Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-18
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BY the Ex-Corumitteeman

There will be no conflict between
| the meetings of the State League of
Republican Clubs at York and the Re-
publican State committee for the simple
reason that the date and place of the
committee session have not been de-
termined. State Chairman William e.
Crow yesterday announced that he
would not fix a date for some days
and that he did not plan to have the
state committee meeting in Pitts
burgh on September 81, when Candi-
date Hughes will visit that city and
on which date the State League will
also be in session at York.
State Chairman Crow will be in
philadelphia tomorrow and will prob
ably fix a date for early in October
with possibility that the committee
may meet in Harrisburg.
The State League, which is headed
by Fred w. Willard, a Ware man, will
have the Governor as its big speaker.
Phflander c. Knox has also been in
vited to attend.
One of the matters which is being
discussed is platform for the State
committee. There may be none and
again there may be one which will be
purely national. Much will depend
upon what the State League does in
the way of declarations.
Senator Penrose was chief speaker
at the opening of the Montgomery
county Republican campaign on
Saturday and more enthusiasm was
displayed than for years. Regular
Republicans, Progressives, Independ-
ents and others, gathered together to
was one of the best he has made in a
long time. Other speakers were Sena-
tor Charles A. Snyder, Congressional
Candidates Garland and Mclaughlin,
Gabriel H. Meyer and w. 1. Shaffer.
According to Philadelphia papers
yesterday Philander c. Knox is to ad-
dress a meeting of Republicans at
Glenside over which Mayor Smith, of
Philadelphia, will preside.
-Berks county Republicans are
getting ready to make a stir this cam
p9ign, the Democratic rows in that
county have redoubled the interest of
the Republicans and they may make
new drive for legislators.
The Philadelphia Record an
nounces that the Wares are making
headway in their plans to dictate the
next governor and that the State
League of Republican clubs convention
at York next week is to be used as the
starting point for an active campaign.
Union county Republicans gave
an enthusiastic demonstration for
Hughes, the State ticket, Congressman
Focht and Legislator Showalter on
Saturday at Lewisburg. DR.. T. Thorn
ton was reelected chairman and S.
B. Wolfe secretary. Congressman
Focht made a stirring address.
ALI over the State efforts are be-
ing made to stimulate registration to-
morrow and it is expected in the
large cities that the activities of the
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Philadelphia registration was a dis
appointment to some of the leaders,
especially Democrats. The registra-
tion in some of the interior and east
ern cities where the State organiza-
ton expected a large list there were
ago.
The split in the Stonemens Fell
lowship in Philadelphia is being
blamed on Ware influences. Nothing
more tangible seems to have been in
sight so that is picked out
L. ]. Brown. long prominent in
Monroe county Republican politics.
and secretary of the county commit
tee, is dead.
The Philadelphia branch of the
Democratic State headquarters was
opened on Saturday and banner set
ting forth that Wilson kept us out of
war was flung to the breeze.
National Chairman Mccormick,
who was home over Sunday, said that
Wilson sentiment was growing rapidly
in the West. He did not make much
comment upon conditions in Western
Pennsylvania to which he paid stop
over visit. He travelled through Allie
gheny and Westmoreland counties
with Acting Chairman Guffey and got
a first-hand report of the meetings of
the Pennsylvania Postmasters and the
Democratic State committee.
Arrangements were made yester-
day for the visit of Allen l.. Benson,
the Socialist candidate for president
here in October. He will be given a
greeting by socialists from adjoining
counties.
Isaac G. Walker, for years con-
nected with the Philadelphia city gov
ernment as an engineer. but lately in
New York, has again taken a place in
Philadelphia's water bureau.
Vice President Marshall has been
secured by the Democratic machine to
closed the campaign in Philadelphia on
October 81.