Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-25
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By the Ex-Committeeman

United States Senator Boies PEN
rose starts his campaign for the cleo
ton of uninstructed delegation to the
Republican national convention to-
day, He will leave Philadelphia for
Pittsburgh by automobile planning to
stop at number of cities on the way
and reaching here this evening. The
Senator is expected to sound the key
note of his campaign in Pittsburgh on
Thursday evening.
While on his way TO Pittsburgh the
Senator plans to stop at a number of
towns, including several in the Cum
berland valley and in the southern
tier. He will spend the weekend in
western counties. Next week the
Senator will campaign in Eastern
counties.
The Brumbaugh headquarters cam
palgn plans are being worked out and
will be announced later. The itinerary
as announced from Philadelphia dur
ing the period of quiet at the local
headquarters has been withdrawn.
While the Republican chieftains
are lining up for the contest the
various Democratic factions are in
dulging in the choicest kind of brick
throwing. The friends of A. Mitchell
Palmer, the national committeeman
whose official rubber stamp on
patronage is threatened by the candi-
dacy of Michael Liebel Jr., are say
ing that Liebel is backed by the liquor
interests which have suddenly as
sumed new proportions within the
democratic party. The Philadelphia
Record, which appears to be about as
Keen for Liebel as the Harrisburg
Patriot is for Palmer, says that the
Liebel campaign plans will be mapped
out at a conference to be held in
Philadelphia tonight. The Record
says that the campaign is to loosen
tho strangle-hold of A. Mitchell Pal
mer on Democratic affairs in Penn
sylvania."
While the leaders of the two
parties organizations are busy on
their campaign plans Senator Charles
A. Snyder and Speaker Charles
A. Amber the rivals for the Republic
can nomination for auditor general,
are stumping the State. Speaker
Amber will be in Lancaster county
tonight and Mr.. Snyder will be in
eastern counties.
Another meeting between Mayor
Smith and Senator McNichol yester-
day in Philadelphia caused a fresh
outburst of harmony talk. The Phila-
delphia Press intimates that there is
nothing to it.
Judge Charles L. Brown, of
Philadelphia. former Senator and
well-known here, is making an active
campaign for national delegate, op-
posing the veteran David II. Lane.
Threats of attacks on the big
loan in Philadelphia arc causing
Mayor Smith to turn his attention to
that feature. The Mayor says he will
t.l h s-N,. q II
taken to mean that he will avoid the
factional fight.
A lively contest is threatened in
the Nineteenth district over the Re-
publican delegates. One is also
brewing in the Ninth.
A Scranton dispatch says: Lead
ers from nine different counties in
Northeastern Pennsylvania met to-
day in the Office of Frederic w.
Fleitz, former Deputy Attorney Cen
eral, in the interests of Governor
Brumbaugh's candidacy for the Presi-
dency. Following the session, 1t was
declared meetings would he held here
each week and that the organization
in this end of the State would line up
strongly for the Governor. Mr.. Fleitz
declared himself personally for Roose-
welt, but is chiefly concerned just now
in reunioning the party in this section
OF the state, ana that perhaps the best
means was in supporting Brumbaugh.
The counties and the chairmen rep
resenting them were: d. J. Christian,
Sullivan; Bradley W. Lewis, Wyom-
ing; Charles M. Culver, Bradford; Fl.
A. Denny, Susquehanna; NJ. f. Sim
ons, Wayne; Charles II. Edingener,
Munroe, and Alfred Mariun, Pike. The
committee from this end OF the State
will work in conjunction with the
Brumbaugh committee in Harris
burg
The federated railroad men have
invited Governor Brumbaugh to speak
at Pittsburgh Sunday night.
School Director G. A. Werner is
out with a statement about his cam
paign for Democratic legislative NOM
ination in the city district. There is
opposition of a four-cornered variety
among the Democrats in the city,
The manner in which the Allie
gheny county Democrats are contest
ing nominations is being watched with
interest all over the State. 1t is the
first effort of a committee to strike
down all papers which are not ap-
prove by a party organization.