Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27
) Pel;tic4 4.
PennoqGaia
BY the Ex-Co,umitteeman

| Republican State candidates left this
city to-day for their tour of Blair
county. which was deferred yesterday
! in part to permit the meeting being
held at Newport last night The State
candidates headed by Charles A. Sny-
der will speak tonight in Altoona and
tomorrow they will be in Uniontown,
where they will be Joined by Philander
c. Knox. Mr.. Knox spoke last night
in Indiana county. making u notable
! address on the issues before q large
audience.
! The schedule of the candidates for
next week is: Pottsville. where Mr.
Knox will speak, on Monday; AIiff1in-
town on Tuesday; Allentown on
| Wednesday; Norristown on Thursday;
Chester and Adams counties on Fri
day and Scottdale on Saturday.
County meetings are being held all
over the State by the score and in
western counties enthusiasm is run
ming high. No campaign in Allegheny
since 1912 has been waged with as
much ginger as this.
State Treasurer r. X Young
speaks at Downington in behalf of the
ticket. Secretary of the Common
wealth Woods is making nightly
speeches in Westmoreland county.
Governor Brumbaugh speaks to-
day i'll Hartford and Norwich, Conn,
I and in New York city tonight.
Senator Charles A. Snyder, candi-
date for Auditor General, was the
chief speaker at the Republican rally
for upper Perry county held at New
port last night and was well received.
Accompanying him were Congressman
Crago and Scott, the former meeting
somo of his old Spanish War veteran
friends in the county. Senator Frank
lin Martin, who toured the county,
was also there
The Prohibition national candi-
dates, who are touring the State in O
special car, will be here next Wednes-
day, November 1. The party will ar
rive at 7.20 p. m. and will then go to
huntington, where a mass meeting
will be held.
The startling announcement is
now being made that Helen Murphy
was nominated by the Fifth district
Socialists for member of the Legis-
lature. The papers were filed last May.
-Luzerne county Republicans say
that Congressman John j. Casey is
facing defeat in spite of efforts of the
Democratic organization to bolster up
his cause and support from the state
and national machines which is being
Grudgingly given. The Roosevelt visit
has stirred up things immensely.
defeat of Congressman Warren
Worth Bailey is predicted in the Nine
teenth district since William j. Bryan
SnpnPhaG m
paign managers of John M. Rose have
found big increase in sentiment for
Mr.. Rose in the last week.
Tho State administration has
started swinging the AK in Luzerne
county and a Wilkes-Barre dispatch
says that Deputy Factory Inspector
Rosser Mainwaring and Pure Food In
spector M. j. Walsh, two of the oldest
State attaches in LuZerne county, have
been dismissed "by decree of Governor
Brum mbaugh." 1t is said that the dis
missals were ordered yesterday before
the Governor left for New York to
make speeches for Hughes. Robert
Dawson, appointd factory inspector,
was the secretary of the BrumbauGii
primary campaign committee in that
county and Ralph Gabriel, business
partner of Charles N. Loveland. Brum-
6aush delegate, will get the pure food
inspectorship.
Senator Dick" Farley, who was
the chief attacker of the reorganization
bosses in the primary campaign two
years ago, is now on the stump MAX
ing speeches with the approval of
National Committeeman A. Mitchell
Palmer and his pals. Even Chairman
Mccormick is said to think that Farley
is fine fellow.
The Montgomery county commits
sioners have refused to pay the post
age Tor Recorder Darlington. They
hold that If he wants to be courteous
he should do so at his own expense.
Major Irving J.. Handy, Delaware
county Democratic war horse, has
been imported by the State machine to
hold some of the wavering eastern
county Democrats in line.
The Philadelphia North American
is now charging that the Wares have
been making efforts to divert contri-
buttons from State employees to the
war chest of the Philadelphia city Re-
publican committee instead of the Re-
publican State committee. The North
American has been generally favorable
to the Wares.
"A Washington dispatch says:
philadelphia is the home of 1000
Republicans who do not entertain q
single doubt that Charles E. Hughes
will be the neXt.President. This is evil
denced from the fact that Fred Will
League of State Clubs. of Pennsylva-
MIA, to-day made arrangements for the
accommodation of 1900 men, includ-
ing the Philadelphians. in Washington
on March 3 and next, so that they
can participate in the Inauguration of
Mr.. Hughes. Mr.. willard signed
contract with the proprietor of Wash
ington hotel for the two days, and
there will be no other guests there at
that time except those living in the
hotel. through the year. Suppose Mr..
Hughes Ia not elected?' Mr.. Willard
was asked. That will not happen. 1
have been in several states in the last
few weeks that have been considered
doubtful he replied. L am convinced
that Mr.. Hughes will be elected by the
largest silent vote ever known"
Southern government officials and
congressman are getting pretty nu-
merous about Pennsylvania these days.
Republicans from all parts of In
diana county and many from adjoin-
ing counties heard Philander c. Knox,
candidate for United States senator,
address the biggest political rally in
the history of Indiana county The
auditorium, the largest building in the
county, was packed. Fourteen bands,
tons of redfire and the longest parade
ever witnessed here were features of
the demonstration preceding the meet
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