Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-16
boss eWFEY YIELDS
Loses Control OF His Home
County Delegation.
LEADERS BEING DRIVEN
Democrats Rallying to Anti-Penrose
Ticket in Pennsylvania.
THE HARRISBURG CONVENTION
Emery Gains In Philadelphia-Mem-
beers Of the Gang Take Fright and
Hoist the White Flag.
THE HARRISBURG CONVENTION

l SJtNdHid AHQ POLITICAL COn8OII OF the Do8S Oh
the republican gang In the same state il
| in trouble. He Is IN trouble 30 deep that It
might be called despair. In Morocco, the
I other day. malefactor was given living
| interment by being walled up This sug-
gests what Is happening to the democratic
boss. The fusion democrats are laying the
brick
| One report says that Guney has sur
| rendered Internationally to the democratic
| insurgents. and another report gays that
| he has surrendered conditionally but when
a thick-skinned boss makes any kind of
surrender. 1t proves that the advocates of
clean government are stirring.
One of the dispatches announcing Cuff
| fey's retreat follows:
"PITTSBURG, June 15-For the first
| time in his political life Col. James NJ. Cuff
| fey has thrown up his hands. He was forced
to ask for quarter today and accepted
compromise which strips him of all his
power in the coming state convention OF
the democratic party. Against his will he
was forced to agree that all delegates should
go uninstructed as to gubernatorial candf-
date and party policy. This leaves the con-
vention free to indorse Lewis ]. Emery.
the Lincoln party candidate for governor.
and to put some ringing planks in the plat
form against the Standard OIL and other
corporations
"a terrific fight will be made on Guffey
in the convention Delegates from all the
county districts have been instructed 10
vote for Emery. Guffey insisted that ms
name should not go before the convention.
He has been denounced by county organi-
cations all over the state, and an eHort VIII
be made to overthrow the machine ne mas
built up and free the party from the cor
poration influences he Is charged with INV
ing brought into It..
Unrestricted Delegates
Another account of Guffeys surrender
follows:
PITTSBURG, Pa. June 15.-Col James
NJ Guffey's flag Is down. The democratic
state boss signed a treaty of peace with
Charles A. Pagan. the insurgent leader, IN
which he surrendered everything but the
privilege of naming nineteen delegates OF
the twenty-nine who go from this county.
No delegates to the state convention VIII
be instructed, either as to Candidates or
policy. 1t Will be an absolutely Tree pooy
to do as it pleases.
Col. GuffeY returned from New YORK
this morning, angry and sullen. The In
sistence of State Chairman Charles r.
Donnelly. ex-Chairman }. han ana
others, with whom he conferred. had not
soothed his temper. His advisers had In
sisted that Guffey recede from his position,
but he waited until he returned to ms
Allegheny county home before he gave
out an off1cial statement. and then he issued
it through Pagan, his enemy.
Mr. Guffey was obstinate, but the in
dependent democrats insisted on their own
terms of settlement They were willing
to- give him the majority of the delegates
because he represented the party organiza-
ton, and they deemed 1t his right. But
they insisted that none of the delegates
should be instructed That was the main
point and the colonel finally conceded it.
He refused to be interviewed.
Emery Has Most Delegates.
knockdown. The democratic state conven-
ton to meet at Harrisburg June y seems
safe on the Endorsement of Emery. the
gubernatorial candidate of the Lincoln. or
reform, party Calculations give Emery
159, with Emery and fusion sentiment gain
ing The Philadelphia Ledger today. in
cold and cautious survey Of the situation,
says:
delegates to the democratic state conven-
ton that 1t Is regarded now as anybodys
contest On the face of the returns 1t
would seem as Il the Emery wave had
swept the Guffey control into the back
ground. In Delaware Berks and Cambria
counties which a week ago were strong
anti-Emery. the sentiment has grown and
Emery may get majority of the delegates
In the three counties. In Delaware and
Cambria and the greater number of the
Berks delegates are with Gaffey. AS mat
tiers stand now 1t Is toss-up for control
Of the convention.
"a weu-known politician yesterday de-
clared that IL democratic convention in
dorses a republican by such slight mar
gin as Is apparent on the face OF the re-
turns there win be revolt on the part or
the defeated. Again, he declared that Ii
bossism Is exercised In the convention and
Emery should be defeated by small mar
gin the candidate named would suffer, be-
cause he believed many democrats will sup
~ an hAu >ha
of the list of delegates shows Emery with
16S votes. three more than enough to NOM
mate. At the same time Col. Guffeys leu
tenants declared their belief that the demo-
cratic leader would control the convention
In the end
The Allegheny Split.
The Philadelphia Press today says:
with the surface indications pointing to
the Endorsement. by the democratic state
convention which meets in Harrisburg on
June ~. of Lewis Emery. jr. the Lincoln
party nominee for governor. Col. James M.
Guffey, the democratic state leader. and his
friends, continue to claim that only a DEM
ocrat will be nominated for the head of the
ticket. The strength of the Gutfey claims
was, however, weakened yesterday. when
State Senator j. X p. Hall of Elk county,
former state chairman and one of the state
leaders personal and political friends, an
nounced his desertion from the Guffey
standard
I'm Pittsburg there was a conference In
Col Guffey's ONCE participated In by the
leaders of both factions at which IL was
agreed that the Guffey organization should
have nineteen delegates and the insurgents
ten delegates to the coming state conven-
ton Ths~Guffey delegates are announced
for William 7. Greasy and the insurgents
delegates for Lewis Emery. jr. This makes
divided delegation from Col. Guffey's
county and Ia partial victory for his OPP
ponents."
Although the dispatches tell of Guffey's
agreement to uninstructed delegates. the
perplexed boss is seeking the defeat OF fu-
sion and the success Of the Penrose outfit
by urging the nomination of William III.
Berry The Philadelphia North American
today says:
.Gufrey's determination to defy the Ean-
ery-fusion sentiment. It Is Understood. will
have the approval Of the Standard Oil
monopoly interests, which seek the defeat OF
Emery, who for quarter OF a century has
been fighting them. In his personal oppo-
sltfOn to ex-senator Emery Guffey has de-
cided to make the fight to nominate State
Treasurer William =. Berry. the present
candidate Of the prohibitiOnists for COVER
nor. Mr.. Barry Wnn informed Yesterday