Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-27
HUGHES SWEEP
OF COUNTRY SEEN
BY PARTY CHIEFS
Official Forecast Places Ma
jority in New York at
100000
ILLINOIS BY SAME FIGURE

YORK, Pa, Sept. 27.-At today's
sessions, the first predictions Of a ma
tional character were made. In the
absence Of John Hays Hammond, pres
idert Of the National League of Repub-
lican Clubs, who was unable TO attend
on account of illness, William b. Brew
ster, secretary of the National League,
made the official predictions for the
league.
He predicted that the following States
would go Republican by the following
msjorities;
New York. 100000; Illinois, 100000;
Ohio, 100000; Indiana, $4,000; wiscon-
sin, $4,000; Minnesota, 125,O00; Iowa,
$4,000; Nebraska, $4,000; Kansas,
100000.
He declared that both Missouri and
Kentucky were doubtful.
State Representative Richard Bald
win. of Delaware County. was called
upon to speak. The perennial candidate
for Speaker of the State House of Rep
resentatives, predicted an overwhelm-
ing majority for the Republican ticket,
both State and national.
YORK. Pa. Sept. 27.--wth Philander
G.. Knox. candidate for United States Sem
ator TO succeed George T. oliver, OF Pitts
burgh, sounding the keynote of the Repub-
lican campaign in Pennsylvania, the Penn
syivania State League of Republican Clubs
formally opened the Hughes campaign in
this State last night with n meeting in
which both the Newfoundland and the
Penrose faction were recognized. Former
Secretary Of State Philander C. Knox was
the principal speaker at the opening of
the campaign to elect Charles Evans
Hughes the next President of the United
States He called upon all Americans to
support Hughes for his 'square-jawed
Americanism."
president wilson's principal campaign
cry has been, We have kept the country
out Of war My answer to that is, What
war; Is II the war with Mexico, which
caused the death of more American SOL
diers than were killed in the war with
Spain7" he asked.
United States Senator William T. Borah,
OF Idaho, waxed eloquent against the will
son Administration. He discussed at length
the river of doubt" and other natural re-
sources" the last Wilson Congress made
appropriations for at the session of Con-
gress which will end in December.
WILLARD REELECTED PRESIDENT
Fred w. Willard, president of the East
End Republican Club, of Philadelphia, and
a political follower of the Vare-Brumbaugh
faction was reelected president Of the
Pennsylvania State League OF Republican
Clubs today.
~. M, a.r~ A,fI % xt,l,1 are
affiliated with the Vare-Brumbaugh forces
were elected vice presidents, while two Ware
followers in Philadelphia were elected tc
other offices.
The elections are held biennially. Every
State election new officers are chosen. Fred
willard, who already has served three
terms as president, was reelected with
out opposition. the earlier opposition tC
him having been simply the result of anti
-Brumpaugh feeling. His recollection
baugh ticket was the result of the work ol
President Willard in handling and arrang
ing for the extraordinarily successful meet
ings of yesterday
today were the following: Robert s. Frey
York County; Paul j. Hauck. Schuylkill
William l. Tunis. Dauphin; Edward W
Patton, Philadelphia; ]. A. Crissman, In
diana; James Sumner, Philadelphia; Clar'
ence L. Shoff. Tioga; Amos Scott, Philadel
phia
Harry w. Keely, Fifteenth Ward Phila.
delphia, was elected recording secretary
Thomas +. Watson, Magistrate. and newly
created Ware leader in the Twenty-second
Ward. was elected treasurer.
Patton, who is a State Senator, is leader
in the Twenty-seventh Ward. Sumner is
one of the leaders In the Twenty-hrst Ward
or Manayunk, and Scott controls the Ware
negro vote in the Seventh Ward. where Sc
lect Councilman Charles Seger is leader.
MAYOR SMITH PLEASED
Referring to the victory of the City Of
Philadelphia in the Greenwich Pier case,
known as the Chew case, Mayor Smith
said in his speech Of last nights meeting:
''Like every other citizen of Philadelphia I
rejoice in the fact that the Chew case has
been settled 1t meant a whole lot to Phil
adelphia--in fact, all of the improvements
contemplated for South Philadelphia. AS
Mr.. Connolly said in his telegram to me
yesterday afternoon. the final disposition OF
the Chew injunction case in favor OF the
City OF Philadelphia, Is a crowning feature
OF my administration"
Mayor Smith this morning, in answer 70
the taxpayers suit that is threatened to
tie up the proposed public improvements for
Philadelphia, declared that the present ad-
ministratlon In City Han has expected some
such action. and that he is prepared for il.
"All that can say" he said. in answer
70 questions. is. that have anticipated
some such action and am fully prepared
70 nght any contest against the legality OF
the loans that may be brought by the citi-
zsna Of Overlook.
II have carefully looked into the questions
that have entered into the negotiations with
the citizens OF Overlook. and am prepared
70 give detailed answer within two OF
three days
when FIRST read OF the attack upon this
loan bills that was made by an attorney
living IN overbrook, guessed the cause. and
since then 1 have been in q position e
answer the charges in detail will answel
theio In detail within day or two"
roDAY's MARRIAGE LICENSES