Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-07
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By the Ex-Committeeman

According to reports from Somerset
county that former Bull Moose strong
hold will vote as staunchly Republican
as ever The visit of Senator Penrose
to the former citadel of the political
independents has demonstrated that
1t is in the van of the back to the par
ty movement. The same thing is true
of the onrthern tier counties which
have been hotbeds of instruction and
(of the anthracite region where the
Bull Moosers swept things two years
lago.
Apropos of the Penrose visit to
somerset county dispatch from the
county seat SAYS:
In no other county in Western
pennsylvania has the change in poll
teal sentiment within the past two
years been more emphatic, as Somer-
set was a Roosevelt stronghold in
1912, and gave Clifford Pinchot, Wash
ington party candidate for senator last
year, large vote. Senator Boies PEN
rose was so informed to-day, not only
by stalwart Republicans, but by men
VINO have been prominent in the
washington party Senator Penrose's
visit to Somerset was made the occa-
sion of a regathering of workers in
both elements of Republican party in
this county His headquarters were
crowded to-day with active Republi-
cans, including many of the candi-
dates for the county offices, who talked
over the political situation with him.
Senator Penrose delivered two ad-
dresses to-day. He spoke to the stu
dents at the Somerset high school this
morning, and this afternoon attended
a rally of the P. o. S. of A. at Shankes-
vile, where he addressed a gathering
of members of the order and farmers
and their families from that section of
the county"
Philadelphia county has started
to take advantage of an act of assem-
bly, permitting counties to annex
parts OF other counties under certain
conditions. There is a part of Chelt-
enham township. Montgomery county
that 1uts into Philadelphia and it will
be taken in.
Judge Brumm is in the limelight
again. He is ordering investigation of
the Schuylkill enrolment where the
Republican registration ran $500
ahead of Democrats and Bull Moosers
combined. The judge is a leader of
the irreconcilable Bull Moosers.
Judges Bonniwell and Wheeler, of
the municipal court, are expected to
resign shortly. Bonniwell lis said to
To-day is registration day in
Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Scran-
ton and it is expected that there will be
still greater jump in the registration
of Republicans. Now that the con-
tests in those cities are pretty we'll de-
hned the Republican leaders are turn
ing their efforts to getting voters reg
istered and are successful about it,
i,, Ia
western part OF the State is over the
Republican nomination for county
controller in Allegheny county which
lies between Controller H. NJ. Cribs
and Senator John P. Moore. The lat
ter is going into the battle in spite of
claims that If elected he will be un-
able to serve.
Mayor Blankenburg, who foresees
the thorough defeat of his own per-
sonally selected slate is now furious
| ly denouncing the Republicans for
agreeing upon candidates in Philadel-
phia. When reformers fix up list 1t
| is an expression of the leaders of the
people, but when any other people en-
deavor to work out harmony it is
making slate and bossism. This has
familiar sound to Harrisburg people
who recall emanations from Market
Square in past years.
-Thomas b. Smith made his first
speeches of the campaign in Phila-
delphia yesterday. He attended the
fair at Byberry and then addressed
one of the ward meetings.
Many people at the Capitol are
watching with intense interest the
contest between eX-Councilman j. n.
lLangham, former corporation clerk
to the auditor general and Judge S. ].
Telford for the Indiana county judicial
nomination. 1t bids fair to be one of
| the most closely contested battles of
| the primary season.
-Lackawanna county people are
much in earnest in their fight for free
dom from toll roads and some of the
county candidates are being required
| to make statements as to how they
stand.
Altoona ministers have refused to
allow politicians or candidates to ad-
| dress their meetings.