Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-25
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Pennsylvania" according to an an
nouncement made yesterday by the
Citizens Republican League, 'is the
first in the field among all the States
to lay the foundations for an indie
pendent Statewide organization in
behalf of the national Republican
ticket" headed by Hughes and Fair
banks.
This league, an organization of in
dependents, having perfected so far
Hughes Committees in 80 out OF
Phila.'s 4S wards, will set about the
organization of committees in every
county of the State lin campaign to
blend the activities of all the indie
pendent and Progressive following of
the Commonwealth for the election of
the Republican national ticket"
This work has the sanction of the
national campaign managers. Organ
izations already have been formed in
Luzerne and Lackawanna counties.
r. Another development in the ma
tional campaign, as it affects this
State, was the receipt yesterday by
those selected as Republican candi-
dates for presidential electors of for
NAL notification to that effect from
Justice Hughes. Mayor Smith, of
dates to receive this notification, which
read:
II have nominated you to be one
of the candidates of the Republican
party in the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania for the office of presidential
elector, to be voted for at the general
election to be held on Tuesday, the
7th day of November, 1916. Apprecia-
ing your acceptance of the nomination
have the honor to remain, respect
fully yours,
CHARLES E. HUGHES"
Announcement of the plans of the
Citizens Republican League, formu-
lated in conferences between George
D. Porter, secretary of the league, and
National Chairman Wilcox and Justice
Hughes, was contained in this state
ment:
Two meetings have been held in the
Wyoming Valley under the auspices of
influential independent Republican
leaders, and they officially inaugurate
a Statewide campaign IN Pennsyl-
vania.
"A meeting held at Scranton on
Monday followed closely one held sew
eral nights ago at Wilkes Barre. These
brought about the organization of a
nonpartisan Hughes Alliance to act in
conjunction with the Hughes Alliance
of the State of Pennsylvania and to
remain in the field actively until after
the November election for the pur-
pose of uniting independent voters of
all political parties under the Hughes
banner. Paul G. Littlefeld, a Phila-
delphia attorney, has been engaged by
the Citizens Republican League as a
field agent, and is now in charge of
the Statewide organization of Hughes
Alliances.
Mayor E. B. Jermyn was named
chairman of the organization to be
known as the Hughes Alliance OF
Lackawanna County. He was en-
mittee which will take up Immediately
the active work of organization.
"One of the important aims Of the
movement is to reunite the Washing
ton party and Republican party voters
in support of Justice Hughes. That
the Progressives of the State will sup
port Justice Hughes is one of the
early evidences of the independent
campaign. This was shown at Wilkes
Barre, where ]. Crawford Harvey, of
Kingston, chairman of the Progressive
party of Luzerne County, and Clarence
D. Coughlin, chairman or the Re-
publican party committee OF Luzerne
county, were named to the executive
committee of the Hughes Alliance of
Luzerne county.
"By the time Justice Hughes has
delivered his message to the nation
accepting the nomination the cam
paign in Pennsylvania will have been
we'll under way. 1t is understood the
Republican National leaders will train
their big guns on Pennsylvania early
in the campaign and send the candi.
dates into this State for an epochal ef-
fort to capture the State ror Hughes
and Fairbanks.