Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
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Men active in politics all over the
State are watching with the greatest
interest the visit of Senator Penrose
to Pittsburgh this week The senator
confronts q situation the like of which
has not been known for a long time
and 1t is questionable whether he will
take any sides. One of the things be-
hind the uproar in Allegheny county
is said to be a scheme to boom Will
liam a. Magee for United States SEN
ator inasmuch as it is not believed he
will be made chairman of the Public
Service Commission.
Another interesting fact is that J..
Denny O'Neil, the county commissioner
who worked for the local option bill
IN behalf OF the Governor, Is the tar
get of men more or less closely con-
nected with the State administration.
Ex-senator W. H. Hackenburg. OF
Milton, has engaged in a lively home
contest in which he defeated for
solicitor of the borough school board
two of the prominent lawyers OF
Northumberland county.
Nomination petitions for ]. Henry
Williams. of Philadelphia, for superior
court are. being circulated in the
anthracite region.
Representative "Bin' Adams, OF
Luzerne, says he is going to run for
sheriff despite all obstacles. He is
looking for Governor Brumbaugh to
Director Porter, of Philadelphia,
last night said he would be a candidate
if the people wanted him
The Montgomery county Republi-
can league, which is mainly composed
of progressiyes who are trying to get
back into line, will have a series OF
meetings this month.
The whole State is sitting up and
taking notice of the movements under
way to secure a Republican candidate
for mayor of Philadelphia upon whom
everyone can unite. No single contest
III the State this year will have as
much bearing on the State at large as
this. According to the Philadelphia
Inquirer. no agreement was reached
at the conference at Atlantic City last
night. The Inquirer says: But list
OF probably fifty names of men sug-
gested as available for the Republican
nomination to succeed Mayor Blank
enburg was cut down to the following
eight: Congressman ]. Hampton
Moore, Comptroller John NJ. Walton,
Common Pleas Judge Norris S. Bar
r9tt, eX-Director of Public Works VIII
liam c. Haddock, John T. Windrim,
Receiver of Taxes w. Freeland Ken
drick. Coroner William r. knight and
Congressman William S. Ware. That
is the list as handed to the newspaper
correspondents shortly after / o'clock.
They were given in the order named
and it was announced that the con-
ference will be resumed probably in
about two weeks
The decision of DR.. c. A. Fritchey
to enter the race for the Democratic
nomination for recorder of deeds has
attracted attention of Democrats
throughout many counties because of
the prominence of his brother, the
eN-mayor, and the fact that DR..
Fritchey was delegate to the Balti-
more convention. A good many people
thought that DR.. Fritchey. who was an
original Wilson man. should have been
made the postmaster here. That DIR.
Fritchey will have the benefit of the
astute political brain of his brother
and thus make the fight interesting is
a foregone conclusion and it is not too
much to say that the candidacy has an
influence which may extend outside Of
the county.
Jury Commissioner Sam" Taylor
last night added to the lack of har-
mony among the Democrats of Dau-
pkin county by announcing that he
would be candidate for county COM
missioner. John H. Eby. present COM
missioner. and understood for a time
to be opposed to second terms, is also
a candidate, as is Harry c. Wells, the
high sheriff and one OF the active men
OF the party. Taylor's candidacy will
help Wells immensely.