Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-15
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seem like Sunday school picnic. Re-
publicans and Democrats are indulg-
Ing themselves in factional rowing OF
a virulent type and the leaders on both
SIDES are saying sizzling things about
each other. The Washingtonians, Pro-
hlbluonists and Socialists are sitting
back and watching the other people
scrap.
The Republican fight has assumed
more and more a Philadelphia flavor
in the last week and the City of Broth
erly Love appears to be a hotbed of
factionalism. The Democratic fuss is
only one of the quadrennial rows for
control of the machine in the State.
The ballot to be voted tomorrow is
going to complicate things and men
will run up against many surprises.
1t is going to be the hardest ballot to
vote in years and this will complicate
matters.
The real close of the campaign
tive 1sadore Stern, of Philadelphia,
who made the charges against the
Governor regarding the alleged IN
accounted for contribution of $4,000
from Colonel Louis j. Kolb, called
attention to the failure of the Gov
ernor to issue a denial. and after
charging evasion asserted that he
Governor had taken a contribution of
$1,000 made to him by ex-senator
Clarence Wolf and had turned 1t into
his account as his own, not mention
ing whence the money came. Gov
ernor Brumbaugh refused to discuss
the latest charge when asked about II
and Mr.. Wolf was also silent. When
Stern was told of the Governors re-
fusal he said that the Governor should
either come right out with a candid
statement or resign.
Governor Brumbaugh toured the
Lackawanna county region on Sat
urday and made ten speeches, being
well received everywhere. He closed
his campaign by a speech in the town
hall at Scranton with eX-Deputy Attor-
ney General F. w. Fleitz presiding. 1t
was declared that Colonel l.. A. Watres
had refused to preside, but this could
not be verified. The Governors clos
ing speech was a plea for party unity
and defiance of those who are at
tacking him. Congressman John r. h.
Scott declared that men were trying TO
rob the Governor of his good name.
While Governor Brumbaugh was
speaking in the coal region Senator
Penrose was assailing him from Phila-
delphia. The Senator cancelled his
plans for speeches at meetings and
issued a statement. He charged that
the Governor was not a candidate in
good faith, declared that the State
would send uninstructed delegates to
Chicago. predicted the nomination of
Snyder for Auditor General, Kephart
! for State Treasurer, and Garland,
| Crago, Sobel and Mclaughlin for Con-
gress-at-large, winding up with the
statement that the people of Penn
sylvania will not stand for contractor
politics" in public affairs. The Sem
ators reference to the Governors can
| didacy was in these words: The can
didacy of Governor Brumbaugh from
! the beginning has been an affront to
| the common sense of the citizens of
Pennsylvania, which they will resent
at the. primaries on next Tuesday.
More than that, it is a tainted candi-
dacy. To presume for moment that
an aspirant for the presidency should
| appear before the convention accused
of the violation of the corrupt prac-
tices act of his State would be an alb
surdity. The mere mention of his
name would be greeted only with de-
rision."
In addition the Senator charged that
there was trickery by National Com
mitteeman Wasson in his use of cir
culars and that it would react.
/ The smoke from these blasts had
barely cleared away last night before
the Senator opened up on Attorney
General Brown and got hot fire in
return. Briefly stated it was the close
of an interchange between the two
men who have been bitter enemies fol-
years. The Senator charged that Mr.
Brown was once Democrat and re-
sented his claim to being a Repub-
lican. Then he said: His enormous
fees in recent years from the State
Treasury have constituted a scandal
and his present activities, personally
and through his law firm, with the
Public Utilities Commission, which is
supposed to be a judicial body, for
personal and political purposes
threaten another scandal of State
wide proportions when the next ses-
sion of the Legislature convenes.
II do not recognize that he has any
standing in the Republican party. He
has been a delegate to Democratic
conventions.
"His chief relation to the Repub-
lican party has been entirely that of a
paid attorney. and particularly for the
treet-cleaning contractor element"
Attorney General Brown said in re.
ply: "a wave of popular approval for
Governor Brumbaugh and his aids in
the fight to restore the supremacy OF
the Republican party is sweeping the
State as it did in 1912, when the Pen
rose leadership received its rebuke
Penrose has repeatedly referred to the
popular vote of 1914 as an indorse-
ment of his leadership. Nothing coulC
be farther from the truth"
Assaults upon the candidacy OF
Judge c. l.. Brown, of Philadelphia
for national delegate have drawn from
the Penrose people some scathing ref
erences to the political activities ol
some members of the Public Service
Commission, whose chairman has ap-
peared on the same platform with the
Governor.
The Philadelphia Inquirer yester.
day printed a story to the effect +hat
the Brumbaugh campaign in Blaii
county had met some snags and claim:
that uninstructed delegates would bC
chosen.
John Wanamaker and Alba B
Johnson, candidates for delegates. at
large on the uninstructed list, las
night made statements to show VIII!
they should not go to Chicago tied up
At the same time Attorney Genera
Brown said that Brumbaugh instructed
delegates would win all along the line
The Philadelphia Ledger to -da!
, raps Pennsylvania congressman fol
failure to attend to business at Wash
ington, pointing to some instances
where candidates have left business
/ slide. The Ledger also says that Pen
rose will win in the State.
The Pittsburgh GaZette-Time
says that friends of George NJ. Hosacl
: say that he will defeat Senator C. ]
, Magec for denomination.
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