Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-06
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By the Ex-Committeoman

Indications that the Old Guard ele- |
ment of the Pennsylvania Democracy !
intends to contest with the machine |
all along the line are appearing every |
day and the bitterness of the fight for |
control in 1911 bids fair to be sur
passed during the coming primary
campaign. For months the Old |
Guardsmen have been working to get
lines laid and are pretty nearly ready
to announce what they will do.
1t is possible that Ex-Judge A. o. |
Smith, of Clearfeld. who was here to-
day on his way east in company with
John f. Short, may be accepted for
Senator, although that is not settled.
The machine candidates for the two
hopeless State nominations and for
the equally hopeless nominations for
Congress-at-large may even be fought
over.
A whole slate for delegates and
alternates-at-large in opposition to
the machine slate is to be set up and
district delegates will have to fight IT
out. But the big fight will be made
/ on National Committeeman A. Mitchell
Palmer. Congressman NJ. Liebel, his
rival, will soon start a campaign in
every county.
By a vote of 2S to s, the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee of Chester
county yesterday made a bid for fu-
| sion with the Progressive Party with
the exception of Congress and State
Senate, which they regard as belong
| ing to their party. On the other por-
| tion of the county ticket they are will
ing to go halves, or better if they find
such a condition possible. There were
many expressions against the fusion
proposition, but relative TO giving
President Wilson another term the
feeling was unanimous. A commit
tee was named to confer with Chair
man John j. Gheen of the Progressive
County Committee and later a con-
ference with him was sought without
any result. He said he would see
them later on the matter.
Speaker Ambler's friends say that
his name commencing with A means
$4,000 votes to him.
Pittsburgh politicians were all
talking about prospects of Republican
peace and Democratic war last night.
Mayor Smith took a hand in
Philadelphia politics last night by en-
dorsing men opposed to Penrose and
McNichol for State committeeman.
Montgomery county Local option
lists are organizing their contest.
Congressman A. G.. Dewalt. of
Allentown, is i'll in a Washington
hospital, the result of overwork. He
has been handling the dye situation
and giving much time and thought to
investigations and conferences.
General f. DeV Morrell, who was
marshal of the Brumbaugh inaugural
parade, has resigned as a member of
the Philadelphia school board of
which he was long member. The
resignation is the result of differences
on the subject of military training, in
which the general believes.
Papers for Col. Fl. l.. Haldeman
for the Republican nomination for
Senator in the Lebanon-Lancaster dis
trict are in circulation.
National Committeeman Wasson
went home to Pittsburgh late yester-
day talking fight and declaring that
the battle in behalf of the Governor
must go on.
Members of the State Agricultural
Commission are not talking about re-
signing. They have refused to make
any statements and from all accounts
there was no storm at the Philadel-
phia meeting after all.
Speaker Amber was in Allentown
yesterday on his campaign for tho
Republican nomination for Auditor
]
pleased with the way things are
going.
West Philadelphians prominent
in Republican and Independent affairs
last night backed up Senator Penrose
and declared for Snyder against
Amber Howard NJ. Long, United
States Commissioner, was endorsed for
Legislature.
At the same time a meeting for
the avowed purpose of unhorsing
Harry A. Mackey, chairman of the
Compensation Board, from his place
as leader of the Forty ward and
as member of the city committee
was held.
An Easton dispatch says: "A hot
/ fight has been started in the Twenty
sixth Congressional District, composed
of Northampton, Carbon, Monroe and
/ Pike counties, for delegates and alter
mates to the Democratic National Con-
vention. A few days ago it was an
nounced that a harmony program
/ had been agreed upon, with former
/ Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer, of
Stroudsburg, and Robert II. Taylor, of
Bethlehem, as the candidates for ma
/ tional delegates. James p Sharkey,
of Mauch Chunk, and George e. Bull,
of Milford, alternates, but Mr.. Pal
mer's entry into the list was not ac-
/ ceptable. d. ]. Pearsall, of Carbon
county, was to have been Taylor'S run
ming mate, and it is said Palmer in
duced him to withdraw. This caused
dissatisfaction, despite the harmony
announcement, and resulted in former
/ District Attorney Asher Seip announc-
/ ing that he was a candidate opposed
to Palmer. He is backed by the
| O'Hay- -Mutcher- Hahn Morgan crowd,
| the new big four aspiring to con-
/ troll the Democratic party in North
ampton county. 1t is probable an
other man will be put up against Mr..
{ Taylor"
| Col. Edward f. Robbins, a we'll
| known member of the Westmoreland
| county bar has announced as Re-
publican candidate for Congress in
/ the Twenty District, composed
1 of Westmoreland and Butler counties
/ Col Robbins was a member of Con-
gress when the Spanish American war
| broke out and resigned to go with his
regiment to Porto Rico.
IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
! philadelphia Public Ledger
! If there be any lingering doubt that
/ the Sussex was torpedoed by a Ger
man submarine, it may be well for the
/ Administration to seek to dissipate it