Show IRUNBY QIJRS GANG Wanamaker Again Turned Dow By Pennsylvania Republicans v STONE FOR GOVERNOR WANAMAKER MAY RUN A INDEPENDENT DEPENDENT CANDIDATE Sent a Letter of Withdrawal at the Last Moment Quay Faction Won By a Close Majority Platform Endorses McKinley and Other Republican Re-publican Iniquities Harrisburg Pa June 2The Republican Re-publican state convention met in this city today and named the party ticket that is to be submitted to the voters this fall as follows H Governor Colonel William A Stone Allegheny Lieutenant GovernorGeneral J P S Gobin Lebanon Secretary of Internal Affairs Genera i James W Latta of Philadelphia Judge of the Supreme Court William I W Porter of Philadelphia Congressmenatlarge Galusha A Grow of Susquehanna and Samuel A Davenport of Erie The last five are lenommatlons enominatons There was scarcely any opposition to the programme for the work of the convention as outlined by Senator Quay and his lieutenants those opposed op-posed to the nomination of Mr Stone for the head of the ticket contenting themselves with the concentration of their vote on Charles W Stone The vote was uncomfortably close for the Quay adherents Colonel Stone only receiving 15 more votes than the number I num-ber necessary to a choice The 653 Votes cast for C W Stone represented the combined strength of I that candidate and John Wanamaker I The latter provided the only sensation of an otherwise cut and dried a otherwis ad dre convention con-vention by presenting a letter of withdrawal with-drawal in which he denounced the methods of the dominant Republican faction and urged his friends to support sup-port Stone Mr Wanamakers retirement retire-ment from the contest came as a startling surprise to his delegates and it is understood the determination upon that course was made by him I I only a short time before his letter was read to the convention cnventon I The withdrawal Is Interpreted to 1 mean that Mr Wanamaker h placed himself in a position to run a an Independent candidate for governor If he s elects He ha repeatedly in his I speeches served notice on the convention i conven-tion that If W A Stone was nominated nomi-nated he would continue his fight against the Quay organization The convention adjourned without giving the nominees a chance of e nrasclne thlmh 0 nu I THE PLATFORM The platform reaffirms the Republican Repub-lican national platform of 1896 approves i the course of the president and con greed in the war with Spain demands i a vigorous prosecution of the war to a successful conclusion pledges earnest ear-nest support to the president In what evermeasures he may deem necessary f I rejoices with the people of the nation upon the navys brilliant record In the present war demands a increased naval force and adequate coast defenses II de-fenses views with pride Pennsylvanias prompt response to the presidents call for troops reaffirms adherence to the I doctrine of protection of American industries in-dustries urges the Imperative necessity I neces-sity for the construction of the Nlca rauga canal advocates the construction of a waterway connecting the Ohio I river with the great lakes and the i lakes with the seaboard reaffirms the I i law restricting foreign immigration I heartily endorses administration of President McKinley and commend the I wise careful and efficient administration I administra-tion of the present state government |