Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-28
.SPEAKERSH|P IS
FIGHTING PRIZE
At Least Six Booms Are to Be
Brought Here When the Leg
islature Organizes
DEMOCRATS ARE BRAWLING
Philadelphia Club Men Have Fuss
Over Morris Leadership and
Throw Out Bar


the next House of Representatives will
commence to assume form next week
when several members are expected
to formally announce their aspirations.
Predictions are made that at least six
men will come to Harrisburg with
booms.
In Philadelphia yesterday Represen-
tative George w. Williams, of Tioga,
said after a visit to Senator Penrose
that he is a receptive candidate for
speaker and that he has received many
pledges of support from members.
Representative Bill Adams, of Luz
zerne, took hold of the Baldwin boom
and announced that he was for the
'hghtipg whip of the last session" "
Il. 1. Habgood, of Mexican. says that
he has his fight in good shape and A.
{. Stein, of Allegheny, is making head
way in the West.
With the aid of federal officehold-
ers, who We're held well in line to pro-
tect the factional interests of State
Chairman Morris, the Democratic
Club of Philadelphia last night voted
to permit the remnants of the old Pal
mer and Mccormick League city COM
mittee to occupy the third and fourth
floors of the club quarters, as local
Representatives of the State commit
tee" The ballot was SO to 32. The
club members turned down the pro-
position advanced by the special fl
nance committee, consisting of Harry
d. Wescott. E. B. Seymour. Jr., and
Roland S. Norris, to reopen the bar,
so as to better the finances of the
club, by vote of 90 to 81. Mr.. Nor
RI, who was absent, failed to sign the
recommendations of the special finance
committee, though Chairman Wescott
announced that he was in favor of its
program. The meeting was unusually
bitter.
Bull Moose plans for the fight at
the next Presidential election will be
discussed at a national conference ex-
pected to be held next month. and
later at a meeting of the State leaders,
says the Philadelphia Record. The
movement locally is regarded as dead
for the present, though the political
clique now in control is already plan
ming TO grab six minority magistrates
at next Falls election. In 1916 the
party VIII be factor of more or less
degree in this State in the Presidential
election, as, under the law, 1t will
choose delegates to a national conven-
tion, the nominee of which nominates
the Presidential electors for his party
Under these circumstances, the Bull
Moose men from this State, at least
must hold a national convention of
some kind, If the opportunity to run
Progressive Presidential electors in
this State is to be utilized.
One of the doubtful Republican
States rather than Pennsylvania will,
in the opinion of Senator Penrose,
furnish the next Presidential candi-
date. Denying the report that he had
committed himself to the support OF
Ambassador Myron T. Herrick, of
Ohio, for President, or that the bee
was buzzing about his own ears, SEN
ator Penrose suggested that 1t was rare
that candidate brought out two years
before election became the party NOM
inee. He added: There is every in
dication that two years hence the Re-
publican party will again come into
control of the nation. 1t is perhaps
fortunate that the Democrats still re-
tain actual control of Congress, for
they cannot escape full responsibility
when the electors two years hence
make their choice. Third. party side
shows by that time will completely dis
appear and l have no doubt there will
be ample material for selection by
Republicans of a Presidential candi-
date
-Freas Styer has been elected
J. ontgomery county solicitor to sue
ceed John Faber Miller, appointed to
the bench.
In Philadelphia yesterday Chair
man Crow reiterated his belief that
the speaker should come from the