Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-14
FUSION SCHEMES
PUzZL|NC STATE
Dean Lewis Does Not Seem Eager
to Retire and Gives Out
Roosevelt Letter
COLONEL is FOR THE DEAN
c. Tyson Kratz Makes an Appeal
For Progressives to Work
For Brumbaugh

William Draper Lewis has given ou
a letter written to him by Colone
Roosevelt telling how fortunate 1t 4
for the people of Pennsylvania tina
they have an opportunity to vote 70
him for governor this Fall and Will,
he has said that he is willing to TAX,
part in any movement to overthrow
the Republican organization he haI
not vet signified any strenuous desire
to withdraw in favor of Vance C. Nc
Cormick as fusion nominee for COVER
nor. Democratic newspapers, work
ers, shouters and heelers are beinl
spurred on by friends Of Mccormick
to declare that the only way to saw
dear old Pennsylvania is to unite Oh
the Little Boss. The Bull Moosers
however, are not enthusiastic over be
coming tail to the kite of Mccormick
Especially when 1t looks as though HI
will not be able to command mucl
over half of the ordinary Democratic
vote at the November election.
Lewis added to the puzzle to-day by
starting to make speeches in Carbon
county and sending word that HI
would speak in Lehigh tomorrow.
Willing, But
When the dean had talked to hi
friends in Philadelphia yesterday h,
made this statement about his visit t.
Oyster Bay:
The object of my visit to Colone
| Roosevelt was to discuss the part HI
could take in the Pennsylvania cam
paisn in the Fall. Colonel Roosevelt
statement to the reporters made in m!
presence. is, 1 think. conclusive evi
| dence that my visit was successful
from the point of view of Pennsylvani;
Progressives. You will notice tina
Colonel Roosevelt says: Pennsylvania
| is so close to me that l can readily ge
there. My expectation is that 1 shall
be able to make several speeches there
and / hope to be able to cover the diff
ferent sections of Pennsylvania il
these speeches. The places at which
the Colonel will make addresses anC
whatever itinerary he is able to cove
will be definitely determined in shor
time. Colonel Roosevelt gave me al
Interview at my own request, and OIL
the very day in which the story ap
peared that he was sending for me t
request me to withdraw / received
from him a letter, for use in Wash
ington party literature, heartily in
dorsing my candidacy
The letter from Colonel Roosevelt
was generous in it's laudation of Dear
Lewis, passed Pinchot by with brie
though highly complimentary mentor
and was notable for it's failure to de
nounce Penrose, which the candidat,
states he is so anxious to overthrow
This letter, addressed to Dr. Lewis
states, in part:
Naturally I take a peculiar interes
In your candidacy. In Pennsylvania
this year. the men whom the Progress
siVe party has put forward for the TIVE
greatest offices within the gift of tn,
people are men to whose integrity
courage, vision and judgment / cal
| testify at first-hand from the closes
personal association"
Fusion Up a Tree
The Philadelphia Ledger says re
gard-ng the dean and the days state
ments:
1T was generally believed that Doc
tor Lewis had by no means plainly in
dicated his willingness to Withdraw
in favor of Vance C. Mccormick, tn,
Democratic gubernatorial nominee
however pleasing to fusionists tht
Doctors statement might sound.
For, it was learned, Progressive
who desire to see their organization
survive the coming election, feel tina
fusion with the Democratic party, be
cause of national issues, would driv,
a host of Progressives back to the OLE
sequence the Washington party or
ganization would be badly shattered.
Kratz For Brumbaugh
! From Norristown comes this inter
esttng stdelight on the situation amonJ
the Bull Moosers: LAS delegate from
the Eighth Congressional district o
this State in the Republican nationa
convention at Chicago in 1912" say
c. Tyson Kratz of Norristown, IL
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date of August II, 'I gave you mos
hearty support and afterward sup
ported you at the election, and hav
already announced myself as a candi
date to the Republican national con
vention of 1916 with the avowed pur
pose of supporting you for the Presi
dency."
Mr.. Kratz, who circulated a Brum
baugh nomination petition in Norris
town, asks for hearing on the pres
ent political situation in Pennsylvania
and continues:
Doctor Lewis should be withdraw
as the Washington party candidat
for governor and Doctor Brumbaugh
the Republican candidate, should b
substituted. The fight should be mad
lclean-cut on Pinchot VS.. Penrose, witt
the governorship settled by substitu
ltion. Doctor Brumbaugh will, at an,
rate, get very large percentage o
the Washington vote. He is thorough
Ily acceptable to the reform elemen
of the Republican party, and the gam
are supporting him simply becaus
they have nowhere else to go.
'I believe this arrangement woul
not only materially increase Pinchot'
chances, but practically insure you tn
Republican delegation from this Stat
in 1916.
Believe me, as we'll you and MI
Finn know it, Doctor Brumbaugh |
one of our kind of people. I pray you
give the matter earnest attention"