Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
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By the Ex-Comnnittecman

Reports of strife among the Demo-
Gratis of Pennsylvania and i'll feeling
against the men who are now bossins
the party machine, which have ap-
peared in this column from time TO
time, are amply borne out by a poll
made of the State by the Philadelphia
Pubic Ledger. The Ledger devotes
Two columns this morning to a review
OF conditions among the Democrats
OF the State, showing that while they
are all for Wilson, they are fighting
among themselves.
This is the way the Philadelphia
newspaper summarizes it: THE pub
llc Ledger's poll of eastern Pennsylva-
MIA shows that the Democrats Wi.
have old-time contests in nearly all
the Congress districts for delegates to
the National Convention. OF course,
the delegation will be solidly for the
denomination of Woodrow Wilson for
President There is some Bryan SEN
timent which would cut much more
OF figure were not the President a
candidate. In the Schuylxill district
where Robert Il. Lee was defeated for
Congress, his friends attributing his
loss to the inaction of the President,
the sentiment is for Champ Clark for
President The candidacy of A. Nit
chell Palmer for National Committee
man is disputed in many counties, and
his leadership will be put to a test in
his home district, Carbon, Monroe and
northampton counties. The contest
at the primaries will be for the con-
troll of the party machinery
Chances of avoiding State wide
tight for the Republican nomination
for auditor general at the May pri-
mary are growing slim according to
the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Phila-
delphia Record and North American
take the same view. In Philadelphia
Yesterday it was stated that a declar-
alton of war by Senator Penrose
against the Amber candidacy was en-
pected any time and the Senator will
follow it up by touring the State. In
Pittsburgh newspapers declare that
the fight has been going on secretly
against PenroSe for a long time and
that unless he wakes up he will have
still harder battle.
While Senator Snyder has been
touring the State Speaker Amber has
been sending out letters in support of
his candidacy. The Schuylkill sena-
tor was in Philadelphia on Saturday,
and it is said urged Senator Penrose
to declare for him as did many of the
Penrose men in their interviews with
the senator. 1t is expected that Gov
ernor Brumbaugh will declare for
Amber.
Senator Snyder on Saturday took
this shot at Attorney General Brown,
who has been one of the original Am
| bier men: II have no intention of
| stepping to one side for Mr.. Amber
or any other candidate. If the roads
of Pennsylvania are to be blocked
against my candidacy, why 1 will have
to take a Zeppelin into the various
counties. Mr.. Brown may have for
his inspection information as to poll
tical conditions not visible to the
naked eye, but | have visited many
counties of the State in person and
have received reports from many
county leaders and stalwart Republi-
can leaders from all sections of the
State. l can assure the attorney gen.
eral that L am fully satisfied with the
outlook as regards my prospects for
winning the nomination for auditor
general. My chief and only concern
is as to the decisiveness of the vote
by which l will win at the May pri-
maries, assuming, of course, that
something of a sensational and un-
foreseeable political character does
not occur between now and May"
| A dispatch from Reading says
that the brawl among the Democrats
over the senatorial nomination has en-.
couraged the Republicans and they
VIII make an eiort TO get strong
candidate SO that they can enter the
campaign in the Gibraltar of Democ,
racy in earnest.
Governor Brumbaush and Sena
tor Horace w. SchantZ were the
speakers at the Lincoln Day banque
at Bethlehem on Saturday night TIL,
Governor paid a great tribute to Lin
coin for his humanity. He was giveI
a reception by the people of Bethle
hem and vicinity.
Senator Penrose and Speaker Am
? bier will be the orators tonight at TIN
meeting of Montgomery county fire
men at Norristown.
Frank ~ Moore, former legisla
tor from Bradford, is a candidate 70
nomination for the House this yea
on the Republican ticket
DIR. ]. p. Kerr, member of Pitts
burgh city council is being boome'
for Mayor of Pittsburgh. The nomin
alton will be made in 1917.
Lebanon Democrats are not quit
lSure whom to nominate for the House