Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-09
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senator Cummins' name will be
paced upon the primary ballots in
LehhsylVania, as candidate for the
republican Presidential nomination.
RMS was decided upon at n meet
ing OF the Iowa delegation in Con-
gress and some of the Senator's politi-
cal managers held last night. All the
republican members of the Iowa dele
satlon except Senator Cummins were
present.
The only limitation imposed upon
the activities of the Cummins advo-
Gates is the insistence of Senator
CummlnS that no attempt will be
made to elect delegates for him in
states presenting favorite son candi-
oates, says the North American, conf
menting on this, and Pennsylvania is
not regarded as one of the States. for
while the westerners have heard that
an effort may be made to pledge the
delegation to Governor Brumbaugh,
the Governor is not regarded as an
active candidate or as one who will
ngure IN whatever contest may occur
IN the convention. Senator Cummins
was born at Carmichaels, in Greene
county, Pa, and has many friends in
the state. Some of them have asked
MIN to let them present his name in
the primaries and have promised him
that some Cummins delegates will be
chosen"
Says the Philadelphia Record of
to-day, commenting on the Republican
situation in Philadelphia: THE re-
Gently organized Citizens Republican
League, formed for the purpose of
aiding United States Senator Penrose
plans to gain a place in the councils
or the Organization by electing inde-
pendent Republicans as representa-
tives to the Republican City Commit
tee from Independent wards. This
plan or action was determined on
yesterday at secret meeting of the
Leagues executive committee"
senator William Z. Crow, Repub-
llcan State chairman, yesterday sent
out notices to all the thirty-two con-
gressional districts in the State con-
corning the election of delegates to the
national convention, which will take
place at the primary on May 16. Penn
sylVania will eject seventy-six dele
gates and seventy-siX alternates to the
Republican national convention, which
convenes in Chicago, June Z. OF these
twelve will be delegates-at-large and
twelve alternates-at-l large. to be elected
by all Republican electors.
the petitions of candidates for dele
gates-at-large must be signed by at
least 100 qualified electors in each of
at least five counties in the State, and
the petitions of candidates for district
delegates must be signed by at least
200 qualified voters in the district. All
petitions of candidates. under the law,
must be filed with the Secretary of the
commonwealth on or before April 49,
Petition blanks are now on hand in
the Office of the Secretary of State
--EX-Mayor William A. Magee. now
Public Service Commissioner, was in
terrogated last night on the political
situation. He said:
81 might be able to tell you what the
outcome will be between the Penrose
and Brumbaugh factions if / knew
who the presidential candidates would
be. ! firmly believe that if Mr.. Brum-
baugh would openly announce himself
as candidate for the presidency it
would settle the fight for control of
the State and would clear up the sit
uation in the national delegate fight.
The Governor has not made any
definite statement along the line of his
aspirations to be chief magistrate. I
have not seen him for six weeks, but
am not out of touch with the po-
litical situation. Let Mr.. Brumbaugh
himself for President and
the fight against Penroseism is won.'
The Pittsburgh Leader, whose
editor-in- chief, Alexander P. Moore, is
backed by ex-senator William Finn,
the Progressive chief, and which has
been advocating Theodore Roosevelt
for President for several years, in a
front-page editorial yesterday sharply
attacked Governor Brumbaugh.
w. Harry Baker, secretary of the
State Republican committee, is in Chi
cago procuring quarters for the Penn
sylvania delegation to the national