Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-01
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phia the center of political interest
has shifted 10. the western end of the
State where there have been some de-
lvelopments which bid fair to hold
attention. Public Service Commissioner
| William A. Magee speaking at ban
quet last night in Pittsburgh declared
that he had issued his statement on
state politics last week with the idea
of starting debate and not as an effort
to start factional strife.
1t was also stated in Pittsburgh
yesterday that Mayor Joseph Arm
strong, of Pittsburgh, would become a
candidate for national delegate and
this was taken to mean that he might
contest with Magee any effort to control
| Western Pennsylvania delegates. An
otherinteresting story was that Robert
McAtee, former SECRETARY of the COM
wealth. would be a candidate for ma
tional delegate from his district.
-Magees statement attracted much
attention and this is what a Pitts
burSh dispatch says about his remarks
last night: William \. Magee, Pub
lie Service Commissioner, at banquet
tonight, declared that his recent an
lnouncement of the Presidential candi-
dacy of Governor BTumbaugh was only
for the purpose of starting a debate"
Mr.. Magee did not say that in his
speech: he said so before entering the
banquet room. He expressed regret
that his recent utterances at Harris
burg had failed of their purpose,
which, he said, was to raise the ques-
| ton as to whether Pennsylvania
should be freed from the control of the
big interests He maintained that he
was not the Governors meuthpiece
and that he was not "circumscribed
! )y the opinions of the Governor or of
| anyone else He added that he al
ways expressed his own opinions
Political leaders regarded MIR. Ma
gees statement as interesting in view
of the assertions that many of Magee's
followers would refuse to take part in
a fight, led by the Governor against
senator PenroSe. Some of the So
called Magec men have sent word to
Senator Penrose that they do not sym
pathize with the Magee attack upon
him and that they have no inten-
| ion of becoming part of any Brum-
! 0augh movement. Political observers
| said it was plain that as much of the
Magee strength came from antilocal
optionists, it was logical that they
would oppose the Governor and sup
port Penrose.'
William j. Leary, a former fac
tory inspector. won his suit against
Mayor William Ward. Jr., of Chester,
who dropped him as sealer of weights
and measures. This case attracted
much attention in third class city
| ;ircles. Mr.. Ward is former legis-
.ator.
Erie will hold n special election
TO fill the vacancy caused by the death
Of Mayor elect Neit.
Friends of Senator Frank Martin,
of Cumberland, say that there will be
10 opposition to his election. The
Democrats are bothering some candi-
lates for the nomination who do not
ieem to be we'll favored at court.
The Philadelphia Inquirer of to-
day says: There is apparently moth
ng in the rumor that State Public
Service Commissioner John Monaghan
was being pressed for the directorship
of Public Safety. The Mayor-elect, 1t
is known, has not had his name under
consideration and there Is the best of
authority that Mr. Monaghan would
prefer to remain I'm his present inn
portant post
Dead men and repeaters formed
part of the voting population in the
Fourteenth ward, of Scranton at the
recent election, according to u petition
presented to court yesterday in the in
terest of Michael Carthusillo, defeated
candidate for alderman. According to
the petition and the official returns
Dominick Gibbons was elected over
Carthusillo by votes. Court fixed De-
cember 10 as the time for hearing.