The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-19
HANNA TO CONFER
WITH ROOSEVELT
TO ogr ENDORSEMENT Of PLAN
TO NERce TWO PARTIES
~ ONO.
Harslss nsy Run Scr Senator Against
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coianbus. ohio. n.y IA
The talk 81 bringing together the
leaders Of the Republican and Pro-
grsssise parties Was revived again
Hama. OF Cleveland. Intends 10 has.
conferencs with Theodore Roosevelt
In New York and urge him 20 give hfs
indorsemsnt 10 the proposed merger
% the two parties II 10 declared
that many hundreds Of men who voted
the Progressive ticket IN 1912 will re-
turn 70 the Republican fold this year
fsnt the leaders. through an agreement
With Governor Cox. are sull holding
That a deal has been made BY Gov
ernor Cox and Walter y. Brown, chair.
man OF the Progressive state commit
Tee. has been strenuously denied by
potn. out at khe same time Cox con
tinues TO hand out small offices 20 the
rTofressives selected by brown. Last
week Cor appointed members OF the
TAXATION boards OF complaint In prac-
ucany every county OF the state and
q perusal or the list shows that PRO
Eressives have been given about twice
" DO. three times as many offices a.
me Republicans. In return for these
Iittis Jobs. Brown IL trying TO keep
inc parties split up go that the opposi.
ton 20 Cox In the coming election will
D. divided and the Democrats again
en- pc elected. thanks 20 the Pro-
More Harding Talk.
Inere was revived talk that War
rem q. Harding of Marion. will be.
come an active candidate for the Re.
publican nomination for United States
ecne,or against former Senator J. n.
roraker OF Cincinnati. his old friend.
IL II even limited that Foraker might
retire from the firht in Harding's IA
xor. CONGRESSMAN Ralph 10. Cole OF
r1nolsy. viii likely stay In the race
Tor senator TO the end. but Freeman
u. Eagie-on. the other candidate for
the nomination. ~ II limited, may re.
tire. There n n desire to unite on
some one against Foraker who. is ap-
pears now. has the best chance OF
winning the nomination unless the op-
position TO him can be conferred on
some one man.
zation will support Harding for sena-
tor and David Tod of Youngstown
Tor governor against CONGRESSMAN
Frank II. Willis. The latter is espec.
ially strong In the country districts
and among dry adherents. Thousands
have signed his petitions. Tod will
have TO draw his support from the
cities III he Is to be nominated.
Democrat Fight Warm.
Ihe, Democratic fights for governor
and senator continue TO wax warm.
Sox IL hnding n bitter opponent I'm
week sent out more figures showing
that where hundreds are signing mis-
petitions In the rural districts only
handouts are for Cox. In the cities.
however. Cox hopes to poll his strong.
est vote. but II Is known that he is
Immensely unpopular In Cincinnati
and Whitacre may profit by IL there.
A few DAYS more, a is confidently
believed. will decide just what the Re
publican and Progressive leaders are
TO do. but IL is declared that whether
or not the Progressive leaders come
rank and file of the voters are, and
this In the long run will bring about
complete merger of the two organi.
zations.