Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-15
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sy the Ex-Committeeman

| Meetings or political committees
and conferences held by Republicans
and Progressives of influence in their
communities throughout Pennsylvania
since the return of delegates from
| Chicago have shown general inclina-
ton to get behind the Hughes and
Fairbanks ticket as typifying the best
Men who were wheelhorses in the
Progressive ranks four years ago are
more and more turning in for the Re-
publican ticket and when the declara-
ton comes from Oyster Bay in favor
of Hughes, as is generally expected
among ProgresSiVeS in Pennsylvania,
there will be no hesitatlng.
The ratification of the Chicago
ticket is a matter of course in many
sections of Pennsylvania, according to
reports which are being brought here
and there is practically no resentment
over the refusal to nominate Roose-
welt in the Republican convention.
More and more it is becoming ap-
parent that the Progressives intend to
be Republicans. They are turning
down Democratic overtures right and
left and getting ready to forget 1912.
Some statements made by A.
Nevin DIETRICH, chairman of the Wash
iDgton party State committee, are be-
ing heard with interest throughout the
State as indicating that the dissolution
OF the Bull Moose organization is not
far off. He said that while the Pro-
gressives did not get Roosevelt nomi-
mated by the Republicans they got "a
man of the Roosevelt type" and that
I'VE practically wrote their platform"
He also said that the Republican
ticket is progressive and so is it's plat
form. In closing the chairman made
this statement which sounds like a
farewell: The Progressive party has
abundantly justified it's existence.
While its preferred leader has not
the candidate and the platform have
been. One thing is certain, and as to
this l am fully authorized to speak,
we are not Democrats and will not be
in the coming campaign"
According to what newspapermen
are sending from st. Louis the Demo-
cratic convention is a mere ratifica-
tion meeting with the Pennsylvanians
as, spectators. The Pennsylvanians
have been held down pretty we'll con-
sidering the explosive elements in the
face of raids by the men back of
favorite sons. AS the raids continue
the real purpose of the unit rule is
becoming apparent. 1t has sewed up
the whole seVenty-siX votes and as
Palmer and his pals are in a majority
there is nothing else to do but go
along. Mr.. Wilson was made a pres
enr of the whole delegation in return
for parcelling out the patronage pie
ana the way Palmer, Morris and
others desired.
The Philadelphia Inquirer to-day
has this to say about the seating of
the Pennsylvania delegation in st.
Louis: The Keystone delegation.
probably because of the great Re-
publican majorities in Pennsylvania,
is seated behind the fourteen dele
gates representing Arkansas, a Demo-
cratic State. The little southwestern
delegation, however. doesn't obscure
the Pennsylvanians, whose first row
men are only two seats from the plat
form Ohio, doubtful State, shares
the honors of the most desirable loca-
ton with New York, another doubt
full State, right up against the plat
form, in the very center of the
Coliseum. Indiana and Illinois, also
doubtful, are next looked after"
Many comments are being made
about the good behavior of the Demo-
Gratis at st. Louis and the departure
from traditions. Writing in the Phila-
delphia Bulletin William Perrine in
discussing the decline in drinking
says: Ex-senator Webster Grim, of
| Pennsylvania, threw bit of light on
TINS decline of some of the once
favorite Democratic customs on the
night before a convention. Some one
asked him, early in the evening what
had become of the boys at the
Jefferson. WELL said the Bucks
county statesman, 1 guess you will
find them at the telegraph Office writ
| ing night letters to their wives before
| going to bed. Times have changed.
There is no doubt of that"
| The Philadelphia Press in the st.
Louis story says: THE tardily ar
rived Philadelphia delegation sadly
lacks the color that has distinguished I'd
it for generations. Gone is the big
fisted, big-hearted Major Tommy
Ryan. Absent also for the first time
in his adult life is the Majors political
partner, Charles P. Donnelly. Magis-
trate Borie and ex-Magistrate O'Don-
nell and Toughill represent the Old
Guard in Donnelly's absence. With
them are Edward F. Dennis and B
Gordon Bromley. A number of alb
sentees are sufficient evidence of the
hopelessness of Pennsylvania Demo
cracy. Jere S. Black, among the
delegates at-large of York, is Ill at his
home Former Congressman Robert
f. Lee, of Pottsville, and John t
Lenahan are among the other missing
delegates at-large. Judge Edward c
Newcomb. of Scranton, is another
absentee"