Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-18
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By the Ex-Conmitteeman

A harmonious meeting of the Bucks
county Republican committee is ex-
pected for tomorrow afternoon at
Doylestown and in spite of rumors and
reports there will be no battle unless
someone precipitates it with reso-
luttons designed for the purpose of
attacking Joseph r. Grundy. 1t is
said that the administration forces
intend to make their battle at the pri-
mary election and to allow the county
committee meeting to be a Republican
party affair from start to finish.
County Chairman Hiram H. Keller is
picked for reelection and there will
be addresses by Lieutenant Governor
Frank B. McClain, Congressman Wat
son. Senator Buckman and others
Rumors are going that the Demo-
cratic State committee meeting will be
held the latter part of July for the
election of a national committeeman
and that James l. Blakslee, Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General, may be
chosen.
Horace Stern, Philadelphia lawyer,
well known here, is being boosted for
the Philadelphia bench as a successor
to Judge Sulzberger. who is not a
candidate for reelection.
Edward A. Lees, a Philadelphia
business man, has been appointed as
sistant director of health and charities
of Philadelphia. He succeeds A. M.
Wilson.
The new Philadelphia housing code
Will provide seventy nine jobs in the
Philadelphia city government. The
annual cost will be $16S,00 Councils
are now arranging to put it into force.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
in an extended article on the mayoralty
situation in Philadelphia says that Con-
gresham Ware will not be a candi-
date unless the chiefs are unable to
agree upon a neutral" The Bulletin
appears to think that Louis j. Kolb
will be considered only in the event
that the Governor pushes him and in
Inmates that only the Wares will be
strong for him. 1t does not consider
that Congressman Moore is being seri-
ously considered and mentions a re-
currence of the boom for Recorder
Ernest L. Tustin. 1t is apparent that
the situation is more or less up in
tho air.
Scott Nearing, the University of
Pennsylvania professor who was
dropped yesterday because of radical
utterances, is we'll known here because
he has frequently attended hearings
at the Capitol. Professor Nearing has
more than once come into collision
with State officials.
The West End Democratic Club last
night gave notice to the world that it
was satisfied with the selection of
cratic chairman. Nothing was said
about the lambasting given to William
Jennings Bryan in the Sucker reso-
luton.
The name of Horace Davis, of
Sharon, is being mentioned for one
of the deputy attorney generalships.
Mr. Davis is well known to many Har-
risburgers as he took a prominent
part in the organization of the Bor-
ough League and has been here upon
a number of occasions. He is a
prominent young attorney of Mercer
county and a law partner of Repre-
sentative Fred Fruit, one of the active
young members of the last House.
According to rumors Central
Pennsylvania attorney may be chosen
to succeed Congressman Edgar R.
Kiess, of Hughesville, who had chosen
to remain in congress instead of be-
coming a commissioner. Political
forecasters seem to think that the
appointment will not go to Williams
port and there are rumors that J..
Banks Kurtz, prominent Altoona
lawyer and personal friend of the Gov
ernor, could have 1t If he went after
it. The name of ex-Lieutenant Gov
ernor John M. Reynolds of Bedford,
is also being mentioned and there has
also been a recurrence of the rumors
about ]. w. Leech of Ebensburg. The
Governor as usual is keeping his own
counsel
Edward E. Jones, the Susquehanna
county representative who has been
talked of for secretary of agriculture,
although the constitution seems to
interpose a bar, is talked of as a very
likely candidate for senator in the
Susquehanna Bradford Wayne dis
trict. He is a legislator of experience
and has been reelected on practically
all tickets time and again. Susque-
hanna county people, who are proud
of his record on road and agricultural
Legislation, consider him one of the
strongest men in the county. AS
Congressman L. T. McFadden comes
from Bradford. it is believed that
Jones' candidacy for the senate will
be we'll received in the district.
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