Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-01
HITS
BACK AT WARES
Philadelphia Independent Says
That This Is No Tine to
Start a Quarrel

John C. Winston, leader of many
reform movements in Philadelphia and
the man who advised former Republi-
cans and Independents to unite with
the Republican party in the primaries
at this time when there is a national
crisis, is in the forefront of move
ment to be known as the Citizens
League in Philadelphia and incident
ally declares that this is no time to
start factional row in the Republican
party. Mr.. Winston had a meeting yes
terday with prominent independents
and renewed his declaration of views.
This he followed up with statement
that Will attract Statewide attention
Mr.. Winstons statement follows:
My attention has been called to the
following statement which appears in
one of the morning papers:
Senator Penrose also interested
John c. Winston, who had long been
prominent in reform movements, but
who two years ago ostentatiously de-
clared for Penrose and Penroseism.'
1T so happens that just about two
years ago / am on record in all the
newspapers of Philadelphia as being
very active in association with a group
of well-known and lifelong Republi-
cans in organizing a movement for the
nomination of j. Benjamin Dimmick,
for United States Senator in opposition
to Senator Penrose. The editorial re-
ferred to calls to the fact that
we secured 10000 votes at the pri-
mary of the Republican party in favor
of Mr.. Dimmick and in opposition to
Mr.. Penrose, so that if the statement
that l had two years ago 'ostentatious-
lxr fnt. Dc. a,,I
ism had been reversed, it would have
come more nearly stating the truth.
THE time to oppose Senator Penrose
was at the Republican primaries, and
l do not recall that the earnest effort
made by myself and a few others,
here in Philadelphia received the en-
couragement of the writer of the edi-
torial or of Mr.. Brumbaugh, who it is
now said is opposing Mr.. Penrose.
After Mr.. Penrose was chosen by an
overwhelming majority of his party
at the primaries, there was nothing left
to Republicans but to either vote for
him or for a Democrat.
As to Governor and Wares
Now that he has been reelected
for a siX-year term, l fail to see the
force of Governor Brumbaugh's oppo-
sition to him, unless it be that he
wishes to secure some personal ad-
vantage for himself and strengthen
the hold which Congressman Ware
claims to have secured upon the local
Republican organization.
THE sincere friends of Governor
Brumbaugh made an earnest effort to
enlist his support for Mr.. Dimmick.
and If Mr.. Brumbaugh wanted to put
Senator Penrose out of business that
was the time to do it. He, however,
was very careful not to say anything
at that time that might cost him votes
among Senator Penrose's friends.
Since the said editorial refers to
my activities in connection with a
statement sent out last week, urging
Republicans to go into the Republican
primaries and to cooperate for the
selection of delegates to the National
! Convention, with a view to electing a
Republican President, / am glad tC
| take this opportunity of saying that
my only excuse for any political activ-
ity at this time is, that 1 am very anX-
Iious to see all Republicans cooperate
for the nomination and election of g
Republican President, as 1 sincerely
believe that the welfare of the nation
can best be secured in this way.
| 1T seems to me and to many other
Republicans that this is a peculiarly
| inappropriate time for the Governor
and his allies, the Wares, to start a
Statewide factional fight.
| And, by the way, l am not among
those who are returning to the Repub-
| lican party; ] am among those who
have never left the Republican party
though l have not always voted for its
candidates on all occasions, especially
in local matters"