Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-27
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states and it would seem now that the
Republican delegation TO Chicago will
be as much in the limelight at the
national convention this year as was
the Democratic delegation to the
Denver convention eight years ago.
The Keystone Commonwealth is now
holding national attention. The regu-
lar Republicans look for a decisive
fight for control of the organization
and the Roosevelt men are said not to
be bit adverse to having the Penn
sylvania situation cleared up, appar-
? entity not being sure of either faction.
= The Democrats who got Wilson, but
not pennsylvania are indulging IN
hopes again.
Senator Penrose returned TO Phila-
delphia last night declaring that
thCre would be harmony in the Ma
tional convention, which was taken
to mean that he did not expect to
have trouble over Roosevelt and that
he and the Colonels friends were not
going to throw rocks at each other.
Penrose stood pat on his claim of from
hfty-tVe to sixty delegates favorable
to his cause and a majority of the
Republican State Committee.
While the Senator was returning
from New York. Philadelphia began
W ItdllL6 lHdl lu6Ee WAS SOliltNAhh6
to the reports that the Brum baugh
people were endeavoring to prevent
their followers from attending either
the meetings of the State committee
or delegation at Philadelphia on We'd
nesday and that they intended to
protest against any action being taken
, until every person could be certified.
This scheme was manifestly for delay
ana the Penrose people countered by
pointing out that two years ago the
State committee started off on the
day set by lay, as is planned for this
year, and that there was no objection
} raised. 1t is also pointed out that the
meeting of the delegation in Phila-
, delphia is planned more for a con-
ference than anything else and that
Chicago is the place to show the
: credentials.
The Penrose invitation TO the
delegates to meet and make arrange
ments for the trip to Chicago was a
complete surprise to the Brum baugh
, men and they have been trying to up
set it. The meeting was styled by the
Penrose men as a call for a SHOW
: down" and the action of the anti
, Penrose men in trying to prevent men
from attending is being much COM
mented upon.
The Philadelphia Record says to-
day that there were reports current
yesterday that the Brumbaugh people
intended to either refrain from at
; tending the conference or else to bolt
il and set up a rival conference, which
would mean contests at Chicago. The
North American says that Attorney
, General Brown said that no such
. orders had gone out and that nothing
q that could be printed had been decided
upon. The fact that Senator Penrose
is to be host at a luncheon to the dele
FsNV. f10k
Governor and others refusing to at
+ tend.
e Public Service Commissioner Will
b liam A. Magee yesterday came out as
a candidate for Pennsylvania member
i of the platform committee against
Senator Oliver but did not seem to
|. be very enthusiastic about it.
While Senator Penrose was pre-
dieting harmony as the result of his
L trip to New York. +. W. Fleitz, was
in PHILADELPHIA making a bitter at
q tack upon the Senator and his peo-
= pie. Mr.. Fleitz seemed to be particu-
I larly angry because the Lackawanna
o delegates had not lined up for Brum-
baugh against Penrose for chairman
Allegheny county people say that
the delegation from that county will
be about an even break, although last
e might it was reported r. B. Scandrett
2 was for Penrose for chairman. The
! Penrose people last night claimed for
the Senator for chairman John F.
i Baker, York; Calvin r. Armstrong
. Clinton; Frank Connell, Erie and
G Charles Miller, Venango. Penrose men
claim ten delegates large.
"A new boom for Knox for Prest-
= dent may be started at Philadelphia
q Pittsburgh reports it is under way
i Ford eot II nOo votes for Presf.
f dent in Allegheny and the Governor
\ 900. Snyder beat Amber by SS,-
257 to 1926.
F. H. Barker, of Ebensburg, Re-
t publican candidate for Senator. in
Y Cambria, is also Washington party
nominee A mistake in spelling gave
him the Washington nomination over
I w I. Stineman.
= The complete official vote for al
T candidates for Republican delegates
= at-large in Allegheny county was as
e follows: Aaron. 28.39S; Acheson, "a
= 497; Alcorn, 21.114: Armstrong, 49,-
e esq., Babcock, S9.O25; Baker, 3O,9S2i
Brumbaugh, 27.914; Bumbaugh, A.
y 747; Burke, 29.064; Clement, 1928
Elverson, 27,260; Gillespie, S7,961
= Johnson. 26,9O0; Kendrick, 1858
: Lewis, 1888; Moore, 27.S01; Oliver
32,S43: Penrose, 29,927; Powell, 26,.
sci; Reynolds 1928; Rice, 2S,031
= Scull. 25,2S6; Shoemaker, 21,657
o Smith, 1854; Wanamaker, S3,019
:, Weingartner, LASS.
r One of the funniest things abou
C the Democratic primary, whose re
= turns are even later than those o.
: the Republicans in coming in, is tha
b there is a chance that Butch" Nc
e Dewitt may be a candidate for Con
r gressman- Large. McDevitt is thu
famous millionaire for a day ant
: has been butting into politics as {
: diversion. This year he filed paper
q to run as a candidate for Congress
: man-at-large on the Republican ant
o Democratic tickets. He did not ge
= anywhere on the Republican ticket
Il but the Democratic organization
. headed by Palmer was so busy tryint
to elect the Monroe man as nationa
p committeeman that 1t was not look
! ing and it would appear that Butch
Is up among the leaders. Later re
turns may put him down, but the fac
remains that he made big run.
Another funny thing about thu
Democratic campaign was that Stat
= Chairman Roland s. Morris was 81
l. busy looking after Palmer and other
n. that he did not take stock account fol
% himself and may come close to beint