Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-29
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BY the Ex-Comnitteeman

Philadelphia newspapers say that
the whole Philadelphia Republican
mayoralty nomination situation, the
most important from a Statewide
standpoint or all the contests this Fall,
VIII be Strengthened out within a
that conferences will be held and am
oiuons diverted or adjusted. 1t is
strongly intimated in some quarters
that Congressman w. S. Ware will not
be candidate after all, his senatorial
brother having not received the re-
sponses looked for following his pro-
nouncement a short time ago.
The Democratic Philadelphia Record
sums up the interesting situation in
these words: with the Wares sitting
tight upon their attitude and Senator
McNichol still talking harmony, re-
ports were general in political circles
yesterday that Judge Norris S. Barratt
might be agreed upon as the organ
ization mayoralty candidate satisfac-
tory to the rival factions in the event
that there is to be no fight. The fact
that Congressman John r. X. Scott
and other members of the lawyer
group affiliated with the Wares are
laudfng Barratts availability gives
certain currency to the reports that
the judge might be selected as the
harmony man., If the factions are to
patch up a truce, get together and
save the expenses of a general row.
Close friends of Judge Barratt stated
yesterday that under no conditions
would he enter the primaries as a fac
ucnal candidate, and that should he
consent to run it would only be with
the backing of all elements of the or
ganization. 1t is now regarded as very
probable that should Congressman
ware, decide to step aside, the Ware ele-
ment will get behind Barratt AS
Select Councilman Charles Seger has
peen the chief promoter of the Ware
boom, and as he has close alliances
with the McNichol camp, as we'll as
considerable strength of his own, his
friends are counting upon Barratt be-
ing agreeable to the McNichol-P -Penrose
element also"
A Wilkes-Barre dispatch says: Sen
ator Boies Penrose is in Wilkes-Barre
to deliver an address at the meeting of
the United Sportsme Association
The Senator motored to this city to-
day from Farview, where he spent last
night. This morning he inspected the
grounds and buildings of the Farview
state Hospital. He was accompanied
to Wilkes-Barre by Henry F. Walton,
or Philadelphia, chairman of the board
of trustees of Farview Hospital At
Scranton Senator Penrose stopped at
the Jermyn Hotel, wnere he met
Mayor E. B. Jermyn and prominent
Republicans of Lackawanna county.
The Senator tonight at the Redding-
ton Hotel conferred with some of his
political lieutenants in Luzerne county.
He was the guest of honor at "A Night
in Bohemia at the Wilkes-Barre Press
Club. The list of speakers included
Senator Penrose, Henry F. Walton,
Judge j. NJ. Garman, Judge P. A.
O'Boyle and others. Senator Penrose
Tomorrow will attend the session OF
the Sportsmen's Association, and in
his honor at the Reddington Hotel"
Eugene Chain, former Prohibition
candidate for President, is making a
series of speeches in this State.
The Washington party city commit
tee will meet next Wednesday night to
arrange for its Fall campaign. The
pl ospective candidacy of Director Por-
ter for mayor threatens to promote a
fight within the committee, as potential
influences in this organization will op-
pose Porter for the nomination. An
other contest is brewing among these
independents, as George d. Cox and
Clarence d. Antrim are rivals for the
nomination for sheriff.
Representative Frederick Beyer
one of the Philadelphia delegation in
the last House and the chief fighter
against local option in that delegation,
has announced that he will be candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for mayor of Philadelphia. He has
taken out papers.
The Allegheny county situation
appears to have quieted down. 1t is
expected that the disturbed conditions
in both parties will result in many
unexpected candidates. The Washing
ton party has about ceased to be in
that county.
Thomas L. Howard, who is we'll
known here, is candidate for sheriff
in Fayette county and stirring things
up.
David H. Lane. the veteran Phila-
delphia city Republican chairman, was
seventy-six yesterday and received
many friends.
The morning comments on the en-
rollment sound very much like those
of two years ago. A little later and
the absurdity of counting all unen-
rolled as Democrats will be demon
strated again.