Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-28
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or Democratic campaigns prior to the
primary on May 16. The Brumbaugh
campaign tour will start tomorrow
and the Penrose tour is already on.
Governor Brumbaugh returns to the
city this afternoon and after disposing
of mail and accumulated business the
Governor will devote himself to prepa-
ration of the speeches he will deliver
i'll Blair county tomorrow and at the
rallroad mems meeting in Pittsburgh
sunday morning. He will be back in
Harrisburg Monday and go to the east
ern part of the State on Tuesday. Sen
ator Penrose will leave Pittsburgh to-
morrow and spend a couple of days
touring the State, making some
speeches Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday.
According to gossip which filtered
INTO the city to-day from the two big
cities, the campaign will be vigorous.
The plans of the Brumbaugh
forces are to have men of noted ora
torlcal ability fay the Penrose leaders,
including the senator, according to
these stories, and the Penrose people
will retaliate. lntimations of charges
of various kinds are already in the
wind. The sudden switching of Con-
gresham John r. X. Scott from the
| Governors Blair county tour is de-
clared in Philadelphia to be due to in
tention of Penrose orators in case the
Philadelphian takes the stump, to read
extracts from newspapers now friendly
to him, said extracts having been
printed in times when Scott was a
target.
The Brumbaugh Campaigners plan
to make play to the railroad men by
| having Senator w. j. Burke, of Pitts
| burgh, one of the officials of the or
ganized brotherhoods. speak beside the
Governor Burke is good talker and
well liked
The Penrose orators are. to be
| Senator Charles A. Snyder and Con-
gresham B. X. Focht, neither of whom
is inclined to be "mealy-mouthed"
in making speeches. The Senator will
also do some talking himself.
The Democratic plans are not to
! have very extensive meetings, but to
have A. Mitchell Palmer visit the vari-
Gus counties to have talks with the
leaders. while his rival. Michael
Liebel, Jr. goes about from place to
place on the same errand. Palmer
and his pals are putting out their
slate and it is being facetiously styled
The Presidents own" which title is
disputed. Liebel and Palmer will issue
statements at short intervals which
will supply the interest whenever the
Republican campaign dies down.
With Pittsburgh bubbling because
of the fights for control of organization
IN both parties, the activity of the Pen
rose men in lining up against the Gov
ernor and his friends and the Demo-
Gratis in row over their county chair !
manship. Philadelphia is also doing
its share to make things interesting.
The Mayor has been warned that he is
endangering the loan bills by his atti-
nd dam nd a,.n hnfV do
that he keep the police out of politics.
Purging of the registry lists is under
way and the McNichol men aver that
they are not getting a square deal.
The Philadelphia Republican League
and the Citizens Republican League.
two new organizations, are making
daily attacks on the Wares and threaten
to carry the war into South Philadel-
phia.
The Philadelphia Record to-day
prints an amusing story about the
speeches of Mayor Smith, Congressman
Ware and Senator McNichol at the
banquet of the business men. The
Mayor pleaded for the loan, McNichol
made a hurrah speech for Penrose and
Congressman Ware doomed the Gov
ernor. The diners had a lot of fun.
Pittsburgh papers dwell upon the
welcome given to Senator Penrose and
to the manner in which he has been
promised support.
Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell, who
is contending with eX-Judge E. l.. Or
Wis. of Bellefonte. for the empty honor
of the Democratic senatorial nomina-
ton. was here yesterday on his way
to Shippensburg, where he made a
speech.
The Philadelphia Ledger to-day
says of Philadelphia conditions:
Political developments yesterday in
dicated that the two loan bills, one
for s67, 900, 600 for port and transit
improvement and the other for $47,-
100000 for general improvements,
were in danger of defeat at the polls
on May 16. One of these striking
developments was the delivery of an
ultimatum to Mayor Smith by City
Commissioner Moore to the effect that
if police activity in politics did not
cease within two days both bills would
be voted down by the people"
Senator Penrose, who never has
opposed the candidacy OF William S.
maries of May 16, contest his renomi-
nation through the candidacy of
Homer II. Hacker This new policy
was announced yesterday by the
Philadelphia Republican League, di-
rected by Councilmen Berger and
trainer, as IOllOWS. Inc forces sup
porting the State leadership of Sena-
tor Penrose and the candidacy of
Senator Snyder for Auditor General,
as well as an uninstructed delegation
to the Republican National Conven-
ton and full district and Congress
slonal ticket. are prepared to carry
the State and city fight against the
Ware Brumbaugh- Smith alliance di-
rectly into that section of Philadel-
phia which heretofore the Wares have
claimed as exclusively Ware terri
tory"
-EX-Deputy A torney General
Frederic w. Fletiz. who has taken
charge of the Brumbaugh campaign
in Lackawanna has announced that
Registration Commissioner Alex T.
Connell will be in charge of the head
quarters every day until the primary.
Registration Commissioner Connell
has been appointed secretary of the
campaign committee. Warren T.
Acker will be treasurer of the COM
mittee, and this, with Mr.. Fleitz as
chairman, will complete the organ
ization, "The sentiment in Lacka-
wanna county is very favorable" Mr..
Fleitz said to the Scranton Republi-
can, land as there is no contest here
among our friends, we have excellent
prospects of getting the party to-
gether." In statement yesterday
| Mr.. FleitZ was anxious to correct an
impression that the Brumbaugh or