The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-11
STRANGE NEWS PROM PENN
SYLUANIi.

/ puhilGans WI NOtN outstanding inc ofNi-
narily large Republican ma ioriiy The lead
ers Of that party are IN considerable OF
! panic They are confronted With the pros
poet ~ a Democratic Governor and the loss
Of hall dozen or more Congress districts
This condition u not due to any formula
NV organized revolt of the party elements
such a. has sometimes given The state TO
the Democrats IN The past The machine
never ran - smoothly ~ II runs nov Not
In the DAYS OF uuays domination did u
have such complete aud undispnied hold
On the resources and influences which con-
irol convent ions and make nominations ~
Il has nOA Though delegates to the state
convention we're chosen In all he districts
on Saturday last a. direct vote primaries,
NJ PER cent of those delegates are waiting,
AMI will wait, until the candidate they viii
nominate j. named ~ them by the leaders,
lTacttcaliy bv senator Boies penrOSs
What diSturbs the Republican managers.
therefore. Is not ANYTHING within their or
ganiSaiion The only sign nj directed
revolt - In Allegheny county. which in
cludes Pittsburg aud j. not formidable
The trouble Is with the masses Of the DeO-
pie There i surprising condition of
unre~, all over the state which has made
the several counties and has been reported
10 Headquarters. The tarih legislation has
not been sat i-fastOry 70 some sections. the
increased cost Of living is having eject. and
the great railroad corporations which have /
many times turned the scales in favor %
! Republ an success In this State. having |
been lar % contributors Of both money and |
votes. are now more than Indifferent they |
are assuming an attitude Of almost open |
hostility. OfiiCials Of these corporations
hardly hesitate 20 say il would sober mat
tiers somev hat II the dominant party we're /
defeated
The drift n political sentiment through
out the country aggravates the situation.
for Pennsylysuia Is not free from its in 4
nuenCe In u state where the Republican
machine has almost invariably slated can
didates for nomination 10 State once weeks
hefore the convention there h nov fear and
hesitation. For The first lime almost within
memory tho Republican convention has
bHen put of until after the Democratic MONT
nation has heen made Everybody realizes
this ~ display Of weakness Which has
taken much ~ The spirit out Of followers Of
the Republican machine
The Democrats are - well convinced 81
their opportunity that there IA lively ron
test Tor The party nomination for Governor
The leading candidates are Cyrus Ia Rue
Muuson NJ WilliamspOrt and eX-State
Treasurer William Kerry NJ Chester
Several others have heen more or less talked
Of during the canvass. hut one ~ the Two :
named will be he nominee no doubt, and
everything nov points to MunsOn a. the
successful one Il Is not improbable that
10 Berry will he given another place on the
ticket after Munson has been nominated
for Governor. and two stronger Democratic
candidates po,5d NOT he presented 10 The
people Of Pennsylvania :,
Berry vas elected state Treasurer on A re-
form wave In ipOi and rendered good ser :
vice ~ me ofilce. having had a large part In
the exposure Of the state Capitol frauds
Tie l. not m good standing however. With
the managers NJ the Democratic organize
ION whom hs antaRoniged tao wear, ago
90 he nght 10 get tho national delegates Tor !,
brran. Muuson was the Democratic can
tidaie for Judge NJ the supreme Court last
Nesr and led his ticket 80 surprisingly that
h. was heaten bv only about a0o Il re- :
luired the big Republican vote Of Phnaeiel- '.
Dhia 70 overcome mo Munson ma iorities in :
he interior counties. and this without any =,
signs Of di-cOntent or disturbance among :,
'oi"rs man OF exceptional ability. en- q,
RELY fitted for high place. Of unimpsachab
character and abundant resource Munson ,
ill no u candidate 10 he feared ~
All this Is well understood by ~ least :,
'oms Of the Republican manager- II Il
Is an additional reason whv no candidate -
has been slated bv them and Why they are :,
'th hesHailnr They would Ike first Of ii
81 TO PICK some pliable machine man. al
'ne who could no managed and who would d
not gag a. anything presented for hiS ~
approval Many legislative lobS and fa' M
,fice- have been held up during the last
our wears because Il Was well known the =
'rr-ent Governor could not 10 brought ~
MO cooperation Il will he hard n there n
must BE- four more years Of SIMILAR depriva- oi
ION m
The unpromisinR outlook. however. % -
makes u rather hazardous for the bosses 80
D deCide upon the nomination Of some
lere tool n their 0Wn. This they know
Z there should he any laundering az tho ,
democratic convent ion. n BY any Of the games
% veil known % Democratic and Republi. q,
iu poll' M this state that conven. \,
on should he Influenced IN ~ action
y the wishes OF Republican managers. IN,
might he possible 10 take the risk Of
laking almost any Kind Of Republican on
Bat nothing Ike that Is looked ma
" nos The Democrat, believe they fof
ave ton many chances Of victory 70 he I'D
iIling 10 throw hem away Deliberately M
hi Of there 10 10 be any hope Of saving the 'hI
late 10 the noW dominant party t must !
10 forward the best candidate q can get oI.
Id one who cannot he attacked on account y"
subseryiency TO the machine
Many names have been discussed. but
me decided upon Sometimes the specu-
ton has centred upon Secretary KnoH. ~,
no according 70 reports would raj her step ,I,,
rex into the SenatOrship sometimes upon M,
1arlemagne Tower, recently AmbassaslOr
Germany sometimes upon Moses Hamp-
n Todd, nov state Attorney General Ne,
metim upon George Orlady. one 9th.
,le-t Judges on the higher bench Of the 81
ate sometimes upon " y Olmsted. the Gin
rOugesi man all around In the COnrres-
lnal delegation from Pennsylvania. some Hro
mes upon Lieutenant Governor Robert y CHI
urphy' sometimes upon some more or less
ointment member Of The LEGISLATURE. but ~
the nomination will be made by Senator ""
'nrose. and Penro-e does not say ANYTHING ~.
eculaiiOn on any candid soon runs out ~.
eniy would Ike 10 10 candidates. hut all
oN anv effort on The part of their friends n,
,uld 10 useless without encOuragement chi,
nm the bosses That none has vet had
The Democratic convention Will he held Ros
June IS and the Republican convention Gle,
o weeks later. There will not he much
lay on either side In getting actively 10 Phil
'rk II promises 70 he q campaign IN
20 both parties assessing ~ 10 the last -
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