New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-05
Canvass of Pennsylvania
Shows PenrOSe Is
Losing Ground.
LOYAL REPUBLICANS
OPPOSE THE MACHINE
Believe Nomination of Scranton
Man Would Rehabilitate
the Party.


Philadelphia, MAY ~. BENJAMIN Dim
mick, OF Scranton is pinning his faith in
winning the Republican nomination for
the United States Senate from Senator
Bolos penrose on the heavy Republican
enrolment that has been polled through
out the state and on the belief that thou
sands Of Republicans have tired OF Pen
rose and VIII cast a die for the rehabili-
tation OF the Republican party. Careful
canvass OF the state from an unbiased
view shows that Penrose is losing ground
fast. and that Dimmick is gaining IN
strength as the primary election APP
proaches.
That the Washington party vote is
fast dying out. I'm many sections being
virtually extinct. is shown by the enrol
ment returns. which indicate clearly the
turning Of the tide from the Bull Moose
10 the Republican ranks Progressives
are returning 10 the old parties i'm the
ratio Of two Republicans to every Demo
crat \ fair example Of the condition is
revealed In Lehigh County. where there
are 1900 enrolled Republicans. In 1912
the Taft electors poled only 2.722 votes.
while the Roosevelt electors received
1880. Dimmlck claims that the 5000
voters who have come back TO the old
party will not assist I'm the election OF
man who drove them out OF the party.
Take Lycoming County. In the centre
of the state. The total enrolment Is es-
timated at 11.7oo II is divided, Demo
Gratis $3.50; Republicans, $3.50. and Pro-
gressives. 600. In the hard coal belt the
Republicans muster 1,7S7; Democrats.
l,lO4. and Progressives. 30 Heavy Re
publican enrolment in the Allegheny
County district Is taken by Republican
leaders 10 indicate the decline Of Boss
Bill Flynn and the strength OF Dim
micks candidacy.
out of a population OF 10000 In the
Pittsburgh district. there are but 500
Washington party voters
Just returned from a trip through the
state. Dimmick summed up the situation
by Saying;
Considering the fact that the move
ment | represent has no organization, ex-
cept as il has been perfected and is being
perfected from day 10 day in the various
counties, 7 have every reason to feel
fopeful or the result nave met ihis
week hundreds of men. including many
farmers, and I may say without exagger-
alton that have heard from thousands
There is no doubt that opposition 10 Pen
roseism. already strong for more than
year, is growing.
Republicans, scores of them, who have
always been loyal TO the party, explain
their opposition to the machine In two
ways. First. they recognize the fact that
with the union primary law bossism has
had its day in Pennsylvania, and they
welcome the approach OF cleaner and bet
ter methods.
'In addition to this. they desire above
all to see the great manufacturing State
OF Pennsylvania represented in the Sen
ate by man who believes in protection
and who will be able TO formulate his
belief into drafted measures that will re-
ceive the attention Of that body. Mr..
Penrose, they know. because Of what he
stands for, is no longer a factor in legis-
lation. Any bill he champions is under
suspicion at the outset