Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-06
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BY the Ex-Committeenan

lStudylng out the ground preliminary to
making up his mind on the movement
inaugurated by national Republican
leaders to have him chosen as the
chairman of the Republican national
committee.
The senior senator has been repeat
edly doomed for the Republican nom
ination for president since his notable
victory last Fall when he cleaned up
the State by Il tremendous majority
when year before his cause was de-
clared hopeless. Outside of the State
his name has been mentioned on Il
number of occasions.
The visits of the senator to New
York where he has been In consulta-
tion with the national leaders have
shown how high. the senator stands in
their estimation and it is generally
believed that he has been considered
as the man to direct the 1916 Presi-
Dental fight. The last national chair
man from Pennsylvania was NJ. S.
Quay, who conducted the victorious
Harrison campaign.
While on his western trip the SEN
ator will meet the people, sound out
sentiment and make up his mind about
conditions for next year He is not
+ only an expert in political observation,
be it said, but is one of the big draw
ing cards for Republicans now.
ne Iullduelpnld lO-udN
says: There is reason to believe that
May elect Smith realizes that he
could not have been elected without
harmony among the different elements
in the local Republican organization
and that he appreciates the fact that
the big Republican victory in this city
has contributed greatly to improving
the chances of national Republican
success in the Presidential election
next year. Mr.. Smith is known to
recognize the leadership of Senator
Penrose in the State Republican or
GaniZation and that he will strive to
strengthen the Republican Party in
Pennsylvania for the next national
campaign may be taken for granted.
In the selection OF twelve candidates
to be supported for delegates at large
from Pennsylvania to the next Repub-
lican national convention, Mayor-elect
Smith will without doubt be included
in the number. 1t is also proposed
that the city of Pittsburgh shall be
represented in this list of delegates-at-
large by its Mayor With the chief eX-
ecutives of the big municipalities at
both ends of the State included among
the big twelve that will go at the head
of the delegation to the next Presi-
dental election there will be an ac-
centuation Of the thought of a united
and harmonious Republican Party
IN the keystone state.
Mayor Blankenburg last night as
sumed the entire responsibility for or
dering the police into the polling
places on election day in Philadelphia.
In statement issued from his office
the Mayor said that if there had been
any violation of the Shern law he alone
was responsible and not the Director
of Public Safety, Mr.. Dripps. The
cfir tn ~
the action of Judge w. Wilkins Carr,
who, in the Quarter Sessions Court
earlier in the day, ordered the Grand
Jury to make a thorough investigation
of the presence of policemen in the
polling places. Judge Carr ordered an
exhaustive inquiry, on the ground
that if a fragrant violation of the law
is permitted to pass unnoticed and
without rebuke it may remain upon
the records of the municipality as a
precedent of authority for similar Vio-
lations in the future
Mayor elect Thomas b. Smith yes
terday left for a vacation at the Vir-
ginia Hot Springs, accompanied by
Congressman william S. Ware. Gov
ernor Brumbaugh is expected to visit
him to talk things over shortly.
In the opinion of political observers,
the circumstances in which Mr.. Smith
went away indicated a frantic en-
deavor" on the part of Vare' followers
to make a show of strength with
the idea of influencing the composition
of the Smith Cabinet" On the other
hand it was pointed out by friends of
the Wares that when Mr.. Smith arrives
at the Springs he will find awaiting
him John p. Connolly, City Socitor-
elect, one of Senator McNichoPs
friends.
The scandal resulting from the
illegal votes cast in the primaries in
September has finally reached the
courts in an official way, as the Allie
gheny Company Grand Jury for No
vember was called in special session by
Judge Haymaker and charged with
the duty of making a thorough investi-
cation of conditions all over the coun-
try, and especially in those precincts
where fraud was discovered and eX-
posed.
The election board appointed by
the Chester County courts to tabulate
and compute the official return finished
last night. j. Frank Hause, received
1O,031 votes for judge and Robert S.
Gawthrop, 1858. Frank J. Elston, of
East Brandywine, Democratic candi-
date for county commissioner, defeat
ed James f. Cobourne, of Westtown,
also Democrat, by 227 votes. All the
Republican candidates for the county
offices received maiorities ranging from
4724 to 1886. the latter figures being
District Attorney Wade's majority over
John Hamphill, Democrat.
PerpleXities regarding the methods
of computing the official vote appear
to have arisen this year more than
ever and while the number OF ques-
tions asked by State officials since the
election is nothing like the difficulties
brought to them to settle after the
primary the conditions have kept the
election law experts busy. AS re-
suit of the troubles a general study
of the whole election system will be
made by State officials and IL the Gov
ernor wants to take up the matter for
discussion in his message to the next
Legislature he can do so. Attorney
General Brown is understood TO be
giving considerable attention to the
various problems which have arisen i'm
the nonpartisan law and it is expected
that he will prepare acts to clarity the
processes. Just how the administra-
tion feels on the nonpartsan system
has not been revealed.
AS judges il almost a dozen coun-
ties were candidates they could not
sit when the votes were counted and
this caused numerous calls for the
State Department to tell the county
officials what to do. The law pro-
vides how this shall be done and in