Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-08
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Pe~~eqeSa~ia
BY the Ex-Committseman

letters and kilograms relative to con-
tribution of $1,000 to him in campaign
days by David b. oliver of Pittsburgh
and Mr.. divers call upon him last
night to produce his letter. people who
follow politics in Pennsylvania were
to-day most interested in story
printed in several cities to the effect
that Senator Penrose was about to
declare for Theodore Roosevelt for the
Republican nomination for President.
For days there have been reports
that such action was possible. Some
time ago when the Pennsylvania stu
alton was presented to Colonel Roose-
Velt by 10. A. VanValkenburg il was
nolsed abroad that the Senator and
the colonel were commencing to have
a better understanding of each other.
The action of Republicans in other
States In declaring in favor of the
colonel has helped along these stories.
| What interests the State now is
whether the prominence given to the
story in the Philadelphia North AM
erican to-day is intended to head off
something or whether it is forecast
ing,
The North American in the course
of it's article says: Alexander p.
/
mate tidings of Senator Penrose's in
creasing prediction for Roosevelt.
| Senator Penrose is a wiser man
than Mr.. Barnes he said. He has
his ear to the ground and he knows
how things are going. He will not op-
pose the nomination of Roosevelt
| How does p. c. Knox stand toward
Roosevelt?" Mr.. Moore was asked.
Knox hasn't told me-" he replied.
But I'm sure he'd be for him."
He went on to say that Mr.. Knox,
who was Attorney General in the
Roosevelt cabinet and Secretary of
State under Taft, has the ambition
now to be United States Senator from
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Moore gave it as his opinion
that Roosevelt will have at least forty
Pennsylvania delegates on the first bal
lot and, according to the way the situ-
alton is shaping up, it is not impossi-
| BILE that he will have the entire dele
| cation on the first ballot.
There is no sentiment among the
leaders for Hughes" he said, Not in
Pennsylvania or anywhere else"
| Bidding defiance to Senator Boies
Penrose and the other Republican
State leaders aligned with him, Mayor
Smith of Philadelphia in a vigorous
statement yesterday declared that if
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives Charles A. Amber was not ac-
cepted as the Republican nominee for
Auditor General, he would array him
self openly on the side of the Wares.
That he would not play" unless Am
bier were given place upon the State
ticket, was the statement made by the
Mayor, according to the Philadelphia
Inquirer. Following the issuance of
his statement the Mayor summoned
Speaker Amber to his office and a
conference was held. After the con-
ference was over the Mayor declined
to supplement the statement he had
issued earlier in the day.
A Scranton dispatch to-day says:
Republican harmony as a means of
defense against the Democracy, COM
mon foe of both the Brumbaugh and
the Penrose factions is forecast by
political wiseacres in the country. To
the end that the Republican party
shall present united front against
| those eager to have the Wilson Ad-
ministration continued it has been
agreed tentatively that the national
delegates from this district shall be
William G. O'Malley, formerly Direc-
tor of Public Works, and eX-Lieuten-
ant Governor Watres. Mr. O'Malley
who is friendly to Senator Penrose,
was a delegate four years ago and a
Roosevelt champion and now he is as
much in favor of the colonel as ever.
With Alec Moore, of Pittsburgh, he
stands conspicuous for the Roosevelt
candidacy. Watres is allied with the
Brumbaugh element"
II. V. White, chairman of the Ag-
ricultural Commission, at Blooms burg
last night gave out this statement, fol-
lowing the statement that the Agricul-
| tural Commission met at the Hotel
Walton to protest against the political
activities of Secretary Patton and De-
putty Carrothers: 1.-The regular meet
| ing of the Commission was held at the
Hotel Walton, with Secretary Patton
present. Everything presented was
discussed in such a frank and friendly
manner that there could be no ques-
ton as to the attitude of each to the
other. 1 believe that the members of
our Commission were chosen without
regard to political influence. and I am
very certain that politics in no form
has ever entered into the deliberations
of any of our meetings"
The Philadelphia Inquirer to-day
editorially warns Mayor Smith against
going into politics and points out what
has happened to other Mayors who
have done that. This appeared to-
day following the Mayors declaration
that he wanted Speaker Amber nomi-
mated for Auditor General.
The nominating petitions in the
interest of B. Dawson Coleman. of
| Lebanon, for Republican national
delegate in this district are in circula-
ton in Lebanon county, where many
names are being put on the papers.
AT Erie Theodore Eichon, vice.
president of the Pennsylvania Feder-
alton of Labor, yesterday won his fight
| for a recount of the votes cast for
himself and j. Emil Gross, superinten-
dent of Parks and Public Property, in
the recent councilmanic election,
through an order handed down by
Judge Rossiter and Judge Whittelsey.
The order fixed April 2S as the date on
which the vote in ten contested dis
| tricts were to be recanVassed.