Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-01
HEADQUARTERS DAY
AMONG ASP|RANTS
Baldwin Placards Appear All Over
the City and His Friends
Are on the Ground
DR.. BRUMBAUGH IS NEUTRAL
Delaware Countian Presents His
Cause to the New Governor:
Brumbaugh's Ideas
DR.. BRUMBAUGH is NEUTRAL


With the opening of the head
quarters of Richard ]. Baldwin in the
Commonwealth Hotel to-day and the
arrival of Henry /. Wilson, of Jeffer-
son, and r. p. Habgood, of McKean
tonight things will begin to move in
the speakership contest. Tomorrow
the headquarters of Charles A. AM
bier will be, opened and the Common
wealth will be the center of political
activity. Baldwin's posters We're spread
all over the city this morning and this
afternoon his friends will be in charge
of his campaign. They are out to
boom the Farmer from Delaware"
for fair. j. l.. Rigby, recorder; J..
Harry Smith, prothonotary, and other
prominent officers will be with Bald
win.
Baldwin called on Governor-ele
Brumbaugh yesterday and asked that
he remain neutral in the fight. This
was due to the reports in Philadelphia
that the doctor was for Amber. II
told Dr. Brumbaugh that all desired
was fair play" said Mr.. Baldwin. HE
assured me that l would get it, and |
am satisfied. [ am confident that
Will win In free field and now pre-
dict my nomination next Monday. My
advfces from all sections of the State
Indicate that / will have a majority of
the members and win the nomination" :"
The Philadelphia Record. Demo-
cratic, to-day says: "Governor-el elect
Brumbaugh. upon his return yesterday
from Pittsburgh, reiterated his decla-
rations made in the Smoky City that
he desired the election of a Speaker
of the House of Representatives who
is in sympathy with his platform
pledges. He further stated that he
would also insist that the Legislature
carry out these same pledges. Dr.
Brumbaugh declared that he was op-
posed to the Republican caucus of next
Monday night fixing a date for the
Legislature to adjourn. The date for
adjournment should be fixed in the
legislative halls and by all the mem
bers. said the Governor elect. I am
in hearty accord with Senator Pen
roses opinion that the session should
be a short one. but the session should
be long enough to enable the Legis-
lature to keep the pledges made by the
party and contained in my platform.
The next Legislature will contain many
new members and it is not possible for
any man to say at this time how we'll
they will work together in the matter
OF facilitating legislation. The new
members must have time to find them
selves, so to speak / have said and |
repeat that / am in favor of a short
session, but l am not in favor of the
Legislature adjourning before It has
done the work that the people of the
State have right to expect of it,"
DIR. Brumbaugh in Philadelphia
yesterday declared that he would con-
slider as the legislative program the
State platform and his own. He fa-
vors more home rule for the cities,
especially Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and
Scranton. and wants to be let alone TO
work hiC
dentally, he said he expected to visit
the roads.
The East End Republican Club
has elected officers for 1915, the meet
ing being the best attended ever held
by the club, and steps being taken to
have the Republicans of the Hill Sec
tlon take greater measure of interest
in the organization than they have
been doing. 1t is probable that move
ment to enlarge the quarters and to
increase the activity of the club will
be undertaken. The officers elected
Were: President, ID. B. Smouse vice
president. Harry Fahnestock; secre-
tary. III. E. Kelsey, and treasurer, w.
A. McIlhenny.
III. l.. Trout, former sheriff OF
Lancaster county. was last night SO,
lected to succeed Lieutenant-Go overnor-
elect Frank B. McClain as mayor OF
Lancaster.
-Commissioner w. l.. Gorgas is
said to have boom for mayor lurking
about.
The Allegheny county legislators
will be called together by James +.
Woodward in this city at o'clock on
Monday afternoon.
The new year dawns with the
Democrats still fighting among them
selves over the revenue collectorship
Warren Van Dyke is said to be billed
for the place, but there is mighty
roar being heard
The Morris faction is making an
effort to control the Philadelphia
Democratic Club by proposing shoals
of new members. The Hoskins anu
Old Guard factions are doing the same
Judge Frazer's successor on the
Allegheny bench is expected to be an