The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-08-30
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Open HOstilities Are Man.
ifested Between
TIRE MOOSE ANO REPUBLICANS
Nation. Wide Bitterness Between
These Factions Is Grow.
ing In Intensity.
FUEL NOW ADDED TO HATRED

New York, Aug. 2S.-The threat
ened nationwide break between thu
progressives and the reactionary Re
publicans. which started in Califor
mia. has swept to the East and II
now a menacing actually which |!
confronting the Hughes campaign
managers.
Open hostilities have been declar
ed in Pennsylvania, where neither
side any longer attempts to concea
the growing bitterness Of the con
flict.
In Delaware, third ticket has
been announced by anti-machine Re
publicans in opposition to United
States Senator Henry A. Dupont
who is seeking denomination as the
regular Republican candidate fol
United States Senator.
Equally alarming to the support.
ers of Mr.. Hughes are the develop
ments OF the last twenty-four hours
in New York State. Gov. whitman
ignoring the regular Republican or
ganization, headed by State Chair
man Tanner. has opened up indie
pendent compaign headquarters, and
the primary fight for United States
Senator between William N. Calder
and Robert Bacon has resulted in
an open split in the party.
The break between the Republic
ans and Progressives in Pennsylva-
MIA, developing for several weeks,
has been made wide open by an edi-
torial in the Philadelphia Inquirer. a
pronounced stand-pat Republican
newspaper. The Inquirer yesterday
applauded Candidate Hughes refus-
al to confer with Gov. Johnson on
his~yisit to California, and defiantly
assailed the Progressive party of the
State in an editorial as follows:
"The Progressives succeeded in
stealing the Republican party four
years ago and nominating Progress
sive candidates. This was unjust,
unthinkable. Johnson was elected
Governor two years ago by a minor
ity vote, and now he poses as a Re-
publican, and as such is allowed to
contest for the senatorial nomina-
ton"
To-day's Philadelphia North
American, regarded as the leading
Progressive newspaper of the East,
retorts with an editorial unsparing-
~ condemning Mr.. Hughes attitude
toward California. Progressives are
demanding that Mr.. Hughes tell the
voters of the country what he means
by his declaration that he is the
spokesman of the national Repub-
lican party"
Gov. Whitmans announced deter
mination to conduct separate pri-
mary campaign, independent of the
regular party organization, has fur
Their complicated the already entang-
led conditions in New York, which
are now embarrassing Mr.. Hughes
supporters. A committee, to be
known as the Whitman Primary
Campaign Committee, is now In pro-
cess of formation, and will have sep
arate headquarters at the Manhat-
tan Hotel, New York City.
In the contest for the senatorial
nomination, Gov. Whitman is stand
ing behind William N. Calder, of
Brooklyn, while Elihu Root and the
old guard faction, led by William
Barnes, of Albany. are openly sup
porting Robert Bacon.
Further disruption of the Repub-
lean campaign plans in New York
was marked by the frank announce
nesS/ to-day in the Tribune. which,
although supporting Mr.. Hughes. Is
opposed to Gov. Whitman; that his
renomina alton this year would mean
az sekere handicap to the national
ticket and a possible loss Of the
state in the local campaign"
II seems certain that Mr.. Hughes.
on bis return TO New York from his
Western trip. will find the political
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