Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-30
EMERY HEADS REFORM
Accepts Commission as Stand
ard Bearer of Fusion.
PENR0SE RING ATTACKED
Weapons Were Sarcasm, Ridicule and
Denunciation.
BRYAN CHEERED TO THE ECHO
Gathering Of Earnest Men Fraught
With Great Significance
Fight Now On.
BRYAN CHEERED TO THE ECHO

" 49, NASsAS SA6 AAAAASSsAA~S
Fight Now On.
Special From stan Correspondent.
P1TTSBURG, August 30~-In the presence
| of an enthusiastic audience assembled in
one OF the largest theaters Of this city this
afternoon Louis Emery, IT,, was formally
commissioned as the standard bearer Of the
| reform forces of Pennsylvania in their fight
against the political machine headed by
Senator Penrose. which is charged with a
long list of political crimes against the
people Of this commonwealth.
The gathering was not q large one. In
deed. those who were not in sympathy
with the movement were inclined to call 1t
| frost" But it was made up Of earnest
men, who declared that they have pledged
themselves to stand side by side in this
struggle to rid the commonwealth of Penn
sylvania from the stigma Of being the home
| and field of successful activity Of the most
corrupt political ring that exists anywhere
| in the United States.
The gathering was made up of Lincoln
republicans, democrats and others who have
determined to bury all political prejudice in
order to effectually defeat the political
machine against which they are to fight
during the next two months. All of the
candidates Of the fusion movement were
there. Emery, nominee for the governor
Ship lifelong republican, who has always
been in the habit of protesting to the ex-
tent of boiling II necessary from his party
when he did not approve its acts; jeremiah
s. Black, nominee for lieutenant governor,
democrat, lawyer Of ability, and a grand
son of jeremiah s. Black, whose name Is
famous in the annals of the state: w. T.
Greasy. democrat. nominee for auditor gen.
eral. a member of the house of delegates
and author of a resolution in the state leg
islature indorsing the views of President
Roosevelt on rate legislation which was de-
feated by order of Penrose, and John j.
Green, democrat, and nominee for the Office
of secretary of internal affairs, a young
man who has attracted attention both as
an anti-Penrose member of the legislature
and vigorous campaigner.
Speeches Rang True.
Members of the notification committee
from all parts of the state were present
on the stage. The audience was composed
mainly Of Pittsburg people, although there
were men who had come long distances in
order to see the standard bearer of the re-
form forces take his commission to defeat
the Penrose ring and to hear his vigorous
speech Of acceptance. All of the speeches
rang true to the purpose Of the fusion
movement to rid<the state of its political
domination by Penrose and those who make
up what is commonly called the gang by
both the friends and the members of that
outfit. The ring" was attacked by rid
ord of the ring was gone over from its
birth in the time OF the elder Cameron up
to the present day.
Emery recalled the historical fact that
the elder Cameron was nominated for the
United States Senate by a member of the
legislature named Penrose, and as a Pen
rose had given birth to the ring he hoped
the present campaign would result in an
nj popr0ca hoinp the NJ IT'S death
Emerys speech was very exhaustive
narr alton Of what the present ring" had
accomplished in Whaling the good name
and fame Of the state of Pennsylvania. He
denounced the trusts in general and at
tackled the record Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road and the Standard Oil Company. He
added much to the advance draft OF his
speech in his reference to the Standard
OIL Company, he being familiar with that
organization because of his interest in the
Pure Oil Company, 100000 corporation
to the Atlantic seaboard. He was roundly
applauded both by the committee and by
the audience. who were evidently with him
from the first to the last OF his address He
paid special attention to the loss he declared
Pittsburg had suffered by the operations of
the Standard. which had built it's redneries
at the Atlantic seaboard instead of at Pitts
burg. He claimed the latter point was the
proper place for the refining industry be-
cause of its nearness to the coal regions
that could supply fuel for the refining of
the oil.
During the afternoon Mayor Guthrie of
Pittsburg, a democrat, who presided, re-
ferred in a complimentary way, with ap-
parent purpose of emphasizing the nom
dent Roosevelt and William Jennings Bry-
an. At the mention Of the name Of the
President there was dead silence, which
was made more pronounced as the mayor
apparently waited for an enthusiastic out
break He had referred to Mr.. Roosevelt
as the great reform President. Then he
spoke of the peerless leader from Ne
braska Mr. Bryan, to which reference the
big theater resounded with applause.
Bryan cheered.
Such demonstrations are in fact a source Of
difficulty for the men who wish to bring about
a complete and effective fusion Of people of
all parties in this state, for the single pur-
pose Of breaking up the Penrose combina-
ton. Enthusiasm for Bryan in these meet
ings does not please some of the republic
cans who are for Emery and are willing to
adopt fusion with the Democrat but who do
not want too much Bryan, as re stands for
policies that they regard as almost as I'M
desirable the rule of the ring" Bryan
was not only applauded during the meet
ing. At its close a man in the audience
| arose and in stentorian tones proposed that
everybody join him in three rousing cheers
posed he was proposing a demonstration
for Mr. Emery and there was a general
preparation to cheer the candidate to the
echo. But he concluded by referring to
1.-The peerless leader from Nebraska and
he had a big following as he led the
cheering.
These are some of the incidents Of fusion
that are amusing to the onlooker but en-
barrassing for the men who are endeavor-
ing to prevent any discordant notes from
entering into the campaign against the
which alone they wish to make the target
for their fire.
But the occasion Of the formal notifica-
ton of the fusion candidates, of their choice
| by democrats and Lincoln republicans to
lead the fight against Penrose, was fraught
| with much that was extremely significant.
| It showed that earnest men of different
parties have determined to forget their
| old affiliations for a time In order to lend
their efforts to common cause. They gave
| evidence Of their confidence in the outcome
conviction that they are destined to win
and to put their candidates in power in