Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-09
Penna. Delegates
Reject Johnson
by GEORGE Nox MCCAIN,


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gheny county, as chairman. we're ap-
pointed to look after it.
Still another committee on general
advertising, posters. Autographs. signs
was named. After that came the great
surprise of the evening. Samuel NJ.
Vauclain. president of tho Baldwin Lo-
comotive Works. who has had aspira-
tions to be placed before the convention
as presidential candidate. declared
himself unequivocally for Sproul and he
said he also spoke for his fellow dele
gate from the seventh district. Horace
A. RcalC, Of Chester county.
Nauclain Causes Surprise
The appearance Of Mr.. Vauclain at
! the delegate meeting was a distinct sur
prise. He occupied seat we'll 10 the
| front. When he was called upon by
Senator W. f. Grow. who presided in
the absence of Mayor Moore, Mr.. Nau-
CLAIM said
! This Is the first opportunity | have
had 10 attend a meeting Of the delcga
, ton. II is natural that the delegates
should be interested in the attitude to
be assumed by the delegates from the
! Seventh distdict. desire to say that
we shall vote with the delegation, no
matter who the candidate may be. No
good can be accomplished in anything
! unless harmony prevails. We must work
| together. ! am therefore glad 10 be able
! to announce our exact position on the
! candidacy of Governor Sproul.'
| Mr.. VauclainS declaration was re-
ceived with applause. While he did
not say that he had abandoned his own
ambition TO become business men =
candidate for President OF the United
States. il did finally dispose of the ru :
NOR that he would not only not vote for
Mr.. Sproui, but would openly sntag
onize him
Mayor Moore told how he had visited
delegations representing states in the
North. Northeast, South and West
sounding them on their opinions as Ia
Governor Sproul. Everywhere he found
only the kindliest sentiments expressed
Governor SprouI had an excellent op-
portunity TO be nominated
Only in one instance had he foupG
opposition 4 certain individual hat
objected because General Atterbury wa'
friend OF Governor Sprouts and Gen
rral Atterbury was a high official in thu
Pennsylvania Railroad
Moore Lauds Atterbury
IF that is the case that men objec
10 the friendship OF General Atterbur.
for Governor Sproul." said the Mayor
then LEI me say that ] would wan
, no higher type Of man for my friend
When the allied nations needed mai
/, TO build, equip and maintain railroads
Mr.. Atterbury was the one man in al
the world selected TO do that work, an,
he did it, and if Governor Sproul is u
! be condemned for having friends lik
this, what kind Of friend. in heaven
name. Is man expected 10 havep'
General Atterbury himself was tn
first TO address the caucus. He advise
delegates with business connections i
any part OF the Union TO get after tn
delegates from those states and see
their support.
The general trend Of the meeting wa
e brilliantly hopeful. The members wer
. evidently inspired by the words of tn
leading delegates and workers. particu
larly after Attorney General Schafe
said that one delegation after 1t ha
given a preferential vote would swim
in line for Governor Sproul. 1t wa
q understood that he referred 10 We'
Virginia.
Two Objectionable criticisms were ais
slenced one that the Pennsylvania
were not sincerely in earnest for the
q candidate, and that the same was trr
. concerning Senator Penrse. Mayo
: Moore declared that Senator Penro,
yesterday telephoned from Philadelphi
that be wanted to see the Governc
nominated, and had asked his friends
g turn in for him.
= One of the phases of the work Of Il
steering committee whose operations a.
e supposed 10 be secret, was their actio
!, in getting former Senator Finn.
= Pittsburgh, TO send kilograms TO a nun
. Der of his personal and infuenti
= friends in other states to hurry to Oh
y cago and help to put Sproul over,
y as they described It,
This morning there were number
u conferences in progress up until it b'
d came time 10 start for the convcntlr
u hall The steering committee arrange
IS them with state leaders and heads
t delegations.
It Spencer Penrose. of Colorado,
& brother Of the senator's, was visitt
h at PENNSYLVANIA headquarters. He d
Y not declare just what Colorado wou
o do. but IL is counted on M one nj ii
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