The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-18

aylVanh indicated clearly enough mat tne
Secretary Of State is doing nothing %
discourage the movement that has been
started In his favor in the keystone state.
On the contrary. Mr. knows conduct here
to-day gave the impression that he was
IN a receptive mod.
The Secretary Of states aoQuiescence
IN the movement Tor his nomination IL
viewed here IN two lights One - that
Mr. Knox will accept the nomination
II Il comes 70 him a. an urgent call from
the Republicans Of his state. m" other
view j. that Mr. knoN has no serious
intention Of retiring from the Taft Cab
met but s allowing the Use Of hrs name
for the purpose u forcing the Penrose
machine in Pennsylvania TO nominate
a candidate Of high calihre
The news from Pi'tsburR tonight that
the Allegheny county delegation had
Endorsed Mr. Knox added greatly 10 tho
gerealsinterest that il being expressed
here in the Pennsvivania situation. Il
was the oriniOn Of members Of the Penn
sylvania delegation IN Congress that the
action Of the Allegheny delegation was the
beginning OF a movement in favor Of Mr.
Knox which would e1prcss itself in other
parts II the state before the convention
meets next Wednesday
senator PenrOse and his lieutenant
are in a high temper over the springing
Of the Knox boom. The senator IL az
Atlantic City. hut he has been in COM
nunication with his friends in Congress,
and his feelings were reflected to-day
in the complaints which they were making
against Secretary Knox allowing the Use
Of his name.
Secretary Knox declined to-day to
discuss the boom further than TO say
that the Use Of his name was -unauthor-
Jed One Pennsylvania politician who
approached him asked this question:
-If We draft you will you make the
hght'-
To this question Secretary Knox replied
that II was inc xpedient for him 70 answer
The Secretary declared 20 newspape
men that he knew nothing Of the nonina b
ton talk except ~ he had -een reports
in the newspapers Under such circum-
stances he reiterated that he would deem
it inerpedient 70 say anything az this
time Prom Mr. knoN's manner. how
ever. It was apparent that he vas satisfied
with the political developments m his
State and that the lisa ~ his name. al
though unauthorized. was not displeaslng
II h being pointed nut thai Mr. Knox
cou,i TO-DAY have headed m the action
81 the Allegheny county delegation with
a word or could have put an end IN all
talk by simply declaring that he would
NOT allow the usa ~ bis name The
fact thar Mr. KroK has refrainei FROM
taking such action - Tegartet hy HE
friends here - conclusive evidence that
he either viii accept the nomination or
that he ~ lp'tirE the movement drift on
M q we'll defined purpose IN view
n Secretary Knox has any intention
Of p0ceptlng The nomination n will have
~ come 20 him unsolicited 90 his friends
declare No viii not he IN active candi-
date ~ any sense ~ The Word
The Secretarys friends acknowledge
that Serator Terrnse and his hautenants
hold the nomination foT Governor m their
hands A. this time and that n would b
almost impossible FOR Secretary knov
~ -a ranai without Their suppnrf A.
Tits time senator Parro4s apparently
has two candidate State ~ar stur " ,
Grove ~ Favs'te cNuu'v and Represen-
taftvs John To0er ~ Washington
county Both men are of The cd orga"i
PATTON type
PTrrsTrPa. june " Pr'tshurrs ho-r,
for Secretary Kr0y FOR Governor vas m
auEra I'D 'o-dHy
COUNTY Comptroller r y Cunningham
county chairman and lieutenant -
senator penro-s announced early that
tho members of tho ALLEGHENY county
delegation vho opposed rho Knox caucus
called hv Msvor Mage would meet a.
'he court house IN the afternoon Twenty
two NJ the thirty eight members Of tha
county delegation attended the Knox
caucus eight were AZ Cunningham
meeting and eight attended mother
REPRESENTATIVE Of Nagea hunted
through the court house for The men
Cunningham had rounded M Cunning
hams lieutenantE. including several
county officials. invaded Cifv Hall whore
tho Knox caucus was held and literally
dragged several delegates avav from tho
caucus rom One delegate leff tho
Enov meeting m response 20 a summons
from Cunningham
Knox boomers accused Secretary ~
the Commonwealth Robert NcAfea
Henrosa Ns'tanant ~ using tho long
distance telephone from Harrisburg ~
late as noon TODAY m an ~F0rt 70 persuade
his friends ~ stay Hwav from the caucus
Mayor Mage presided A. the Knox
CAUCUS Iie stii he h'd M direct word
~ give tho meeting from NJ Knox.
the Secretary ~ Strtn vas not q man
who eyer sought lfios He WIS con.
fdan'. however tha' Mr. EnoN would
acrapt the nomination n n vorn rendered
~ him The vote IN tho KnnN resolution
vas unanimous A. tho close ~ the meet
ing Mavor Mage display five pledges
FROM absent members ~ tho delegation
making tool Of twenty seven out ~
thirty eight joining m the caucus cotton
The resolution adopted roads
The Republicans ~ Allegheny county
express hv p ma iorii" ~ their delag to-
n tho Republican S'ats convention.
In caucus fssefrhlsd their desire thu
tho name ~ Mr knoy hs submrtet
~ the State convention ~ i's session
IN IT, rrisburg next "Wednesday Tor ron
sidertion as the nominee " tho Repuh. F.
lic1n party
After the meeting several - tho dels- .
gates G. He'd attention ~ tho language .
~ tho resolution holding that u did
not bind them ~ vote for Knox n the
alternri IN tho meantime
The eight h0lters met ~ the Court House
bat took NJ formal action. Cunningham .
ienied no had any purpose - Oppose /
secretary Knox Tie did not admit TINT
b. was acting under orders from SENATOR
Oliver
ECJ anon BLOOMS PEACE.