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Show ITKitii. Launched Boom of Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania Executive in Formal Statement WASHINGTON. June 5. Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, who was ro ll cently indorsed by his colleague, ,: Senator Penrose, tor the Republican presidential nomination, came out to- night (for Governor Sproul. " Senator Knox also formally an- nounced that he would not attend the c Republican national convention, to t) which he had been chosen as a dele- X gate at largo from Pennsylvania, be- i cause of "private business." His j proxy, he said, would be held by 3,t - Judge A. R. Rcod. of Pittsburg, e Dark Horce Boom a CHICAGO. June 5. W. W. Alter- bury, vice president of Uie Pennsyl- vanla railroad, and one of iPennsyl- ,J vania's delegates at large, in a for- : mal statement tonight declared the V Pennsylvania delegation would be J "for Gov. Sproul firet, last and all the time." This coupled with the statement by Senator Knox that he ij regretted he could not be at the con- l vention to have the pleaure of casl- ' ing a vote for the Pennsylvania gov S ernor, was taken by the politicial J sharps as having the makings of a Sproul dark horse- boom. The following statement was is-1 sued by the Pennsylvania senator: HlHl' " am sorry that private business j compels me to stay away from the Chicago convention, especially as I .. H -would like to cast my vote for Gov- , H einor Sproul. My proxy, however, Jh will bo in good hands Judge A. R. iH Reed of Pittsburg, whoso views on lM the subject are the same as mine. JjH "Governor Sprout's republicanism and experience admirably fit him for BH: the highest office in the country. H' There can be no question as to his Ib ., lit |