penn
sylvania oil region made him. He Is esti-
mated to be worth from two to four mil
lion dollars
All his life Emery has been antagonistic
to the Standard OIL Company and to the
Pennsylvania railroad. which he claims
have not given him equal advantages in
the conduct of his business. Now his cam
paign Is being carried on largely with ref
erence to these corporations, which he de-
clares are the real power behind the polit-
ical ''bosses'
Emery is a tall. slender, restless man. who
has been successful more than once in stir
ring up opposition to the established order.
Although known as republican, he has
the gang" He is gifted with q ready
flow Of language and can hammer home his
ideas. He never talks SO well as when he
launches into vigorous abuse of the
bosses" the Standard OIL Company and
the Pennsylvania railroad. When he gets
down to that part Of his speech he is per-
feotly at home. He gesticulates vigorously
and his facial expressions are interesting.
His opponents feel sure that. before the