Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-13
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By the Ex-Commitseeman

| sylVania member on the Republican
congressional campaign committee. a
| pace or much honor and annoyance,
ana the meeting of the delegation was
turned upside down by a speech by
Congressman William S. Ware, who
| maze most of the trouble at the for
| mer meeting
| Mr.. Ware charged that liquor inter-
ests mad been active in trying to ar
range the election of the Pennsylvania
member and then proceeded to hail
governor Brumbaugh as State leader.
| lie has done this before and yesterday
he charged that the liquor interests of
| Western Pennsylvania had gotten into
| the matter Just as they had forced
the election of a speaker of the lower
| mousse OF the State Legislature some
| years ago. Several congressman hotly
denounced the Philadelphia congress-
| man.
| The Philadelphia Ledger says of the
meeting; Harmony appeared to have
| been established after Mr.. Ware had
| nominated Representative Graham and
| inns had been seconded by Representa-
i've j. Hampton Moore and Repre-
| sentative p. f. Eiess. The best of
! feeling prevailed, when Mr.. Ware sur
| prised his followers by an indirect at
| tack upon Senator Penrose and the
activity of the liquor faction Mr..
| ware said, in part: "Once before, when
| 4 Siilisy WANNA was SeleCtlnS a speaker
| or the House at Harrisburg, the same
sort of efforts We're made. when one
| of those who tried to influence our
verdict here switched his support to a
candidate supported by the malt liquor
interests. have no prejudice against,
| neither am | unfriendly to those in
| terests, but | want to say right now
| that the Republican party should be
| influenced by great national questions,
! such as tho tariff and the firm han
| ding of foreign affairs, and should not
suffer the dictation of any selfish in
| terests. The Republican vote in the
state of Pennsylvania had been steadily
diminishing until Governor Brum-
baush, with his progressive leader
| ship, untouched by any of the in
| huences have mentioned, became the
standard bearer and gave us uniteo
| party" Mr.. Ware then gave election
! returns in Pennsylvania since 1904 and
| added: "In a study of these votes 1t
| Will be found that the Republican cam
didate for Governor received approxi-
mately 1000 more votes than the cam
| didate for senator"
The Philadelphia Record says:
| When Representative Ware concluded
! he left the committee for a few min
utes. and the flare-up occurred. Repre-
sentative Moore declared that he re-
gretted that the liquor question had
been injected into the meeting, or that
|
been made against Representative
| Rowland's candidacy, or against those
| who supported Rowland Representa-
! tive Butler, who was presiding, at
| tempted 10 cut short the debate, but
! Representative Moore declined to be
| stopped. You must listen he said
| ! am spokesman for the manhood
| of the Pennsylvania delegation and for
my own self-respect.' Representative
| Focht also denounced the insinuations
| contained in Representative Vare's
| speech as unwarranted. I believe that
| Senator PenroSe's leadership he said
| has been recognized in the State and
nation. This boss business has ceased
10 be an issue in the American politics
| and anyone who thinks that ii has not
! ought to try to become a boss. The
reason why Senator Penrose did not
obtain as large vote as Governor
! Brumbaush In the last campaign was
that he was not a candidate on the
| Keystone ticket and he was also the
| legatee of situation caused by gang
! of contractors Representative Farr
| declared that he had voted for Repre-
sentative Rowland becaues he believed
him to be the best man for the place"
| People at the hearing in the
Coatesville mayoralty contest almost
came to blows yesterday. II was
charged that forty votes for Mayor
| Jones were Ifau0S ana MS people
| rather resented ii.
| 1t cost Johnstown $4,000 to insure
| liability in the State fund.
| The Franklin party organization
may disintegrate in Philadelphia this
| summer Most of the men in it have
gone over to the Republicans.
| Senator Penrose's declaration for
/ Knox found hearty echo here to-day
and many Republicans declared they
hoped to see him return to the Senate
| soon.
! Friends of Joseph r. Grundy, the
Bucks county Republican leader, to-
day wired him their congratulations
on his birthday
r. o. Heilman. appointed post
master at Catasauqua, is the original
Dewalt boomer.
Mayor Smith. OF Philadelphia. has
declared in favor of a $400O,000 art
museum for that city.
--LuZerne county politicians are try
ing to figure out whether the county
will not need a workmen's compen-
sation clerk in the courthouse. County
| Solicitor Mclean. a Democratic leader,
is to solve the question.
w. ]. Burke. who succeeded his
! brother as postmaster of Mount Car
mel, has received notice that he is to
serve out the full term.
/ Democrats in Allegheny county
are at war over the county commits
sionership appointment and the
chances are that there will be a fine
old fight at the primary for control of
the county machine.
! Representative Scott, of Center,
will be a candidate for denomination.
-York's new mayor is out with an
| offaG1. m Sta l11ac whn have hpen