Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-31
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~ the Ex-Committeeman

The first withdrawal of a Washing
ton party district candidate since the
conference held in this city at which
1t was decided not to organize the
State committee was filed at the State
Capitol to-day by Frank n. Moore, OF
Rome, Bradford county He was
washington party candidate for a
legislative seat from that county. Mr.
Moore served in the Legislature sew
oral years ago.
Consressman-at-Lar D. F. Lafean,
OF ork, to-day withdrew as candidate
Tor Congress at large from the Roose-
VeIt progressive, Keystone and Per.
Sonal Liberty party tickets, on which
he had been nominated by a small
number OF scattering votes without
knowing IT.
The final act in the controversy
between the new State Commission of
Agriculture and the State Zoologist
VIII likely be staged tonight at the
capitol. DR.. Surface has refused to
resign and has appealed to the public,
pointing out that no reasons have ever
peen given why he should resign. The
commission chairman. II. V. White,
SAID last night At Bloomsbury, accord
ing TO a news dispatch, that the COM
mission would have a statement giving
reasons. The course OF the contro-
Versy has been followed with keen in
terest in many parts of the State, as
the commissions way of handling it is
new to Capitol Hill, where the sum-
mary dismissal system has long been
recognized.
1t is expected that when Attorney
General Brown gets back from his va
cation the first he has had in nearly
lhTee years, that counsel will be named
for the Public Service Commission.
The name of Emerson Collins, one of
the deputy attorneys general, is still
being mentioned in connection with
the place ,and Richard E. Cochran, of
ork, former Deputy Secretary of the
commonwealth, is also talked about.
Congressman Warren Worth Bal
ley has been wandering about in his
district looking up what is the trouble
with his campaign. Bailey comes from
an industrial district and his stand on
preparedness ard other things has de-
tracted much from his popularity as a
tribune of the people. Incidentally
John NJ. Rose, the Republican candi-
GATE has very strong personal fol-
lowing.
The whole State is watching with
the closest interest the developments
IN the Philadelphia vice probe and it is
preclcted that some men in high places
VIII be forced out as a result. Mayor
Smith is quoted by some newspapers
as saying that policemen who tell what
lhey know will be protected and that
IL there are conditions in the police
department which need correcting he
will correct
Director Wilson has declared that
there is no truth in statements at
trlbuted to some of the police officers
that not more than three vice arrests
were 10 be made at night.
Very few of the Pennsylvania Bull
Moosers are expected to attend the
national conference in the next week
or so. Those who want q third party
are In such minority that they do not
want to make showing or to spend
much money in travelling.
Senator Penroses attack upon the
administration revenue bill at Wash
lngton attracted much attention here
to-day because of the manner in which
the Senator stood up for State indus
tries, lie points out how the burden
would fall largely on Pennsylvania be-
cause of its manufactures.
Letters by. the. bushel are arriving
at the State Capitol over the consti-
tutlonal amendment advertising. The
papers receiving the advertising this
year are considerably diffeDent from
those which got it year ago.
The formation of the Hughes Alli-
ance organizations throughout the
state is being pushed and it is prob
able that there will be a number of
new ones brought into being in the
next month. One will be established
at Lancaster.
The slowness with which the
Democratic campaign in the State is
getting under way leads to suspicious
IN some quarters that the machine
leaders are having their own troubles
to get some of the post office squabbIes
settled
Senator William c. Sprouts re-
election is being claimed by his friends
in his district by one of the largest
majorities ever polled by him.