Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-27
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By the Ex-oommitteeman


ership of the Republican party was |
challenged by William A. Magee in
his statement on political conditions, |
said yesterday at Philadelphia that |
he suspected that Mr.. Magee had had |
too much mince pie on Thanksgiving |
Day and denied some of the Pitts |
burgher's assertions. Governor Brum- |
baugh and Commissioner Magee main |
tained silence yesterday and mean |
while partisans of the Senator were
reported to be getting ready for !
stormy weather. On the other hand |
men like Mayor-elect Thomas 3. |
Smith were saying that they saw no |
reason to look for disturbance of
harmony.
The Philadelphia Record thinks |
that storm is brewing and that Pen !
rose is really to make a contest If the |
friends of the governor get into the |
field. The Ledger declared that the |
friends of Penrose were setting up |
candidates for delegate all over the |
State and that its reports showed that
the Republican organization was al |
most solid for the senator" Reports |
from Allegheny, Lackawanna, Luzerne !
and other counties, which were sum- !
married by the Ledger indicated that |
potential Republican leaders would be |
with Penrose. The Philadelphia In |
quirer says: Attempts to divide the /
republican forces in the election of |
delegates to the next Republican Ma
tional Convention it would appear
will not be successful.
There is an element in Western |
pennsylvania which is backing Con- |
gresham M. M. Garland, national |
leader of the Order of the Moose, for |
Vice President of the United States. |
Senator Penrose, while appreciating |
the complimentary references to him
self as an available candidate for |
President, has indicated that he has
not been an aspirant for that honor.
In Congressman -elect Garland, how
ever, there will be an avowed expon-
ent, of the Republican party organ
ization in the suggestion that he be
given the second place on the ticket"
In his comments on the Magee
statement Senator Penrose said "I do |
not agree with Mr.. Magees views that |
manufacturing and business interests
have suffered in this State on account
of political leadership or politics.
Pennsylvania has been quite we'll
looked after and has been regarded |
with favor as place in which to To-
cate manufacturing establishments.
Pennsylvania is about the only State
in the Union in which manufacturing
corporations are given exemptions
from taxation. I have Just completed
a circuit of 10000 miles, and I saw
no State that surpassed Pennsylvania |
and few that were comparable. The
Democratic party has put the country
in a deplorable condition" said the |
Pennsylvania Senator. diverting TO
the national situation. "It is worse
than the conditions in Cleveland's sec !
ond term as respects the administra-
ton program. Then bonds were is
sued to meet the current expenses of !
the government. 1t is now proposed !
to increase the direct taxes upon an
already overburdened people"
Democratic poor directors elect |
broke up in a row at Reading yester-
day when they met to discuss the
patronage. The Democrats appear to |
be having as much trouble getting |
things moving right as they do in this |
county.
The Pittsburgh Leader, edited by
Alexander P. Moore and supposed to |
represent the ideas of William Finn, |
came out yesterday with a blast |
against the Governor and calling on
the State to elect P. c. Knox as United |
States senator.
In spite of efforts by Democratic |
bosses it looks as though there would |
be a row among the Democratic lead
ers in Lebanon county next Spring |
over State committeeman. The Leb-
anon Democrats have been fighting |
ever since the organization movement |
began.
Names of C. E. Carothers, Washing
ton, and e. B. Dorsett, Tioga, are be- |
ing heard in connection with the
deputy secretary of agriculture an
pointment which will be made in De-
cember. George G. Hutchison of
Huntingdon county, and r. II. Thomas
Jr., OF Cumberland county, have also |
been mentioned. The next week will
probably bring a new flock of names
to the Governors attention. A. L.
Martin, the retiring secretary plans
to go to his farm in Lawrence county
next week. He will maintain his in
terest in politics. his friends say
In spite of the fact that the Phila-
delphla returns have not come in there
are almost daily inquiries for figures /.
and the result of the election in the
State. Most of the inquiries are sup
posed to be for the purpose of pay
ing bets.
With returns from 66 of the 67
counties of Pennsylvania on file at the
State Capitol it appears that 1877
votes We're scattered for men for Su-
perior Court judge. Three were to be
elected in field of six and in Allie
gheny county alone 81 men voted
for persons not on the ballot. 1t is
expected that Philadelphia, whose re-
turns have not yet been received, will |
show still larger scattering vote.
Dauphin was second with II scatter
ing votes, Lawrence had 10, Fayette Z
and Montgomery 6. Under the law
these scattering votes must be count
ed and solemnly proclaimed with the
official results.
The time for filing expense ac-
counts will expire next Thursday, De-
cember 2, and all but a few candi-
dates whose accouhts are required at |
the Capitol have been filed.
Scores of min elected justice of |
the peace at the recent election have |
failed to file aIcceptances of their |
election as the law requires and If /
they do not do so by December 2 they
will run the risk of losing their COM |
missions. The law requires that ac- |
ceptances be filed with prothonotaries |
who will then certify the lists to the |
State Department for issuance of COM /
missions.
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