Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-16
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

I
Roosevelt element which was swept
into power in political affairs in 1912,
was taken to-day to mean that the
Colonel would advise his Penn
sylvania friends to swing in for
Hughes. The statement came in the
course of some Wassoniap comments
upon the nomination of Hughes and
has pretty effectually dashed the hopes
OF the Democrats who had been en-
deavoring to fiirt with the Bull
Moosers.
1t is a well-known fact that Presi-
dent Wilson has been bent upon break
ing up the Republican organization in
Pennsylvania and that the Palmers
and others active in the Democratic
machine in the Keystone State have
found him a ready listener 1t will be
recalled that Palmer and his pals
promised Pennsylvania If Wilson was
nominated. They did not deliver even
in the year of the great division, but
they have indicated that they could do
better next time. and the President has
given them all the tools with which to
do II. 1t is believed that some Demo-
cratic leaders have been figuring out
that with the ProgreSsiVes uncertain
what to do and the main works of the
national machine practically located in
TINS state, Pennsylvania might be
made debatable.
From what has been heard lately
and what Wasson says, the Democrats
will not get the Bull Moosers.
Wasson's statement is as follows
The candidacy of Mr.. Hughes will,
beheVe, receive the hearty support of
Republicans and Progressives alike in
pennsylvania, and for that matter in
nearly every section of the country.
The promptness with which the
candidate resigned from the supreme
bench and the very vigorous way in
which he accepted the nomination and
declared his stand on the issues in
volved did much to win favor for him,
especially with those who feared that
his nomination would result in a list
less campaign.
Under the provisions of the pri-
mary act of 1913, adopted to obviate a
recurrence of the awkward situation
which confronted us in 1912, when
presidential electors nominated prior
TO the holding of the national conven-
tons of that year publicly declared
that If elected they would not vote for
Mr.. Taft, the present nominee is en-
powered within thirty days of his
nomination to certify to the Secretary
of the Commonwealth as the nominees
of his party the names of the presi-
Dental electors to which the State is
entitled.
Il sincerely trust and have no
doubt Mr.. Hughes in certifying the
nominees for presidential electors will
recognize all the elements of his sup
port in Pennsylvania"
A. Nevin DIETRICH, state chairman
of the Washington party, who was
Io,r tryhN hoI
been elected to membership in his
committee, said that he would call the
Washington state committee after the
conference with the Sage of Oyster
Bay Mr.. DIETRICH appeared more con-
cerned about finding whether he had
a committee than about dates.
Members of the State Woman Suf-
frage executive committee, who were
here yesterday for the meeting of the
committee, expressed the utmost con-
fidence to-day that there would be a
big proportion of legislators elected
favorable to suffrage. They plan to
have the amendment introduced early
in the coming session so that it can be
passed upon finally in the session of
1919.
The State Suffrage flag is to make
| its appearance in the Fall campaign.
The flag will have o field of yellow
with a blue Keystone surrounded by
thirteen white stars, representing
States which have given women the
vote.
The final filing of accounts yes
terday included the A. w. Powell En-
ployes Campaign Committee, which
paign for delegate-at-large, and the
Straight Republican Ticket Commit
/ tee. which operated in Allegheny
county The Straight Ticket commit
tee accounted for S24.4 contributed
and s23,572.7S expended. The Powell
| committee accounted for s2,16S re-
ceived and $1,795.24 spent. The Powell
committees largest giver was Paul S.
| Ache, of Pittsburgh. treasurer of the
committee and personal friend of the
| Auditor General who gave $500.
Deputy Auditor General c. E. Wilcox
! from So to $3.50. The expenditures
were for travelling expenses, advertis-
| ing and other items.
Hughes Leagues are being formed
| in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh to
| boost the campaign in behalf of the
/ ticket. much to the disgust of the
COMPOSED of Progressives and indie
| pendents.
THE Wares are still cutting off
heads in Philadelphia. Two more
McNichol men We're dropped from
county offices yesterday
Travelling men from New York
and other States who were here to-day
ventured the assertion that there
would be some active times among the
| Democratic machines in New York,
| Illinois. Ohio and other States when
| Mccormick becomes national chair
man. The Harrisburg man these Wis
| itors considered the very antithesis of
| the Murphys, Sullivans and others who
| have run machines.
| Out in Erie they are calling upon
| Mayor Kits to clean up the city. A
committee of ministers yesterday
| asked him to clear out thirty-nine
places which were named.
| William Potter. former ambas-
sador to Italy and one of the Phila-
delphia delegates who voted to the
last for Roosevelt OF Chicago, is out
for Hughes. He visited him yesterday.
Subsidy and Not Subsidy
[Collier's Weekly
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