Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-02
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committee of Philadelphia in declaring
for Hughes in formal resolutions and
the activity of ardent Roosevelt men
of 1912 in organizing Hughes al
liances have demoralized the Demo-
cratic machine leaders of Pennsylvania
TO such an extent that they will have
war counsel at Philadelphia the
latter part of this week. The Demo-
Gratis have been endeavoring to keep
the third party movement alive in the
Keystone State for some time, the en-
couragement given to it by the Demo-
cratic machine here being notable,
but the former Bull Moosers do not
see any use.
1t is probable that within a very
short time there will be more de-
clarations for Hughes and more al
liances formed.
A Chambersburg dispatch gives
the following account of the forma-
ton of the Hughes alliance in that
borough: "a Hughes Alliance of
Franklin county, an organization of
citizens favorable to the election of
Charles Evans Hughes for President,
was assured at a meeting last night.
Dr. j. P. Maclay, chairman of the
Franklin County Republican Commit
tee presided.
After the purpose or the al
lance was outlined by Mr.. Littlefield,
the meeting voted to have the chair
man appoint a committee of seven,
which will call a meeting at a later
date, at which permanent organiza-
ton will be formed. The committee
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meeting a corps of officers to consist of
chairman, two vice. -chairmen, a
secretary and treasurer. The per-
manent organization will then select
a campaign committee, which, under
the auspices of the Hughes Alliance,
will prosecute a vigorous campaign
for Mr.. Hughes in Franklin county.
The committee of seven is as follows:
George w. Atherton, d. Edward Long,
\. Nevin DIETRICH, A. j. w. Hutton, T.
w. Broome, Milton K. Burgner and w.
Britton Kell.
Following the recent failure of the
Washington party State Executive
A. Nevin DIETRICH, chairman of that
committee, has formally allied himself
with the movement in behalf of the
Hughes candidacy. At the meeting last
night Chairman DIETRICH participated
actively in the meeting. Tne action
the general trend throughout this
State. The preponderance OF senti-
ment at the recent meeting of the
Washington State Committee was in
opposition to a third party movement.
Several candidates on the Washington
State ticket nominated at the May
primary have withdrawn"
The Philadelphia Inquirer of to-day
says Although it is said tnaJ a num-
Der of the members of the Grand Jury
now investigating vice conditions in
Philadelphia desire to close the probe
on Friday, when they will automatic
Thomas B. Smith and District At
torney Samuel P. Rotan have takenaa
strong stand for the continuation Of
the work. Both officials believe that
eventually the investigators will get
to the root of the Tepderloin evil.
When the jurors conclude their days
probe at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon,
they will go before Judge Rogers, in
Quarter Sessions Court, to decide the
question of their continuance. Judge
Rogers has expressed himself as ready
to give the investigators every op-
portunity to continue if they so de-
sire"
At a conference yesterday at Wash
ington between Congressman William
S. Ware, of Philadelphia, and Generaf
Crozier, Chief of Ordnance, it de-
veloped that the Legislature of Penn
sylvania must pass special act at the
session next January to enable the
government to spend $125,000 for the
purchase of ground adjacent to the
Frankford Arsenal for the construc-
tion of needed additional buildings.
Word was received here to-day
of the death at Carbondale of John
]. Mannioh, member OF the House
from the Fifth Lackawanna district in
the sessions, of 1911, 1913 and 1915.
He was forty-eight years of age and
had been i'll for six months.
Men interested in politics are fol-
lowing closely the development of the
Surface controversy as it is possible
that it may lead to demand on the
next Legislature for passage of an act
abolishing the State Commission of
Agriculture. The COMMISSION was
created as the result of movement
among Grangers, but the act was
changed so often that men originally
active in its behalf became disheart-
ened. The commission was personally
selected by the Governor, but COM
plants have been made of inactivity.
Thus far the commission has cost the
State about S1,100 in expenses. There
is one vacancy and If the Governor
does not fill it Capitol Hill VIII take it
as a sign that the commission does
not stand Very well.
announcement that DR.. Carl w.
Gay, one of the active men in the
State Livestock Sanitary Board serv-
ice and prominent in the movement
for development of horse breeding had
decided to leave this State for
Minnesota was received with regret
to-day. DIR. Gay is connected with the
veterinary department of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania and will accept
similar place with the University of
Minnesota.
-Pottstown's post office was Off
cially started yesterday when the
cornerstone was laid. William P.
Young, prominent Bull Mooser, who
made the address, comm, ented upon
the fact that the movement FOR the
new building dated from the Taft ad-
ninistration.
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