Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-26
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Governor Brumbaugh not only
proposes to build up an organization
in the State that will bring about the
election of a local option legislature
In 1915, but one pledged to enact ad-
mtnistration measures as well. The
chief executive has become aware or
the fact that some of his predecessors
have found legislatures not inclined to
! follow the lead of a governor in all
things in the third year of his term
and he does not propose to be in that
| position II he can help it
1t is the plan to have conferences
of more or less informal character
here and at other places in the State
where friends of the Governor can
gather to talk over the situation and
plan the work. Some of the new Pub
lie Service Commissioners and their
/ friends are expected to have part
in this general campaign plan. The
Governors appointments indicate, es-
pecially in the case of Commissioners
| Magee and Ainey, a desire to weld all
elements of the Republican party and
to have the party face the next cam
paign solidified.
Close friends of the Governor in
innate that he will not talk presiden-
tial affairs this year, but will content
himself with travelling about the State
speeches every now and then, renew
| ing acquaintances, as 1t were. Late
in the summer he will go to the Pacific
coast. traversing a number of States
where he is personally known.
That the Governor is in earnest
about building up an organization Is
indicated by the zeal of some of his
friends who are leaving no stones un-
turned to take advantage of county
contests this Fall and giving fair
warning.
No date has been set for the meet
ing of the Statewide committee, but
il is expected that 1t will assemble the
middle of June. According to some
intimations the meeting will be held
here with ''annex" meetings in va
rious places.
Prominent men connected with
the Statewide committee will make
speeches this summer in which local
option will be the keynote. Some are
planned for this section and a stiff
fight is in sight for Harrisburg.
1t is noticed that Congressman W.
S. Ware has been named on the 1nde-
pendence Day celebration commission
| in Philadelphia and this fact has been
much commented upon at the Capitol
as showing the close relations existing
between the Governor and the Wares.
Rumor credits the Wares with having
endorsed four of the Public Service
commissioners named, but this is taken
with shakings of the head in some
offices. However. there is no denying
| the closeness of the Governor and the
two Philadelphia leaders.
james F. Woodward, chairman of
the House appropriations committee,
will be the guest of friends on a yacht
| ing trip along the coast next month.
Senator Charles H. Kline. Pitts
burgh city chairman, will leave for
Alaska next month. He says he wants
to see the midnight sun.
David H. Lane. the Philadelphia
| city chairman, will go to Atlantic City
tomorrow to open what he calls his
summer headquarters.
e. E. Althouse, burgess of Sellers
vile, well known to a number of east
ern men, is a candidate for county
treasurer of Bucks county.
Representative A. c. Stein, of
Pittsburgh. has been appointed by thu,
! Republican ward chairman of Pitts
| burgh to draft explanations of the
election bills now pending.
Charles Thompson, of Philadel-
phia, who replaced Honus Wagner,
the baseball player, on the State Fish
cries Commission, had hard time get
ting to the meeting of the commission
at Torresdale. He was in Chicago
| when named and hurried home to at
tend the meeting. He got to Philadel-
phia the day of the meeting and his
automobile broke down while he was
speeding to the place of the session.