Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-01
BOTH cox AND BALDWIN
CLAIM VICTORY WON
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were dealing with figures and names
and the Cox people were general in
their statements. George w. Williams,
! Tioga, the third candidate, said he was
| in the race to the finish and inclined
to be emphatic about it.
Baldwin Stands BY Claims
At the Baldwin headquarters his
were enough members of the Repub-
lican caucus in the city at that hour
to nominate Baldwin and that more
were coming in this afternoon.
II stand by my estimates" was Mr..
Baldwin's statement. MY fight was
won days ago."
Friends of the Delawarean said that
he had been gaining and that men
claimed by the other side had come
in this morning and pledged their
votes TO Baldwin.
Claims were made at the Baldwin
headquarters that he would run away
ahead of the number necessary to
nominate in the caucus and w. T.
Ramsey, member from the city of
Chester, who will present the name of
Mr.. Baldwin said that he saw even
more members for Baldwin than when
he made lis statement the other eve
ming. 1t takes S5 to nominate in the
caucus and 104 to elect on the floor of
the House.
Cox Men Standing Pat
Without giving out any figures or
names the boomers of Mr. Cox were
claiming he would win. Their head
quarters were scenes of the greatest
activity and the leaders were working
under forced draft in their efforts to
get hold of every incoming member.
congressman w. S. Ware and John r.
K. Scott. Senator E. II. Ware and
others were busy and secuted the
Baldwin claims while Mr.. Cox serene
ly predicted he would win.
The Cox people are said to be bas-
ing their hopes on some late hour de-
velopments and refused to be inter-
ested by the parade of Allegheny
men to Baldwin headquarters and
the claim of Pittsburgh leaders for
Baldwin that he would have sixteen
and maybe seventeen of the Allegheny
delegation.
The Cox people were claiming in
roads on the McNichol seventeen in
Philadelphia and rumors were that
Mayor Smith was to be here to help.
Mr.. williams said that he was a
candidate to the finish and was not
popular with the Cox men. Mr.. Will
liams' name will be presented by his
colleague, Frank II. Marvin, who has
been exceedingly busy working for
him.
Olive Branches Rejected
In spite of denials there was some
waving of olive branches between
dusk and dawn and there were sus-
picions that unofficial, unaccredited,
but nevertheless, reliable emissaries
had been passing back and forth.
State Treasurer Young was said to
have been endeaVoring to heal the
breach but he had nothing to say.
One of the reports was that some
one in the friendship of men aligned
with the Cox candidacy had suggested
to Williams that the Cox men would
throw him their votes, but Mr.. Will
liams said that no one had been
whispering in his ear and added that
he was not making deals with any
body. Incidentally lie said he would
be candidate to the end,
The Baldwin people not only de-
clared they would have no COM
promise but said that what had been
going on under cover convinced them
more than ever that the Cox-State ad-
ministration forces had been routed
and were seeking to palliate the
wrath to come, while statements drew
the usual tart rejoinders from the Cox
managers, who made some remarks
about entertaining fiction"
This comment was countered by
Baldwin leader who said "cold facts"
and urFed the Cox people to use the
''acid test" on their list and make 1t
public.
Lightning Rods Up
Several lightning rods were re-
ported as having been erected in the
hope of a compromise. but their re-
puted owners wero verT coy Sbd 1t
them. For instance, Aaron b. Hess,
member from Lancaster city, who will
likely get the votes of the Lancaster
men, except Quentin Reitzel, who is
with the Fourth infantry at the bor-
der, was mentioned as a good man,
upon whom all might unite. Naturally,
he was willing, but not advertising.
Joseph II. Phillips of Clearfield
| county. was also in a hopeful state and
thoroughly imbued with his qualifica-
tons as a harmonizer and presiding
| officer.
Fred c. Ehrhardt. of Scranton, one
| of the granduncles of the House, was
| also put In the possibility class be-
| cause of some statements he made
| few days ago.
Democratic Bosses Meet
In an effort to give the warning Re-
| publicans an example of brethren
dwelling together in unity the Demo-
cratic rlngmasters' committee, com
| posed OF the leading bosses outside of
tho national and State chairmen and
national committeeman, mot and de-
cided TO support Herr Wilson c. Sarig,
of Temple, Berks county, Pa, as the
candidate of the reorganized, unterri-
fed, temporarily united Democracy of
Pennsylvania as represented in the
lower house OF the Legislature by ex-
actly 81 out of 207 votes. There were