Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-06
PoeiticA t,s
Pe"sseqeOosia
By the Ex-Commitseeman


of opinion among members of Penn
sylvania's Republican delegation in
Congress over the representative of the
State on the Republican congressional
campaign committee and 1t is possible
that they may agree upon Congress
man George S. Graham. of Philadel-
ph1a. The caucus yesterday adjourned
until Wednesday after q couple of
hours spent in discussion, which at
times became heated, especially after
Congressman Ware had made some re-
| marks In which he said he could have
been mayor and that Penrose people
had been knocking at his door for
| peace. Congressman Focht took him
to task. and there was general relief
of feelings.
The place on the committee has
been held by Charles E. Patton, now
Secretary of Agriculture. When Mr..
Patton decided not to be q candidate
last time Congressman Edgar r. Kiess,
of Lycoming. started after the seat.
which is more or less honorary, and
| over year ago secured some pledges,
whose givers remained with him yes
| terday. Unfortunately, Kiess' boom
| was made to appear as an effort to
destroy the influence of Senator Pen
rose, and the friends of the senator got
busy and put to the front as rival
! candidate Congressman Rowland, who
succeeded Mr.. Patton'in the Clearfleld
dist.Sct. After the discussion yester-
day the selection was postponed until
next Wednesday by vote of 16 to Is.
The newspapers of the State and
| of Washington give much attention to
| the contest, as 1t is taken as an indi-
cation of how things will go this year
in the State. There has been every
effort made for harmony this year, but
some of the leaders appear to like to
break it up over night The Philadel-
phia Inquirer says that there is now
prospect of harmony and remarks
| upon the fuss over place which does
not amount to so much. The Phila-
delphia Record, Democratic organ,
says that Ware blocked the Penrose
selection and gives much space to the
South Philadelphia leaders story of
his recent political life. The Phila-
delphia Ledger gives attention to
| Chairman Buffers declaration that to
| go on means a fight and intimates that
! all will be lovely next Wednesday,. The
| Pittsburgh papers, as usual, scent a
| fight. Considerable attention is given
| to the fact that neither Senators Oliver
nor Penrose attended the meeting, al
though both were entitled to do so and
could have voted.
In his discussion of the meeting the
Ledger's Washington correspondent c.
| r. Michael, who is well known here,
says: Analysis of the vote shows that
| the Penrose faction was in the lead
had a vote been taken to-day, although
many congressman committed to Row
| land, the Penrose candidate for COM
mitteeman, might have refused to vote
their convictions. The Penrose faction
say that they had II votes to II for
Kiess, the Ware candidate. After the
caucus failed to elect. number of the
representatives of both sides held q
conference and went over the politica
aspects of the conflict. Both Kiess
and Rowland announced their inten-
ton to retire from the race to effect
harmony. There seems to be a gen.
eral agreement that the delegation will
ultimately agree upon Representative
George s. Graham as a compromise
Mr.. Graham became acceptable to botf
sides because of his desire for har.
mony."
1T is intimated that the appoint
ment of a fire marshal may not go tt
Philadelphia after all. Incidentally
it is said that it may go to the west
ern part of the State.
has held up the big loan project il
Philadelphia until he gets to know
more about it,
Attorney General Francis Shunl
Brown has been appointed privat
counsel to Mayor Smith of Phila-
delphia.
The Allegheny county controlle
fuss is to be settled by the courts thi
month. Meanwhile business is goini
on with a strin& to it.
-Williamsport council elected tn
wrong man policeman a day or s
ago because initials were tangled uI
The man elected seems to want t
stay.
The Scranton Independent New:
J the latest morning paper venture il
that city, has quit. 1t followed tn
Towne experiments in that city. TIL
Scranton Republican, which absorbe
the old News. is now the sole morn
ing paper and is going onward an
upward,
The Philadelphia civil servic
board still refuses to quit. City Solici
tor Connelley, a Republican, has re
tanned two of Ryan's aids in his office