Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-29
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wing of the Republican party to-day
claimed that the Senator would not
only be triumphant in his contest with
Governor Brumbaugh for chairman of
the Pennsylvania delegation, but that
he would win by such majority that
the hopelessness of the fight against
him would be apparent and make use
less the carrying of the warfare to
Chicago as is planned by the sup
porters of the Governor. They also
predicted that the Senator would
have practically no opposition for ma
tional committeeman in the State
committee when 1t meets on Wednes-
day.
B1umbaugh leaders have maintain
cd silence since last Tuesday and
while refusing to make any statements
insist that their claim of forty-four
delegates for the Governor is correct.
/ The confident statements of the Pen
rose men have failed to draw out the
Brumbaugh men who are working
/ grimly on a plan which is said to be
to keep their people away from the
conference of delegates. They also
attack any meeting of the State COM
mittee which is held without certifica-
ton to names, but from all accounts
the State committee roll will be made
! up officially by Tuesday night.
The charges of fraud in North
cumberland are said to have fallen fiat
and the Brumbaugh people are now
working to prepare contests in other
districts so that they can go to Chi
cago arrayed for battle as were the
anti Guffey people at the Denver con-
vention eight years ago.
There were some interesting poll
tical developments in Philadelphia on
Saturday. The men from Pittsburgh
and other distant counties began to
arrive there for the conferences and
W. Harry Baker, secretary of the Re-
publican State committee, came out
with a statement that Penrose would
win. David Martin, recently elected
Senator, came out with call for all
Republicans to unite under the leader
ship of Mayor Smith, but Senator Nc
Nicho1 replied that while he was for
harmony the Wares should cease from
some activities which are making
II ouble.
The Philadelphia Inquirer to-day
says: THE supporters of the senior
Senator predict his election as Ma
tional Committeeman by a practically
unanimous vote at the meeting of the
State Committee in the morning, and
his selection to head the delegation
to Chicago by a good majority at the
conference to be held in the after
noon. Some of the Ware -Brumbaugh
men may not attend the conference.
None of the reports received from in
terror counties yesterday in any way
changed the status of the State Com
mittee or the national delegate situa-
tion."
An interesting bit of primary
aftermath is printed by the Phila-
delphia Ledger this morning and may
throw some light on the situation in
the anti-Penrose camp. The Ledger
says in part: Now that the fuller re-
turns of the voting in the recent
Statewide primaries confirm the Pen
rose victory in respect to national
delegates and the State ticket, the
rank and file of Ware men are open
ly expressing their disappointment at
what they describe as the failure of
the Governor and of the Mayor in
not making a "straight-from the
shoulder" fight against the Penrose-
McNichol alliance. This was regarded
yesterday as the most interesting de-
velopment in the post-campaign situa-
ton. Ware men feel that If the Gov
ernor had stormed through the State,
as a Roosevelt would have done, that
the story would have been different.
And yet, for the sake of the city and
State patronage, it was pointed out,
all public statements with respect to
the Governor and the Mayor which
come from Ware sources are full of
eulogy Hence 1t is that the Ware
forces are relying more and more
upon themselves, and laying plans for
perfecting the city organization
which they won in their fight for con-
trol of the City Committee. The pro-
pusal made by David Martin that all
the leaders should rally round the
Mayor was a part of that program,
part, however, which failed of sue
cess"
W. Harry Baker, secretary of the
Republican State Committee, last
night made public his tabulation of
the official returns of the recent Re-
publican primary for congressman
large covering every county excepting
Philadelphia, Erie, Delaware and Le-
high. These are the totals for the
leading candidates: NJ NJ. Garland,
Allegheny, 2OS,342; Thomas S. Crago,
Green county, 2O7,947; John r. K.
Scott, Philadelphia, 1s9,2O2; Joseph
Mclaughlin, Philadelphia, 170,675;
Isadore Sobel, Erie, 166,S75; Daniel
f. Lafean, York, 1853, ,2O5. There are
four candidates to be nominated. I'm
official figures from the missing coun-
ties assure the denomination of Con-
gressmen-a -at-large Garland, Crago and
Scott, and the naming of Mr., Nc
Laughlin to succeed Congressman-at
large Lafean. Sobel VIII De nfth In
the race.
Although three Allegheny county
delegates who are for Roosevelt will
not attend the conference, they are
claimed by the Penrose men.
Proceedings TO attack the citizen
ship of Mayor Fischer. of Williams
port. are under way in Lycoming
county.
County Chairman Fred A. McDon-
aid was reelected by the Chester
county Republican committee on Sat
urday and T. Larry Eyre, candidate
for Senator, made a strong speech for
harmony and the stop of factional
strife.
Blair and Luzerne Republican
committees also elected chairmen
without contests on Saturday. In
Blair, ]. d. Hicks was chosen amid
much harmony speechmaking. w. E.
Crampsey, II. f. Deshong, w. l.. Hayes
and II. NJ. Sell were elected secre-
taries. In Wilkes-Barre Clarence ID.
Coughlin was reelected
The Palmer faction of the Demo-
Gratis was defeated by the Old Guard
at Easton on Saturday. William II.
keenan,, of Bangor, was reelected
county chairman over Thomas H. DAN
ner. the Palmer candidates. by 51
to 80.
Senator Snyder was orator al the
dedication of the Wilkes Barre Elks'
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