Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-07
KEYSTONE GROUP
Target AT CHICAGO
76 Convention Delegates, Al
though Backing SprouI, Sought
for Other Aspirants
FIVE PENNA. CANDIDATES
by GEORGE NOX MCCAIN


not only the keystone state of the Union,
but in these convention days 1t is also
the target state.
Its delegation Of seventy six mem
bers is the target for the envious eyes
OF every campaign manager and the
hearts desire Of every presidential pos
sibility. The straight out statement Of
General W. w. Atterbury put crimp
INTO some sprouting hopes that the del
egation might be split His uneQuivo-
cal announcement that the Pennsylva-
mans were for Governor Sproul till.
In the generals correct but emphatic
sentences, there was frost in Hades,
or words to that effect. made the wise
ones sit up and look around
Every state delegation within present .
sight of Lake Michigan now appreciates
the fact that there is no "favorte son"
fake about his position.
William c. Sproul is out to win. But
the distinctive point is that he has
larger and more solidly united home
i delegation behind him than any other
candidate.
Before the arrival of the Pennsylva-
mia delegation-and they are all virtu-
relnctont J;snos;t;on 70 cornodo that
Snro,,I had sGIoot IN >, Pvt tLa. ,ia. ,nae
about all. The numerous chesty delega-
tion van leaders obligingly and gra-
ciously agreed that he was "a promising
dark horse" and all that sort of tawdry
and bedraggled buncombe.
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sa;,,na tha PonrsvIvonio,s s,cor,,os
N,n,o torn -" = has bscomn n rccn%r;1ed %rinei
NV NV NV. ,oMn r. ] ao S>,,I :; o' sn'.Iu .t,l
Iarse proDaoil,IIes .t anu ~ up d. .ne start
ing "''Ne' WI" '"e 'e"' s' s'''''''
kepor'~s LOOK Up >proui
uearst naner here and tbe oficiaI or.
ycn ~ ..IIi'' Johnson pronepando nuts
Srro,,i sfth IN the ,roco ~ tho 90 roff
s,,;,b Iinrd;ns Cooi;dge unovor and
e. a,sn ronS t,ooing along bobinJ
Tta ,o,rsnaners corrcsnonJonts oricL
ne -. s;t',at;on oro ionLinrH HIi i;,,,
,ioaat;an nf tLa,, no',naol ~. n
~ 49, bo cor his feot off tho ruu p'i
mn, bnard of he tax; NJ tbo RIoctstono
Wns WsJo Ia biO " nar 70 tho elevatnr "oSut non,nt :
i;ts '' with trail of reporters snread
nke' MN ''"'' Vi 'epo' WIS 'pFe'o
oux PENNY NJ po,rsr,,on;,rsd do,oro.o.
wneh tnt r,,ama va haua .har. fSa.. sa.eS
.homsa,Yes in chaos They are still II
snemse,';s - 90 co., os tbe cha r.t uros; u
.nat ] rs, 80 ra a cnrcorrod .mr oIne' p'eSr n,
oen. s,,'i q oo,Lition II !, mn;Oi,,
.hs h;s,orr nf overv nat;onal conyan
IN she nss.os S nown ~ u, sinca 1Ss4 '''iTtN " ;
,;.;aa, uon noeIStrnm Evorvtb;,c an,
pol,.iSa' =; ,,,,.,; - i. n;,oIa
Sse,.oous ,hom ,,.;W cot H. - .nd tho'
hL;s,S .h;nnSs viii viii bas;n r. bonnen "' ""' '"e
'hirSo ,rSSo WnoJ NOV airaaGv oro hi
me "Iou llun az, ~. Iip IL, a % u,
n. 1ouu. p.,.n - his rrosS' Of soid Jors
,ny BrHai III I;I;, n,S eou ""s
Sd IenmsS 'an,". noncrotc waIt savs ..I,n, 60
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SpiV'i' "' ~
3ha, PenrOse Badly Needed
$ 1t might we'll go flying off at tan
gent seeing that Senator PenroSe Is nc
here. And he IS badly needed so ia
as the national situation IS concerned
His former colleagues ana SIDE partner
afe virtually helpless 1t would seen
Murray. Crane, OF MASSACHUSETTS,, goe
wandering aimlessly around the CORR
COTS. Saoot Lodse keeps out OF sign
Ehnu noot Is on ms way 10 Europ'
The oId Eusrd mas talien upon the sea
ana yellow Gays ana the thlstles OIL ad
versity.
but the big pennsylvania machine ht
10 move whether Mr., ienrose Is hel
or in Philadelphia. Other hands are
the tiiier.
Up on the r hoor of Congress Hot
the ofhcial headquarters OF Pennsy
= tania. lt consists of three ordinal
hotel rooms. Down on the mezzanll
hoor is the general or delegation hea!
quarters. 1t is for the hoi- -polloi-f
the comers and goes. The upper thr
rooms are for the directing forces.
is the brain center of the organlzatlo
~ w. Harry Baker. secretary OF the sta
committee. occupies an inner room a.
here the various leaders, the steerl
committee. meets. The adjoining roc
with capacity for fifteen people at
pinch is the, reception room. A thi
room is used for lltt!t conferences
private confabS.
Iob, r KING Rusv
~ n'; 81 Sos.;o,,.
J9hn 1. Ming 9I 1onneceicul,
4 Original bearer OF Mr: fehrose prov prov
Sa frequent ana tamlliar hgure arqu
these private apar,menIs' ~ teIepho
wire runs from TemIyer room
Philadeiphla direct. Mr: hnhg i Is Far'
u absent for any length OF time.
lie told me To-Day concerning tnr NJ
famous proxy that II was necessary
have somebody at Ine fItI, natloTat Pa,,nS' GO
"a vention contest sessions rom rtnns; tlS.
vania. lie was coming ouI anu olout