Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-13
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By the Ex- -CommiueemAa

OF FlttSDurBn, backing up the
( declaration of Mayor-elect Thomas B.
Smith, of Philadelphia, that there
should not be any factional warfare
in the Republican party and that he
will follow Senator Boies Penrose as
national leader as the only means to-
ward party unity in Pennsylvania,
and similar declarations coming
| from other men active in Republican
affairs throughout the State, interest
in politics has shifted to Washing
ton where the Republican national
committee will meet tomorrow. The
gathering at Washington will be of
the utmost importance as 1t will show
which way the wind is blowing in ma
tional matters.
Tomorrow morning the Philadel-
phia delegation which will so to urge
! the selection of Philadelphia for the
national convention will start for
Washington with the guarantee fund
| raised. Senator Penrose has ar
ranged to work with the committee
men and Secretary w. Harry Baker,
of the State committee, has assured
the Philadelphia committeeman that
they will have all the help the State
organization can render.
Thomas L. Logan, writing from
| Washington to the Philadelphia In
quirer, regarding the next convention
says: Pennsylvania will have twelve
| delegates-at-large in the National
Convention. Senator Boies Penrose,
who is here, when asked who, in his
opinion. would be selected at large,
said he had heard several names
mentioned, among them being Mayor
elect Thomas B. Smith and James
| Elverson, Jr., of Philadelphia; Sena-
| tor George T. Oliver and Mayor
Joseph G.. Armstrong, of Pittsburgh,
and several prominent Republicans
in the interior of the State. Senator
Penrose himself is expected to be one
| of the twelve to represent the State
| at large. 1t is not known here
whether or not Governor Brumbaugh
Will seek to be one of the States dele
1 cation. There seems to be no dis
position to displace Henry G.. Was
J member of the National Committee
| and in all probability he will serve
until his successor is elected by the
! delegates to the convention"
I'm his statement declaring
against any factional warfare Mayor
Armstrong said: "Pennsylvania's en-
! viable place as a great industrial
State, with Senator Penrose's intimate
/ knowledge of it's needs, makes him
the logical man to lead the people, not
only of Pennsylvania, but the entire
prosperity. His record as chairman
of the Finance Committee of the
| United States Senate gives him rank
| in my opinion, next only to the
president and doubly qualities him
for any position which he might seek
As suggested by Mayor-elect Smith.
| it is time for the Republican Party
| of Pennsylvania to become harmon
| ious. 1t is no time for factionaf
washing of linens. 1t is the time for
the real, interested responsible men
! of the State to get together and get
action. We need few more laws, but
we need laws conceived in Republican
wisdom, which will keep the wheels
| of industry going, not merely in war
times, but in times of peace. We need
this not alone to help manufacturers
and business, but the masses of the
working people There is no other
man better fitting into a situation like
this, as Mayor-elect Smith has point
ed out, than Boies Penrose, qualified
for the work by years of experience
in, and the widest knowledge of,
public affairs. In making this state
ment, I feel that I am voicing the
practically unanimous sentiment of
the people of Pennsylvania--yes, of
the nation"
What Mayor Smith said was: 81
| have known Senator Penrose well for
| a score of years and have steadily
supported him in his political efforts
l realize his great influence in the
national councils of the Republican
Party and how valuable are his serv-
ices at this time on account of his
long and wide experience. Repre-
sentative businessmen and political
leaders of the different Congressional
districts will be elected delegates to
the national convention, and 1t is my
desire that they should be in mar
mony with Mr.. Penrose and sustain
his leadership for the welfare of the
State and Nation"
Senator George T. Oliver has been
elected as the Pennsylvania member
of the Senate committee on foreign re-
lations. He succeeds Elihu Root, of
/ New York,
| Ex-senator John P. Moore, elect
ed county controller OF Allegheny, may
have to fight for his office. II. M.
Cribbs, the present controller, threat
senator can hold the place.
| -EX-Governor William A. Stone
was sworn in as prothonotary of the
| Supreme Court on Saturday.
DR.. H. E. Rushon has been elected
meat and milk inspector of Reading.
According to Lebanon reports,
| Colonel M. L. Case. of Lebanon. has
been offered the position of chief of
police of Lebanon. He is lieutenant
colonel of the Fourth Regiment.
The new Chester county district
attorney has appointed the former
district attorney as assistant and the
new register has done the same thing
with the former chief. The new off,
cials were deputies.
| A Wilkes Barre dispatch indicates
that Democrats are fighting again in
Luzerne county. The dispatch says:
"Old Guard Democrats. under the
leadership of Judge John NJ. Garman,
! and Palmerites led by william Nc
Lean, Jr.. and Fred Kirkendall are
scrapping like terries for the spoils
which go with Democratic control of
the county commissioners office.
Michael J. Mclaughlin, a Garmanite,
and John Todd Walsh. Palmerite,
are the majority commissioners, and,
as the present working force in the
commissioners office is made UP of
dyed-in-the-wool followers of Palmer,
| it is plain that Garman is having the
J scrap of his political career to find
places for his favorites."
| The price OF the pork barrel tagged
on the American army is more than
thirty million dollars. And because of
| it our army is the most expensive in
| the world, each soldier costing, roughly,
! a thousand dollars per annuIn.