Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-12
ALLIANCE OF REFoRMERs
Democrats Likely to Indorse Lincoln
Candidate.
THE DELEGATES FOR EMERY
Gufey, the Boss, Feeling the Tide
Strong Against Him, Gives Up.
Fight to Control Convention,

The procpect OF fusion between PennsyI-
wanna democrats and Lincolnites is brighter
today than yesterday. and as fusion pros
poets brighten Penross prospects darken.
James M Guffey, so-cailed democratic boss
IN pennsylvania and ally OF the republican
gangsters. has practically abandoned hope
OF controlling the democratic state conven-
hon' which is to meet at Harrisburg. June
"a, and by controlling which Gufrey meant
10 oefeat fusion, nominate democrat for
governor. and in this way play into the
hands of the Boise Penrose machine Re-
ports from many parts of Pennsylvania
show the sentiment of democrats to be
overwhelmingly in favor OF the Endorsement
OF ex-State Senator Lewis Emery. jr., the
candidate Of the Lincoln party for gov
ernor.
The Philadelphia North American today
says:
Significant of the revolt which threatens
James M. Guffey, the state boss OF the
democratic organization. IL he shall persist
In the demand that only democrat must
be nominated for governor was the ex-
preston of sentiment by prominent demo-
Gratis and state convention delegates of
Philadelphia and other counties yesterday
IN favor Of the Lincoln candidate for gov
ernor.''
Advices From Counties.
The democrats OF Bucks county held their
county convention yesterday and elected six
delegates to the state convention and in
stfucted them for Emery. II. o. Hsag
chairman OF the Schuylkill democratic or
gahization, says the delegation from that
county. eighteen strong. will vote for the
ENDORSEMENT of Emery. The three delegates
from Blair county have been instructed for
Emery.
Col. George E. Mapes, secretary of the
Lincoln party, who has been touring the
northwestern counties. says the counties In
Emery. ~
Crawford county will instruct her dele
gates to vote for the Endorsement OF EN-
cry In the democratic convention" he said
FORMER senator Homer ]. Humes and
former Representativ Andrew J. Pain have
worked up the sentiment among the demo-
Gratis of that county for the Lincoln nomI-
nee In Erie county former Representative
BROOKS and Schultz are for Emery but the
county is controlled by John S. Killing. a
friend OF Col. Guffey. They have picked
delegates. and one is a Pennsylvania rail-
road station agent. In Venango county
Capt. Hasson and other prominent demo-
Gratis are for Emery. but the delegates are
not. One lis station agent at OH City. Nc
kean county will instruct for Emery and so
will several Others"
Fusion democrats are in control of Lam
caster county. Some of the leading demo-
Gratis in that county say that they VIII de-
mand cooperation with the anti-repubifcan
machine forces no matter whether Emery
or a democrat heads the ticket and these
men declare that the Lancaster county DEL
esation VIII go to the state convention in
structed for fusion on these lines.
report from Union county says that a
canvass of leading democrats shows that
a majority favor fusion with the Emery
ticket for governor. They feel that this is
sure way of beating the republican ma
clinic candidate.
Guffey Says 1T Yield"
There is no doubt that Guffey has been
impressed with the magnitude of the revolt
against his attempt at bosship and with the
strength of the fusion sentiment
A telegram from Pittsburg says:
Colonel Guffey greatly annoyed at the
criticisms made upon his management of
the policy for the democratic party de-
clared today that he was ready to wash
his hands clean of the coming state con-
vention. In his present frame of mind
Colonel Guffey declares the convention can
indorse Emery. nominate Vance Mccormick
or do anything IL pleases. He thinks that
a personal attack has been made upon him,
and he is deeply hurt at the return he gets
from the democratic party after having
nursed 1t along for years and spent money
upon 1t.
The Philadelphia North American. writ
ing or Guffey. says:
THE clear duty OF the democracy Is to
smite Guffey in HIS leadership once and for
all Pennsylvania Will not tolerate a DEM
ocratic boss any more than it will a re-
publican boss. and IL it must choose be-
tween the two. 1t will take the latter The
bone and sinew and rank and file OF democ-
racy is true and faithful to reform, but
heretofore 1t has had no voice. Its incorn-
petent and ludicrous leader has exercised
over the party control far more degrading
and absolute than that of Quay or of the
bosses OF any other state.
THE ambition of Boss Guffey is 10 con-
troll the Pennsylvania delegation to the
democratic national convention, carry II to
the convention In a special Pullman train
at his own expense and there figure as a
national leader with state delegati for
trading purposes. For this he spends his
money; for this he plots to belittle his
party SO as to keep 1t easily portable and
easily manipulated. for this he keeps able
and honest men ont of the organization in
order that his incompetency and political
viliainies may not be exposed and over
thrown.
1t is clear that the reform element In the
democratic party is after the scalp of Cuff
fey as the reform republicans and inde-
pendents are after the scalp OF Penrose.
The reformers believe in alliance. knowing
that there is a community of Interest be-
tween the ringsters of both the republican
and democratic parties. A knock at Guf-