Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-11
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Next in Interest to the developments
in the Philadelphia m~ayoralt situa-
ton is the determined ann In
which Governor Brumbaugh is going
AFTER the MEN who oppose his poll
cies' The appointment of Thomas ].
Ryan, oil New Hope. to be deputy fac-
tory inspector for Bucks county, an
ounce yesterday, is a direct slap at
Joseph X. Grundy, the Bucks county
leader who a~ntagonized the Governor
on chllu labor n Is expected to a
Dig resul in the attempt to wrest
control of the Republican county or
ganiEation from the Bristol manufac-
turer on June 10.
Ryan is one OF the Oldest men to be
named in State service and is said to
oe potential among the element OPP
posed to Mr.. Grundy's leadership.
Protest against his appointment to
succeed John Berkey, removed, was
made by Senator G. ]. Buchanan, but
the Governor did not pay attention
10 II. Neither has he paid any atten-
uon TO the attack mad by the news
paper which enunciates the Grundy
policies on the Governors political
hopes.
1t is expected that more appoint
ments in Bucks county will be made
and that when this county has been
cleared up she Governor will turn his
attention to others. His order to de-
partment chiefs to make no changes
without consulting him has been
taken literally at the Capitol and
there is nothing doing without his
sanction.
When the Governor goes to AL
lentown on Saturday to make the
playground address some of the men
influential in political affairs in that
section expect to meet him. The
Governor has no plans, but he will let
1t be known, If asked, that he is in
earnest for local option and admins
trattve measures, and hat those who
do not support him need not come
This attitude has been real
ized by many men in the State and
the Governor is commencing to have
things his own way.
The expected boom for Congressman
Ware for mayor of Philadelphia did
not show up last night at the banquet
OF the uptown club. 1t is said that the
congressman has discouraged any zeal
on the part of his friends for the
Mayor Walker. of Altoona. has
stirred a hornets nest by refusing to
allow suffrage meetings.
Ex-Sheriff Judd H. Bruff is about to
plunge into the contest for the Repub-
l1can nomination for register of Wills
in Allegheny county. Register Will
liam Conner may also run again.
5. j. Toole. Democratic county COM
missioner OF Allegheny, will be a can
dtdate for denomination.
The silence with which reorgan-
ization Democratic leaders are treat
Ing the Bryan resignation is attracting
much attention. They are waiting to
see If Bryan has any strength before
lining up with the President who has
helped them along.
David H. Lane. the sage of the
Republican organization in Philadel-
phta, who was yesterday reelected as
city chairman, made the meeting
memorable by turning the light on
Mayor Blankenburg. His address APP
pears to have been one of the most
remarkable ever presented and the
Mayor made a feeble attempt to come
back. The Republican city commit
tee organized in the greatest harmony
and there was not a contest. When
this had been done Mr.. Lane pointed
out that the Blankenburg administra-
ton had spent more money than any
other and had less to show for 1t. In
closing he said: philadelphia, dur
ing the last two generations, has been
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into a swarming hive of industry. Vi
brating to the hum of its machines
and its skyline blurred by the smoke
of its countless factories. Cannot we
justly claim that this is the condition
largely of our party policies? If our
city's good could be promoted by ex-
~aggeration and falsehood. then we
abound in more patriots than any city
on the continent. 1t is suffering from
a chronic epidemic of shams. In con-
clusion, 1 would suggest that a com
mittee OF platform be appointed with
Mr.. Connolly as its chairman, the
same as we did W years ago with
such excellent results" officers of the
committee, who were reelected, be-
sides Mr.. Lane, were: Vice-presidents,
Harry c. Ramsey and Jacob Seeds;
secretaries, Senator E.. w. Patton and
Magistrate John McCleary; treasurer,
County Commissioner Robert j.
Moore: auditors. John F. Flaherty,
John e Publ and C. R. Love, Jr.;
chief clerk, Harry Wittig.