Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-19
THE SPEAKERSH|P
IS ANYONE S PRIZE
Republican Leaders Say That It
VIII Be Fought Out in the
Caucus and Kept Out
NO CONFERENCE WAS HELD
Dauphin County Leaders Among
the Callers at Governor-elect's
Office Yesterday

The speakership of the next
the man who can get the most votes in
the Republican caucus. This is the
situation to-day and the men who
loom largest in the Republican party
organization say that 1t is a free-for-
all fight. Talk that there would be
conferences yesterday proved to be
baseless and the candidates are all
making the best of the situation.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says re-
garding the situation:
THE much-heralded conference at
which United States Senator Pebrase
and State Senators McNichol and Ware
were to attempt to pick the snext
Speaker of the House did not take
place. Senator Penrose did not meet
the two State Senators in consultation.
Senators McNichol and Ware had q
lthree-minute talk just before Senator
McNichol hurried to catch the train
on which he went South.
Senator Penrose said: II know
nothing of any conference to be held
to-day on the speakership. Senator
cans in Western Pennsylvania agreed
| with representative Republicans from
the eastern section of the State that
the next Speaker Of the House should
come from county outside of Phila-
delphia and Allegheny. 1 am not in
| terested in any candidate for Speaker
and do not intend to interfere in any
way in the contest for the honor"
Senator McNichol, before boarding
a train at Broad Street Station, said:
Il took no part in any conference
on the speakership to-day. AS far as
know, it is an open fight"
Did you meet Senator Ware to-
day." he was asked.
Yes" he replied. 1--WE got to-
| gether in my office a few minutes be-
fore left for the train. We exchanged
Yuletide Fluctuations, but did not at
tempt to agree upon any candidate
to be recommended to our friends
among the members of the\House for
Speaker. 1t would appear that there
| is an open contest for the speakership
and would not venture to predict the
outcome of the VOTE
Those who had predicted that
conference on the speakership would
take place yesterday were declaring
last night that someone had sat
upon the lid"
The facts are that early in the can
vass it was agreed that every aspirant
for Speaker should be given a fair
show. In view of the fact, however,
that Senator Penrose and DIR. Brum-
baugh both come from Philadelphia,
that United States Senator Oliver, re-
| tiring Governor Tener, retiring Speak
er Alter, retiring Secretary of the
Commonwealth McAfee and prospec-
tive president pro tenn. of the Senate
Charles II. Kline come from Allegheny
county, it was decided that it would
! be impolitic to have the presiding Of
| flee of the House of Representatives
taken from the Quaker City.
Friends of R. ]. Baldwin, of Della
ware county, got busy Immediately
after the announcement that il was
! Ifree-for-all and expressed themselves
as we'll satisfied with the prospects
for the Media MIN. 1t is expected
that Baldwin will get some strength in
the Allegheny county delegation con-
ference to-day.
"A Philadelphia paper says: "Vig-
orous opposition to the proposition to
have Richard j. Baldwin, of Delaware.
elected to the speakership was voiced
yesterday from the Ware camp in Phil
adelphia. He was accused of having
bolted the Republican caucus on the
speakership at the last session of the
House, when John +. K. Scott, of this
| city, was backed by the Wares for
! Speaker. Ware leaders declared they
would not now stand for Baldwin,
and there was every evidence of a
bitter hostility to his candidacy from
that source. Senator Ware, as spokes-
man for his constituency. said he
would go the limit to back William
II. Wilson, of this city, one of his lieu
tenants. for Speaker, should Mr. Will
son declare himself a candidate for
that office"
The Dauphin county members
have not declared themselves on the
| speakership and will not do so for a
while. Neither have the Lebanon,
Cumberland or Perry members
| Among the callers at the offices of
Governor-elect Martin c. Brumbaugh
and Senator Penrose were Senator
e. Z. Beidleman and Charles Il. Gov
ert, of this city. w. Harry Baker was
also in Philadelphia.
! Senator w. c. Mcconnell, of Sha-
mokin, was in Philadelphia yesterday
to see DR.. Brumbaugh.
Over 200 Pennsylvania postmas-
terships are to be filled within a few
weeks and Congressman Palmer is get
! ting busy stating Democratic faithful.
Judge r. S. Frazer's successor will
be named on January 2, it is said
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