The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-20
KNOX STAYS IN THB CABINET
FIFT ASKED HIN TO no 50 AND
HE CONSENTED.
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No Candlaate New mat EnsH u Out.

State KnOH win not acoept q nomination
for 0ovornor Of PonnsylvaniA on thu
Republican ticket. The Secretary killed
tho boom that had been started In hia
favor In . formal statement issued here
tonight While Mr.. Knox declined to
allow the uss Of hls name. he aokn0W-
leclgSd frankly that he would be willing
20 accept the hJnor were Il not for the
Presidsat's EARNEST wish that he OOntinus
TO serve In the Cabinet.
Mr.. KnoG's deslsion TO head on the
0ubsrnatOriAl boom was reached after .
conference with President TAFT at the
White House this morning. The Score
tary'S action In thIs matter and the Presi-
dents lnsistsnce upon his remaining In
the Cabinet will effectively put an end TO
all reports that there has been friction
between Mr.. Taft and his .secretAry Of
State. Here Ia the Knox statement:
The President having expressed to
mo this morning HE earnest wish that
would remain at my present post, am
constrained 10 decline 70 allow my name
10 b. presented a. q candidate for Gov
eFnor Of Pennsylvania AZ the forthcoming
Republican convention. But Tor this
would have deemed IL my duty to have
accepted the nomination 10 II had come 10
me a. the general choice Of the party
I appreciate the expressions Of conf
denoe and assurances Of support I have
already received. and hope and am sure
the convention will be able 20 find a
candidate who will merit the full support
Of the party at this particularly impOrtan,
time. In my judgment there 10 no more
fruitful field for high public service at
this period than in tho States. whose
proper powers and relations should he
appreciated. exercised and preserved for
the general good Of the whole country
Secretary Knox'a withdrawal of his
name means that Representative John
X Tener Of Washington county probably
will b. the Republican nominee. Tener
and State senator W. X. Grove Of Fayette
county have been the two candidates
upon whom senator Penroas. the Repub-
liCan boss of Pennsylvania. has looked
with favor. and members q the Pennayi-
vania delegation say that the choice IL
certain 20 fall now on Tener. Tener h
a strong organization man. He vas
formerly a well known professional
baseball pitcher. having played on the
Baltimore Orioles bach in the early Oas.
PHuADELPHTA. June Secretly
KnOxs announcement that he will not
aocept the Republican Gubernatorial
nomination has tbs insurgsnt element
Of this State very much az sea tonight.
and interest DOW centres on who will he
the Western maa upon whom the dele
gates 10 the Republican convention az
Harrisburg on Wednesday can agree.
Mayor W. A. Magee Of Pittsburg who
headed the Knox boom. IL mentioned to-
night a. the possible choice Of the west
ern Pennsylvania contingent, and Il IL
believed he can 60 into the convention
with q strong following
Whosver the choice nav fan upon. the
troubles Of senator Penroas are 10y no
means over. The r,smnrdable outburst
aroused by the suggestion o. Knox az a
candidate has stirred the Republicans Of
western Pennsylvania az they have not
hem stirred in years aud has set the
rank and file thinking Il Is not going
too FAR 20 say that should Penross sue
csed now In forcing a maohins man on
the Harrisburg convention he will prob
ably invite trouble for the ticket and the
Republican organization. In the upper
section II the State political unrest is
AZ high tide. AZ indicated by the significant
primary returns Of June T.
In eastern Pennsylvania the usual
apathy exists, but IL was becomina ap-
parent before Mr.. KnoH's announcement
hat his candidacy would occasion con
interest. Especially was this
true u the stand pat organisation men
who feared that Penrose would b. placed
In the position Of either indorsing Mr.
Knox a. a candidate or making an open
light oft.
Word comes from PittsburG tonight
hat the friends Of Lieut. Gov. Robert 8.
Murphy Of Cambria ars Oonduotiag a
quiet campaign Ia his behalf. sinos his
the Lieutenant Governor,
who II regarded a. being far from hide
bound machine man. has made many
'riends among the opponents Of the ma |
,hlns. and u 4 Thought that Mayer MAGE
nay b. induced 10 approve his selection
'or tho nomination. The Mayor to-
light declined 10 commit himself on this |