The Washington herald., 1913-11-03

ernor, Republican, and Everett Colby
Progressive.
The two other candidates summoned Il
| their aid two hosts of veteran stunt
speakers. For Mr.. Stokes, the Republican
national committee sent as aids, among
others, Albert c. Cummins, United States
Senator from Iowa, and his colleagues
Borah Of Idaho. and Sherman Of Illinois
| besides Representatives S. ID. Fess o.
! Ohio, F. w. Kelly of Michigan, Job Z
Hedges of New York, Sidney AndersoI
of Minnesota, Philip 7. Campbell of Kan
sas, and Frank Blumley of Vermont.
The Bull Moose orators included Gov
Hiram johnson, Of California; United
States Senators Clapp of Minnesota and
Poindexter of Washington; Ex-United
States Senator Albert Beveridge. former
Gov. Stubbs, of Kansas: Henry J. Allen,
of Kansas: Representative Victor Muir
dock and Bainbridge Colby OF New
York
Charges Of Tennessy:
One spectacular feature of New York
politics is the sudden leap from COM
parative obscurity into national, and
even International fame, Of John A. Hen
messy, a former New York managing edi-
tor, who became the then Governor Sui
zer's graft hunter i'm chief In a few
days time he has swung odds much in
favor of Edward Z. Mccall. Tammany
candidate for Mayor. until they now
stand in favor of John Purroy Mitchell.
who was taken by President Wilson
from the position of President of the
Board of Aldermen TO be Collector OF the
Port OF New York, and who now is sup
ported by the fusion forces Of Re-
publicans, Progressives, Independence
Leaguers and Independent Democrats.
The succession of events bound to be-
come historic in New York State has
distracted attention from the exposures
of the campaign in Philadelphia. Here
their opponents charge Republican con-
tractors with milking the city," The
Republicans have countered with stories
of incompetency and dawdling in the ad-
ministration of the city. Investigations
have been used on both sides. as the
Republicans could obtain such weapons
from the Legislature and the Fusionists
from the city administrations OF Mayor
BlRnkenburg.
Fusionists support RIankeBburg.
The Fusionists, representing the reor-
ganization Democrats. the old-line Demo-
Gratis, and the Progressives, are seeking
who will support Mr.. Blank
enburg.
The Washington party, as the Pro-
gressives are known in Pennsylvania,
will make showing in the State cleo
tions. Here the interest for citizens OF
the State centers on the proposed $JO,-
O00, 900 bond issue for highways. Farm
err Cresy and the State Grange are
fighting the measure, charging that the
State expended nearly 10000 in admin
in order TO apply less than
a. 0o0, 900 to actual road work. The oppo-
Sition also asserts that State Commits
sioner Begelow has spent an average
Of $1,000 mile for all roads he has
OF greater national interest is the
struggle for control of the party organi- |
cations by the election of county Off !
,ers, for this will have an important
bearing on the contest next year, when |
Roles Penrose appears for reelection to |
he United States Senate in the first |
iirect choice for that office by the peo- |
de.
Twenty-Five small cities of Pennsylvania /
will elect new commission governments TO /
AXE the place of the old charter admin
strations.