Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-05
CLASH IN PENNSYLVANIA
DELEGATION IN HOUSE


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going to recognise Senator Penrose as the
Republican leader i'm Pennsylvania. We
should repudiate the invasion OF the coun-
try districts in an attempt to thwart such
recognition"
Other speakers, may of them Penrose
men, deprecated fight. and advised that
the candidates should withdraw. Rep
resentatives Griest and Graham were sug-
gested compromises.
Representative Butler, who favored
postponement, declared:
III recognize Senator Penrose as the
leader In Pennsylvania; | have followed
him In season and out of season, but If
necessary | shall follow one man of the
delegation even against the wishes of
senator I'enrose. This Is the most un-
fortunate situation have ever seen in
the Pennsylvania delegation. | think we
mad better not act now, We will do
better when We are cool than when we
are hot. You are right, Graham, it's a
nght II we go in. There Is nothing in
this selection of committeeman any
way What does 1t amount to? The
committee never did anything in my dis
slet s except when Hampton Moore sent
$40 into it one time"
Oh II was more than that" shouted
4 representative Moore.
~H@'NA]iN - - A+hNNo INOoI-s
Representative Samuel II. Miller, of
Aercer, showed considerable feeling in his
Eemarks. declaring that the less Penrose
mas TO say about naming the next Repub-
mean presidential candidate the better off
VIII be the Republican party"
what has Penrose got TO do with
lnls delegation, anyway he asked.
why should be say you must support
.his man or that? III Penrose has any
.hlng to say about the selection OF the
republican presidential candidate in 1916
ne VIII be defeated. You know il and
senator Penrose knows il. ! won't vote
me way he wants us to-"
representative Farr declared that il
Was the duty of the Congressman TO
nIk out harmony and do II today. He
ssd $40 that unless harmony was restored
ms hght would be heralded all over the
souhlFy as indicative that Pennsylvania
.nepublicans are divided. He said that
ae candidates should get together and
stop this break.
). HAMPTON MOORE UNHAPPY
representative j. Hampton Moore said
@ ulSi no man of the delegation felt more
uhappy about this than he did. He said
s..a. .a. every important leader In his dis
~ mad brought the matter up TO him
nithln the last "a hours. and attempted to
persuade his voc
rms Is phase l do not enjey. be-
cause ! do not believe that they know
sohdluons, he added. MY endeavor Is
Sc. Republicans together TO work for
sne party and not in the interest of PEN
oas or Ware This matter should be left
me delegation TO determine without
injection of any ouside influence We
pound to clash whenever this matter
4 esued' and We might as we'll decide
n9w and then get together
ana up to two men. Mr.. Kiess. on the
nc sae' and MIR Rowland. on the other,
estermine whether this fight shall go
~ ! propose TO keep my pledge for Row
- II these two men would withdraw,
"a, might select senior Congressman.
ought not TO be hamperde with the
matter another week"
representative MeFadden said he was
Aspehdent, and that this faetional fight.
sah nothing really at stake. ought not
so no. He advised compromise. a
- hoalous party, for 1915. Represent
80 tolemand stated that he was for
ae4isna. but suggested Representative
f'Ao as compromise.