Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-11
WHEN HUGHES MET THE OLD GUARD
Samuel Blythe Explains How the Penrose
Barnes Crane ct al. to Take Back Seat-Detais
Imaginary, But the Facts Are Straight

| TT WAS approximately high noon on
i June 10 when the Republicans nomi-
mated Mr.. Hughes and announced they
would begin an active campaign imme-
dlately The Republican idea of an active
| campaign. for the space OF 80 days, so far
as could be discerned, consisted in the
appointment Of Mr.. Wilcox as chairman
and the entertainment of Colonel Ro0se-
Welt at luncheon by Mr.. Hughes. the one
function being about as exciting as the
other. but both we'll calculated TO have
their effect on the needed PrOGressives;
for Mr.. Wilcox is 4 nice, amiable, sub
dued person. who had no part in the
foul crime of preventing the nomination
OF Mr. Roosevelt by the Republicans in
1912; and it was plainly apparent that
Mr.. Hughes did not have poison put in
Mr. Roosevelt's soup. The Colonel came
away in his usual buoyant health. which
showed that these two strong men stood
again shoulder TO shoulder in the great
work Of keeping their ideals herded in
one place.
This was what we learned for 80 days.
this and the important facts that Mr..
Hughes allowed two men 10 sit in his
drawing.room in train and smoke that
he likes apple pie, and that the Demo-
cratic story that he trims his own beard
is a canard. But it is not what We might
have learned had there been full access
to the interior proceedings. Oh, it is a
sad, sad story, mates, the fearful tale Of
the agony Of strong men, the slaughter Of
ambitions, the sobs Of Boies Penrose-
could anything be sadder than the sobs
Of Boies Penrose? The answer is, Moth
ing could be-"
Picture 20 yourselves, IL you care to.
that eager and enthusiastic little COM
pany OF Old Guardsters hurrying from
Chicago TO congratulate the candidate,
confer with him and do a modicum OF
innocent cOnniving on the side. They
were in high and happy spirits, merry
little party, consisting Of Murray Crane,
who softly hunmed to himself those i'm
mortal lines about the fierce ingratituds
or forgetting auld acquaintance; Boies
Penrose, who Joined his deep and resonant
bass with the murmuring tenor OF Mr..
Crane: Reed SmooJ who as befts his
apostolic position smiled sedately; James
Hemsnway. all Rglow with enthuslasmi
Bill Barnes. blissfully letting bygones be
bygones and others all Lit up with the
extreme pleasure Of the glad occasion.
Merrily they rolled along. rolled along,
rolled along. and all was halcyon.
You see." said Boles Penrose. wen
get there FIRST. and now that we have
nominated him well just take hold OF
things and run the campaign in the good
old way"
Hear! Hear" shouted Bill Barnes.
Wen run the campaign in the good old
way
And so it went. the Hght-hsaTted com
mitteemen joking and testing one with
another and recounting the bountiful
oldsn times when they put It over SO ex-
psrtly.
At last their journey came 10 an end
and entering the room where their candi-
date stood waiting 10 receive them they
joy0usly overwhelmed him with eOngrat-
ulattons. which be, discarding for the
nonce his cold and reserved and dignIhed
judicial manner, received as t7yously.
and a pleasant time vas had by all
Now. then, AR Hughes" said Bill
Barnes. ciapping the eaRdidats heartily
On The back ~lsls get do4n 70 bissinsss.f
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