Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-15
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his policy of declining to talk about
that subject, although he did take oc-
casion to tell correspondents of Phila-
delphia and Pittsburgh newspapers
that he would keep up the local option
fight.
The Governor appeared before the
Republican national committee in ad-
vocacy of the selection of Philadelphia,
being given the privilege of a special
hearing at which he said: II believe
the interests of the Republican party
VIII best be served If the next Nation
al Republican convention is held in
the State where the Republican party
was born. We hope for the reunion
of the Republican party, which was
so disastrously split in 1912, and hope
| that this will be accomplished in such
a way as to be felt throughout the
United States. The presence of the
next convention in Philadelphia will
not only help Republicanism in Penn
sylvania, but will stimulate the party
in all the Eastern States. Other speak
ers will tell you why Philadelphia
should be selected and will explain to
YOU how we'll that city can handle the
next gathering of the Republican
hosts"
The Philadelphia North. American
has some fun over the Governors ap-
pearance at this special hearing. 1t has
| che following in its story of the meet
.ng: Comment in the delegation was
chat the Ware influence had prompted
| the Governor to demand a special and
a separate hearing and that Penrose
/ had then stolen the Ware thunder by
getting the hearing for him. something
| the Wares certainly could not have
ione." The Record says that Con-
gresham Ware took fling at Penrose
N his speech and the Public Ledger
says that ION the surface" Senator
2enrose worked for Philadelphia. The
Press says that it took the Governor
TWO minutes to make his speech.
-Coatesville's mayoralty contest
hearing is developing some interest
ing things. Stories about frauds in
tax receipts and holding of polls open
after the hour were told yesterday be-
fore the master in the proceedings.
The hearing is in hall used as a
mission and hung with religious signs.
Considerable speculation is being
heard about the State as to what will
develop in the way of contests for
national delegates in behalf of the
Governor. The impression in some
of the cities is that the friends of the
Governor will make fight. The fact
that Emerson Collins, deputy attorney
general, is a candidate in Williams
port, is taken to mean that the battle
is on despite the Smith and Arm
strong statements.
In Pittsburgh yesterday ]. Denny
ONeil came out with an interview
declaring that local option would be
an issue and that Mayor-elect Smith
has put the Governor and Commits
sioner Magee up in the air" by his
statements for Penrose, after having
named a Ware cabinet. He also as
sails Mayor Armstrong.
Governor Brumbaugh said yes
terday in Washington when asked
about local option: 'I am most serious
in support of local option, and will
do my best to have a Legislature
elected that will bring about the pas
fight such as the local option issue l
never quit, and it is my purpose to
continue to advocate 1t and work for
it's passage" The Philadelphia In
quirer in a Washington dispatch says:
Governor Brumbaugh refused to dis
cuss his chances for the Republican
presidential nomination and would
not say whether or not he would seek
to be one of Pennsylvania twelve
delegates-at-large to the national
convention in Chicago. Friends of
the Governor who accompanied him
from Harrisburg predicted that he
would be a candidate
INGRATITUDE TOWARDS MINISTER'S
LWilkes-Ba Record.l
The chief stratistician of the Ohio
State Industrial Commission finds that
the average salary for all of the
preachers of one of the largest denom-
nations in Ohio is S24.12 a week. one
third receive an average of SIS a week,
on-half receive an average of $40; and
in the entire State only thirty-hve re-
ceive more than $500 a year.
The Commission on Church and
Country Life has been looking into this
subject. The result of the investiga-
give a clear answer to certain phases
of the query. what is the matter with
the church," A salary standard like
the one quoted certainly. will not at
tract the best talent and will not pro-
mote the best effort in the cause of the
church. Commissions of investigation
Large measure of fault lies in estab-
fishing churches of various denomin-
ations in communities incapable of Civ
ing them proper support, and the rem
edy lies in associating the church with
some form of business organization.
Denominational rivalry may have eX-
cellent features but when it leads to
the establishment of half a dozen
churches in town capable of giving
adequate support to one or two, the
whole cause is bound to suffer.
German book laying bare intrigues
between Belgium and England before
the war shows that the scheming
Britons enticed Germany into laying
Belgium waste, so that England would
nave an excuse to enter the war.-Wall
Street Journal.
EVERY YEAR
BY Wing Dingcr
o, the trimmin of the tree
VIII be shortly up to me.
And ! know what will take place on
Christmas eve.
Kids will go to bed at eight,
TIL they're sleeping / must wait,
Then I'll be right up against it, get me,
Steve?
f rst the tree upstairs I'll bring
And brush every bloOmin' thing
Oft the walls, and chandeliers and
tables, too.
Then I'll search an hour in vain
For the tree stand. then again,
Like last wear I'll sit down and NUnn1ar