Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-27
PRESIDENTIAL BOOM
FOR SPR0UL STARTS
Governor Selected by United
penna. Congressional Delega-
ton at Harmony Dinner
KENDALL WASHINGTON HOST

Governor Sprouts presidential boom
ros launched at dinner in Washing
ton last night.
representative Samuel a. Kendall.
.f tbe Twenty third district. was host,
With the united Pennsylvania delcga-
Kan and Republican party national
leaders present.
Tho Governor was hailed as ideal
presidential timber, both as n favor
ite son and man whose talents COM
mend him to the entire country.
Governor Sproul indicated that he
would be glad of support for the Office,
Inf said he would not stand for the
delegation going to the Chicago con-
yention to use his name as a stock in
trade for political bartering. He is
against the "favorite SON. campaign.
VIII Accept Republican Nomination
He will be ii candidate if there is a
united call for his services. and will
wage determined campaign for the
Office if the Republican party agrees to
support him,
The Governor said that the time is
mast when Pennsylvania is to be re-
rarded as merely ''safe Republican
State with no thought or aspirations
to the presidency.
Senator William e. Grow, chairman
Of the Republican state committee,
sounded the keynote of the dinner and
the entrance, of the Governor into the
national field when he declared that
Pennsylvania must be rcckoncd with by
the party leaders at Chicago.
I'm the past" said Senator Grow.
pennsylvania has presented candidates
for the presidency. but we have been
told that because Pennsylvania has no
doubtful Republican elemen., she has
no chance of serious consideration That
argument would hold good if the only
issue were the doubtful states. but in
my opinion the present situation calls
for deeper consideration.
Pennsylvania VIII Be Considered
IF the Republican party has no
greater claim to the suffrage of the
people than the picking of its candidate
from doubtful state. then it has no
chance whatever. We must base orr
campaign on the paramount issues Of
the day and then pick our candidate
without reference to the state from
which he comes. Therefore Pepusvl-
vania proposes its Governor and is ready
to meet the issue. PENNSYLVANIA will
present her demands to the convention
without break in her delegation, and
we have every confidence that those who
yania every consideration. :"
Governor Sproul said
"The mention of my name In con-
nection with the presidential nomina
ton is. of course. very gratifying. No
man of patriotic mold could fail to bp
proud that his friends and associates
would even consider him for this great
honor. To me-and / say it in ali sim
cerity-the principal clements of pride
and qualification come from the fact
that | may construe it IA an indorse-
ment of the state administration. espe-
Cially as coming from our associates in
the politics Of Pennsylvania-you who
yourselves hold positions of leadership
In the state and are yourselves intrusted
with great responsibilities.
~ltSdoesn't look TO me as though any
Of those worthy aspirants who are most
active IN pushing their claims ut the
present moment would go to Chicago
with n preponderance of delegates. II
would appear as though they would fire
ahead of their game if thes are not
careful. The people are. very attentive
and very critical and seem slow in
forming or expressing their opinions.
They have suffered so terribly from
the mistakes of the past that they are
going to take no chances on the future.
They would like to exchange an over
dose of voices and vision for a period
Of sound sense and sound practice. OF
course, there will be some people in
Pennsylvania who will try to pick
winner and attach themselves to his
star in the hope of favors to come.
am convinced, however, that we can
take a practically united delegation to
Chicago and be of great use there to
our state and to our party without any
'favorite- SON game"
Joseph r. Grundy, president of the
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Associa-
ton, paid high tribute to the ability
Of Governor Sproul.
Simeon D. Fess, of Ohio, chairman of
the Republican congressional commit
tee, predicted that the party would
look to the East this year for its guiding
star.
In addition to the PENNSYLVANIA con-
gressional delegation, the dinner was at
tended by prominent Pennsylvania poll
uciqns. Among those present were:
=, Harmon NJ. Kephart, state treasurer;
W. Harry Baker, secretary of the state
committee; Mayor Babcock. of Pitts
Durgh; Harry McDevitt, secretary Of
the Governor Joseph G. Rogers, ser
Eeant- at arms of the House w. Tyler
Psge, clerk of the House: S. A. Ken
oall, Jr.,. and Charles p. SwOpe, secre-
tary TO Senator penrose.