Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-12
LEADERS BOOST
THE BIG TICKET
Ex-President Taft, Penrose,
Brumbaugh and Others
Praise the Nominees


banks have been given enthusiastic
approval by the leaders of the Repub-
licans of Pennsylvania to an extent
that has attracted attention of men
who ordinarily do not follow politics.
Even men inclined to be Independent
have been struck by the manner in
which leaders have praised the work
of the convention.
Ex-President William H. Taft, who
was in Philadelphia on Saturday, gave
the ticket unstinted praise and pre-
dicted that 1t would win. DR.. Taft was
interested in the news of
the balloting and when the news came
that Hughes had won he gathered
newspapermen about him and said:
Justice Hughes is the highest type
of man for the office. He is essential
ly an American. He is a statesman
and scholar. He bridges the unfor-
tunate breach of 1912 in that he was
on the bench at that time and played
no part in the happenings.
He is one of the best campaigners
"a man who always get votes by his
ease and facility of expression. He is
man who makes votes.
There is no reason why the people
cannot support Hughes, for having
been nominated on the platform that
he has been and accepting the nomi-
nation, he becomes the embodiment
of the causes of the people. There is
no question of his ability. He has
been Governor of great State and
has been a powerful influence on the
bench"
His great strength as a candidate is
in pleading the cause of his party. In
1903 he made a speech which, in my
opinion, was the greatest in the his
tory of American politics. He showed
Mr.. Bryan's weakness as a candidate.
He dealt vigorously yet gently with
Bryan. And 1 heard then that Bryan
regarded that speech as the greatest
obstacle he had to meet.
Il am hopeful that the Progressives
VIII see the light and accept Hughes
as the exponent of a united Republi-
canism in favor of real and construc-
tive preparedness in contrast to a
measure. which is regarded as a party
issue and passed without the means
provided to carry out the provisions
I am much rejoiced at the pros
poets of Republican victory under
such a standard bearer
AS man Fairbanks is experienced
in practical government For many
years he was on the Foreign Relations
Committee of the Senate and he was
one of president McKinley's supporters
for four years the Fice-President. He
is an admirable speaker and a cam
paigner of the widest experience and
effectiveness"
MIR. WanamakerS Talk
In commenting upon the action of
the convention Mr.. Wanamaker said
I'VE came out OF the Red Sea in
confusion upon a straight road. We
came into the sunlight when, with
great unanimity, the convention set
tied on Charles E. Hughes, as was ex-
pected, after the expression of the con-
vention in its first two ballots.
Before the third ballot was half
over IT was evident that the tide had
set in one direction.
The reading of the report of the
Conference Committee giving in ex-
tense the facts of the conference in
which every possible effort had evil
IDENTIFY been made, resulting in the
Progressive Party laying on the table
the whole subject, cleared the skies.
And the Republican convention went
straight forward. recording its vote for
Charles E. Hughes, the man of silence,
who, like another man of silence, Gen
eral Ulysses S. Grant, is a victory by
his deeds rather than by his words.
Pennsylvania united in the request
that l should present the name of
Charles Warren Fairbanks. as Vice
President. 1t was an agreeable privi-
lege to do so. He had already been
nominated for the Presidency by sew
eral States and he is certainly big
enough TO be Fice-President.
His long experience in public life
and his well-known integrity and bus
iness qualifications, justified from per-
sonal acquaintance with him, my be-
lief tnat his name added to the ticket
would m q nd ,nf Nr,i1
of the business community throughout
the United States, but inside and out
side the Republican Party would win
the most widespread recognition for
the high qualities OF the candidate"
Penrose's Views
Senator Penrose will remain for a
couple of days to attend the meetings
of the Republican National Com
mfttee. He made this formal state
ment:
THE ticket nominated today will be
elected by decisive vote and it will
carry Pennsylvania by an old-fashion-
ed Republican majority. The Nation
al Convention was remarkable in
many respects. Perhaps the dominat-
ing feature of 1T was the unpledged
character of the delegates. They
came to Chicago in most cases with
out instructions and with single pur-
pose of doing what would be best for
the Republican Party and the country.
II have seldom, ir ever witnessed a.
political gathering where so much
good feeling prevailed during the dis
cussion anc controversy regarding
candidates. In fact, there was an en-
tire absence of ilI-feeling or of disap-
pointment on the part of those who
were interested in some particular
candidacy.
All of the candidates expressed
their Willingness to join in simplify
ing the situation and at no time did
difficulties present themselves in bring
ing about an early adjustment.
The convention was composed of a
very high order. of men and the out
come of our deliberations is very graft
Tying. Under the peculiar circum-
stances surrounding the partv
brought about by the unfortunate diyi
sion of 1912, the nomination of Jus
tice Hughes was pre-eminently a logi-
cal outcome. Everybody wants har-
mony and healing of dissentions of
the past.
The nomination has come to Jus
tice Hughes unsolicited and perhaps
undesired. 1t is pre-eminently a call
to which he has deemed it expedient
TO respond. AS part of the political
situation. it frequently has been de-
clared that in this instance the office
should seek the man and that is what
has happened. 1t cannot be said the
nomination Is in any sense the result
Of combination of political manipula-