Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-12
.PENNA. DELEGATES
STAGE FAMILY ROW
crow-orundy Fight Bobs Up
and Threatens Split at =,
Chicago
COURSE UP TO MEMBERS
by GEORGE NOX MCCAIN

| hothihB nhutu Dut uu epltOue pI last
night that occurred at the Congress
Hotel.
There was a caucus Of the delegation.
Before Il concluded its session It had
transformed itself into a political laun-
dry, In which some dirty factional linen
was washed.
It did not finish the job, though. It
will be completed and hung out to dry
when everybody gets back home.
Some months back the EVENING PUB
Lie LEDGER published exclusively the
story Of disturbance in the organiza- =
tion which threatened to dismantle the
party machinery for a time at least. It
was the celebrated Grow -Grundy fight.
In which the Bristol manufacturer and
president Of the Pennsylvania Manu-
facturers' Association started out to get
the scalplock of Senator William +.
Grow, state chairman. The entire state
was interested. Later on the differences
betweepl Chairman Grow and Mr..
Grund were to all appearances, at
least, rivately adjusted through the
Interrogation of friends; there was a
love feast. The lion and the lamb lay
down together.
How Long to Stand by SprouI?
Most everybody who knows anything
about state politics believed that the
adjustment was temporary. or at least
in the nature of an armistice. liable to
terminate at any time without notice.
That time was last night and the place
was the caucus of the Pennsylvania
delegation.
The signal that started the outbreak
was insignificant enough of itself. The
question under discussion was the length
of time the delegation should stand be-
hind Governor Sproul in the convention
and who should say when breakaway
il one is decided upon, should occur.
Mr.. Grundy, who is one of the dele
gates from the Bucks Montgomery dis
trict. said that he did not think it was
the sense of the caucus held in Philadel-
phia that. after the delegation had stood
by Governor Sproul as long as he
thought proper, any one should be en-
powered to deliver the delegates body,
and breeches, over to some other candi-
date.
The individual members of the dele
CATION should 20 to the candidates Of
their choice after having served the
Governor as long as he desired.
Percy NJ. Chandler. of PHILADELPHIA,
spoke In the same vein He had he
said, a second choice. and he had the
right to cast his vote on the break -un.
where IL would best suit the interests OF
the party as he saw II,
Genera, A,torhur, a fou o,,o,.s ho
fors boJ ursad tIa d,,on".;nu ,m uh,s .a s.and ue
by the Governor to the end The mos
poets of his being the presidential nomi-
nee were lust as bright now as they
were before the ballotipg began. In
fact, he thought the outlook was more
auspicious, il anything.
Senator Max Leslie. of PITTSBURGH
spoke in similar vein, Auditor Gen,
eral Snyder agreed with Mr.. Grundy to
tile extent that he did NOT think Penn
sylvania should let the situation get out
of her hand and, by standing by the
Governor too long, lose the prestige that
would come from throwing the delega-
tons power to the most available can
didate.
Hall WouId Stick IN End
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Shsres n ID. , iinn, u iiaGeiPnla, ue-
.Laieu Ia ioi stalns W Tue uo'ernor 10
.ne eno Without no" or ~ any other
t,he 1iscusshs sec1Iu choice or wheIe
tne aeirgation snouid go IL shouid
stick lii tIe uoveIn1i reteaseu ,he
nSn oes -. ~ uu L..,i la ,nL uISts'Vn ..ts y.
committee, the committee in the mean
time to keep IN constant touch with the
Governor, who would not be on the
convention moor: congressman ware
SECONDED the motioh.
The Governor, who had come into
the room in the meantime. feelingly ex-
pressed his obi CATION to the delegation
for its steadfastness.
He said, however, that. laying aside
his personal interest in the matter, he
thought, for the sake of the state, the
delegation should stand solidly together
until it was manifest that he could not
be nominated.
Robert McAfee. former secretary of
the commonwealth. OF Pittsburgh. urged
tbe delegates 10 stand by the Governor
"a long os he was a candidate.
JrdSo 7 r Reed also of Pitts.
h,peh iow nartnor and rroxy for IInited
Stasas tSw Sonator KnorN lo;d ba hold his
,nandote from Senator Knox 70 vote for
Govcrnor Snroui He was aware there
was n feeling among some of the dele
gates favorable TO other candidates after
The Governor had released them. No
steering or other committee could rule
them after the Governor was through