Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-22
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By the Ex-Committeeman


candidacy for any of the statewide
nominations to be made at the pri-
maries on May 16 was made on Sat
urday at Connellsville, Pittsburgh and
| Philadelphia by Harmon NJ. Kephart,
chief clerk of the Senate. who threw
his hat into the ring for the Repub-
! lican nomination for State Treasurer.
| Mr.. Kephart'S declaration surprised a
good many people because there were
rumors that Speaker c. a. Amber,
| Montgomery; Chairman James +.
| Woodward, of the House appropri-
ations committee. Allegheny, and ].
Lee Plummer Blair, as well as Sem
| ator Charles II. Kline, Allegheny, had
! been talked of for the place. Colonel
| James Z. Barnett. Washington, was
the last State Treasurer from Western
| PENNSYLVANIA. Mr.. Kephart is big
factor in politics in Southwestern
Pennsylvania and one of the widely
| known men in Republican affairs. He
would probably have behind him the
| strength of Senator W. r. Crow, which
is greater than many people think.
Philadelphia also got word yester-
! day that there was something to the
story that Public Service Commissioner
William A. Magee might be candi-
date for United States senator after
all. This story was sprung last week
| by the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times and
| industriOusly denied. 1t would seem
that the denial was caused more by
premature publication than anything
else.
Speaking about the conditions pro-
duced by these reports and the pres
ence of so many prominent figures IN
the political life of the state at Phila-
delphia on Saturday. the Public Ledger
says: These announcements created
a deep impression on Philadelphia S
political leaders and indicated to them
| that a coalition was being formed of
the Crow-Magee forces for use in next
| years campaign. Such a coalition, in
spite of the fact that Mr.. Magee is an
appointee of Governor Brumbaugh it
was felt might work in cooperation
with the Penrose State organization.
| II is asserted in political circles that
Mr.. Magee is not at all in sympathy
/ with the Governors local option pro-
gram"
Governor Brumbaugh told friends in
| Pittsburgh and Philadelphia that he
| would make a statement on presiden-
I tial matters and what he thought
about the Republican nomination later
and Senator Penrose said yesterday in
! the West that he would talk when he
got home. The Philadelphia Ledger
| let's off war cry that the Wares are
lining up with the remnants of the
| Washington party to unhorse Penrose
| and for the Governor as leader, while
| the Philadelphia Record says that the
Wares and McNichol are certain to
split over national delegates and calls
attention to the way the Wares are
! coddling Mayor-elect Smith.
| One of the interesting stories pub
lished on Sunday was that Major John
| c. Groome. head of the State police
and former national guardsman, was
| 30 80. It.. fafy. to-
! the Smith cabinet. This has been
printed before, but the Philadelphia
Press intimated that a number of Pen
rose men would also be named.
Democratic newspapers are Just
now playing up the Republican presi-
dental matter very hard in order to
hide the ruction brewing in their own
ranks. There will be a big fight be-
| tween Wilson and Bryan men and the
| reorganiZers, and Old Guard will fight
as to which shall be considered as the
real Wilson man.
Third class city officials are fol-
lowing with interest the proceedings
at Cory, where owners of a theater
opened for a Sunday performance in
defiance of the orders of the mayor
Erie county was one of the strongest
hackers of the commission govern
ment bill.
1t cost NJ. L Chadman. candidate
for mayor of Lancaster, S3,520 to be
defeated. Working it out on a per
vote basis, it means 10 cents vote.
-Philadelphia has raised $4,000
of the 500, 900 needed for the national
convention fund. The Quaker City's
plans will be made at once and an
: active campaign inaugurated against
|, Chicago and st. Louis for the conven-
tion.
; -Birdsboro post office, one of the
103 to be filled by Democrats, has
about seven aspirants.
John f. Ancona, Democratic
leader of Reading, may be the next
city clerk of that-city.
-Norristown may make another try
to become a third class city.
1t is expected that the Philadel-
phia city loan to be issued shortly be-
cause of transit will aggregate about
$25, 900, 900.
The Knox boom gathered force in
Philadelphia on Saturday as a result
of the prominence given to the former
Secretary of State and it is expected
that the next month will see things
started in his behalf in q number of
the central counties. The Babcock
people are understood to be awaiting
the return of Senator Penrose.
The Committee of One Hundred
has gone out of business in Philadel-
phia and the Franklin county chiefs
are planning to take over its activities
} until they can trot out their campaign
stunts again. Tt looks as though the
Franklin party would fall heir to the
independent strength in Philadelphia
! because there are many voters there
who are not happy unless "insurging
ANNOYING :,
Sunday Golfer-"Something has put
J me off my game this morning, caddie.'
Its them church bells, mister, they