Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-19
FEW CONTESTS IN
COMMITTEE LIST
Friends of Senator Penrose Say
That His Reelection Will
Be Easy
OTHER SIDE SAYS NOT
No Contests From This County
and None From Cumberland
and Perry
OTHER SIDE SAYS NOT

Men who have been observing the
filing of petitions at the State Capitol
for the Republican State committee
seats to-day expressed the opinion that
outside of the two large cities and
some of the eastern counties there will
be very few contests worthy the name.
In fact, the opinion was freely eX-
pressed that there would be fewer con-
tests than generally supposed. In
quite number of counties candidates
are not opposed.
1t was claimed to-day by friends OF
Senator Boies Penrose that the num-
ber of unopposed candidates for com
mitteeman and those whose selection
is assured despite opposition to them
make certain the election of the Sen
ator as Republican national commit
teeman from Pennsylvania. This
contention is disputed by the oppo-
nents 70 the Senator, but they do not
make any definite estimates.
There are only two counties in the
state where the Republicans do not
have candidates. They are Cameron
and Pike. In the Cameron district the
single candidate lost out because he
did not have enough signers. No one
filed from Pike.
There were reports to-day that there
would be some contests inaugurated
against petitions of candidates for
State committee.
Frank A. Smith and A. L. Etter are
not opposed in this county for State
committeeman. There is no opposition
in Perry or Cumberland, either.
Withdrawals of candidates. for Re-
publican national delegate were filed
at the Capitol to-day by Howard l..
Boas. Reading, Thirteenth district, and
John T. Trevaskis. Turtle Creek, Thir-
tieth. The latter has filed for alter
nate.
Rudolph r. Hitchler, Wilkes Barre,
has the record for filing the last pc
tition for the coming primary. He
entered a paper from Luzerne county
at 80 seconds of midnight.
Eleven petitions which were received
by Chief Clerk Thorn in the morning
mail to-day were returned, as the pri-
mary act requires petitions TO be filed
in the Office of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth before midnight. In
one case the letter was postmarked
10 p. m.
The Brumbaugh headquarters to-
day Issued this statement:
Governor Brum baugh's campaign
for control of Pennsylvania national
delegation to Chicago and for party
unity got under way in earnest yester-
day. following the filing of nominating
petitions containing the signatures of
tens of thousands of representatives
and influential residents of every part
of the State.
The utmost confidence reigns in
the Brumbaugh cause, and there will
be no cessation of concerted activity
until the Governor starts for Chicago
at the head of delegation irrevoc-
ably in favor of his candidacy for the
The political doom of the
faction whose opposition will not avail
to stem Republican harmony in the
State is virtually sealed already.
I'm a statement issued to-day, At
torney General Francis skunk Brown,
premier of the Governors advisory
board. held forth these reassuring
prospects.
Everything is in splendid shape,
and, as expected, we have a complete
ticket of candidates for delegates-at-
large and in the Congressional district.
Some of our candidates have filed
pledges to support the popular choice,
others have not, but all petitions were
filed just as planned, and there is no
doubt that the Governor will head a
delegation at the Chicago convention,
Overwhelmingly supporting him in his
effort for party unity and harmony
and, as far as Pennsylvania is concern
ed, there will be no repetition of the
disastrous fiasco of 1912"