Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-10
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

state VIDE interest IN Philadelphia s
campaign to land the next Republican
national convention is being shown
and men active in party affairs in half
a dozen of the eastern counties are
ready to do what they can to aid in
the movement. 1t will be recalled that
the recent legislature adopted resolu-
tions inviting the convention to come
to this State and this has been fol-
lowed up by quiet work among infuen-
tial men.
Practically all of the eastern coun-
| ties would be interested in the con-
Vention more than that held in 1910 in
philadelphia, because this year a
Pennsylvania Is being doomed.
Senator Penrose is in Atlantic City
| for the week end meeting prominent
Republicans preparatory to going to
New York next week to discuss the
national situation with Chairman
Hilles and the big men of the party
Congressman Edgar r. Kiess last
night announced at Williamsport that
he had declined the proffer of the
public service commission a month
ago. This has been persistently re-
ported, but both the Governor and
the Congressman declined to discuss
the matter. Yesterday Mr.. Kiess spoke
out, but the Governor left for Somer-
set county to-day without having said
anything. A Williamsport dispatch
says:
To-day Mr.. Kiess received letter
from the Governor accepting his de-
chnation. At the Governors request
no announcement was made until to-
day. Mr.. Kiess. in his letter, says the
position is one which carries with it
great possibilities of service to the
people of the Commonwealth and he
would accept 1t were he free to do so.
Continuing his letter says, in part
m
in the direction of serving my term as
representative in Congress, to which
was recently reelected by the people.
The Sixty-fourth Congress will have
many important matters to consider,
and the present foreign complications
may necessitate the calling of Congress
in special session. therefore, my sue
cessor could not be elected. My peo-
pie having by their vote expressed
their continued confidence in me, I
feel that my first duty is to them
In his letter accepting Mr.. Kiess
declination, Governor Brumbaugh
states that he does so with sincere re-
gret. He assures the Congressman
that his sacrifice in this matter in the
interest of the people of the district
touches him greatly and accentuates
the feeling of loss which he feels over
Mr.. Kiess' declination.
1t is an open secret that the Con-
friends to stay in Congress because of
the turmoil his retirement would
make among the Republicans of the
four counties of the district 1t is
acknowledged that Kiess is the strong
est man in the district and the people
who backed him wanted him to stay.
The Governor has given no intimation
of whom he will select.
The Ware brothers are going to have
a big oxroast in Philadelphia next
month at which it is expected some
announcement relative to the mayor
atty is expected to be made.
Senator divers announcement of
his retirement from politics has stirred
up the worst political ruction known
in Pittsburgh in years. Magee, Arm
strong, Finn and others who have
been fighting each other are now try
ing to get together on slate for both
city and county.
A Washington dispatch to the Eve
ming Ledger says: Whether the re-
organizer element, now in actual con-
troll of the party machinery, will make
any attempt to bring about harmony
and placate the Old Guard of Pennsyl-
vania Democracy probably will be
known in very short time. 1t is be-
lieved here that the selection of a ma
tional committeeman to succeed A.
Mitchell Palmer, who sought and got
place on the bench of the Federal
Court of Claims, will determine the
harmony question. Up to date the re-
organizer element has shown no de-
sire to seek harmony; on the contrary,
there are many instances in which Mr..
Palmer, State Chairman Morris and
Vance Mccormick, who has contri-
buted most of the lubricant to keep
the reorganizer wheels we'll oiled,
have gone out of their way to oppose
the Old Guard leaders. This has been
especially true in the matter of Fedora
patronage"