Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-29
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

To succeed DR.. z. L. Moore as State
superintendent of the Pennsylvania
Anti-Saloon League. the Headquarters
committee has elected DIR. Charles F.
Swift, of New York. The committee
also elected as attorney ]. Day Brown
lee, Jr., of Indiana, Pa, as State So
licitor. Both DR.. Swift and Mr.. Brown
lee make Philadelphia their headquar-
ters. Mr.. Brownlee will devote him
self exclusively to the legal end of the
| night against the saloons and will be
ready to give counsel and help in any
county where the organization may
nave work to do before the courts. He
will also become one of the speaking
staff Of the organization.
Congressman w. II. Coleman, chair
man of the Allegheny county Repub-
ican committee, has made public his
llst OF committees for the management
OF the presidential campaign in that
county. He announced at the same
time that an active campaign will be
made which will prevent the Demo-
Gratis from making any notable gains.
Joseph F. Guffey, Democratic county
chairman, and acting Democratic State
chairman, also made some announce
ments. According to Mr.. Guffey, Penn
sylVania is to be made doubtful terri
tory. If the claims of the chairnen
are made good, the voters of Allie
enemy county will at all events be
given some lively political entertain
ment. Mr.. Coleman said the Repub-
hcan headquarters will be opened on
September 6. He repeated his express
sion OF hope that Candidate Hughes
VIII make a speech in Allegheny coun-
". so far 1t is admitted no promise
has been obtained from either Hughes
aVNNr
making up, his committees Mr.. Cole
man very carefully gave ample rec
osnltlon to all elements of the Repub-
lican party e. V. Babcock is chair
man of the finance committee. which
IS the committee honor of greatest
distinction and responsibility, but Will
liam Finn and George T. Oliver both
nave conspicuous places on this COM
mittee.
Frank E. Baldwin is receiving con-
gratrlations from his friends all over
the state, in and out of the Twenty
NTH Senatorial district, because of the
strong hold he has obtained upon the
senatorship at the November election
With the Potter -Tioga- Mexican district
normally Republican, Baldwin is op-
posed now only by Harry Sherwood,
Democrat, and Sherwood is not re-
garded as a formidable candidate
Samuel w. Smith, Washington party
man in the district, ran for the nomi-
nation in May, but Baldwin defeated
him. Smith, however, captured the
Prohibition and Washington party
nominations, but formally withdrew
as a candidate last week. Smiths
withdrawal shows the back-to- the
party drift in the Twenty district
and indicates that the normal Repub-
lican majority will be increased be-
cause of the sentiment for Hughes and
Fairbanks. Talk has been heard of
putting substitute on the Washing
ton ticket in place of Smith, but this
is unlikely. Progressive leaders feel
that 1t is too late to do this, even if
pronounced anti-Hughes sentiment was
seen. Besides, they have not been
able to find a candidate. Another rea-
son against such q course is that Smith
antaeonized many independents imme-
diately after the primaries. Baldwin
had beaten him 8 to 1 for the Re-
publican nomination and Smith openly
threatened to close out all his bust
ness interests and leave the COM
mUnity because the people had mot
supported him. Baldwin represented
the Twenty district in the Senate
in 1909-1911. He has made friends of
many former political enemies because
of tireless work for good roads, for
improved agricultural conditions and
to develop manufacturing in his dis
trirt