Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-31
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

This is the biggest day in State
politics this year next to the primaries
because its events will have direct
bearing on the November election and
the lineup for 1916. The time for
filing petitions for candidates for city
ana county nominations expires all
over the State and in addition the
third class cities of Pennsylvania are
having their second registration day.
The Philadelphia mayoralty sit
uation, the pivotal point in Pennsyl-
Vania politics, looms large to-day be-
cause OF possibilities, and the silence
or Congressman Ware continues un-
broken. Meanwhile petitions for Dis
trict Attorney Rotan and George H.
Earle, Jr., are in circulation.
;. Scranton people are regretting that
the exigencies of Philadelphia politics
nave prevented Senator Penrose from
Keeping his engagements in that sec
ton of the State because the senator
has become more than ever a prime
faVorite in that section and his visits
have become occasions" The SEN
ator's visit to Lehigh county won for
him much attention because of the
vigorous manner in which he dis
cussed affairs. A news dispatch from
Allentown says: Generally reserved,
Senator Penrose was to-day a regular
question mark, propounding all sorts
OF queries. In his comingling with
the crowd he made it a point to en-
courage the workers. telling them that
his visits to and inquiries about all
the sixty-seven counties of Pennsyl-
vania led him to the belief that all
close counties would be carried by the
Republicans this Fall and that the
hepuDncanS would carry many coun-
ties normally Democratic Lehigh in
Guided. He also said that he was sure
many Democrats would vote the Re-
publican ticket this Fall and in 1916"
Relative to the charge made that
the appointment of Judge j. Davis
Brodhead, Democrat, of Northampton
county was the result of a political
deal. Ex-Governor Tener on Saturday
made denial in a letter to Judge
Brodhead as follows: I'm this morn
ing ing mail received a printed circular
under the caption Keep the bench
clean, don't stand for the deal and
signed by William Fackenthal, and
hnd in the printed matter of the
circular, among other statements, the
iollowing;; The first part of the deal
has been carried out, to wit, the ap-
polntment of Mr.. Brodhead as judge.
Judge Stewart went to see the Gov
ernor in person to look after this part
OF the deal At the time of your ap-
polntment l was Governor of Penn
sylNanla and considered myself fortu-
nate in being able to command your
services for the State and you were
appointed without thought of your DO
litlcal party affiliations or the political
eHect the appointment might have,
nor did Judge Stewart at any time in
dlcate TO me his preference in the Sc
lection of the success of Judge Scott.
Inc statement, therefore, which is
made over the signature of William
Fackenthal. is unwarranted and un-
true, and. while do not, nor should
any attempt be made to dictate to tho
intelligent citizenship of your district
Tor whom 1t should vote, nevertheless
thls misleading and demagogic state
ment or falsehood should not be per
mltted to go unanswered"
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times saws:
Allesheny Democrats will name a full
county ticket in the primaries of SEN
tember 21. William ]. Bremen came
to the rescue of his party yester-
day and put out a slate of candi-
dates. County Chairman John A.
Martin and those Democrats asso-
ciated with him were making no
ettort to place ticket in the field
The only office the Democrats have
a chance to capture in the county is
the minority county commissioner
snip. Numerous Democrats are seek
ing the two nominations the party
Will make, but no effort was being
made to induce Democrats to an
nounce for the other county offices
County Chairman Martin is a candi-
date for commissioner and has been
devoting his energies to win one of
the Democratic nominations. County
Commissioner S. j. Toole, who is a
candidate to succeed himself. called
a. conference of Democrats yester-
day morning and a later meeting was
held yesterday afternoon at the office
of Mr.. Bremen. In the meantime the
old Democratic leader had rounded
up Democrats who are willing to
stand for the other Offices"