Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-29

Wood, Sayre, secretary when Mr..
Pinchot had finished speaking.
This committee was named to
frame a declaration of purpose: Lex
N. Mitchell, jefferson; George f.
Holmes, Philadelphia; A. w. Hagen
bach, Lehigh; l.. d. Appleby. Hunt
ingdon; w. w. Hefrner. Columbia.
Organization of campaign for
election of delegates: DR.. C. p. Asper,
Franklin; Il. A. IL. Hay, Northamp-
ton; Earl F.. Boose, Clearfield; /. B.
Brown, Erie, and i. p. Schneider,
Allegheny.
The committee on organization is
also to recommend five men to rep
resent Pennsylvania at the National
Conference suggested by Mr.. Pin
chot in his address.
When the committees had been
named a motion was also made for
Ia committee of six to represent the
State-at-large and one additional
member from each Congressional
District to form a State organization n
to plan the campaign for election OF
progressive delegates. The motion
passed. The committee on declar-
alton of purpose will name the latter
committee and the five representa- =
tives.
When asked If he was going to be
candidate Mr.. Pinchot made the
same reply.
A. Nevin DIETRICH, secretary of the
committee which arranged for the
conference, insisted that the meet
ing was to discuss ways and means
to elect national delegates in har-
mony with the principles put out
by the committee headed by Pin
oh nf ~ Il t,I, o.,
the meeting. He said that Mr.. Pin
chot was not thinking about sena-
tor, but left way open when he
said that there were always chances
that something might turn up.
The possibility that Pinchot was
getting ready to run for senator was
uppermost in the minds of many of
the men here for the meeting.
Mr.. DIETRICH. who had the whole
plan of the meeting laid out, said
that after Mr.. Pinchot's speech a
committee would be named to ar
range for election of Republican
national delegates. This committee
will consist of six men to be chosen
at large and one fro meach of the 32
Congressional districts. On the sur
face the whole plant is to insure
election of national delegates who
declaration MIR. Pinchot is ex-
pected to say something about some
senators when he makes his speech.
Poindcxter Coming
Senator Miles Poindexter, of
Washington, to be the big speaker
of the meeting. will not arrive until
late in the day, it was announced
to-day.
William Finn, it was stated by
Mr.. DIETRICH, had sent letter fully
endorsing all that might be done.
Mr.. Finn, it was said. was in poor
health and had to avoid any excite
ment and stir However. when l.. +.
Schneider, OF Pittsburgh, came in
he said that Mr.. Finn was ''in the
pink of condition and playing golf
Among early morning arrivals
were NJ. T. Stokes, the militant
Coudersport editor: John f. Blake,
the PENNSYLVANIA blacksmith, of Al
toona; j. V. Clark. of Washington
county. and DR.. G. M. Schminkey,
of Gratz, long active in insurgency
in upper Dauphin county.
Praises Progressivcs
Senator w. S. Kenyon, Iowa, aid
Governor II. ]. Allen, Kansas, seht
letters OF support
Mr.. Pinchot read an extended ai-
dress, in which he said the Repup-
lican party had to depend on pro-
gressive ideas to win and that Presi-
dent Wilson was "a dangerous op-
ponent" He attacked the PreSl-
dents course in the peace negotla-
tions. His record, he said, WAS
''saying one thing and doing an
other and getting away with it,"
The address was well received, es-
pecially the references to the Presl-
dent.
Mr.. Pinchot said that the Re-
publican party must win in spite OF
''its reactionaries," and that PRO
gressive" Republicans had to organ
ize at once as stalking horses" had
been selected by those whom nc
classed as "reactionaries." He urged
the Pennsylvania "progressives" IL
invite "progressives" of other State.
to unite in q conference this fall
refraining from endorsement of any
President candidate in the mean
time.
In Shirt Sleeves
Mr.. Pinchot's declaration in hIs
speech that the Progressives must
IOlu IL IldliOlbl lhh tiip'
meanwhile the Progressives must
get delegates" seemed to please mis-
auditors as much as his criticisms
of President Wilson. The hall was
extremely hot and many of the men
took off their coats. The women
took off their hats.
Harry X. Daugherty. of Mercer
county, former Deputy Attorney
General, who was here, came out
with a declaration for Knox for
President. He said
'I am for Senator Knox for Presi-
dent; if he is not candidate, |
am for General Wood. While / ala
Progressive Republican, and have
been since 1912, 1 voted for Senator
Knox in the Republican convention
of 1916. and / should be glad TO
see Pennsylvania back him up TO
the limit next year. | consider
Knox the foremost American states
man of this age. He has always
stood for the rights of the American
people. and his public record will
show this statement to be true.
Years ago on his own initiative he
broke the most gigantic trust con-
ceivable--the Northern Securities
merger, end made his government
master of the corporations; and to-
day he Is leading the fight in the
Senate for Americanism, and the
sanctity of our constitutional prin-
ciples"