Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-14
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BY the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

startling similarity between the
methods used in organizing the Penn
sylvania delegation to the Democratic
national convention at st. Louis and
the Keystone State delegation to the
convention which nominated Grover
cleveland in Chicago in 1892 is to be
observed to-day and men who have
followed politics are doubtless smil-
ing over the adoption of the whole list
OF old-time practices by A. Mitchell
Palmer and his pals in the control of
| the machine. Consistent readers of
some Harrisburg newspapers will note
with astonishment that the adoption
OF the unit rule for the Democratic
delegation at st. Louis yesterday is not
now considered a crime
For years the fact that Pennsylvania
delegations to national conventions of
the Republican party worked under
the unit rule was considered dreadful
| by the Democrats and when Harrity
! and Hensel put it over in the interests
| OF Cleveland twenty-four years ago
the Democrats who did not train with
them shrieked and the protesting Re-
publicans Joined in. For several years
the unit rule was the rule, but the
Democrats had one of their revo-
lutions and the chief battle cry was
abolition of the unit rule. But as in
| other matters, as soon as the Demo-
cratic insurgents became the bosses
they forgot what they had been fight
ing for and became the most conserv-
ative of all, to use a polite term. Now
| anyone suggesting a unit rule for a
| Republican delegation from Pennsyl-
vania would be scalped. For the
Democrats to adopt it is considered
eminently proper in some quarters.
VI iG m
power.
| Senator Penrose declared that
! there was nothing to it but sweep of
the country for Hughes on his return
to Philadelphia yesterday and pre-
dicted a wonderful vote for the Re-
publican ticket. He said that Penn
| sylvania would be solid for the ticket.
John Wanamaker made a similar
statement yesterday, declaring that the
ticket would appeal to everyone and
that the convention, composed of
thinking men," acted for the best in
terestS of the country.
William Draper Lewis, candidate
for Governor in 1914, delegate to the
Chicago Progressive convention and
author of the Progressive platform,
returning from Oyster Bay and con-
ference with Colonel Roosevelt made
the broad intimation that the latter,
after his conference with the Progress
sive national committee, will recon-
mend that the Progressives indorse
Hughes, and himself set the example.
Il cannot speak for the national COM
mittee, as l am not a member Mr..
Lewis said, but l believe at the COM
ing conference of that body and
Colonel Roosevelt they will go over
the situation as outlined in the
Coloners letter to the convention. L
think the situation will be influenced
and the outcome governed by the best
interests of the nation rather than by
any partisan spirit. AS for myself, in
common with other Progressives, L
want to see our party kept alive"
William Finn has given out that
he will await results and this is taken
to mean that he will not indicate the
course of the Pennsylvania Bull Moose
until the Colonel indicates to Finn.
The Pittsburgher will attend the meet
ing of the committee on June &c. 1t
is suspected that Mr.. Finn has been
hoping for just such a situation as
has been brought about this month.
The Progressive party in Pennsylvania
costs more than golf links to main
tain and Finn has certainly been
patriotic.
One of the most touching things
noted in politics in many years was
the meeting of the Pennsylvania dele
cation at st. Louis yesterday. Men
who were trying to tomahawk each
other four years ago and who were
denounced according to the whim of
the denouncer sat together and made
speeches about eacn other. For in
stance, BILLY" Bremen, of Pittsburgh,
who was called traitor and everything
else by the Palmer men at Baltimore,
was yesterday accorded a high seat.
The State Democracy is as interesting
to watch as it is entertaining to figure
up what 1t COSTS
"The people, rather than the party
leaders, made the party choice said
George D. Porter, secretary of the Citi-
zens' Republican League, upon his re-
turn yesterday from Chicago. where he
attended both the Republican and Pro-
gressive conventions. The Republican
convention was Embossed" he said,
land as an ardent Roosevelt sup
porter can say that while there was
plenty of enthusiasm for him, he was
not deemed the strongest candidate to
lead the fight next November"
-Progressives in this part of the
State are becoming more and more in
clined to line up back of the Repub-
lican ticket If the Colonel gives the
word and are showing more or less
unrest at the efforts of the Demo-
Gratis to cajole them. The Progressive
organization in this section is mainly
composed of staff officers, and while
some may go over to the Democrats,
the rank and file will vote for Hughes
and be thoroughly aware of the type
of men who jump.
The Philadelphia Record prints a
funny story about Mayor Smith invit-
ing both Wilson and Hughes to attend
the Fourth of July celebration in that
city. The Mayor does not seem to be
bothered, however.
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