Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
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State wide interest is being mani
tested in the visit of Senator Penrose
TO New York to-day. It is frankly
stated that there is possibility of
the senator meeting friends of Col.
Roosevelt with view to ascertaining
the views of the Colonel on ex-Secre-
tary P. c. Knox as a presidential
/ possibility.
The Philadelphia Ledger sums up
the matter in this way to-day: Re
publican leaders in this city acquaint-
ed with the thoughts of Senator Pen
rose feel that there is nothing impos-
! sible about the Colonels position. IL
is declared specifically that Senator
Penrose is favorably inclined to Mr..
Knox as candidate for the United
States Senate as the successor to Sem
ator Oliver. In fact, political leaders
here now believe 1t virtually is settled
that MIR. Knox is to have the support
, of both Senator Penrose and the
washington party leaders as a candi-
date for the Senate. The thing which
appears to have swept aside all doubt
as to that was the suggestion that the
former Secretary of State would be ac-
ceptable to Colonel Roosevelt as a can
dldate Tor the PresidenC.
The maddest Democrats in Penn
sylVania Just now, and that is saying
great deal, are the Allegheny county
reorganizers. They counted on having
one of their number put into the va
cancy in the county commissioners
office caused by the death of John A.
Martin, but the board of judges did
not see it that way. They named q
n nt D1 . d.,
and the bosses are paving the air
The Coatesville mayoralty contest
may drag on over the first Monday in
January when the new mayor is to as
sumo Office. Yesterday another post
ponement was taken.
The election contest in Schuylkill
county in which Judge Brumm threat
ened to go out into the county and
hold hearings has been dropped. The
Judge will not go out on the circuit.
People active in State politics are
showing considerable interest in the
naming of Henry A. James, of Doyles-
town as referee in bankruptcy.
James has been an influential member
OF the Bucks county Democracy and it
is intimated that there is a peace deal
under way. He will succeed Oscar o.
Bean who has been a bankruptcy ref
cree at Doylestown for eight years and
lrelinquishes that office to become Reg
lister of Wills of Bucks county, to
which he was recently elected. Mr..
James assumes his duties at once, talk
ing over all bankruptcy cases not yet
terminated that were assigned to Mr.
Bean. Mr.. James appointment is for
two years.
John J. Seip was yesterday ap-
pointed deputy county controller of
Northampton.
1t is said that Old Guard Demo-
Gratis in Philadelphia will have a
Injecting early in January to discuss
naming of national delegates. State
Chairman Roland S. Morris is regard
ed as having made up the slate for the
machine faction for that city.
Friends of c. D. Wolfe, former
mayor of Williamsport and now chief
deputy fire marshal, are urging him
to succeed State Fire Marshal Joseph
| l.. Baldwin. 1t is said that there is
also a Philadelphia man being doomed
| by the Wares and that Western Penn
Isylvania has a candidate, too.
Talk of Mayor Ira w. Stratton for
Public Service commissioner was heard
again on the Hill to-day. Mr.. STRAIT
ton has been here several times lately.
According to the Pittsburgh Ca
lzette-Times there is a possibility of a
! contest over the county tax assessment
| board as well as over the county con-
| Itrollership. The present county COM
missioners named 9. w. Simon, James
NJ. Mckee and c. B. Price for four
years from December l, but the new
commissioners are said to be scheming
to upset it by going into court. Men
said to be considered for the places are
| David B. Johns, Louis Alpern, A. V.
Simon, r. j. McGrath and Judd II.
| Bruff. 1t is also said that Ex-senator
| Elliott Rodgers is slated for county
solicitor and that L. NJ. Bigelow may
be asked to succeed John S. Gillespie
as county road engineer, although w.
NJ. Donley is also mentioned.