The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-13
MAYOR WEAVER FAILS
 TO LAND DELEGATION
ELIMINATED FROM CONSIDERA- TION FOR GUBERNAToRTAL
 NOMINATION.

United States Senator, Penrose's NTa-
 chine Captures Overwhelming nIa-
 jority of Philadelphia DeIegates---
 Reformers, However, are Successful
 In Fight for Control of City Com-
 mittee-Old City Organization Now
 Practically Out of Existence,
 Philadelphia, Jan. 12.-The regular re- publicans of Philadelphia held conven- tlons to-day for the nomination of can- didates for magistrate. city councils and school directors and for the selec, tion of delegates to the state conyen- tion Tonight the forty-three ward committees met for their annual organ ization, chose representatives in the re- publican city committee. Not in wears lave there been so many bitterly foughb ward district contests as occurred throughout the city to-day. Beginning with the primaries last night. when many participants were arrested in va- rious wards, the fights were carried in to conventions to-day. In several wardn conventions were interrupted for tina and in some instances the disorder made by rival delegations was so great thta the police had to interfere.
 Since the defeat of the republican ox- sanitation last fall new combinations have been formed by tie ward leaders in their efforts to get control of the city committee. In many of the waxds republicans who were prominent in the reform movement were enlisted in tha nght with the result that the ''reoraan- izers" are now in control and the old city organization, of which Israel W. Durham was the leader is practicallv out of existence.
 Of equal importance with the fight for control of the city committee was the election of IA delegates to represan4 Philadelphia in the state convention. which meets at Harrisburg on June to choose candidates for governor, lieuten- ant governor, secretary of internal af- fairs and auditor general.
 Of the 114 delegates elected it was claimed that United States Senator Penrose and his friends control between 70 and 80. Recently 1t has been inti- mated that Mayor Weaver will as a result of his fight for reform. be urged as a candidate for the gubernatorial nomination and the statement has been made that the delegation from Phiia- delphia will support his candidacy.
 The surprising result of to-day's con. ventions, it is stated, means that Nav or Weaver is eliminated from consider. alton for the republican nomination for governor.
 A close friend of Senator Penrose stated tonight that John M Mack, who had been hailed as the new leader of the local republican organization to succeed Israel W. Durham, failed in his effort 10 elect a delegation from Philadelphia favorable to the candi- dacy of Mayor Weaver. MT. Durham and other friends of Senator Penrose claimd hat with Mayor Weaver out of the contest fur the governorship, the Philadelphia delegation will without doubt be unanimous in the state con- vent!on for the candidate Senator Pen rose will favor.
 On the other hand, those opposed to Senator Fenrose and the republican state organization, claim that the deie- gation elected to-day will be against all nominees favored by Senator Penrose and his friends They arrest that upwards of 1dO of the IA delegates are not in sympathy with the Penrose wing of the party.