Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-25
PREDICTS FULL CONTROL
Contest for Democratic Nomination
for Governor.
VIEW OF WILLIAM J. BREMEN
Believes That Col. Guffey Will Have a
Majority and That Democrat
Will Be Chosen.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARRISBURG, Pa, June 25-The con-
test for the democratic nomination for gov
ernor has reached a most interesting stage.
Although Lewis Emery, jr., appears to
have strong lead, 1t is decidedly a two
sided battle. and the outcome Is uncer-
tain. q. Lowry Humes Of Meadville ar
rived here this morning and opened Emery
headquarters in the Commonwealth Hotel,
Just across the hall from the headuar-
ters opened by Colonel James M. Guffey.
Colonel Guffey has not yet arrived, but
his personal representative, William j.
Bremen Of Pittsburg, Is here. Mr.. Humes,
who managed Emery's fight for Congress
in 1890 against Joseph c.. Sibley, spent
yesterday with Mr.. Emery at Bradford
going over the situation with him. Mr..
Humes said this morning: 1.-THE number
of delegates instructed and pledged per-
sonally to Mr.. Emery is 229. 1t takes 1874
to nominate, SO you see that he has a
clear majority of the 327 delegates who
will compose the convention. OF the 900
delegates who will vote for Emery over
so are bound by instructions. The rest
made personal pledges to Emery. If Guf-
fey gets the convention away from Emery
I will be very much surprised. In my
opinion nothing can defeat Emery except
the power of money and bossism. think
it is a conservative statement that Emery
will have anywhere from 220 to 235 dele
gates in the convention. l went all over
the situation with him yesterday, and
these figures are the result of his calcula-
TONS"
Precautions Against Attack.
In view of the possible attack that may
be made upon Emery by Standard Oil or
other interests opposed to Emery Mr..
Humes brought with him a satchel full
of documents, denials and explanations
regarding certain things that were
brought up against him when he was
making his fight against Sibley for Con-
gress. Emery fears that a garbled state
ment of the litigation against him over
the question Of the inspection Of oil Of
fered for sale by the Lewis Emery Oil
Company, some fifteen years ago, may be
used against him on the floor of the con-
vention. Mr.. Humes has prepared him
self to refute these charges should they
be brought. 1t is an old story in the Oil
regions and was used with effect in EN-
erys congressional fight. but resulted in
a big libel suit, in which Emery came out
a winner.
Emery's name probably will be presented
" llt0 CouRcutiOA1 ny <AfAl HAIL Vi
Pittsburg and Ridgway. This has not
been finally decided. but Hall would like
the honor and will get 1t II 1t is found
politically expedient. Hall made speeches
Tor William Mckinley in the latter's cam
paign for the presidency. and some Of the
democrats here think that might be rubbing
1t in somewhat as Emery himself Is an inde-
pendent republican.
Mr.. Brennen's Belief.
Mr.. Bremen. who on all important occa-
sions such as this Is Col. Guffey's mouth
piece. said this morning: 'It Is my opinion
that Col Guffey will control the conven-
ton. mean that the delegates will control
It and that the convention will nominate
a democrat for governor. OF course. you
can't tell much about it until the delegates
get here. but am firmly convinced that a
majority Of the delegates favor the nomina-
ton Of a democrat. It may be that William
H. Berry. the state treasurer. viii be ia
vored by Col. Guffey for the nomination.
Under certain conditions would not be
surprised II Mr.. Berry would make splen-
did candidate. He was elected by q good
majority last tall, and YOU always feel like