Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
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By the Ex-CommitveemAz

Announcement made i'm Philadel-
phia last night that Senator Boies
Penrose would submit his candidacy
for national committeeman from
PENNSYLVANIA to the Republican voters
OF the State at the May primary ends
all talk that the Senator might be
candidate for the presidential
nomination. 1t is taken here to mean
that If Governor Brumbaugh desires
to be a presidential candidate his
friends can go after delegates without
starting a factional fight.
Belief is general that there will be
no factional contest and that the visit
OF MaNor-elect Thomas B. Smith to
the governor was the beginning of a
movement on the part of men active
in party affairs which will prevent
any clash of ambitions that would en-
danger party success next year. This
week the governor will be in Phila-
delphia good part OF the time and
Will probably see men from other
portions of the State.
Regarding the Penrose announce
ment the Philadelphia Inquirer
says: United States Senator Boies
Penrose has determined to again sub
nit his leadership of the Republican
Party organization to the voters of the
state. 1t was yesterday authorita-
lively stated that the senior Senator
has decided to file nomination petit
ton that his name shall be printed
upon the Republican ballot for the
primaries in May next for election to
the office of Republican National
Committeeman. Senator Penrose has
decided to accept the spirit of the new
legislation and go directly to the peo-
pie for a certificate of membership in
the National Committee. Under the
regulation of the new system petitions
of candidates to be balloted for at
the May primaries may not be circu-
lated for signatures before February
is next But Immediately upon that
date friends of the senior Senator in
every county in the State will get busy
getting well-known and potential Re-
publcans to append their names to
petitions to have the name of Boies
Penrose printed upon the ballot of
the Republican Party for National
Committeeman. 1t is believed that
Mr.. Wasson will not aspire to re-elec-
ton as National Committeeman.
Senator Penrose will at the same time
be a candidate for delegate-at- large
to the Republican National Conven-
ton, the Republicans of the State be-
ing entitled to elect twelve delegates
at-large by popular vote.
Henry C. Wasson. the present
national committeeman. who was
elected in the days of the Finn domi-
nation of the State committee. will
not be candidate for reelection. AS
far as known none of the Pittsburgh
element will take much part in any
insurgency movements this year. If
there is any it will come from Phila-
delphia.
Secretary of Labor William b.
Wilson is understood to he making an
effort to straighten out the row among
the Democrats in the Fifteenth Con-
gressional District over patronage.
Wilson had hopes of getting a Demo-
cratic congressman from that district,
but he has no more hope of getting
n candidate who can defeat Edgar r.
Kiess than he has of flying.
The borough of Turtle Creek may
not change its name to Westinghouse.
even though the Allegheny grand jury
decided 1t was entitled to do so. Judge
James McF. Carpenter in Quarter
Sessions Court refused to confirm the
grand jury's finding and quashed the
whole proceedings instituted TO secure
the change of name. The people of
East Pittsburgh and Wilmerding con-
tested the grand iury's report in favor
of Turtle Creek and these exceptions
came up before Judge Carpenter, who
decided upon them yesterday in
favor of the contestants.