Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-26
auFFEY TURNS TO DEwALT.


Democratic Boss In Pennsylvania
Struggling Against Fusion.
James NJ. Guffey. democratic boss In
Pennsylvania, has again changed his mind
on the gubernatorfal question. It was given
out with authority yesterday that Gufrey
had chosen as his candidate for the nomi-
nation W. H. Berry, state treasurer, and
today the announcement Is made In high
machine circles that GufYey has abandoned
Berry and adopted as his candidate Arthur
G.. Dewalt, a state senator Tor I.ehigh
county.
The Philadelphia North American today
says:
Orders coming by wire from Col. Gufrey
tonight placed State Senator Arthur G. De-
walt of Lehigh county before the demo-
cratic delegates as the final candidate of
the Standard Oil and corporation element
OF the party for the goyernorship In q
proclamation issued by William J. Bren-
men of Pfttsburg, Guffey's principal neuten-
ant, the Dewalt candidacy was made known
In the face OF the sentiment for the nomi-
nation OF Lewis Emery jr.. that Is deeply
seated in the state democracy, and is
voiced by party men coming in from all
quarters to attend Wednesdays convention.
with confidence the Emery men assert
that nothing Guffey can do will prevent the
placing Of the Mexican county independ-
ent's name at the head of the ticket. They
comes through forcing Dewalt, State Treas
urer Berry or any other makeshift to the
'front.' the dtssention will be entirely of
Guffeys own creating"
Dewalt Is a machine man. He has openly
aided the republican gang In the legislature,
notably in the regular session Of 1908, when
Penrose and Durham ran affairs without
restraint. At that time 1t was charged that
In return for favors rendered the gang he
was to be elevated to the bench OF the
state superior court.
The Guffey element with the convention
in, sight tomorrow, is fighting hard, but the
friends Of fusion and enemies Of gang rule
say the democratic convention will nomi-
rate Lewis Emery. tr.. the nominee Of the
Lincoln republican party The Philadelphia
Record today says:
William J. Brennan is the chief Guffey
spokesman now on the ground. State
Chairman Donnelly Is maintaining dis
Greet silence, as is also Secretary p. Gray
Meek. but some OF the smaller fry from
Pittsburg are on hand, and they are pre-
tending to ridicule all claims that Guffey
Will not have complete control OF the con-
yentfon- They give no figures and decline
to venture opinions as to candidates, tn the
absence Of their chief, who will not arrive
until early tomorrow morning.
I'm striking contrast Is the activity and
confidence Of the Emery men Ex-Con-
gresham James Kerr of Cleartleld Ben F.
Meyers Of Dauphin, Senator J. K. P. Hall
Of Elk, ex-Internal Revenue Collector
Shearer Of Cumberland. ex-Judge James
Gay Gordon OF Philadelphia. Capt. William
Hasson Of Venango. Charles A. Pagan, w.
E. Howley and Sam Griffith Of Pittsburg
are among those who are claiming that the
Emery tide is too strong to be stemmed.
Each and every one of these men, with
the exception of the Allegheny county trio.
insists that he has no desire to antagonize
the Guffey leadership, but has in mind only
the welfare Of the party, tho hope Of VIC
tory and the ambition to fall in with the
people who are giving daily and hourly evil
dence of their intention to redeem the state
in November from the merciless grasp of
the Penrose machine and it's corporation al
lies"