Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-31
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

After the State committees have
organized to-day the center of politi-
cal interest will shift to the conven-
ton cities. The meetings of the Re-
publican State committee and ma
tional delegates at Philadelphia to-
day will settle matters in the party
organization for a few days, but the
battle will be renewed at Chicago
whittier the headquarters of the Pen
rose and Brumbaugh forces viii be
moved tomorrow with accompanying
oroadsides of statements.
The Democratic headquarters will
go TO st. Louis in about ten days. but
that party does not furnish its usual
amount of excitement.
The big theme of interest to-day
was the Philadelphia meeting and the
efforts of the Brumbaugh people to
prevent majority of the delegates
from attending the conference at
Which Senator Penrose expects to be
elected chairman of the delegation
over the Governor. Penrose men
were rather snappy in denouncing At
torney General Browns claims last
night.
There were reports here that the
names of some delegates had been
used in the list claimed to be favor
able to the Governor without their
consent and that they had protested.
This could not be verified at the
Capitol as the Brumbaugh head
quarters staff was all in Philadelphia:
Governor Brumbaugh remained
hero to-day and no information could
be obtained as to his plans in the
event of a bolt" occurring in the
Pennsylvania delegation.
An interesting story came over the
wires to-day to the effect that many
of the PENNSYLVANIA delegates were
favorable to Philander c. Knox for
President and that while some were
for Roosevelt they were for Knox as
second choice. Considerable Knox
sentiment is being manifested about
the State, say men who have been
"sleuthing' it.
With the possible exception of the
Auditor Generals, Highway and a
few other departments chances are
that there will be no dismissals from
the State government service until
after the Chicago convention. Auditor
General Powell, who is said to have
several men marked for designations
this week, did not indicate anything
to- day and there were reports that
when the next moves were started in
that department they would be in the
nature of changes in bureaus. In the
departments directly unuGE the OON-
ernor reports were that the changes
would be held up, except in a few
cases, where it was intended to make
examples, until after Chicago.
delaware county is holding up
the completion of the official count for
delegates at-large, all other counties
having filed their official returns with
the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Butter county filed it's return this
morning and Delaware sent a type
written sheet which was not accepted
because not certified. Efforts were
made all of Yesterday and most of to- .
day to get in Delaware figures so that |
the official totals could be computed. |
The department will not give out any
figures until all returns are in.
George S. Pierre will be the only
one of Philadelphia's registration
month when the terms of the four
commissioners expire. Frederick j.
William A. Carr and Albert .
H. Ladner will be named in the places
of Clinton Rogers Woodruff, one of
tho original board of commissioners
and a Republican. and William A
Carr and Albert H. Ladner will take .
the places of John O'Donnell and AL
bert S. Morgan. The terms of the
present commissioners expire on June
Is and considerable pressure has been .
brought to bear upon the Governor to
Woodruff and others. 1t
was given out at the Governors office
to day that Pierre would be reap
pointed but that the three new men
would also be named. The appoint
ments will he interesting reading for
in Philadelphia to-day.
The Pittsburgh and Scranton appoint
ments are due to be made soon.
The clean sweep to be made in
is indication that the
Governor does not intend to give his
rivals any show whatever IN the mat
ter of patronage. There are numerous
places coming up and his friends ex
pert him to hew to the line.
The Governor to-day appointed
James E. Norton, of Reading, as cor
oner of Berks to succeed l.. G. Hahn,