Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-30

harmony stories are coming around
to the belief that the issues will be
fought out at the primaries and point
TO the interest being taken in the
affair by the Democrats. Thoughtful
men are watching the activity of the
leaders who left the Republican party
to be progressives in 1912 and who
are now willing to jump back. These
men are fomenting the trouble every
where they can and apparently
watching for a chance to put them
selves right when the time arrives.
How Washington views the situa-
tion in this State. which is being
watched closely all over the country,
| is summed up by the Public Ledger
as follows: The Penrose faction is
satisfied that there will be no real
! fight. This assumption carries with
it the conclusion that Governor Brum-
baugh will either withdraw or that
| there will be an agreement reached
by both factions giving Brumbaugh
complimentary vote and the delegates
left to the final disposition of Pen
rose. Senator Penrose is confident
| that Roosevelt will not enter the Re-
publican primaries in Pennsylvania.
Republicans say that Roosevelt does
not wish to test his strength before
the people, fearing that the outcome
would weaken him as a compromise
candidate, and therefore he will not
interfere in the Republican primaries
in Pennsylvania or any other State.
While the Brumbaugh leaders are not
so much in evidence here as q week
ago, yet they VIII not admit any
change in Governor Brumbaugh's
campaign plans. The situation as
viewed by the Brumbaugh camp iS
Governor Brumbaugh, If he retires,
will do so in order TO cement the Re-
publicans and Progressive Republi-
D fr LII Nnf. I,.N
he will retire. No compromise will
be made with the Penrose faction,
and no matter what attacks may be
made the plans of the faction opposed
to Penrose will be carried out"
The Philadelphia Press in re-
view of the State situation says the
whole fight is for control of the Re-
publican State committee, just as was
the Democratic fight a few years ago.
The Press points out that Penrose
wants to succeed Henry e. Wasson as
national committeeman Wasson was
here this week adding fuel TO the
flames as he said it, The Press re-
views the situation favorably to the
Governor and gives for the first time
some of the Brumbaugh claims. 1t
says: The Brumbaugh claim of an
irreducible minimum of siXty-four
members is made up in addition to IA
delegations from the following dis
tricts: Montgomery, Lancaster, Leb-
anon, Chester, Lackawanna, Bradford
Wyoming g-Susquehanna, Tioga-Potter-
Mexican, York, huntingdon Blair,
Mifllin Juniata Perry Cumberland,
Somerset, Westmoreland, Armstrong
Butler, Washington-Gree Beaver
Lawrence, Warren-N -Nenango, and
Crawford Mercer, and parts of the
delegations from these other districts:
Carbon Monroe-Pike- Wayne, Colum-
bia- -Montour-Su -Lycoming, For
est Elk Clinton Cameron Clarion,
northumberland Snyder Union and
Jefferson-Indiana. Confidence is ex
pressed, however, that from the SIX
districts in Allegheny county and
from the other districts not specified
there will be elected Brumbaush State
committeeman which will largely in
crease the majority claimed already.
Adding to the joyousness of the
occasion the Pittsburgh Gazette
Times gives the following as what E.
A. NanN Nalkenburg said at oyster Bay
after his talk with the Colonel. "If
Governor Brumbaugh will see to 1t
that he and his delegates to the con-
vention are pro- Roosevelt, although
not pledged or instructed, however,
then the Governor will find with
him these Progressives who hold the
balance of power. IL Mr.. Brum-
this inclination then Senator Pen
rose will receive the Bull Moose
support and Senator Penrose has al
ready indicated that he has forgiven
Colonel Roosevelt many things. Thus
there are indications that Pennsyl-
vania will send a pro-Roosevelt dele
CATION to the G.. o. z. convention.
but uninstructed of course, thus car
rying out the colonels mandate
issued in his Trinidad statement,
when he said that he insisted that
his name not he used in the pri-
maries of Massachusetts or any other
State"
One of the most singular situa-
tions in the State growing out of the
| aspirations of the Governor Tor ma
! tional delegates and the policy OF his
advisers is in the Seventeenth con-
| gressional district, composed OF eight
! central counties. A short time ago
number of representative Republicans
met in the office of A. NeVin Pomeroy,
State superintendent of printing, and
| one of the leaders in Franklin county
| and agreed upon Calvin Green, Miitiin,
and Harry Byron, Franklin, for ma
tional delegates. Mr.. Pomeroy had
hand in making the agreement. Plans
are now being made for the setting up
of a rival slate in the interest of the
Governor A. Nevin DIETRICH, chair
man of the Washington party State
committee, is taking hand in putting
up the rival slate.
Signs of pretty close relationship
between some of the Washington party
leaders and the administration forces
! in upstate districts are to be seen
about the Capitol and it is said that
the final day for fling nominating
petitions may bring some surprises.
The fact that j. Werner Clark, of
Washington county, who was endorsed
for the nomination for State Treasury
by the Washington party conference
here a week ago; filed petition this
morning to run for the Republican
nomination for treasurer caused a stir
here to-day. Clark is said to be the
Bull Moosers' Offering for State
Treasurer on a harmony basis. IL.
M. Kephart, of Connellsville, an
avowed candidate for State Treasurer,
who was here last night, said that he
had not considered Withdrawing.
Democratic voters in the Fifth
Congressional District have agreed
upon Magistrate Edwin X. Borie and
Henry j. Burns as delegates from the
district to the Democratic National
Convention. Joseph E. Fabian and
!