Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-24
PoeItcA IN
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By the Ex-Committeeman

Friends of Representative Richard
j. Baldwin declared in Philadelphia
to-day that the Delaware county man
was in the race for the speakership to
the finish and that none knew it better
than the men who were opposed to
him but who had not been as yet able
to concentrate upon anyone to oppose
him. 1t is said that in the event of the
Ware -Brumbaugh-M -Magee forces not be-
ing able to count enough noses to de-
feat the man from Chadds Ford, they
would try for a compromise candidate,
failing which they would offer the
olive branch and unite with the Pen
rose forces for a harmonious session.
This will be entirely agreeable to the
senior senator, who has not been hunt
ing fight, but will contest if forced
to do so.
The Baldwin hackers say that their
man has strength in districts claimed
by the other side and that even in
Philadelphia he has a pretty good fol-
lowing. If the opponents of Baldwin
cannot swing the delegations from the
two big counties. the Delaware man
will have easy sailing.
Mr.. Baldwin in discussing his boom
declared that he was in the race to the
finish line. Il have started and l am
not going to stop" said he. 'I stood
aside for harmony two years ago. This
time it's my turn, and that's why I am
going to run. I feel confident of the
outcome and will be in Harrisburg to
open headquarters right after Christ
mas"
One of the interesting things about
the State Society dinner last night was
that Mr.. Baldwin sat at a table with
Speaker Amber, of the last House,
and Representative Herman L. Hecht,
of philadelphia, who was to be
Speaker.
President Pro Tenn. of the Senate
f. f. Beidleman met most of the
mem bers of the next Senate in Phila-
delphia last night and was assured of
their support for reelection as the
presiding officer of the Senate. The
senator was a guest at the Glover Club
and also at the State Society dinner.
He will not be opposed in the Repub-
lican caucus.
Resolutions of the legislative board
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men. in session in this city. opposing
Richard j. Baldwin, of Delaware
county. for Speaker of the House. oc-
casioned little surprise last evening.
Representative Baldwin was sponsor
for the full crew repeater which passed
the Legislature by vote that was dis
tinctly nonpartisan but which failed to
become law because of the veto of
Governor Brumbaugh
The resolutions also set forth that
1T is in the interest of this organ
ization that the hands of the Governor
be upheld in the next session" and ask
members throughout the State to so
petition the legislators of their re-
spective districts.
While a large number of legislative
matters were considered by the legis-
lative board at its sessions yesterday.
members said after the meeting the
only decision reached was that the
! trainmen would again exert every eff
fort in their power to oppose in the
session of 1917 the repeal of the full
crew law OF 1911.
Three of the Prohibition presI-
dental electors and one of the Social
list electors to-day filed their expense
accounts incident to the PRESIDENT
election at the State Department to-
day. They are: William F. Euler. of
Meadville. Crawford county, Socialist,
no expenditures or receipts; F.. E..
| Whittlesey, Cory, Prohibitionist, spent
$135, 500 of which was contributed
to the National Committee, S25 to the
State committee and $40 toward a
town meeting held at Cory; John B.
ktllheffer, Philadelphia, Prohibition
list, 81 contributed to the Philadel-
phia county committee. and Charles
ID: Sensenig. Coatesvillet Prohibition
list, no receipts or expenditures.
Control of the next national House
of Representatives, which seemed to be
drifting toward the Republicans, may
rest with the Democrats. This sit
uation is brought about by the de-
clared election of three Democrats in
Pennsylvania, namely, NJ. Clyde Kelly
and Guy f. Campbell. in two Allie
gheny county districts, and William e.
Tobias, In the Twenty-first Pennsylva-
mia district.
The reported election of Representa-
tive Scully in the Trenton district and
Zeb Weaver over James J, Britt. Re-
publican. in the Tenth North Carolina
district, with the possibility of an
other change in the Tavenner district
In Illinois. according to Representative
Doremus, chairmen of the Democratic
congressional cohmittee. gives con-