Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-22
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Wy the Ex-Committeeman


have not only declined to accept the
declaration of Senator Boies Penrose
that the uninstructed delegates will be
In the majority in the Pennsylvania
delegation to Chicago, but have issued
a declaration of war against the SEN
ator as a candidate for national COM
| mltteeman or chairman of the dele
cation. 1t is their intention to present
either the Governor or Congressman
Griest as candidate for chairman, if
1t Is worth while to make the fight
when the showdown comes at Chicago.
and to put up someone for national
committeeman in the event that the
natlonal committeeman selection can
be thrown into the delegation.
AS the Republican convention of
1912 did not adopt rules for election
OF national committeeman, according
10 the Philadelphia North American
the Republican State committee must
eject the national committeeman. This
IL Will proceed to do when 1t meets
mere on May 81. and Senator Penrose,
II Is claimed, has enough committee
men to elect him despite the claims to
the contrary
The scheme of the anti-Penrose men
is to demand that the Pennsylvania
delegation be given authority to re-
view the election of national com
mitteeman, or in other words, to use
the mischief making plan of Henry G.
Wasson and declare that no national
committeeman can be a legal choice
without the approval of the delegation.
Tho State law says that the State COM
mittee shall elect when the rules of
the party do not provide otherwise
pE md y~nfa -
delegates. Wasson is said by Penrose
men to be basing his contention on
nothing more substantial than ira
dition.
Attorney General Francis Skunk
Brown on Saturday night in PhiIadel-
phia declared with considerable en-
phasis that the Penrose people did not
have control of the Pennsylvania dele
cation by any means and that the
Governors name was going before the
convention. Mr.. Browns statement
was as follows:
After careful review OF the re-
turns for delegates to the national Re
publican convention, meager as they
are In many instances and making due
allowances for many close contests
where less than 100 votes will deter
mine the result. L am more than ever
satisfied that a majority of the dele
with Governor Brumbaugh in the
effort he has made, and will continue
to make, to effect a reunited party.
The claim ALI of the opposition is not
to be taken seriously. The Governor
has won signal victory. and it will be
so understood the country over"
Commenting on this, the Philadel-
phia Ledger says: Discussing Mr..
Browns statement; Penrose leaders de-
clared that the Senator and his friends
would control the largest single solid
vote In the convention, and that there
fore Pennsylvania would have a pow
erful voice in the selection of the can
didate for President. Delegations from
other large States. it Is said, are so
split as to give this State the largest
solid representation"
The Attorney General, who was
the handspring of the Brumbau
campaign, is the man who forced the
fighting, and if the Governor had
fallen in line with his plans there
might have been some additional sur
prises, is the comment in Philadelphia.
Lebanon county's Republican COM
paign committee reelected Chairman
w. j. Noll and Treasurer j. Harper
Reinohl on Saturday and selected
ex-Representative G. II. Meyer as Sec
retary.
Five Philadelphia judges are to be
elected next year, which accounts for
the struggle being made in that city.
Congressman ]. J. Casey who was
renominated in the Wilkes Barre dis
trict by a whopping big majority, won
the selection of his brother to be post
master of that city against a big field.
Will wonders never cease? Con-
gresham w. w. Bailey, the Bryan
peace at any price congressman, voted
for the army defense bill on Saturday
pa To A do
led the roll of the House in the last
session. was defeated for denomination
in the First Luzerne district
Luzerne county has advanced as
sessments Just $25. 100000.
Last reports are to the effect that
candidates for Republican delegate,
won in the Sixteenth district. rhe
election of pledged men had been
claimed by the Brumbaugh forces. The
Brumbaugh men claim the election of
pledged men in the Seventeenth.
According TO Philadelphia news
papers. court tests are to be made of
the way civil service is being admins
tered by Mayor Smith. 1t is charged
that it has not been conducted fairly.
Pittsburgh reports are that Gov
ernor Brumbaugh will drop out of the
presidential race and swing in for
Theodore Roosevelt.
ming a visit to eastern counties to get
first-hand information about the sit
luation.
Joseph r. GrunGy got 744 votes,
or a dozen more than Governor Brum-
baugh, in the Bucks presidential pre-
ference primaries.
The Citizens Republican League,
of Philadelphia, which has been pretty
busy assailing the city administration
of Philadelphia, announces that 1t in
tends to continue in business and to
organize Republicans all over the
country.
-Philadelphia papers are COM
mencing to devote considerable atten-
ton to the defects of the primary law
and the prolonged count. Reference
is made to the growing sentiment for
return to the convention system.
Congressman Butler and Senator
Sproul. just renominated, are twenty
years in service.
The interesting thing about the
Republican delegate te-at-large race is
who is going to be last man. Mayor
Smith seems to be in and out of 1t once
a day.
Representative II. Fl. Brosius, of
Jefferson county, failed to get renomi-
mated. He was chairman of the game
committee in the last House.
DIR. F. A. Rupp, who ran on
Democratic tickets in Mifflin county
from time to time. is now on the Wash
| ington party ticket.