The Detroit times., 1910-11-03

district attorney, the ballots In Glib
honey precincts were ruined by whole
sale by the pouring OF bottles OF ink
into the ballot boxes. The keystone
party must play with loaded dice.
may get the votes and yet lose the
election.
The thlrteen-million-doll palace OF
graft that lifts it's big dome in har'
risburg has hoodooed the Pennsyl'
vania Republican organization. turn
as Il may, IL can never get clear from
the sinister shadow cast by that talnt-
ed pile Today William II. Berry,
keystone candidate for governor
stands a fair show TO defeat the or
ganization candidate, and he owes that
chance. indirectly. TO the fact that or
ganization men robbed the state OF
50 600 600 in building structure that
should have cost but $4O0O,OOO.
II was William II. Berry, as state
treasurer. who exposed the capitol
graft and brought the perpetrators oi
that crime 20 justice. II was hve years
ago that he pried on the lid, and IL Is
the popularity he won by that cam
paign OF exposure that makes MIN
dangerous opponent OF Tener now.
The bosses thought they had II all
fixed TO keep Berry out OF the run
ming He was a likely candidate TOT
nomination for governor on the Demo
cratic ticket. and as the nominee OF
that party he might have been very
dangerous. So he was cleverly slde-
tracked. Penrose. Mulvahill and the
Democratic machine beating him out
OF Il by a trick. and nominating one
Webster Grim, an unknown.
Who's GRIM" people asked.
Few people knew who he was or
what he was.
But Il seems that United States
Senator Boies PenTose knew quite well
who Grim was. AT any rate, II now
develops that he privately predicted
Grim's nomination on the Democratic
ticket. weeks before the convention
was held.
Then. having chosen a man believed
to be "all right" in the person OF
John X. Tener, ex-ball player, the or
ganization thought IL had the lines laid
for a good old-fashioned Republican
victory to be won without any real
opposition.
But the work was altogether 100
-crude.-It was too obvious TO the pub
lie that Penrose had controlled both
conventions with a view to making
certain the election OF his man. so
bold spirits began 10 mutter, and pres
entity a convention OF insurgents was
called and the keystone movement
was launched.
The moving spirits in this move
ment were ID. Clarence Gibboney, the
Philadelphia reform leader, and VIII
lam II. Berry, ex-stAte treasurer. Berry
was chosen 10 head the ticket, with
Gibboney as candidate for lieutenant
governor. John j. Casey, labor
Il sder Of wilkesbarre. was made can
didate for secretary OF internal afairs.
The campaign presents many incl
dental features OF interest. The pros
pect of the defeat OF United States
Senator oliver is a matter OF such i'm
portance that Il all but overshadows
the main point at issue. The keystone
movement has made such strides In
the rural counties that II now seems
possible that Oliver may fall TO gain
enough state legislators to return him.
even though Berry himself be de-
feated.
Another interesting feature OF the
campaign is Congressman DalEells
fight for his political life. For a while
II seemed that he would lose, but now,
since the supreme court OF the state
has kindly put decoy candidate
name on the keystone ticket. instead
Of the name OF the Democratic candt
date who has the support OF the key
stone people, his chances are brighter.
The opposition vote will be pretty ef-
fectively split