Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-15
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has refused to discuss the charges and
has defied his accusers to do their
worst styling the charges slanders.
Ills candidacy has been declared by
the Senator to be not in good faith
and the political activities of his At
torney General and some of his public
service commissioners have also been
pointed out. In return Senator Pen
rose has been accused of bossism and
various matters raised against him
in the campaign of 1914 when he was
elected Senator by direct vote.
Newspaper Views
The only two direct claims regard
ing the result of the Republican con-
test made by newspapers to-day are
by the Philadelphia Public Ledger and
the Pittsburgh Gazette-TImes. The
Ledger made poll of the counties
and says there will be a light vote md
a Penrose victory. The Pittsburgh
paper says 'the indications point to
victory in this county for State candi-
dates supported by the Republican
State organization and adds that the
Brumbaugh campaign has been tail-
ure in Allegheny.
Unquestionably Senator Penrose and
the men with him will get a big vote
for national delegate-at- large on an
uninstructed basis, but there are also
signs that Governor Brumbaugh will
receive a larger vote than his oppo-
nents believe. He will get many COM
plimentary votes which will not extend
to his own delegates. 1t should also
be borne in mind that there are twelve
delegates and alternates at large to
be elected and that the first three
names are of Brumbaugh men. With
Arr.l i'll
and long ballot to boot, some sur
prises are likely.
In this community the Governor will
get many complimentary votes, and
so will w. Harry Baker, secretary of
the Senate and a Harrisburger. They
are on opposite sides.
DelegateS-at-Large
Although the Democrats have a con-
test over national delegates large, 1t
is only sideshow, because the Re-
publicans are furnishing the big fight
in the first year of election of such
party representatives at a statewide
election.
The Republican list of delegate-at-
large candidates is as follows, twelve
delegates being marked by an asterisk:
william S. Aaron, Altoona.
+Ernest F. Acheson, Washington.
%James Alcorn, Philadelphia.
Joseph G. Armstrong. Pittsburgh.
w. Harry Baker, Harrisburg.
martin G. Brumbaugh, German
town.
Dalla Bumbaugh, Pittsburgh.
@William ]. Burke, Pittsburgh.
%Charles NJ. Clement, Sunbury.
James Elverson, Jr., Philadelphia.
David L. Gillespie. Pittsburgh.
Alba b. Johnson. Rosemont.
*W. Freeland Kendrick, Philadel-
phia.
"Bradley w. Lewis Tunkhannock.
Guy w. Moore, Kingston.
George T. Oliver, Pittsburgh.
Boies Penrose, Philadelphia.
"Archibald w. Powell, Glassport.
"John NJ. Reynolds, Bedford.
William E. Rice. Warren.
George r. Scull, Somerset.
=Henry w. Shoemaker, McElhattan.
FThomas b. Smith, Philadelphia.
John Wanamaker. Philadelphia
George T. Weingartner, New Castle.
State Committee Row
All of the parties in the State Will
elect state committeeman tomorrow.
These committees will meet here about
June 1 for organization. The Penrose
people contend that the State commit
tee will elect the national committee
man for the Republicans. but the
Brumbaugh people contend that the
national delegates will elect, and
thereby hope to throw the matter into
the national convention. The Penrose
people say that they have two-thirds
of the Republican State committee
cinched.
The Democrats are fighting over
control of their State committee be-
cause if the reorganizers win they will
re-elect State Chairman Roland S.
Morris.
The Democratic national committee
man will be elected at the polls, a.
Mitchell Palmer. the incumbent. being
opposed by Congressman Michael
Llebel. Jr.. of Erie. This campaign
has exceeded in unkind words even
that in the Republican party.
The State Ticket
Justice E. a. Walling, of the Su-
preme Court, comes before the people
for nomination for the full term and
if. under the nonpartisan act, he bests
Charles Palmer a Chester lawyer, he
will be unopposed at the general cleo
tion for n twenty-one year term.
Philander c. Knox is unopposed Re-
publican candidate for Senator with
Democrats fighting between Ellis L..
Orvis, of Bellefonte, and Eugene c.
Bonniwell, of Philadelphia, for the
empty honor of being defeated by him.
Harmon NJ. Kephart, chief clerk of
the Senate and a resident of Connells-
State Treasurer nomination of the
Republicans. J. V. Clark, also Wash
ington candidate, not having many
supporters. Senator Charles A. Sny-
der of Pottsville, a native of this
county, will receive a handsome vote
here for Auditor General. His oppo-
nent is Speaker Charles A. Amber, of
the last House. Snyder is backed by
the Penrose people and a strong or
ganization. Amber is now backed
! by the Brumbaugh forces, which
backed and filed on him for time.
The Democrats have fights for their
nominations as usual.
The four present Congressm en- at
Large are candidates for denomination
with factlonal splits. Congressman
Kreider,. Kiess, Focht and other
prominent Central district men are
candidates for denomination
Bcidleman UnOpposcd
Senator E. E. Beidleman, president
pro tenn of the State Senate, is unop-
posed for Republican denomination,
but there are reports that partisans of
the Rev. DR.. w. n. Yates, unopposed
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