Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-23
EVENING Chat

Just 101 members of the last House
OF Representatives have been renomi-
mated for the session of 1915, accord
ing to the returns Of the May primary
Tor nomination of legislative candi-
dates. which are being recorded at the
department of the Secretary of the
commonwealth. About a dozen others
fell by the wayside and the remainder
decided not to stand for the House
again. few becoming senatorial can
dldates. Thirty of the 101 are Demo-
Gratis and sixteen who served in the
last House are on the washington
ticket Fate, however, played some
tricks with some of the legislators of
1913. Hugh Piper, of PHILADELPHIA,
Ior instance, is only on the keystone
ticket this year. while C. F. Gramley,
OF Center who was elected as a Re-
pupilcan last time. is only on the Pro-
hlbitlon ticket. while, Augustine P.
Commit, of Luzerne, prominent
democratic member in 1918, appears
TO have been nominated on the Repub-
ilcan ticket, although a candidate on
others. w. Lloyd Claycomb, of AL
toona, who was rated as Democrat
In 1913. is named on the Washington
ticket and John Robert Jones, of
Schuylkill, is on the Washington and
prohibition tickets, but not on the Re-
publfcan. on which he ran in 1910 and
I9lZ. Five members of the 1911
Rouse are candidates again. They are
James f. Woodward. chairman of the
appropriations committee, and John
swan, Jr., Allegheny, Republicans; Da-
via Speer, Franklin, Washington; Jo-
seph b. Ramsey, Potter, Democrat,
and H. 1. Wilson, JEFFERSON. Repub,
iican. A. B. Garner, who was a mem
per from Schuylkill in the sessions of
ls01, 1903, 1905, 1906 and 1907, and
then went to Congress, ran again in
Schuylkill for the House, while ].
Gundy Wolfe. of Union, a member in
1909, is Republican candidate in his
county. About the same proportion of
members of the House of 1911 were
candidates for election to the House
OF 1913, but the unusual political con-
d1tions brought about the election of
Rouse with larger percentage of
members new to legislative halls than
known in years.
Letters from John S. Musser. How
ara =. Fry and Harry Bruaw, who,
with their wives, left here on June 12
for Houston Texas, to attend the an
nuai international convention of Ro-
tary Clubs. announce their safe ar
rival in that city. They went by boat
to New Orleans and although the
weather was warm report very pleas
ant voyage, the ocean being so calm
Inat none of the party became seasick
They will attend the convention this
week and make a tour of Texas cities
returning by rail and arriving in Har.
risburg July or 4. All of the Har-
r1sburg delegates are in good health
and thoroughly enjoyed theerun south.
On the boat with them were Rotarians
from many eastern cities, Canada and
England. The Houston convention
VIII be the largest in the history of the
organization.
James M. Swank, the historian of
the iron business of America, was well
known to many residents of this city,
which he frequently visited in his
younger days. Mr.. Swank was known
to many here as an editor in Johns
town before the Civil War and when
ne accepted the place of secretary of
the congressional committee on manu-
factures he at once took an active in
terest in the iron and steel business
the backbone of Pennsylvania pros
perlty. In 1872 he became connected
with the American Iron and Steel AS
soc1ation and appeared here from time
TO time before legislative committees.
Mr. Swank's researches into the his
tory OF the iron business in this section
ers in the business, established the
tact that blister steel was made at
M1ddletoWn long before steel was
made in any other place in the State
ana he listed every blast furnace and
forge that was operated hereabouts.
National guardsmen here are keenly
interested in the plan of General w. G.
Price to have advance details go to
Mount Gretna to set up the tents for
the First Brigade. General Price had
this work done by the men as a part
of the training. but found that it took
up so much time and detracted so
much from the instruction that he has
decided to return to 1t. This is a mat
ter of brigade regulation and what will
be done about the Eighth Infantry
will depend upon what General James
B. Coryell decides.
The announcement that Renublican
and Democratic leaders do not con-
template an early start of the cam
pafgn did not fall on appreciative
ears among group gathered along
the river front yesterday afternoon.
The group seemed to be made up of
members of the Sons of Rest and they
were discussing features of the cam
pa1gn that promised much. Suddenly
one found an Item announcing that
Congressman Palmer did not, favor a.
start of the campaign until September
l. He marked the item with stub of
pencil and passed it along. No one
said anything, but when the last man
made ball of the paper and threw
it over the river bank there was no
objection.