Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-08
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West Virginia and Ohio and that if
nothing is done on this ballot that he
will loom up.
There are persistent rumors that
Senator Penrose is in such close touch
with the Roosevelt people that if the
tide turns in favor of the Colonel that
he Will be in position to lead Penn
sylvania into line.
Confer With Penrose
Senator Penrose, after the conven-
ton, returned promptly to his hotel
rooms and continued the conference
with big party leaders. Senator
Weeks, ex-senator Dick, Ex-Governor
Murphy, of New Jersey; Senator
Smoot and Senator Curtis were among
the callers who talked the national
and Senator Borah. the latter rep
resenting the Hughes faction, while
Penrose is for a compromise an her-
mony candidate, are now the center
of the fight, while Perkins and Van
Valkenburg are working to obtain
Roosevelt If possible as the Republi-
can candidate.
For Harmony
There is no real change in the
situation" said Senator Penrose. II
and others are doing all that we can
to bring harmony between the two
wings of the party.
Very little progress has been made
and no compromise candidate has
arisen yet who is acceptable to Roose-
velt / think that the convention after
duo deliberation and without coercion
will finally end its sessions by naming
a man as a candidate for President
W will a "
Senator Penrose would not admit
that the trend to Hughes was increas-
ing. He denied. however, that Hughes
would obtain 301 votes on the first
ballot
"He will not get near that num-
ber," he added.
While Senator Penrose appears to
be strong figure in the situation, he
is opposed by the attitude of Murray
Crane, of Massachusetts, and Senator
Smoot, Old Guard leaders. supporting
Hughes. because they believe he is
the only man who can win against
Wilson. Senator Borah the Progress
sive Republican leader, holds the
same view, and he can swing a large
following of Progressive Republicans
while the other two men can influence
Old Guard delegates.
Representative w. w. Griest, a
Hughes man, predicted that more than
nail Oh Ile GeHnSy anna ueIeBdIlOn
would go to Hughes on the second or
third ballot.
Speaking about the tenor of the
opening day of the Republican con-
vention, Congressman Ware said:
THE speech of Senator Harding will
appeal to both factions of the Re-
publican party. 1t was strong in its
Am ericanism, 1t was full of the spirit
that made the nation in the early days
and it was specific with reference to
the kind of a navy and army we
should have. It showed the weak
ness of the present Democratic Adj
ministration, not merely with respect
to foreign affairs, especially Mexico.
but with reference to the piling up of
taxes which would be unnecessary un-
der a protective tariff that would give
security to wages as we'll as industry
ut was evident that the convention
was looking for a harmonizer. Next
TO his demand for real preparedness
the part of Mr. Harding's speech that
won the most applause was his ap-
peal for the reconsecration of the Re-
publican party. When he said that
the party should stand together and
that the minority should accept the
will OF the majority there was great
enthusiasm"