Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
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By the Ex-COmmitteeman

mer assumed a new role yesterday. |
Without any effort he became jes-
ter. He said there were no factions
among the Democrats and that as far
as he could he would prevent Demo-
Gratis making any slate.
When Palmer made this announce
ment he had just come from a meet |
Ing of bosses of the Democratic ma
chine in Philadelphia at which En-
Judge Allison 0. Smith. of CIearfield |
the man indicated at Washington ten
days ago, was formally picked to be
the goat in the United States sena-
torial campaign and efforts to straight
en- out the rumpus over national
delegates-at-large had been made.
The bosses did not agree on any can
didates for auditor general, State
treasurer or Congressman-at-larg
At the meeting were James I. Blaks-
lee, assistant postmaster general and a
federal office holder; State Chairman
Roland S. Morris and others equally
prominent in the reorganization crew,
but none of the Old Guard men.
This is what the Philadelphia
Record, Democratic, says about it:
| 1T is also announced that a number
of prominent Democrats are being
| talked of favorably for delegates-at-
large to the national convention, but
no candidates. have been launched
Among those mentioned are ex-Judge
Voris Auten. of Northumberland;
John T. Lenahan, Wilkes-Barre; Jere-
miah Black, York; Hart Gibbon, Of
Pittsburgh; e. J. Lynett of Scranton;
A. Mitchell Palmer, of Monroe; Ro-
land S. Morris, Philadelphia, and
William A. Glasgow. No one has come
forward as yet as a candidate for
Auditor (rpnaral ~
urer. In the event of factional row
within the Republican ranks the
Democratic candidates for these Off
ces would have a fair prospect for
success, but those desirous of making
the fight apparently are holding off
until the threatened break in the Re-
publican ranks occurs. Every effort
will be made, according TO those at
tending the conference yesterday, to
prevent any factional fight in the
Democratic ranks. Palmer declared
that there was no longer any opposi-
ton to him as State leader and that
the State Committee would not wage
war on any former Old Guard Demo-
crat who decided to enter the field for
nomination. There is no Reorgan-
ization faction any more announced
Palmer. 1T is now the State Organ
ization and there are no Democrats
opposed to that body. The State
Committee has not and absolutely
will not attempt TO make any slate,
and no attempt will be made by any
one faction to form a slate of its own
as long as I am national committee
man and can prevent it,
The fight for and against Speaker
! Charles a. Amber, candidate for
Auditor General, is commencing to
be hot. The Philadelphia League has
assailed him and his neighbors have
] pn IN Infa CT ir,l,t 1,
! Citizens Republican League of Phila-
delphia, Of which former Mayoralty
Candidate George ID. Porter, Powell
Evans and John G. Winston are
among the active spirits issued a state
ment in which, among other things,
they say: MIR. Charles a. Ambler's
efforts to belittle the part he has
taken in the matter of State contracts
are not at all in keeping with the pub
lie records at Harrisburg. They show
plainly that for some years Mr..
Amber has bid upon and accepted
contracts under the State Highway
Department"
! The Montgomery county friends
| of Mr.. Amber have formed a COM
mittee and gone into the field in his
behalf In connection with the an
Inouncement of the committees forma-
tion a call was issued to the voters of
| Pennsylvania, urging them to support
the Amber candidacy. Speaker Am
| bler's record while a member of the
| Legislature is contained In the call.
! One paragraph, which is expected to
! appeal to the farmer vote, points out
| that Mr.. Amber was active in secur-
| ing the first good roads bill for Penn
sylvania in 1903. The slgners of the
call besides Theodore Lane Bean, the
| Norristown lawyer, who is chairman,
and State Insurance. Commissioner
| ~ 7 "a
and Nicholas II. Larzelere, Norris
town; County Controller William d.
Heebner, Lansdale; Edward Box.
Merion Amos II. Schultz master of
Montgomery County Pomona Grange,
Center point, and others.
Several reorganization rooters
have been rewarded by the Demo-
cratic machine for their services with
post offices according to the Wash
! ington announcements. George r.
Grumbe. an adherent of the Lebanon
county machine, has been made post
master at Palmyra and Elmer d.
Bucey has been named at Littles-
town. John V. McFadden landed at
Summit Hill and George d. Arner at
| Weissport.
Senator Penroso came out last
night with a blast against the pro-
!
transit plans and n demand that the
original scheme on which the people
voted be adhered to. The Penrose ac-
ton has attracted statewide atten-
ton because it was intimated that
Mayor Smith and the Wares were
| favorable TO some of the changes suS-
gested by Director Twining. The
| Wares, however, insist that they are
not behind any changes and that it
would be we'll to allow the Mayor to
decide what he wants. Coming just
at this time the Senator's move is said
by Philadelphia newspapers to have
helped him very much politically.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulle-
tin in an editorial calls on both Snyder
and Amber to quit the battle for
auditor general, saying party peace
would be better than a row.
Judge Garman sprung a surprise
| i'm court at Wilkes-Ba when he
/ charged the March Grand Jury to in
vestigate persistent rumors of election
corruptness alleged to have occurred
| in the Fall primaries and election.
! Not only did he demand q thorough
investigation of the 1915 election, but
he instructed the jury to probe the
1871 election. when there are charges
that John C"Butch') McDevitt, mil