Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-11
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According to gossip heard in the last
Few days. Governor Martin G.. Brum-
baugh is disposed to listen to the coun-
sells of some of his friends who have
suggested that it would be advisable to
wait until after the election before
undertaking the program for making
changes on Capitol Hill. 1t is pointed
out that Congressman John r. K.
Scott, who is one of the Ware leaders,
is urging forgetting of facuonal dis
sensions and turning in for the ticket.
AS Scott is a candidate, he probably
has number Of men of the same
mind, and they may have succeeded in
staying the AK which was whetted
during the Governors visit to this city.
Another interesting story is to the
erect that the Governor is desirous of
getting some recognition from the Re-
publican State committee when it
meets next month and that he realizes
that If he starts to remove men mot
friendly at the recent primary he will
not stand much chance of even a kind
word.
I'm view of the fact that so many
suggestions are being made for planks
in the Republican State platform, it
is possible that the Governors friends
will advise him not to attempt to place
legislative program of his own be-
fore the State committee, but to let
the committee deal with State issues in
its own way. and if it does not endorse
what the Governor wants, let him put
out his own program.
1t has also been pointed out to
the Governor that there is no use start
ing up the factional warfare again
with the Legislature looming up in six
months and the chances that it will
contain number of men who are not
enthusiastic about the administration
course.
The Scott declaration for harmony
may have been feeler, but it is re-
garded as a very significant document.
Democratic regulars" in Phila-
delphia are up in arms over the re-
fusal OF the new board of registration
commissioners to recognize the Demo-
Gratis in appointment of registrars. 1t
looks as though the Washington party
had captured most of the plums and
the Democratic organization is going
to have rough sailing.
The Philadelphia grand jury re-
ports to-day to the courts on the vice
conditions in the city and meanwhile
there is a brisk interchange of remarks
between former officials, Gibboney and
present officials.
Senator Penrose's comments upon
the manner in which the Democrats
have used the Philadelphia post Office
t1Au OIllSi OlllCSS III lIllS STATE as DO-
lltlcal patronage have attracted much
attention and the Democratic machine
takers will have a hard time explain
ing some of the statements which have
been made.
The Philadelphia North American
to-day says that 240 saloons in Phila-
delphia are Tor sale because Of the
movement for local option which is
spreading and that at least 1000 more
in the State are on the market.
The State Grange has taken up
the proposition to issue bonds for con-
struction of highways under a bond
amendment to the Constitution which
was voted down before. Master John
A. McSparran says that the farmers
will oppose it and will make their in
fiuence felt before the Legislature gets
done with it.
The Warren Mirror, the only daily
newspaper in Warren county, has been
bought by Floyd Ginger of Tidioute.
1t will continue as Republican,