Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-15
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b. the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

every section. Senator Boies Penrose.
against whose leadership the Gov
ernors announcement was a challenge.
has not yet made any statement, al
though IT is intimated this morning
mat ne viii make some comment soon.
ohe Phiiadelphia newspaper says that
ne may enter the lists against the Gov
ernor himself
Tne next move is up TO the senator
The Governor has started the ball
a-rolling. This is the general impress
sion throughout the State. Some men
well Versed in politics hazard the
opinion that after all there may be no
contest over national delegates and
that the Governor may have them. but
that there will be a fight for state
committee control. The Auditor Gen.
eral nomination will have to be fought
out.
The attitude of the newspapers of
the State is being closely watched by
men familiar with politics. Quite a
tew OF the large papers have refrained
from any editorial reference to the
announcement. The Altoona Tribune
warmly espouses the Governors cause
and halls his appearance in the con-
test. but the Scranton Republican and
Wilkes-Barre Record, two representa-
tive anthracite region papers. declare
that there should be party harmony.
Democratic newspapers generally relish
prospects of a fight
The Scranton Republican says in
its editorial: Harmony is, therefore,
the Republican watchword this year
all along the line, in PENNSYLVANIA and
elsewhere. The Republican party is a
party of big men, but no one of them
is bigger than the party. which is big
enough for them all. and for which all
OF them should cooperate in behalf of
victory. The Wilkes-Barre Record
says: Neither Mr.. Wasson's letter nor
Governor Brumbaugh's reply evokes
much enthusiasm. nor do they heighten
the hope that the Pennsylvania dele
cation would be united. Governor
Brumbaugh would have made
stronger presidential candidate year
ago than at present. Since then he
has tied up with a faction whose only
merit is that it is opposed to the Pen
rose faction. but which itself does not
come with clean hands. To bring about
harmony in Pennsylvania there is
needed leader who is without fac
tional affiliation and who has held
aloof from all contamination.
The Philadelphia Ledger, which
criticises the, Governors an
nouncement yesterday and declared
that there should be no contest, dis
cusses the Penrose end of the matter
in the following first page article:
Senator Penrose is ready to enter the
preferential primaries
against Governor Brumbaugh if by so
doing he can help to hold his friends
together in any county in the State
This was learned authoritatively yes
terday. The senator's candidacy, it
was said. would be only one of a num-
Der of political methods he would use
in his fight on the Governor. other
candidates around which it is
planned TO rally the opposition to the
Governor. according to the temper of
the several districts, are those of Jus
tice Hughes, Ex-Governor Stuart and
Philander c. Knox. While many re-
gard it as unlikely that presidential
would be placed on the bal
lot without the consent of the man
yet the law permits the plac-
ing of the name without any accom-
panying affidavit from the candidate.
Justice Hughes, Mr.. Knox and Mr.
Stuart are not now presidential candi-
dates in the accepted sense. In fact,
Mr.. Knox says that he will not enter
the presidential primaries"
Over fifty rooms have been en-
gagged in the Bolton House for Wednes-
day and Thursday of next week, when
the annual State conference of the
Washington or Progressive, party will
be held. A. Nevin DIETRICH, the state
chairman. arranged for the rooms yes
terday, the date having been set some
time ago. All the big guns will be
here and the situation will be can
vassed. A complete delegation will be
sent to the State convention and Will
liam Finn will inform the meeting
what he thinks should be done about
State nominations. DIETRICH talked
Brumbaugh to friends here yesterday
The Prohibition lineup for this
section of the State was worked out
Yesterday at the conference. ]. A.
Sprenkle, of New Cumberland, the man
most talked of for Congress. agreed to.
stand against Congressman Kreider
T. II. Hamilton. Harrisburg; NJ. b.
Wengert, Lebanon; J. c. Rummel.
Shippensburg, and A. G. Eckels, Car
Isle, were named for delegates to the
national party convention. w. C.
Perry Harrisburg; J. f. NJ. Schminky
J. NJ. Neisley, Shepherdstown, were
named for alternates. John L. Pandel
of Burnham. will be the party candi-
date for State senator for the district
made UP of Perry, Cumberland, Miflin
and Juniata counties.
William Finn list night an
lipunNtu at InaJ. he IN
tended to stay in the Progressive ranks.
He said: Il am a Progressive and
will remain a Progressive, unless
there is an amalgamation between the
Progressives and Republican parties
when the two national conventions
meet in Chicago in June. Whether
there is to be an amalgamation rests
with the Republicans. THE Republi-
can Party at its national convention
will be offered opportunity to nomi-
nate a candidate for President the
Progressives can support, and upon
q platform they can indorse and the
ProgressiVes, assembled in convention
at the same time. will be on hand to
pass Judgment THAT candidate can
be Roosevelt, but If not Roosevelt. a
man somewhere near his equal. who
stands on a platform the Progressives
approve The country will be found
displaying precious little concern with
politics, politicians, or even parties.
at a time when the future of the Re-
public is at stake The Barneses and
Penroses will not control the next
Republican convention, because the
exigencies of the party, itself. and of
the Nation. will make It impossible.
Nobody will control the convention
A Washington dispatch to-day
says: Senator Penrose il Is declared
here. will formally announce his de-
termination to oppose tn @ Brum-
baugh-V -Vare- Smith ticket at con
ference he will hold in Pittsburgh
this week with Republican leaders
from western Pennsylvania. other