Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-25
COUNTY CHA|RMEN
WILL BE REELECTED
No Contests Likely in Any Of the
Committees in This County
Next Month
ROOSEVELT MAY NOT COME
Interesting Story From Washington
About the Coming Fall Cam
paign Speeches

The Republican, Democratic and
Washington party county committees
will re-elect their chairmen when the
meetings are held for organization in
June. The committees will be called
as soon as the returns are certified by
the county commissioners and the
meetings will serve as a start for the
campaign work.
ner is being urged to accept another
term and 1t is believed he will take
the place. Herr Moeslein, apparently,
mas plain sailing for the Democratic
honor as the Ryan people do not seem
to be thinking about fighting him. Ira
j. Mosey will get the Washington
county craftsmanship.
This interesting story comes from
Washington to the Philadelphia In
quirer: "A story emanating from the
vicinity of Oyster Bay,
n. Y, says that fol-
ROOSEVELT lowing conf e n C s
Not Likely with Progressive party
to Enter leaders in Pennsylva-
MIA and other States,
Colonel T h o r e
Roosevelt, the hope of the Progressive
forces, is seriously considering keep
ing hands off in the keystone State
and other parts of the country where
fights are now raging, in the hope
that he will be the choice of the two
wings of the Republican party for
President in 1916. This story, although
denied by leading Progressives in
Washington, has the earmarks of
truth about 1t, and tonight all bets
are off, insofar as Roosevelt taking
the stump against the duly nominated
Republican ticket in Pennsylvania is
concerned. Notwithstanding mes
sages to Pennsylvania Progressives in
Congress from Clifford Pinchot Pro-
gressive senatorial nominee, Dean
Lewis. gubernatorial nominee, and
others who have seen the Colonel since
he returned from South America it
is said on authority that the former
President hesitates to oppose the
choice of the Pennsylvania Republi-
cans, as expressed by their ballots
Tuesday last The overwhelming vote
cast for Senator Boies Penrose for
another ter and the almost unani-
nous call extended to DR.. Martin G.
Brumbaugh to be the party's candi-
date for governor in November have
set Colonel Roosevelt to thinking, it
is said"
When the Dauphn county Repub-
lican candidates used to shoose the
chairman of the Republican county
committee, the Dem
ocratic Ha arrt S b urg
Patriot used to rave Candidates
over that action and Picking a
declare it was the Chairman
handiwork of bosses
According to a Car
Isle dispatch printed in the Patriot
to-day the Democratic legislative can
|didates in Cumberland county met
Saturday and recommended the chair
man for the Cumberland county COM
mittee, which will be called for early
in June to ratify the choice. Deputy
Prothonotary Fred Mentzer was the
man favored by .Messrs. A. M Bow
man, of Camp Hill, and II. A. Barner,
of Shippensburg, who were the Demo-
cratic nominees.
William j. Noll, of Cornwall, was on
Saturday afternoon reelected as
chairman of the Lebanon Republican
county committee. ]. Hauer Reinoehl
of Lebanon, was reelected as treas
urer, and ', Saylor Zimmerman, was
elected as secretary John K. R.
Schropp presided as temporary chair
man for the organization. Nearly all
the districts in the county were repre-
sented at that meeting and party sue
cess in November was assured by Mr..
Noll in a spirited speech
Two well-known members of the
last House have figured in the returns
of last Tuesdays primary in a rather
amusing way. Plymouth
w. Snyder, who was nomi-
Members mated for senator in Blair
Unusual county, defeating his coll
Returns league, George C. Irwin,
for the Republican nomi-
nation, also won the Wash
ington party nomination. He took it
away from Frank M. Waring, the
Tyrone banker, who Is the Washington
party chairman in Blair and was a
candidate for the senatorial nomi-
| nation of his party. Edward e. Jones,
we'll known as Dirt Roads" Jones'
was made the Republican and Wash
| ington nominee for the House in Sus-
quehanna county and only missed be-
coming the Democratic nominee by
one vote. James F. Woodward. chair
| man of the appropriations committee
In 1909 and 1911, was opposed by
John d. Evans for the Republican and
Washington nominations. He beat
| Evans for the Republican and Evans
won the Washington.
Senator Charles FL. Kline, president
pro tenn. of the Senate, was among
| those renominated for the upper cham
ber at the primaries and
| is certain to be elected in
| Pittsburgh. The senator Kline is
was elected president pro Nominated
tenn. at the close of the for Term
session and is also a
IN m b e + of important
| legislative commissions whose work
| will be resumed very soon. Senator
Kline will likely be a candidate for
president pro tenn. for the session.
He is just now devoting considerable
attention to the cold storage commits
sion. Senator William e. Crow. who
has been president pro tenn, was also
renominated.