Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
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By the Ex-CommitteemaH

The latest development in the
pennsylvania political situation is the
decision of Speaker Charles A. Amber
TO be candidate for the Republican
nomination of auditor general. 1t had
peen known for some time that
Amber was considering such a move
put II was not until late Saturday eve
nlng that the Speaker made public his
,ormal announcement. Amber will
nave the support of Governor Rrum-
oaush and of the Wares in Philadel-
pnia, although they have not publiclv
endorsed his candidacy. In his an
houncement Speaker Amber says:
for some time past n great many
OF my friends from all over the State
nave oeen earnestly urging me to an
nounce myself as candidate for State
auuitor general In response there
to, have decided to submit NV name
70 the republican voters of the State
Wide primary to be held Tuesday, Nav
16, 1915. '''''
feel that the experience gained
uIrlng my six terms as a member of
me House of Representatives and as
speaker of the House during the ses
sions of 1915. would enable me to
NIL the office, not only with credit 10
myself. but with efficiency TO the
commonwealth. might add that if
am honored by the nomination and
NNN'oh' my Single purpose Will be to
give tne state competent and busi-
ness-like administration
1 am deeply grateful for the kindly
encouragement and the assurances OF
support from my many friends in the
state, and from my personal friend of
.iE ,itunE Years and summer neighbor,
Mayor Smith,
Senator Charles A. Snyder, who is
also candidate for auditor general.
uehled report that he will get out
OF the race and said he already has
begun a canvass of eastern and north
eastern counties. He said yesterday
that he knows now he cannot be
beaten for the nomination"
Every member of the PennsyIva-
ma Congressional delegation will be a
candidate for reelection this Fall. ex-
cept I. w. Beales, Democrat, of Get
tysourg, whose friends say he may
change his mind before the primaries.
e. ;. Crago of Waynesboro, NJ. NJ.
Garland of Edgewood Park, d. T.. La
lean of York and John r. X. Scott of
Philadelphia, Congressmen-at-Iarg
so far as known, will not be opposed
within the Republican party. or the
SO members of the delegation six are
Democrats, j. ]. Casey. Eleventh dis
tnct; a. 6. DeWalt, Thirteenth: J. V.
Lesher, Sixteenth; Warren Worth Bail
ey, Ninteenth. Michael Liebel. Twenty
NTH. and III. ]. Steele, Twenty-sixth
district. The Republican organization
mas started movement to reclaim the
Nineteenth and Twenty-flfth, both
strong Republican districts heretofore
represented by Republicans. They
went Democratic two years ago be-
cause of local questions. The Eleventh
district also is normally Republican,
and the Republicans have some hope
OF carrying that, as they have for the
Sixteenth.
-Berks county Republican leaders
were a2reeably surprised when Will
nam #. Remppis, a prominent manu-
lacturer, who was a Roosevelt elector
in 1912, and also the first President of
the Washington Party League of Berks
county. announced his return to the
republican ranks, saying that he had
followed the new standard until he
became convinced that he no longer
could consistently do so. Mr. Remp-
pis was one of the most aggressive
and enthusiastic leaders of the local
Bull Moose organization. and 1t is en-
pected that his return to the regulars
will result in general stampede back
to the fold.
Former Congressman Henry D.
Green, of Berks. Democrat, announces
that he will be a candidate for State
Senator to succeed DIR. e. NJ. Herbst,
oil Oley, who is retiring owing to i'll
health after sixteen years continuous
service. There are several others in
the field, including Howard c. Nc
Gowan, of Geiger's Mills; George w.
Sassaman, of Reading, and Francis
W. Balthaser, of Reading. Still an
other new political announcement is
that of Henry L. Kistner, of Reading.
for the Republican nomination for
State Senator. He was the party NOM
inee four year ago and polled almost
5000 votes. Walter B. Freed, the Bull
Moose nominee, polled over $500 votes
and Charles a. Maurer, Socialist, over
1000 votes. Mr.. Kistner says that if
elected he will advocate the passage of
an anti-treating law as a solution of
the liquor problem.
According to advices from Wash
ington, the man most likely to be the
Democratic candidate for United
States Senator from Pennsylvania is
Congressman Warren Worth Bailey, of
Johnstown.
Among those mentioned as likely
to become Democratic candidates for
delegates-at-large are former Con-
gressman Palmer, State Chairman Ro-
land S. Morris, of Philadelphia; Will
liam j. Brennan, of Pittsburgh; Vance
Mccormick, of Harrisburg; John P.
Dwyer. of Philadelphia; former Dis
tri Attorney Lawrence II. Rupp, of
Allentown; Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter General James l. Blakeslee, of Ise-
highton, and United States Attorney e.