Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
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By the Ex-Comrnitteeman


Martin G. Brumbaugh from North
Carolina for a high council of war to
! determine upon how to fight for the
| speakership nomination in the Repub-
lican House caucus, Representative
| Richard J. Baldwin and his friends
are actively pressing the Delaware
counuan's campaign in every part of
| the State.
statement made in Philadelphia
last night was to the effect that Bald
win had over 100 votes sure. This
claim was made by a close friend OF
Baldwin, man who has been in close
touch with his campaign and he in
sisted that even campaign by the
State Administration which would re-
suit in firing many officeholders be-
| cause they could not swing their home
members for Cox would not change
| the result.
State Administration officials de-
clined to place much stock in the
Baldwin peoples claims and intimated
| that the manner of their campaign
would be made known in a few days
/ They are awaiting the return OF the
Governor. Meanwhile friends of Cox
and men connected with the State gov
ernment are sounding out members to
see how they stand.
An interesting sidelight on the
Republican factional row was thrown
last night in Philadelphia by Senator
| McNichol, who declared that if the
ware people continued to absorb the
places in Philadelphia and the State
| II would mean fine old row. The Nc
Ntchol remarks so impressed Senator
Ware that he brought about adjourn
ment of the meeting.
Claims that Mayor Smith will
come out for Cox are being made by
Ware people. The Baldwin people say
the Mayor is not hunting trouble.
The extent of the "tithing" to
which the Democratic postmasters and
! federal jobholders were subjected by
| the Democratic State machine was
shown when the statement of the
Democratic State committee was filed
| last night at the Capitol. 1t showed
| over 1900 contributors. National
! Chairman Mccormick showed the way
to do it by $500 gift. The others
ranged from sums suspiciously like 8
! per cent. on salaries of poStmasters
and others down to 81 bills. 1t was a
! mighty and impressive, roll and when
similar statments used to be filed by
/ Republicans the Democrats walled
and wept at the way people were as
sessed." incidentally, the eXpendi-
| lures show the changed Democratic
viewpoint. Contributions of S65.092,
/ disbursements of 63,563.20 and un-
paid bills of $5,254.5S are shown by
the statement of Samuel Kunkel, treas
urer of the State committee. There
are over 1900 contributors, the sums
| ranging from S400 to $40 and even
smaller. The largest item of expense
given was s40,725 for watchers at pri-
| mary and general elections and similar
/ expenses: with S5.63S spent for dis
semination of information, S3,S93.0S
for rent; s4,s15.14 for clerks, etc: ST.
349.30 for printing; Ss,754.04 for trav-
/ oil : 81 81.
grams, etc.. and ss62.72 for pay and
| expenses of speakers, meetings, etc.
| There are Items of payment of loans
and interest, and for thousands of
buttons.
James B. Murrin. Democratic
candidate for Auditor General, certi-
! fed that he did not spend anything
in his campaign, while John L. McKin-
ney, candidate for Democratic elector,
! certified to being a real angel" He
| spent $3.50, of which $4,000 went to
the Democratic State committee and
S400 to the State committee.
Members of the Central Demo-
cratic Club are engaged in another of
! those friendly contests" for office of
which the Democratic poets write and
editors deny. The contest is q three
cornered one and It Is intimated that
some of the big bosses will have to
| tame u IdIlu u see lIldL 1t Is enQleSSly
free" from any factional contest, ETC.
| The Democratic State windmill is
/ working on plans to make the Demo-
Gratis a force in the next Legislature.
! With 80 out of 207 the chances are
| good for the Democrats being able to
! stand united, something which they
have been unable to do for twenty
years.
! Among the interesting things
shown by the Democratic State COM
mittee expense account are $500 con-
tributions for the Congressional cam
paigns of Guy E. Campbell and NJ.
Clyde Kelley in Allegheny. Other
Democratic candidates for Congress
do not seem to have had many
friends at court. Incidentally, Chair
man Guffey found the Allegheny coun-
ty headquarters very expensive to
maintain.
Democrats have gotten into a
fight in Philadelphia again. There
are accusations that some of the pat
riots are controlled by Republicans.
Interesting campaign statements
are being filed all over the State. The
action of the Philadelphia city Repub-
lican committee in opening its account
to public criticism is a new stunt.
Representative James f. Woodward.
of McKeesport, was on Tuesday night
elected chairman OF the Allegheny
county legislative delegation at a
meeting held in the office of Mayor
Joseph G.. Armstrong in Pittsburgh.
He was authorized to select his own
secretary and the meeting was ad-
iourned until December 28 or a date
to be determined by the chairman.
Owing to absence from the city and
other reasons, some of the members
were unable to attend.
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times says
concerning the meeting: There was
no attempt to take any action in
the speakership contest. This SUBJ
ject was not even discussed and
there may be no effort to caucus on II
until the local lawmakers arrive in
Harrisburg about the first of the year.
The Rrumbaugh-Vare combine. which
is trying to elect Z. r. Cox, of Phila-
delphia, as Speaker of the House, is
endeavoring to pledge some of the
Allegheny county representatives, but
so far has not made much headway.
A large majority of the local members
have indicated an intention to support
the candidacy of Richard J. Baldwin.
j of Delaware"