Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-29
BULL MOOSERS SEEK
CONTROL OF G. 0. P
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after he had called it to order and
sitting up front while the motions
| to create a Statewide organization
to galvanize the old Bull Moose
herd were put through in the most
approved style. Mr.. Pinchot's s
speech was q reiteration of his well
known ideas and everyone who did
not agree with them was consigned
to the list of "reactionaries.
| Adjourn For Lunch
The meeting was adjourned for
luncheon after committees we've
named and late to-day "a purpose"
| will be made known and the or
ganization perfected. There will be
more speeches. Senator Miles Poin-
dexter. of Washington, who was
scheduled to make an address was
prevented from coming to Harris
burg.
Mr.. Pinchot did not refer to any
personal ambitions telling inquirers
that is not the question"
Sessions Resumed
At the opening of the afternG~a
session, e. H. Wells, of Seattle,
stated that he received a telegram
from Senator Poindexter that he
had been prevented from leaving
washington by a meeting of SEN
The organization of the movement
was then taken up although the
committee on the declaration had
not yet reported.
The committee on organization
| recommended these selections, which
We're accepted:
Delegates to National Conference,
William Finn and II. D. w. English,
Pittsburgh; Clifford Pinchot, Pike
county; J. Ross Mccormick, Lacka-
wanna county and r. w. Thompson,
Union county.
Committee on organization of dele
gate campaign at large: A. w. Hag-
enbach, Lehigh county; A. Nevin
DIETRICH. Philadelphia; Fred Brenck-
man, Carbon county; S. Jarvis
Adams, Jr., Pittsburgh; F. E. Wood,
Bradford county and Ezra Stolzfuss,
Lancaster county.
Brings Up Debate
The adoption of the report on or
ganiZation created some discussion.
Earl G. Boose, Dubois, wanted to
know how the representatives from
Congressional districts would be
named, and Chairman DIETRICH said:
| They should be chosen by confor-
ences in their districts"
Are we organizing an opposition
| to the regular Republican organ
| iZation?" asked Charles SchofelG,
Philadelphia.
Absolutely no. The question OF
! harmony is up to the Old Guard"
| replied the chairman.
Alexis J. Limeburner, Philadel-
phia, asked that the national rep
resentatives be increased to six SO
that a Philadelphian be named. The
! list comprised two PittsburgherS.
The conference at once agreed and
Arthur q. Graham, Philadelphia,
was selected.
| In the intermission which follow
ed, 1912 national delegates were
| asked to stand up. There were four
teen present.
Clifford Pinchot's conference OF
men active in the Washington party
| in years gone by was opened at
noon in the ballroom of the PENN
Harris by Mr.. Pinchot himself with
! just seventy-nine present. Mr.
Pinchot at once had Secretary A
| Nevin DIETRICH read the call issued
from Pennsylvania ten days ago. MI.
DIETRICH said that William Finn was
| ill and could not be here, but had
sent a letter, which was read. 1t
expressed his thorough sympathy
with the movement.
Letters of Regret
! Other letters of regret were from
| Congressman NJ. c. Kelly, Senator
| Wallace Barnes, Wayne county:
| John H. Morrison, Mercer; H. ID.
w. English, Pittsburgh; John J.
Gheen, Chester county, and r. c.
| Russell and others of Warren
county, and several others who
were on vacation or held at home
by engagements. This reading took
up a quarter of an hour. Repre-
sentatives d. w. Helt, Northum-
berland: r. L. Wallace. Lawrence,
sent letters resretting engagemen ents
that detained them at home.
Pinchot Reads Address
! Mr.. Pinchot dispensed with d
rollcall and proceeded to read an
address, declaring the future in the
hands of the Progressive Republi-
cans.
Mrs. Pinchot was among those
who came into the hall just as the
meeting began. The Misses Brumm,
! of Pottsville, were also present.
Many Late Arrivals
Among the noon arrivals were
William Watts, Mercer. Delaware
county; Charles /. Johnson, w. e.
Lebo and w. II. Sponsler, Perry;
r. T. Rich, Clinton; Frank M. War
ing, Blair; D. c. Wagner. r. L. Bel
ford and w. II. Druckenmiller,
| Northum berland: DR.. V. S. Mes
singer, Prof. Edward Hart, T. a.
II. Hay, Northampton; e. S. Wa. d
and II. Horace Dawson, Philadcl-
phia; II. w. Read. huntingdon; w.
| Iuckenbill, Carbon; NJ. T. Stokes,
| Potter; L. N. Mitchell, Willis Geist
| Newbold, DR.. w. f. Boyer and +.
| It. Millin. Jefferson.
The Dauphin delegation included:
DR.. G.. NJ. Schminker, Gratz; B. +.
Smith and d. e. Taylor, Harrisburg.
my friend, that is not the ques-
| tion," said Clifford Pinchot this
morning when asked IL the con-
ference of men formerly active in
| Washington party affairs and now
again with the Republican fold to
! be held here to-day was to launch a
boom for him for United States sem
ator next year.
DIETRICH Is Chairman
] A. Nevin DIETRICH was elected