Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-01
PoGitica IL
Pe~~OqGOoia
BY the Ex-Committeeman

| newspapers throughout the State
are commencing to take the attitude
more and more that the whole Repub-
liSdil organization in PENNSYLVANIA
shoutd not become involved over a
row IN Philadelphia and there is con-
siueraole amusement manifested over
the continual declarations for har-
monNfhy men who are now in what is
really a factional fight. Harmony is
DelnS sought with axes. Most of the
Fhliaueiphia newspapers take the
position that there will be a fight and
the North American in a double bar
reled editorial says that in its opinion
one faction should be permitted TO
XII off the other and the people to
destroy the one that's left The same
is also true of popular feeling in re-
gard to the fighting Democracy Of
Pennsylvania.
| The fact that Congressman Vare's
Iueclaralon for Governor Brumbaugh
Tor President contained reference to
hughes and Cummins, but did not
mention +. c. Knox has not been lost
on the State at large and there is con-
siderable comment upon the omission.
are statement is generally consid-
| cred among Democrats as an effort 10
sur up fight when everyone had
apparently agreed upon harmony. The
south Philadelphia congressman's re-
cent utteranceS have had the effect of
causing Republican leaders from va
rlouS parts of the State to visit Senator
Penrose and urge him TO stand pat.
Thus far A. Mitchell Palmer's
effort to get the Old Guard interested
in plans for a harmony delegation at
large among the Democrats have not
been very successful. Four years ago
the reorSaniZerS would not stand for
any Old Guard men. Now they want
them, Dissemination and popular dis
approval having made virtue of ne
cessity.
Senator Charles A. Snyder, who
was here yesterday. declared that he
was a candidate for auditor general
to the finish. The Schuylkill senator
said that his flag was nailed to the
mast and that while he was not hunt
ing a fight he was not going to run
away from it.
Director Wilson will reorganize
the whole Philadelphia detective bu-
reau. number of men will walk
the plank.
Lee Ellmaker, political writer Of
the Philadelphia Press and who rep
resented the Press at the recent legis-
lative session, has resigned to become
secretary TO Congressman William s.
Ware. He will have his Headquarters
IN Washington. Mr.. Ellmaker has
many warm friends in this city. He
comes from Lancaster.
Councilman Robert Garland has
been making a series of speeches in
Pittsburgh on the proposed changes in
government which are being much
agitated in that city. Pittsburgh
wants number of things, but it will
have to be separated from Scranton
to get them.
Powell Evans has been made
chairman of the committee which is
to decide on plan for the Indepen-
dents to follow in Philadelphia
Judge Langham, of Indiana, reli-
censed only the Indiana Brewing Co.,
holding up all others.
Charles II. Stewart clerk of Rad
nor township. one of the best known
officials in suburban Philadelphia dis
tricts quit because his salary was cut.
DR. \. c. Z. Guth, health officer
of Allentown for years, quit his Job
yesterday after a clash with city coun-
ell.
Speaking in court at Wilkes Barre
Judge John NJ. Garman said that of
all thieves the chicken thief was the
meanest
Regarding the political situation the
Pittsburgh Dispatch says: 1T is now
ernor's intimates that in his recent in
terviews urging harmony in the selec-
ton of misunderstanding he was merely
masking his batteries while he carries
on a preparedness campaign throughout
the State that is we'll known to be at it's
very height at this time. There have
been evidences during the recent con-
ferences here that the principal ap-
pointees of DR.. Brumbaugh have been
delegated as strategy board or cam
paign committee and reports from the
interior of the State indicate the pres
ence of the Governors agents on or
ganizing expeditions in many counties
Apparently all the forces he arrayed
about himself during the legislative
session of 1915 are being bound to-
gether into a political organization
that will soon hear a call to arms for
a conflict in which the makeup of the
next Republican State committee will
cut a big figure, in which the State
leadership will be determined and in
which State ticket will be named"