Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-29
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Brumbaugh would be defeated for
Republican delegate -at-large in IAN
interview at Pittsburgh last night.
i concerning the Governor Senator
Penrose said: "Brumbaugh is not
in good faith a candidate for the
Presidency. His candidacy, discredited
at the outset, we did not dignity by
opposing L was asked to run, but /
could not do so unless seriously L was
a candidate for the nomination. The
party leaders know Brumbaugh is not
a candidate; the Republican rank and
nle know 1t, and-even this early in
the campaign-such information as |
nave been able to gather from over
inc State shows conclusively that the
preferential vote for Brumbaugh will
pc so light as to be practically negli-
bic, and, besides that he will be over
Whelmlngly defeated for delegate-at-
large"
L do not expect to do much cam
palgning, 1t appears entirely unneces-
sary. Joseph p. Mclaughlin and
lsador Sobel together make two of
the, strongest candidates the party
r. X. Scott, of Philadelphia, and
Daniel +. Lafean, of York, who, it
is predicted, will be decisively de-
feated. With Mr.. Mclaughlin and
MI Sobel completing the regular or
ganization ticket for Congessmen-a at
large will be Representative Thomas
z. Crago of Waynesburg, and NJ. NJ.
| Garland, of Pittsburgh, who, practi-
cally unopposed, will win handily.
In the State Treasurer-Auditor
General contest Senator Pehrose pre-
dicted easy triumphs for Harmon NJ.
hephart of Fayette, and Senator
Charles A. Snyder of Schuylkill. KEEP
hart and Snyder are gaining strength
I fast. They are making a runaway
race of it. They will both have big
majorities in Philadelphia" ..
The general situation throughout
the State could not be better, he de-
clsred. The Philadelphia situation he
believed was rapidly Strengthening
itself out In Allegheny county he
considered conditions, as he had been
able to observe them in his two-and-
a-half-day stay, better than they have
been in years. Sentiment throughout
the country is all for unpledged dele
gates to the Republican National Con-
Vention," said the Senator. "A high
type of delegates are being chosen,
and there appears to be a general
agreement to leave to those delegates,
uninstructed, the duty of naming the
best possible candidate of the party
for President"
One of the interesting things
about the campaign is that men in
most of the counties upstate and in
the western end are disposed to sit
| back and watch the development of
the Philadelphia row which is back
of the whole State campaign anyway.
The charges that the police are in
politics and harassing McNichol men
are being made openly and yesterday
the Citizens Republican league de-
clared that Congressman John r. h !
Scott was bossing the police. This was
denied by Scott. Then charges of
double dealing in some ward contests
I'm do1y
says this morning that the McNichol
men have secretly organized the Ware
wards and that revolt is under way
which may have far reaching conse- |
quences in the result in the Phila-
delphia. One of the schemes is a |
drive at Congressman Vare's candi- |
dacy for reelection. The Penrose |
McNichol people appear to have de- |
cided to carry the war into Africa.
Hugh Black, the old receiver of |
taxes in Philadelphia and who was
deposed as one of the leaders by the .
Wares, is in charge of the Penrose
campaign in South Philadelphia and !
revolt is under way.
Mayor Smith yesterday asked |
Director Wilson if the police in Phila- !
delphia were in politics.
Organization of the Brumbaugh |
forces in Lackawanna county is pro-
ceeding under direction of Frederic |
w. Flietz, ex-Deputy Attorney Cen
eral. Meetings We're held last night
and to-day at which arrangeme |
were made for a series of meetings.
Thomas c. Boyd's petition to be !
candidate for Republican congress |
sional nomination in the Thirty-flrst |
district was stricken, down in court
yesterday because signatures were OBJ
tanned on Sunday and dated Saturday. |
fThara alGn dafnrfe in afffHaN-ite
The Central Democratic Club has
arranged it's jefferson Day dinner for
May is when Dudley Field Malone /
collector of the port of New York will |
be the speaker.
-Brumbaugh headquarters to-day .
gave out extracts from reports from
BerlSs, Lackawanna and other coun-
ties where the fight was being organ
lied with what were stated to be eX-
cellent prospects.
Congressman Michael LiebeI is .
out on the trail of A. Mitchell Palmer |
in the national Democratic commit |
tee contest.
Attacks upon Speaker Ambler's |
candidacy for Auditor General are
being vigorously answered. The |
speaker expects to take the stump
1t is said that practically every |
one of the attaches of the Auditor |
Generals Department signed the |
paper pledging campaign contribu- |
tions for the candidacy of the auditor |
general for national delegate. A num-
her have also arranged to work in |
their home districts for him.
The Philadelphia Ledger in a |
Pittsburgh dispatch to-day says:
Friends of the Senator, discussing
persistent reports that Governor
BrUmbaugh proposes promptly to fill
the $4,000 year place of State High
way Commissioner made vacant by |
the death of Robert J. Cunningham, |
to- day saw shoals ahead for the Gov |
ernor if, as expected, he ignores the |
regular Organization. An Allegheny |
county appointee, unless approved by |
Senator oliver and the Organization it |
was said, would fail of confirmation
by the Senate at the next session. At
least four of the five Senators from this |
county would vote against him, it was
declared"
The Wobbly Knees
Strengthen We the weak hands and