Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-12
BUSINESS MEN OF
Pennsylvania
ORGANIZE
Anti-ROOsevelt Sentiment Be.
ing Created; Big Business
and Little Business Asked
to Assist.

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Washington, March f2.-The buel-
ness men OF Pennsylvania are the
first 10 give impressive evidence OF
their intention to assert themselves
actively in politics against what they
regard as the Roosevelt peril.
The Republican delegation to the
Chicago convention from the city OF
Philadelphia. II the Taft forces carry
the primaries on April 10. will be
made up Of prominent business and
professional men. headed by John
Wanamaker.
This movement In Pennsylvania VIII
MOI, however, be confined 10. the city
OF Philadelphia.
Political observers In washington
regard tho activity OF tho Pennsyl-
vania business men In the present
crisis as forerunncr OF a general
movement that viii embrace repre-
sentatiyes OF business. big and little.
IN every state In the Union. The
impression Is steadily growing ~
Washington that the Republican pre-
convention cnmpaign n 20 be fought
out on lines as clearly marked be-
tween radicnllsm and conservatism
as were those In the fimous 1896
campaign when the business interests
OF the country stood soldly against
Rryen's free silver platform. Presl.
dent Tart ana his managers are firm
~ convinced now that Colonel Roose-
velts revolutionary platform In re-
gard TO the judiciary and constitution
viii be regarded by thinking people
Of the country as n menace equal 30,
II not greater than the Bryan free sll-
Yer craze.
Pennsylvania business men have
been stirred TO action not only by the
general alarm over Roosevelrs revo-
lutlonary ideas. but also by the
knowledge that the Roosevelt organ
izatlon Is going TO train It's guns on
the state % Pennsylvania IN an effort
TO capture substantial number OF
delegates from that Republican state.
There arc six congressional dis
trlcts in the city OF Philadelphia, and
the Roosevelt people will have pri-
mary candidates ln each district.
Many OF these Republican business
men IN Pennsylvania have already
been IN direct communication with
President Taft. A few days ago a
delegation, including Charles &. Har-
risen, former provost Of the Univer-
silly OF Pennsylvania; Effingham ID.
Morris president OF the Girard Trust
company Chnries Reyburn White,
wcl-known lawyer and member OF
tee Philadelphia civic organlzatlpns
RayGfd Henry ana others, called AZ
INC white hoUae and Informed the
president That they intended to start
a movement for tie organization Of
g committee Of fifty 10 promote his
candidacy They declared they had
come 20 see him not as partlsans but
as business mon ana men interested
In the welfare OF tho country.
Pennsylvania this year viii have
Rovonty-siv Delegates in the national
convention. the nNxt largest delega-
ton To New York. OF these. "a win
be district delegates and twelve dele
gates az large Roosevelts managera
In recent statement claimed they
would have twenty-six ~ Pennsyl-
vRnia's sevonty-six delegates. but this
statement Is rldiculed By the ROpub-
licnn presidential campaign commit
tee.
Tho Roosevelt fight az present In
Pennsylvania Is being waged chiefly
IN tho Pitlsburg and PHILADELPHIA dis
tflcts IN Philadelphia Colonel Rooso-
velts light ls In the hands largely Of
H. A. Van Nalkenburg Of the Phila-
delphia North American Great prea-
sure has been brought % hear by
the Roosevelt supporters upon Mayor
Blankonburg, % philadelphia. who
was elected on reform movement
ticket last year, "a come out for
Roosevelt Blankcnhurg. however,
n a hard-headed business man and
pledged 90 run his administration on
non-partlsan basis, and Il is said
he Will not be drawn into the present
flght. one OF the most interesting
features Of the flght In Philadelphia
81 that John Wan8makor and Rod
man Wanamaker are standing firmly
FOR Taft, while the Philadelphia North
American, owned hy the estate OF the
late Tom Wanamaker. a son of John
Wanamakor - RooRovelts most ar
dent champion. This state Of affairs
a. said TO have been brought about
through a business arrangement en-
tered Into gome time ago hy which
Mr.. Van NalNenburg ~ able 90 control
the editorial policy Of that paper.