Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-07
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| ticket, caused intense surprise and
pain. National Chairman Mccormick
and State Chairman Mclean, who had
been scheming to keep the third party
movement alive in Pennsylvania for
Interior purposes, are understood to
have been cruelty shocked by Robins
action. In some occult manner they
had gotten the impression that Robins
was going to rear up,
Speaking IN New York, Mccormick
admitted his surprise and then re-
marked that the Indianapolis confer
ence. which was so scantily attended,
showed what he termed the real
trend" of the Progressives. McCor-
mick is quoted in New York paper
as having admitted that Robins was
being considered as a candidate for
Democratic gubernatorial nomination
honors in Illinois,
In this State, the refusal of Pro-
gressive leaders to become embroiled
and Robins declaration have upset
some of McLean's carefully laid plans
and he had an earnest talk with some
Of his leaders to-day.
Immediate consideration is to be
given to the situation in regard to the
Pennsylvania soldiers right to vote
and to the ways and means to record
their votes. Attorney General Brown
is expected to make deliverance on
the subject within week.
The Philadelphia Inquirer to-day
contains this interesting statement:
Senator Penrose's declaration in
favor OF facilitating the submission of
vote of the people will bring that issue
squarely before the committee on plat
form of the Pennsylvania Republican
state committee, which Chairman
William E. Crow is about to appoint,
along with committee to revise the
rules Of the Republican party in this
State. 1t is expected that these COM
mittees will be named within the next
few days and that they will report to
a meeting of the Republican State
committee early in September. Not
only will the woman suffrage issue be
pressed before this committee on plat
form, but the advocates of local op-
ton also have indicated a desire to
have a hearing upon their proposition
I
shall be Incorporated in the State plat
form Both these issues have been
sidetracked in the past and much in
terest is evinced in the probable action
of the committee on platform upon
both subjects"
Charges that politics has been
played in the National Guard are be-
ing made by correspondents of the
Philadelphia Ledger, Bulletin and
, North American with the troops at
'the border and it is intimated that as
a result there has been lot of bicker-
ing and other unpleasant things to
such an extent that Major General
Clement is TO give a dinner to
straighten things out. The North
American and Ledger correspondents
charge that Adjutant General Stewart
has been playing some of the politics
and the North American man, Einar
Barfod, says that while it may be
cause for summary court-martial to
intimate that the adjutant general
would do such thing, nevertheless
there are good many people who
think so. He says other things which
indicate that no has the idea that
there is politics in the Guard.
-Everybody's Magazine a month or
so ago indulgcd in an article to the
effect that the Guard had a lobby and
tntimated pretty strongly that State
politics figured very much in the Ma
tional Guard and that the men who
sacrificing fellows who enlist and sweat
in the Guard for patriotic reasons, are
being used by some chair warmers and
chronic offlceholders.
1t is likely that when the next
Legislature meets there will be consid-
erable heard about mobilization, equip
ment, organization of auxiliary arms
and other things which may rever-
berate throughout the State.
The Lancaster county Republican
committee will meet to-day for it's an
nual organization meeting and Re-
publican candidates, state and county,
will address it. The Republican or
ganization is stronger than ever, which
is going some, i'll LANCASTER this year.
-Luzerne county Democrats have
settled down to straight-out fight
over control Of the party machine this
Fall and Congressman Casey, notwith-
standing being drafted to make
speeches in Maine. intends to look
after his fences carefully.
The North american today gives
considerable space to a Wellsboro dis
patch on pollution of streams and
learns that one reason why the State is
low, and although the law calls for
thirty wardens the appropriation al
lowed was for but ten.
The burgess of Ellwood City is
now being faced with an ordinance
to make his salary $500 a year. In
July he gathered in $3.50 in fees.
Nine persons were arrested yes
terday at Altoona for violating the
blue laws" in selling ice cream. Yes
terday was the hottest day of the year.
The Philadelphia grand jury re-
sunled its probe to-day. Gamblers are
to be locked up.
-Pittsburghs municipal employees
strike seems to have ended in pretty
short order. Mayor Armstrong backed
up Director Swan and there was no
trouble.
The an-Americans yesterday
at Erie indulged in savage criticism of
President Wilson.
-Berks county Democrats, notably
the well-to-do farmers, are commenc-
ing to growl over the income tax and
to ask the Democratic politicians ques-
tions.
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