Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-30
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Philadelphia newspapers which have
been giving considerable space to the
efforts of Mayor-elect Thomas B.
Smith, of Philadelphia, to prevent a
factional fight for control of the Re-
publican state organization between
Senator Boies Penrose and Governor
Brumbaugh are intimating that there
may yet be fight, although Mr.. Smith
is said to have told friends that there
will not be battle and that all will be
harmony. Rumors that the Ware con-
tingent is planning warfare through
out the State are being given out and
prominent upstate Republicans have
been among the visitors to Senator
Penrose the last few days.
1t is now stated to be part of the
accepted plan to have the Governor
and the mayors of Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh go as delegates at large.
The Philadelphia Press to-day says
that the stating of the Governor and
Mayor of Philadelphia for delegates
at large is according to precedent and
is not to be regarded as "a harmony
ticket" or as indicative of contest.
The Philadelphia Ledger, on the other
hand, says that events are tending so
that Senator Penrose will face the test
in the May primaries and that in spite
of harmony talk the Governor and the
Wares mean to fight. The Philadelphia
Bulletin says that the senator has held
out the peace branch to the Governor,
but that if it is refused will make the
contest. The Philadelphia Record,
which is Democratic, says that the
senator will be for the Governor for
delegate at large as matter of course
and intimates that something impor-
tant to Republicans will come out in a
day or so. Summing up, the Ledger
says: THE Penrose harmony plan. in
which Mr.. Smith is interested, contem-
plates sending both Mr.. Smith and the
Governor to Chicago as delegates at
large. Senator Penrose hopes that in
this way a fight will be avoided. The
avoiding of fight. however, it is be-
lieved, will lead to the granting of con-
cessions. possibly as to the character
of the delegates to be slated, and al
most certainly as to the makeup of
the State ticket"
The Philadelphia Record to-day
says: ''The Philadelphia branch of
the Workmen's Compensation Bureau
will be opened some time after the
first of the year. If present nego-
tiations are carried out, the headquar-
ters here will be located in the North
American building. Harry A. Mackey,
Ware leader of the Forty-siXth ward,
who is chairman of the Workmens 8
Compensation Board, will have charge
of the local office"
Things are getting strenuous in
Philadelphia again. Mayor Blanken-
burg is threatening some quarter to
twelve vetoes and yesterday Congress
man Ware made an appeal to him not
to veto salary raising items in ordi-
nances on which he will act.
Judge Robert Ralston, of the
Philadelphia courts, was taken ill
while attending a dinner in Pitts
burgh.
Carlton E. Davis has been re-
tanned by Mayor Smith as chief Of
water in Philadelphia. He is one of
the best known men in the Phila-
delphia city service.
The argument in the contest of
the election of w. S. Mcdowell as
mayor of Chester will be heard at
Media tomorrow. 1t may involve
other cities.
Philadelphia politics got whirl
last night at a dinner to Judge-eIect
Rogers and Director designate w. H.
Wilson. Senator McNichol said that
while he did not favor Wilson's ap-
pointment yet he would give him
Rogers said that he felt the Republi-
can organization owed him his cleo
ton as a reward
In Pittsburgh council has passed
several ordinances over the veto OF
Mayor Armstrong and ii is now re-
ported that a fight between the Arm
strong and Magee forces is certain.