Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-13
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Nominating petitions for the candi-
dates for Republican national dele
gates -at-large their alternates, many
of the district delegates and their
alternates and for the Republican
State committee will be filed by both
sides in the Republican factional con-
test on Monday, according to present
plans. The petitions for the Penrose
delegates are in circulation here and
1t is understood that most of those
Tor the Brumbaugh delegates are in
the hands of Attorney General Brown
already signed up and awaiting fling.
Mr.. Brown says that they will be filed
on Monday.
The name of John Wanamaker ap-
pears on one of the petitions in the
hands of Penrose men. Others bear
the names of the Senator, Senator
! oliver. Col. John Gribbel, Alba b.
Johnson, Col. James Elverson, Jr., of
Philadelphia; Mayor Armstrong, E. V.
Babcock, Pittsburgh; Ex-Judge w. E.
Rice, Warren; Guy Moore. Wilkes
Barre, and r. l.. Gillespie, Pittsburgh.
1t is said that William A. Magee,
public service commissioner, may de-
| eide not to be a candidate for Re-
| publican delegate-at-l large as some at
! the Capitol consider that he cannot
be a candidate because of the public
service act.
The activity in preparing the pa
pers for filing is taken to mean that
| the last hopes of any adjustment of
the matter have disappeared. The
attorney general says frankly that it
is fight to the finish and appears to
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The nominating petitions of Jesse
| J.. Hartman, the Blair county candi-
date for the Republican nomination
| for State Treasurer are in circulation
! here to-day and will be filed within a
day or so. The petitions for Harmon
M. kephart, which have been signed
/ by the bale throughout the State are
said TO be about ready for filing. The
Charles A. Amber papers are also
said to be about ready.
Many Progressives in Philadel-
nhia and Pittsburgh who did not join
the procession last year are enrolling
as Republicans this year and the
Democrats are also reported to be go
| inG over.
-Phiadelphians favorable to the
| Governor say that he will get ten dele
gates from that city. The other side
says not.
The Philadelphia Press to-day
says: Municipal Court Judge Eugene
c. Bonniwell is scheduled to become
the candidate of the Old Guard fac
ton OF the Democratic party for
United States Senator. The Re-
organizers, under A. Mitchell Palmer
and State Committee Chairman Ro-
! land S. Norris have slated eX-Judge
4. O. Smith, of Clearfleld, for the
Senatorship nomination, and o lively
contest Is anticipated the two factions
of the Democracy being as embittered
now as they were in the last Guberna-
torial contest Opposition by the PEN
rose forces to the reelection OF Con-
gressman-at-large John r.. K. Scott
is beginning to develop. 1t is likely
that if opposition is carried to the
primaries Joseph Mclaughlin of the
Fifteenth Ward. national president of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, will
be chosen to oppose Scott.
"A Washington dispatch regarding
the Wilkes Barre post office says:
point Lawrence G. Casey, postmaster
at Wilkes Barre. Pa. This became
known to-day following a conference
of the President, Postmaster General
| Burleson and Congressman Casey, of
/ Wilkes-B Barre, brother of the prospec-
the appointment several months ago.
| The situation was complicated by the
candidacy of DIR. 3. G.. Mebbin, of
Wilkes Barre, who is a former COL
| lege mate of the President and who
was reported to have the support of
certain influential Democrats in Penn
sylvania. Congressman Casey's friends
resented the support of the Mebbin
candidacy upon the ground that It was
an invasion of the established prero-
gative OF a Congressman to appoint
the postmaster of the town in which
he lives. The nomination is expected
to be forwarded to the Senate to-mor-
row morning"
Calvin Greene. Lewistown bust
nessman. to-day filed his petition to
run as Republican national delegate
in the Seventeenth district. The Was
son-Detrich combination Is said to
have candidates in opposition to him.
1T is said that Senator A. r. Daix,
of Philadelphia, will not be opposed
for denomination.
Alderman NJ. J. Lewis, of Wilkes
Barre, and John G. Bucher, of Boiling
Springs. have entered the contest for
Congressman -at-large.
Efforts to make an agreement on
Republican national delegates in
Philadelphia are under way. Some
pairs are suggested.
The Philadelphia Inquirer to-day
devotes considerable space to an
editorial in commentator of Senator
Penrose's Lancaster speech in which
the strong points are discussed and a
call made for Republicans to line up
against the Democrats.
James S. Beacon, of Greensburg.
former State Treasurer, is running for
national delegate.
The Philadelphia Record to-day
prints some interesting news about
Philadelphia delegates. An agree
ment may be made on City Solicitor
Connolly.
John p. Stouch, Altoona city
councilman and John c. Ogden, of
Johnstown, will be delegate candi-
dates in the Nineteenth district.
Himself