Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
Ticket to BE Named
by Pennsylvania
cBy GEORGE Nox MCCAIN,
outinu.d from Paro One

Continued from PaEe Ono
name was so vigorously presented they
were up in the air. It served 10 revive
their minds and they are hoping 1t Is
true"
This morning before leaving for the
Coliseum Mayor Moore made this state
ment to me M
81 spent a part of tho last twenty
tour hours visiting candidates and the
Influential friends of leading candidates.
j saw Governor Beckman. of Rhode
Island Senator Murray Crane, Senators
Lenroot, Of Wisconsin, and Kellogg. Of
Minnesota senator Calder. of New
York, and J. II. Gains. of West vir
ginia. I am not at liberty to talk about
all that was said nt these formal confer.
ences. but ] can say that I am con
vinccd that Governor Sprouts chances
have greatly improved. ] am impressed
with the fact that his candidacy is be .
ing looked upon very seriously by all
with whom ] have talked"
The New York delegation will give
Nicholas Murray Butler compliments
tary vote on the first ballot and then
will split up. The outstanding feature
Of this situation is that yesterday Sen
ator Calder. at the head of sixteen New
York delegates, visited Governor Sproul.
introduced each one 10 the Governor and
informed him that wien occasion de-
handed he could count on them to cast
their votes for him. The Colorado dele
CATION is almost certain to swing over
TO Sproul. A number Of influential Col
orado men have accompanied the dele
gates here. Among them is Spencer
Penrosc. of Colorado Springs. a brother
Of the Senator's. Another In Charles
w. MacNeill, who is former Pbila-
delphian and lifelong friend of Sen
ator Penrose. Their influence will be
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Pennsylvania candidate.
There is. to koenly observant politi-
clans, QUO fy iu the ointment Of Penn
sylvania 5 otherwise admirably working
system for putting over Governor
Sproul. Percy NJ. Chandler, of Phils J
delphia. moved in the caucus that A
committee OF six business men, with ],
Leonard Replogle as chairman. be. ap
|, pointed to cooperate with the PAun
sylvania delegation.
Later in the day this committee WA
. appointed; II consists Of Mr. Replogle
G Charles NJ. Schwab. W. f. Corey, n
!. NJ. Shumaker, George Flynn. son oi
\ Senator William Flynn. Of Pittsburgh,
George s. Oliver and George w. Pen.
per. The two latter were added TO tb,
E original five. There is an impression
I is a mistake. 1t links up with some O
the biggest financial interests of th,
country. 1t will arouse criticism, Be
sides the committee is q fifth wheel t,
e the Governors candidacy. Its purpos
c is not clearly defined. f
The steering committee headed b
General W. w. Atterbury and min
other delegates has spent the tim
since its appointment and up till thi
morning in "pussyfooting. It held tw
o long sessions and then declined to dis
close very much about its plans. Jt /
y an anti publicity body and the resul
. Of it's work will, tho members say, b
= seen later on.
h A sensation was created at IN
. luncheon rendered tho delegates py th
= Chicago Pennsylvania Society. Samue
n NJ. Nauclsin delivered highly eulo
n CYSTIC speech ou Governor Sproul. I
q was taken by all present as a YER
hearty Endorsement of the Governor
n candidacy. Shortly after, when aske
q IL he still proposed to have his nam
o placed before the conEention as candi
% date for the presidency. he replied -
Ie am in the hands of my friends Jack
N Hepburn, of Delaware county. who Wa
n with him, Indignantly exclaimed: Ger
- tainly he is still a candidate"
., Last night Mr.. Nauclain issued
statement denying that he indorsed Cox
ernor Sproul. and declaring that his pc
, sition was as it had always been. Tn
IS is taken to mean that he will have h
Of name put before the convention, ar
&c that the comedy element in the Pcnnsy
vania situation is not to be eliminates