The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-22
PENNA. LEANS TO
HUGHES And 7. R.
Poll Of Delegates Shows Lik.
ing Too for Root, Knox
and %Brumbaugh.
MAY SHIFT THEIR VOTES

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runApELpHiA. May 2I.--Thc Public
Ledger has canvassed the delegates
from Pennsylvania to the Republican
national convention and ascertainod the
drift OF sentiment on the Presidential
nomination. TO each delegate WAS sent
tie following telegram
Wire your preference For President,
first and second choice. What should he
zone IN present crisis IA party.
Responses clearly Shove that Hughes
and Roosevelt are IN. favori,es, the
! latter VoCiitrJus.N, 80 10 speak, -" his
advocates were loudest III their praises.
iN-Serrrtsrv Knox H. a strong favoritc
r. IA" western part Of n . state and
with husir,,a men. Ex-senator Root
has suiu, aJu.rcrs.
GuV Brumhaigl vii receive the votes
Of many delegates from PENNSYLVANIA
for President. they having been ~
structed fer him nv tho voters IN tho
statewide %primarivs.
A story Is IN circulation Ia political
| circles that the real purpus. OF the lead
/ ers back of the ~Erumbaugh boom Is 10
| solidity IA" vote and then turn 1t over
t. Roosevelt. Il This can b. done early
IL Will please somc Of the ieadIrs from
the West. NOTABLY William Finn.
Indications from the letters and tele-
grs n, received Jy the PnOIic LGdger is
that there j. Il ~ -it OF Independence
! shown 10y the del, gates and that some
viii refuse to acknowledge the leaders
furtl"r than 20 AID IN securing AL ~
gdrikstiuu and then they viii woe Tor
their own choice FOR President
WIN Ala Prurcsr.
Cong vssnlan GrIest " Lancaster ana
his colleague, " Edgar sheriff. wee
elected on a ticket Tor Nushrs and de
tea;rd pronounced Roosevelt candidates
Blu, Gricsts power IA Lancaster coun'y
Is such dat he could have heen elected
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n, r.~r-,r,I ,hoIcc tor PRESIDENT 4.
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Louis, \ Wstres. delegate FROM the
Tenth district. Scrapton:
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y,,, unoppyscd, with Instructions to sup.
mort the popular choice FOR President.
shall comply with the mandate Of ny
district"
For h Best Man.
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=. . 90. -. ,nc hos, man on,
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a. se-,c M, country"
p,n.r, i;r,y Eu.burr delegate from
IN. Thirteenth district. Reading:
81 viii 20 TO ~, Republican ua'ioua.
convention u,>t month with au u'.t
mind
iauy B,,com. delegate iron
Tw.n'y-seuuud district, Gr,cTspurs, IA.
My nrst choice ~ Roosevelt. viii
Root aud kroN IN his cthinct Scconr
choice, Root, with Roosevelt ana knoN
IN tN. cabinet
Charles Y. Alkcu,, delegate from Sew
,r'rruth district. >,llnSGroN'. "a
"Rrnuunanrh, Hu-i"S. h"oN"',l'
John j. Garter, drlegtt. from twenty
i''h district TltusNillt'
My preference is IN the Rd'r named
herein. HuEhtr. Root Roosevelt
Me- i. Moore, 'd,'r ava punl,sner
delegate from Thirty-frst district Pitts
burg, Pa;