Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-09
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

W nile Governor limbaugh was III |
Erie county last evening urging voters
/ TO keep their eyes open and Senator
Snyder was in Philadelphia saying
things about the way the governors
administration was conducting affairs
men prominent in politics throughout
this State and New York and at Wash
lngton were talking about the fire.
quent conferences between Senator
Boies Penrose and George w. Per-
kins, the leader of the progressives
and close friend of Theodore Roose-
Welt. Many appeared to think that
the senator and the friends of the
colonel had come close to an under
standing whereby they would let
events take their course at Chicago.
In Washington dispatch today the
Philadelphia Ledger gives prominence
TO u story in which the following pas
sages occurred: "lt was reported that
the day of Senator Penrose opened
with conference with Mr.. Perkins in
I the Senator's suite at the Waldorf.
This Senator Penrose denied, but he
admitted that he frequently met Mr..
Perkins when visiting this city. Il
would not call our meetings confer
ences. said the Senator Il have
known Mr.. Perkins for a good many
years and l see him frequently when
] am in New York. My visit in New
York has no particular significance"
Senator Penrose said Colonel Roose-
Welt had not been an issue in the
Pennsylvania primaries.
The delegates from Pennsylvania"
said the Senator. will go TO Chicago
uncommitted. When we get there we
will look over the field and consult
with other delegates to the end that
i'm judicial and patriotic spirit we
may be able to aid in the selection of
candidate Whn in tho i1hopnpt,f of
majority of delegates will do the
country the most good and the Re-
publican party the greatest credit"
Senator Penrose was told there had
been reports that he would support
Colonel Roosevelt in the convention.
Il shall preserve an open mind on
the question of candidates as well as
on any other questions of Importance |
likely TO come before the convention |
until l reach Chicago" the Senator |
replied.
If Pennsylvania has a favorite .
son, he said i'll reply TO another ques- /
uon, lit is Knox. That does not nee
essarily mean that his name will he ,
placed before the convention during |
the early stages of the ballotng."
The thought embodied in the COM
ment of Senator Penrose on Knox led
TO differences in some quarters that
he might be the dark horse on whom
Colonel Roosevelt and his following
and the old guard" element in the
Republican party hope to unite.
Allegheny county is still buzzing
over the efforts to couple up the gov
ernor's candidacy with Col Roosevelt
and IL is generally believed that Will
liam Finn and his friends had some
thing to do with the posters and the
other arrangements. ]
Walter \. Gemmill, of Carlisle. 4
yesterday announced that he had quit
as n candidate for the legislature in
Cumberland county.
Governor Brumbaugh appears to
have received a notable ovation in
Meadville, the county seat of the lat
est dry county, when he reached there
yesterday. EX-Congressman NJ. W.
Shreve, of Erie presided at the Erie
meeting last night.
Senator Penrose said yesterday in
Philadelphia that at least sixty-fve of
the seventy-siX delegates from Penn
sylVania will be uninstructed. lie
predicted a clean sweep and reiterated
his statement that the Brumbaugh
candidacy had fallen flat as he
phrased It.
-Penrose men who refuse to swing ,
for Ware ward leaders are having hard
times in Philadelphia county offices.
The mayor has declared truce until
after the primaries, bat there are ,
charges that men connected with the
government are still busy. The Phil
adelphia Record to-day says: "EX- (
Senator John ]. Coyle. candidate for ,
Congress in the Sixth district, said, at
a meeting in Philadelphia last night.
UNLESS you vote right you are likely
to have the Wares run the State as
they are trying to run the city. There ,
isn't q man in this hall who believes
Afa1s in Il1.frY fs,,t
ernor of Pennsylvania Not one of
his moves in the last year was made
without dictation from somebody
else"
Senator Penrose is to speak at a
meeting in Philadelphia on Thurs
day and some more statements are
expected.
Democrats in Wilkes-Barre are in
a row and the Casey faction is de-
manding removal of five election Off
GERS.
Mayor Smith last night said that /
no one would be dropped or changed !
after the primaries except with his
approval and that he would not stand i
for any holdups.
William Alexander, appointed
postmaster of Chambersburg, was
delegate to the Democratic national /,
CCHNeHllOn. J. Wills fIeeu, appoint
ed at Mt JOY, has also been active in !
Democratic politics.
Over 100000 voters have regis I
tered for the primary in Philadelphia. /
Some of the changes in registration
made by the commissioners have been
appealed to court.
The Philadelphia Democratic city {
committee last night heard Michael
Liebel charge that the troubles of the
Democracy in this State were due to {
leadership.
1t is strongly intimated that Col
Roosevelt would be acceptable. to
Senator Penrose.
A Combination Stairway
new device for saving space in n
small house consists in placing the cell
lar stairway and that to the second