Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-03
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By the Ex-oommitteeman

Republican success in Philadelphia
was assured and the whole Republican
situation in Pennsylvania aided inn
mensely by the achievement of City
Chairman Lanes program of har-
mony on the Philadelphia mayoralty
nomination yesterday. Thomas B.
Smith is the choice of every one for
mayor and his election is now a GER
tainty. Fears of trouble in the coun-
ties in the event of a primary war in
the success of the Republicans this
year in the State is now a foregone
conclusion.
In discussing the outcome of the
procedure yesterday in Philadelphia,
| the Philadelphia Inquirer says:
Thomas B. Smith, former postmaster
OF Philadelphia and State Public Ser
vice Commissioners appointed by Gov
ernor Brumbaugh. was yesterday made
| the unanimous choice of the organized
Republicans of Philadelphia to sue
ceed Rudolph Blankenburg as mayor
This followed the retirement from the
| field of Congressman William S. Ware
as well as all of the other Republicans
who had filed nomination papers for
this office. Mr.. Ware took the initiative
by declaring in favor of Mr.. Smiths
candidacy. Not since before the days
of the Inauguration of the uniform
primary popular vote system of NAM
ing candidates for office, when the old
fashioned conventions were in vogue,
has there been a scene witnessed such
as was presented at the headquarters
of the Republican City Committee yes
terday afternoon"
One of the most scathing criti-
cisms of the Blankenburg administra-
ton; of the mayors activities in be-
half of the candidacy of Director Por-
ter, and of the efforts of the Public
Service Committee of 100 to collect
money from officeholders so that the
business conduct of the city affairs so
happily inaugurated by Blankenburg,
may be continued" was sent to George
Burnham, Jr., chairman of the Fin
ance Committee of the Committee OF
One Hundred by John w. Frazier,
secretary of the Meade Memorial
Commission, from whom the Finance
Committee had sought a contribution.
One of the most amusing things
about tNss. Socal situation, which is
attracting attention because of the
clumsiness Of the Democrats, is the
appointment of a publicity committee
by the Washington party Two years
ago il did not need such a committee.
Publicity hunted it. But times change
and even the Bull Moosers can not al
ways depend on their Democratic al
lies to furnish enough wind.
The judicial situation in some OF
the central counties appears to be
giving much pain to the Democratic
machine bosses. They are distressed
beyond measure at the utter refusal
of the people to take them any more
seriously than they did last Fall.
-Schuylkill county Democrats ap-
pear to have cast aside the bosses en-
tirely. They are framing up their
campaign in their own way and men
who were not in favor with the ma
chine are running things.
President Wilson's appointment of
a postmaster for Pittsburgh appears
to have created all kinds of trouble
for the Democrats in the western end
of the State. Men who had counted
on getting 1t have found the school
master did not take them at the same
rate that they appraised themselves.
-Ex- Ex-Representative Charles A.
Bentley is a candidate for county
treasurer in Washington county.
Mrs. Ida Patten Smith is Blair
county's first candidate for school di-
rector. She is running in Altoona
Senator John p. Moore appears
to be "up against it, in his campaign
for the Republican nomination for
county controller in Allegheny county.
1t seems that there is an old act of
Assembly. passed in 1861. which pro-
vides that a member of the Legis.
lature cannot become county con-
troller of that county. One of the
Pittsburgh papers says that if he was
elected he would be getting a lawsuit