Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-06
SLATE WENT THROUGH
Pennsylvania Republicans in
State Convention.
AT HARRISBURG TODAY
No Organized Opposition to Prear-
ranged Ticket.
E. S. STUART FOR GOVERNOR
A Strong Platform Presented and
Adopted by the Delegates-OnIy
One Ballot on Governorship.
E. S. STUART FOR GOVERNOR
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
HARRISBURG. Pa, June 6-PennsyIva-
MIA republicans will make their fight fol-
the election Of their state ticket this fall
upon Roosevelt anti-corporation plat
form The platform adopted by the state
convention today is the most radical ever
adopted by a republican convention in this
state. 1t is Rooseveltian in all of its es-
sential particulars. While 1t is not true
as reported that the President wrote It, it
is known that he inspired It.
At a conference at the White House last
Saturday night Mr.. Roosevelt advised Sena-
tor Penrose that If he had any regard for
rep uoiican success this fall in the congress
SIGNAL elections he should urge the adoption
OF a platform that would caution a declara-
ton regarding railroad regulation in conf
dence with the trend of public opinion
everywhere, and particularly In Washing
ton on that subject.
The feeling among the delegates when the
convention assembled just before noon was
that the declaration of principles should be
There are people who are suspicious
enough to say that the anti-railroad senti-
ment so far as the delegates are concerned
is due to some extent at least to the fact
that every one of them had to pay his
fare to Harrisburg. There is not a rail-
road pass in the convention. The best rate
the railroads would give was a fare and
third for the round trip, which is no better
than the mileage book rate This is the
hrst time delegates to a republican conven-
tion In Pennsylvania have paid fare in
half century,
The dissatisfaction of the country dele
gates over the fact that Senator Penrose
and the other leaders favor the nomina-
tion of ex-Mayor Edwin s. Stuart for gov
ernor was indicated soon after the con-
vention met. Congressman Olmsted of
Harrisburg elected temporary chair
man, and made speech in which he re-
ferred to free and untrammeled conven-
ton Kisses came from all parts of the
Break the slate" and mo machine tick
et!" When Chairman Olmsted mentioned
President Roosevelt there was great cheer
ing. The name of Senator Knox was also
received with enthusiasm
HARRISBURG. Pa. June e.-The republi-
can state convention met today In the Ly-
ceum Theater to nominate candidates for
governor, lieutenant governor. auditor gem
eral and secretary Of internal affairs Fol-
lowing the roll call Representative Olmstead
OF Dauphin county was chosen temporary
chairman. The slated candidats for the diff
ferent officers are:
Governor. Edwin S. Stuart of PhiladeI-
phfa; lieutenant governor Robert S. Muir
ply of Cambria county: auditor general.
Robert K. Young of Tioga county; secretary
of internal affairs. Henry Houck of I.eb-
anon
There was apparently no organized opno-
sitfon to this ticket
PENDING the reports of the committees
on resolutions and organization the con-
vention proceeded to the nomination Of
candidates for governor. The first candf-
date named was Lieut.. Gov William M
Brown. The temporary organization was
made permanent, after which other nom
nations were made as follows:
7. H. Murray of Clearfield; j. " Thomp-
son, Fayette; Lewis Walter. Scranton: :
former Mayor Edwin s. Stuart. Philaaei,
phia, and Charles w. Stone, Warren This
closed the nominations for governor and
the platform was presented and adopted
The ballot for governor was then taken
Stuart was nominated on the first bal
lot.