Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-21
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Forced draught has been placed un.
der the boom of Judge Norris S. Bar
raft. who was one of the eight alleged
to have been chosen by Philadelphia
Republican leaders as possible mayor
slty candidates. but the development
that is attracting most attention in the
Quaker City and throughout the State
just now is the announcement, made,
1t Is believed. on good authority this
not publicly take hand in the Phila-
delphia muddle-
On this phase of the matter the
! Public Ledger this morning said: 1T
is understood that the Governor feels
that no matter how valuable were the
legislative services of the Wares
throughout the past session of the Gen.
eral Assembly. he cannot ally himself
with candidacy so intimately affiliated
with Senator Wares expanding con-
tracing business. AT the same time,
1t was made plain that the Governor,
in taking this stand. did not intend
| that his attitude should be construed
as direct attack upon the Wares. In
1act, the Governor has recently con-
nrmed what was we'll understood dur
| ing the session, that he would not take
sides in the mayoralty primaries as be-
tween the Ware and McNichol factions.
Therefore. what the Wares lose. though
| IL Is not believed that they ever hoped
otherwlse, the Penrose- -McNichol fac
tons VIII by no means gain. The Gov
ernorS position, as II has been re-
| stated. is that the local Philadelphia
situation should take care of itself
Nevertheless. some insist that the Gov
ernor's reiterated neutrality will cause
the friends of Congressman Ware to
hesitate before urging him formally to
announce his candidacy"
This development may, and then
again 1t may not. have had some bear
| Ing upon the fact that the boom for
Louis j. Kolb is showing renewed signs
| OF life this week. When Mr. Kolb was
1rst spoken of in connection with the
philadelphia mayoralty nomination II
was believed that the marked personal
| friendship that exists between him and
| the Governor would prove a factor in
his candidacy, but so far as the public
could see 1t did not and until quite
/ guished.
-Philadelphia's Chamber of Com
merce has started q campaign of pub
| licity to compel the city council to take
| action in the movement to erect a real
| convention hail in that city. 1t Is felt
that not much progress can be made
with the effort to secure the coming
1
there is a prospect that suitable quar-
ters will be provided.
Next week will be a fairly busy
one for Senator Penrose and he will
| spend most of his time up state Mon
day he will be in Watsontown to keep
| a promise he made during his cam
paign for reelection but found i'm
possible to fulfill at that time. He will
be the guest of the Patriotic Order
| Sons Of America of that town. From
Tuesday until Thursday he will attend
the sessions of the United Sportsmen
or pennsylvania and Friday he will
| make a personal visit to the home of
State Senator Mcconnell, at Cherry
Run. Union county. 1t is expected that
he will meet many of the leading Re-
pGblicans of that section OF the State
while he is in Union. The Senator
and his host Will then go to the McCon-
| nell cottage in the northumberland
county mountains for a few days. 1t
is believed that the Senator will not
return to his offices in Philadelphia
until August l.