The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-11
Pennsylvania POLITICS.
Judge Stewart May he q Fusion Candidate
for Governor.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. Cbso,t,
confusion prevails throughout the State N
Pennsylvania. The Republican conyen,lon
for the nomination of candidates for CIV
ernor. Lieutenant Governor, Auditor eners,
and Secretary OF Internal Affairs, each for 4
term Of four years, will meet In less than tvo
months. and there Is not an avowcd candl.
date for any one Of the four Offices. II i,
true that a score Of statesmen, each Of whom
believes he could perform the duties Of Gov.
ernor better than any other man in the Com.
monwealth. might be named, but the lnnata
modesty Of the distinguished twenty ORE.
cludes them from proclalming their candl.
dacy. and the personal friends and political
followers of each appear to be restralnd
under a like sense OF proprlety from blazon,
ing the moral quality. the political excellence
the integrity. the ability and the overwhelm..
ing strength Of each asplrant for Governor.
Such q condition Of affairs never existed IN
Pennsylvania politics during the twenty yea,
that Quay ruled the States political destiny
with acuteness OF mind. alertness Of pene.
tratlon and q masterful grasp. 1t Is not
&c that from the Delaware River to Laka
Erie the wish Is expressed: ooh. for ono west
Of Quay TO restore order out Of this chaos
The fusion victory Of last November, which
gave to Berry, the fusion candidate for State
Treasurer, q majority Of 81, 1000 over the H.
publican candidate for that office, notwlth.
standing Roosevelt carried the State in iaa
by over 500 600 majority, Is the undnrly'
Ing cause OF the refusal Of all a~spirants for
HATS sss once Fo to t San f1si s,m fsem n fnrtS as y.. can:
Republican State convention will assemble
In Pennsylvania without a prearranged ticket,
which attests the sagacity Of twenty 9splrani
nation that would be likely to invite defeat.
A few days ago the Republicans Of Chester
fTS srPy yty under 'e os the [ssd sbiestp oo Of GSI; I !,
Quay's political academy-after. a very sat.
isfactory conference with the leading men
Of the Lincoln and 1ndependent parties Of
that county-just as Quay would have In,
~spired-had the Chester county Republican
convention declare for John Stewart oi
S Se desirnbie For "a The the dd ,yPs es m fo tb Il y S3sIa
convention TO support. for Governor" and
Chester county Republicans Lincolnites and
independents viii vie with each other 10
tlons. II Is almost certain that the Chester
county fusion Of all elements of Republicanlsm
will prove the forerunner of a movement that
will soon. be followed by. a practically simIlat
fusion OF Republicans in every county Of
Pennsylvania in favor of Judge Stewart.
A vacancy In the Supreme Court, caused
Pennypacker appointed, Judge Stewart Of
Republican. the Democrat the Lincoln and
sylvania a Justice of the Supreme Court wa.
unanimously elected.
Now the feeling is so general that in tho
nomination Of Judge Stewart for G%1vernora
selection would be made that would unite all
elements and factions of the Republican party,
thereby. avoiding a fusion that might. result
in electing an entire. State ticket. defeating
eight or ten Republicans for CONGRESS and
sending Col. James Madison Guffey TO the
United States Senate, that the Chester county
plan Is likely TO extend. and the name Of
Judge Stewart may be the only, one presented
at both the Republican and Lincoln party
State conventions, which may meet at the
same time in Harrisburg.
PHILADELPHIA. April 10. OBSERVER,