Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-15
COMMITTEE WILL
be CALLED SOON
Making Of Platform Will Occupy
Attention of Men Just Selected
and Candidates
CHRISTY WILL BE LEADER
Allegheny County Republicans Sci
ect Newspaperman to Be
the County Chairman

ready for the general committee about
the first week in July. The State COM
mittee is to meet in Philadelphia a
month from to-day to hear the report.
The State candidates will meet with
the committee in framing the platform
and it is said that there will be a
pronounced declaration on the liquor
question-either local option or State
wide prohibition.
| 1t is expected that the committee
session will be the occasion of a nota-
BILE party gathering at which candi-
dates for congress and the legislature
from all over the State will be pres
ent.
Walter j. Christy, of the Pittsburgh
| IGagette-TimeS, was selected to run for
chairman of the Allegheny county Re-
| publican committee at a
| well-attended meeting in
Christy Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Elected Many men prominent in
Chairman Republican affairs took
| hand in the meeting
| and things have started
for vigorous campaign in Allegheny.
County Chairman D. B. Johns did not
run for reelection, but suggested
Alexander Gilfllan. The name of ex-
Senator James l.. Adams was also
suggested. Mr.. Christy was then
named for chairman and Prothonotary
W. B. Kirker for vice-chairman. The
lnew chairman to be is well-known
to many residents of this city as he
has been coming here for twenty years
as legislative correspondent and as
representative of the big Pittsburgh
morning newspaper at conventions
and committee meetings.
| DR.. Martin G. Brumbaugh, Republi
can candidate for Governor, made the
Grafton at the flag day ceremonies at
Valley Forge on Sat
urday afternoon, his
speech being a strong Brumbaugh
plea for the marking Speaks at
of historic places and Ceremony
for growth of the spirit
of patriotism. The exer-
cises were under the auspices of the
p. Q. S. of A.. and DR.. Brumbaugh re-
ceived the tablet on behalf of the VAL
| ley Forge commission of which he is
| the secretary. Senator Penrose, a
member of Philadelphia commandery
was also a speaker, referring to the
fact that there are two great military
points in Pennsylvania-Valle Forge
and Gettysburg. l-.a.
| The Dauphin county Washington
party has determined not to pay any
attention to the Pinchot-P Perkins i'm
broglio and to take the
| position that the whole
Committee matter is one which
Not Eager the New York organi-
! to Battle zation must e t G,
Perkins. for vari u s
reas s, has been
| popular with the Dauphin county Bull
! Moosers and it was with pain that
at on
| him. 1t is said that if Amos insists
on bringing UP the matter of Perkins
when the conference is held at Pitts
| burgh on June 80, that the Dauphin
| county delegates will see Finn about
the course to pursue. This is year
when the committee does not propose
to get in bad, at least until the
| finances are Strengthened out.
DIR. ]. P. Maclay, coroner of Frank
lin county, was elected Republican
county chairman of Franklin county
on Saturday at live
| ly meeting of the coun-
| ty committee in Cham Committees
| bersburg. r. M. Rem Hold the
frew was backed by Elections
the Long contingent,
but lost on the roll
call. While the Republicans were dis
rich was staging the meeting of the
| Washington party committee, his slate
going through without a whimper or
a whoop. A. j. w. Hutton was elect
| ed chairman and then DIETRICH and the
! legislative candidates sang their swan
songs. The Mifflin county Republican
committee elected A. S. Wagner chair
| man and I. S. Johnston treasurer. The
| State and congressional tickets and To-
cal option were endorsed unanimous
| ly
The national administration on Sat-
urday made up it's mind not to stand
for the man picked by the State ma
chine for the New
Freedom post office
New Freedom after the scandal about
Gets q New the office had broken
Postmaster and the appointment
Of Philip w. Miller,
not active in factional
politics was announced. Tho appoint
ment of j. H. Wheeler at Delta, held
/ up when the storm broke, is still in
the refrigerator at Washington. The
Luzerne Machine managed to land the
Nanticoke office for Stanley Dropeski,
who has been a follower off and on.