The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-21
Republican Organiza-
tion Leaders Decide
to Swing Support to
Montgomery Man
BALDWIN SAYS
HE WILL FIGHT
Unlikely, However, That Enough Oppo-
sition Will Be Found Among 'Coun-
try''-Members to Upset the
"City-made State

1t was announced in Philadelphia on
Saturday night that the Wares and Me
Nichols, backed by Penrose, and with
Governor-elect Brumbaugh 5 sanction
had agreed upon Charles \. Amber, of
Montgomery county, one of the oldest
members in point of service in the
House. for Speaker of that body, and
that orders would be sent out to the
country members to turn in for Amber.
Amber 5 name had been "among those
mentioned for some time, but nobody
took the announcement seriously until
Saturday, but now every organization
Republican member of the House is ex-
pected to at once declare for Amber.
The declaration for Amber was not
made until after Representative Viii
liam H. Wilson, of Philadelphia, a
Ware representative, had given out that
he was not candidate. 1t means that
Richard j. Baldwin, of Delaware; Rob
ert P. Habgood. of Mexican: George w.
Williams, of Tioga, and FRED. ), Ehr-
hardt, all of whom had Speakershp
aspirations, must get out of the race
and turn in for Amber. but whether
they will do so remains TO be seen. Al
ready Baldwin has shouted a note of
defiance.
Country Combine Unlikely
The forty Republican members of
the House from Philadelphia and the
"a from Allegheny make Ga out of the
164 Republicans in the House and it
is only necessary for Amber TO get 40
more to have a majority. 1t will not
be hard matter to get that number,
so that if the bosses issue orders that
n fight shall be made the other eandi-
dates may as well quit.
The country members, however, with
100 in their ranks. should they decide
to form what was known in previous
years as a Country Combine and
ignore the two big cities. could run
things to suit themselves but there is
hardly any hope for that in the coming
session. as almost all of the country
members are Organization members
and will 60 along with the leaders.
That Baldwin means to fight is
shown by the following from the Phila-
delphia "Record" of to-day
Baldwin Means to Fight
Representative Richard j. Baldwin
yesterday hurled defiance at the Wares
as the chief hackers of Charles A.
Amber for the Speakership and an
nounced that he would make a fight TO
the finish in the Republican caucus on
January A. Despite the announced
slate on Amber, Representative Bald
win declared the fight still an open
one, with the Wares the only leaders be-
hind his rival. Mr.. Baldwin declared
that Senator Ware was a big buffer
and charged Congressman elect John
R. X. Scott with inspiring the opposi-
tion TO him.
''Scott, he declared, had never over.
looked a report that Baldwin had
made faces and 'grinned at him
when the Congressman-eleet was nomi-
mated for Speaker at the futile Re.
publican caucus of 1913. Scott like.
wise, he charged, had been jealous of
him as the Republican whip of the
last House.
1.-The situation is not changed in the
least" declared Mr.. Baldwin at his
home in Chadd's For yesterday. II
have long known of the opposition of
Senator Ware and William II. Wilson
TO my candidacy. OF course. l was
somewhat surprised to hear that they
had settled the Speakership between
themselves but ] always know that
Ed Ware was great deal OF bluff
fer. -