Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-05
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position is summed up by their state
ments that they want Colonel Roose-
velt's help but not his dictation." They
are determined not to permit Colonel
Roosevelt to name the ticket by pro-
cess of elimination.
One of the outstanding features of
this convention is the absence or COM
manding leadership by the men who
compose the Old Guard. They are
here and on the ground but they seem
TO have no definite control of affairs.
There is a conspicuous lack of what
every convention has known as fix
ers," who came with planks for the
platform all prepared and assurances
that they were going in, little groups
of leaders who got together in confer
ences and arranged things and then
practically brought them before the
convention for ratification. All that is
absent this year. A notable example of
this condition is the Pennsylvania
delegation which is split four ways.
Senator Penrose who always has
spoken for the Republican organiza-
tion in the State is silent and while he
probably will cast his vote for Senator
Knox. it is generally understood he
will do so in order not to disclose his
real choice.
Favorite Sons Lack Strength
OF all the favorite sons who will be-
presented to the convention none is
estimated to have the strength to COM
mand a stampede. The Weeks sup
porters are continuing their claims or
200 or more votes on the first ballot,
Senator Cunmins managers claim
more than one hundred votes on the
first ballot and, in addition, say that
Col. Roosevelt would support their
I,V4 fV fe ri oil hnl
that any of the fayorite sons votes can
be held all the way through
Fred w. Estabrook. national COM
mitteeman from New Hampshire, said
to-day he believed all but four candi-
dates would be practically eliminated
after the first ballot. He thinks Colo
mel Roosevelt out of the race. The
eight votes of his State, he thinks, will
he scattered dl the first ballot, two of
them going to Weeks. Mr.. Estabrook
predicted Hughes would continue to
receive votes until a nomination was
made.
REGARDLESS OF action the Republican
and Progressive conventions finally
take, Victor Murdock, of Kansas, chair
man of the Progressive National COM
mittee, who arrived here to-day said
the party organization had been main
tanned.
The Progressive party must not
ana Will not pass Oul VI SAlSbSli~S' ~
matter what the result of the coming
conventions" said Mr.. Murdock He
declined to predict the probable ac-
ton of the Progressives. 4
Mr.. Murdock said he was not can
didate for reelection as national COM
mittee chairman and will endeavor to
be released from that position
James r. Garfield, of Ohio, another
Roosevelt leader, to-day stated that
political eXpediency was largely the
cause OF the Progressives' failure to
disclose any definite program regard
ing their support of Colonel Roosevelt
1T is the most anomalous situation
that ever confronted either party,
said Mr.. Pinchot.
Perkins For Harmony
George w. Perkins. of New York
recognized spokesman for the Pro-
gressive party, issued a statement to-
day reiterating that he was for har-
n1onv with the older party. but not for
harmony at any price. he did not
amprify this statement beyond saying
he will not lose sight of the fact that
too high a price can he paid for any
thing and that harmony was no eX-
ception to the rule.
Frank H Hitchcock. who is work.
ing for the Hughes forces issued
statement TO-DAY after a conference
with other leaders declaring the
nomination OF Justice Hughes ineV-
liable.
Mr.. Hitchcock included in his state
ment an analysis of the strength OF
favorite son candidates to show the
total strength of the combined faVorite
sons to be S45.
Justice Hughes will receive more
votes on the first ballot than the COM
bined strength of the favorite son can
didates," said Hitchcock, and his
nomination on an early ballot is in
evitable.'
The Hitchcock statement empha-
sized that it will require 493 votes to
nominate a candidate and that the
combined instructed strength of the
favorite son candidates falls 14S votes
short of enough to nominate.
Among those opposed to Justice
Hughes a report was circulated to-day
that he had gained the disfavor of
labor through the Supreme Courts
decision in the Danbury hatters' case
in January. 1915, which affirmed judg-
ments against members of the hatters'
union at Danbury, Conn, awarded to
a manufacturer under the antitrust
law for a boycott. Executions were
issued against the homes of the Hnion
men and until labor leaders through
out the country united to help them