Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-20
WEAVER FOR GOVERNOR.
Mayor of Philadelphia Candidate for
Democratic Gubernatorial Nomination

| The announcement is made at Philadel-
| phia that Mayor Weaver of that city is a
| candidate for the democratic nomination
| for governor This is the latest phase OF
| the political situation In Pennsylvania. 1t
| is said that for several days the friends of
| Mayor Weaver have been urging Philadel-
! phia delegates to vote for him. and yester-
| day emissaries began campaign In his be-
! half in the state.
The political adviser of Mayor Weaver.
| Mr.. Shoyer. is in conference today with
| Mayor Kirkendall OF Wilkesbarre who is a
| delegate 10 the democratic convention at
| Harrisburg and democratic leader In Luz
zerne county. The object of the conference
| Is TO have Mayor Kirkendall second the
| nomination OF Weaver. Mayor Earsman
! of Williamsport, powerful factor in the
| democratic politics of Lycoming county.
mas indorsed Mr.. Weaver and encouraged
| him to make a race for the nomination.
1t is given out that Mr.. Shoyer has re-
ceived promises of support from certain
| Philadelphia delegates of city party ten
denotes. One of these went so far as to
say that he would present the mayors
name TO the convention at Harrisburg
| next week on condition that another dele
gate be found to second the nomination
before the convention assemblies
The claim is made by Weavers friends
that his nomination would not only re-
store harmony in the democratic party,
but would bring about satisfactory fusion
of that organization and the Lincoln
party.
A dispatch from Pittsburg says that
Charles A. Pagan, leader of the demo-
cratic insurgents, says that Mr. Emery,
the Lincoln party candidate will not have
less than $50 delegates who will vote for
his Endorsement by the democratic con-
vention.
The Pittsburg Post. perhaps the most
| influential democratic newspaper in west
ern Pennsylvania, came out for fusion
and the Endorsement of Emery yesterday.
II said
Sentiment in favor of a fusion state
ticket. headed by Lewis Emery, jr has
grown so rapidly and strongly among the
democrats of Pennsylvania that Vance c.
Mccormick and his friends have deemed
1t best not to oppose the movement, which
evidently has the support of a consider
able majority of the party
While the Post which was the first
paper in the state, both last year and this,
to advocate a fusion OF all the reform
forces, thought II wise to head this years
ticket with a straight democrat with
fine reform record like Mr.. Mccormick, 1T
now recognizes what seems to be the
wishes Of a large majority of the repre-
sentative men of the party. 1t appears at
this writing as though the Idea of fusion
with the Independent republicans would
be approved by the democratic conyen-
ton, and the present outlook is that Sem
ator Emery's name Will be the only one
presented to the body for the nomination
for governor.
The object of fusion in this state this
year, as 1t was last viii be solely to
benefit the government and people. and to
rid both of the corrupt machine which
has for So many years dominated affairs
and robbed the taxpayers of millions of
dollars This good work was well begun
last year, when William H. Berry an
honest and independent minded democrat.
was elected state treasurer, and John
| Stewart an honest. Independent republic
| can. was placed upon the supreme bench.
| 1t viii undoubtedly be magnificently COM
| pleted II the people shall this year elect q
fusion state ticket composed of men of
| similar type and also a majority OF the
legislature in harmony with them"