Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-23
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BY the Ex-Coulmineeman

BY the Ex-
The most significant Of the political
articles printed in the morning news
papers of the State to-day is in the
Pittsburgh Gazette Times. owned by
Senator George T. Oliver, which states
that Governor Brumbaugh may allow
the use of his name for president. The
Governor has not made any statement
on this proposition as yet. But there
have been rumors that he contem-
plates coming out for president.
Many of his friends and advisers are
| urging him to do 30 and others have
told him not to announce himself, but
to allow his name to be brought to at
tention and take advantage Of what
may occur in the convention. Re-
Gently in Washington Congressman
Ware, one of the Governors closest
friends, intimated that an announce
ment would soon be made by the Gov
ernor, but nothing appeared here and
the Governor shook his head. To-
morrow he speaks at Detroit and will
be before the people considerably.
Meanwhile the State campaign is
slowly opening. Speaker Amber is
said to be trying to appease the or
eanized railroad men who have in
formed the Governor and Mayor
Smith that they are not for the
speaker, but for Charles A. Snyder.
Snyder and Amber are out on the
warpath. but there is nothing doing
yet for State Treasurer.
In its article to-day the Gazette
Times says: 'Friends of Governor
Martin G.. Brumbaugh are authority
for the statement that within short
time he is expected 70 either permit
his name to go on the PENNSYLVANIA
primary election ballot as a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
President of the United States or to
announce his preference for this office.
He is credited with having Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt among his prob
able faVorites."
The Gazette Times also says:
Roosevelt Republicans believe that
the best way to insure the cali for
the Colonel issuing from the national
convention is to have delegates in the
convention who are in sympathy with
such action. Instead of placing Colo
mel Roosevelt's name on the ballot in
Pennsylvania, his friends will endea-
Vor to accomplish the same result by
putting candidates for delegate in the
field who will announce that, if elect
ed, they will favor the nomination of
Colonel Roosevelt. This movement
has been started in the State and 1t
was announced yesterday that it would
be followed out in every district where
there is a chance to win. Practically
all of the men who fought for the
Colonel in Pennsylvania in 1912 are
now enrolled as Republicans. William
Finn, the national committeeman of
the Progressive party for this State,
has encouraged this back-to-the-par-
ty movement
State Prohibitionists got into the
limelight at Pittsburgh yesterday
when they held their State convention
and heard William Sul2er, former
Governor of New York. assail local
option. The following is the ticket
agreed upon by the convention for the
next election; United States Senator,
W. P. Ferguson, Franklin; State
Treasurer. e. J. Fithian, Grove City:
Auditor General. William Repp, Old
Forge; Judge of the Supreme Court,
Charles Palmer, Chester; Congress
men-at-large, Fred Croft, Berlin; f.
l.. Morton, Philadelphia; b. c. Nc
Grew, Washington, and j. G. Rummel,
Shippensburg. Planks in the platform
adopted included advocacy of the COM
plete abolition of the sale, manufac-
transportation of all alcoholic liquors,
woman suffrage, compulsory arbitra-
ltion of labor disputes, public owner
| ship of public utilities and revision of
the taxation system of the State.
Flatly contradictory predictions as
TO financial conditions after the war
were expressed last night by Senator
Boies Penrose and Public Service Com
missioner Michael j. Ryan at a BAN
quet of the North Kenslngton Business
Mems Association at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia papers give more at
tention to preparedness than to poll
tics to-day. They appear to be looking
for the working out of the plan OF
peace which was intimated in Sunday
papers as likely to be tried.
! George w. Allen, former member
of the House, is said to be thinking
about running as senator in Allie
gheny.
Harry Hertzler, Roosevelt dele
gate four years ago, will run as a
Washington party national delegate
in this district.
j. e. Wanner, Reading banker, is
out for national delegate. There are
numerous candidates of that kind in
Berks.
Peter Bolger opened the siding
headquarters of the State Democratic
machine to-day. The dust was thick
on the windows, but things will soon
brighten up.
William Finn is back in New
York after his trip to the West indies
He is talking back to the party to the
great disgust of Democrats.
Director of Safety Wilson killed
his old-time law partner, Judge Rog-
ers. at a banquet the other evening
and the next day issued an order thai
policemen and firemen drinking would
be fired" Wilson does not drink and
his outburst was due to an excess oi
affection. The police and firemen will
wear white ribbons.
Senator Penrose and Joseph
Grundy made preparedness speeches
Yesterday. The Governor reviewed the
First regiment at it's celebration and
p. c. Knox played golf in the sunny
southland.
William Tonkin, Easton Proges-
sive, is going to run for national dele
gate. n
Pittsburgh papers say that Speak
er Amber is going to Pittsburgh to
see S. r. Tarner, the railroad brother
hood man, in an effort to get him IN
his corner. Mayor Smith is said tc
be helping Amber, whom he acknowl,
edges is his candidate on personal ano