Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-07
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BY the Ex-Cosnmitteeman

National Committeeman Henry G..
Wasson has not been successful in his
attempts to set up candidates for ma
tional delegates in the Eighteenth
Congressional District in opposition to
A. Carson Stamm. of this city. and
B. Dawson Coleman. of Lebanon.
From all accounts, he has not sue
ceeded in stirring up as much trouble
as he hoped for Messrs. Green and
Byron in the Seventeenth district, and
ne mas not made any efforts in the
1ork-Adams, Berks-Lehigh and Lam
caster county districts. although his
scouts have been reported in those
districts.
While here this week Mr.. Wasson
occupied some of his spare time in a
studious effort to overthrow the har-
mony existing among Republicans and
tried to start something by way of
Cumberland county. He was not only
rebuffed, but told that the men to
whom he looked for support were not
very heavy weights.
Mr.. Wasson went home with his
temper rutfled. He was talking fight
and did not appear to be pleased that
a sincere effort for harmony was being
made.
The Democratic war flags are fly
Ing all over the State and even in Pal
mer's own there is about as nice a
fight under way as anyone could wish.
In Allegheny county there are signs
torn in half and in Luzerne county
there will be an open fight made
against Palmer and his pals. In Phila-
delphia the Old Guard element, which
has control of the machinery. is going
ahead and setting up candidates for
delegate without consulting State
Chairman Roland s. Morris.
-EX-Congressman Frank L. Der
shem. of Lewisburg, has sent word to
friends here that he is not a candidate
for Congress this year.
Now that the siding headquarters
of the Democratic State machine has
Woodrow Wilson's name on the ballot
in this State, the parade will move on.
The machine promised in 1912 that if
1t got Wilson they would give Penn
sylvania. They did not deliver and
this year the Democrats will furnish
the usual left of the line in the Key
stone State.
Republicans in the Second Con-
gressional District have agreed upon
State Senator James p. McNichol and
| Uncle Dave" Lane, chairman of the
Republican city committee, for district
delegates to the national convention,
and Charlemagne Tower and Congress
man George S. Graham for alternates.
Senator MCNichol and Congressman
Graham will both be candidates for
denomination. All the Congressman in
the five other districts. and also Con-
gressman-at-L John r. X. Scott
will be candidates for reelection. Jo-
seph Mclaughlin, of Philadelphia may
be picked to oppose Scott for the
nomination. In the Third district Rep
no nfoN ID xx-fII IL q
Republican nomination for the Legis-
| lature without the aid of Ward Leader
Harry J. Trainor. Francis Littleton
Mcguire. formerly a resident of West
Philadelphia, may oppose Roney.
Among the Ware men who will be can
didates for Legislative nominations
are: Common Councilman C. C. A.
Baldi. Jr., Thomas NJ. McNichol, pres
ent member: James A. Walker, Chair
man Edwin r. Cox, of the House
manufactures committee and sponsor
for the child labor law, and Edward
w. Wells. Neither William Walsh nor
John McClintock will be candidates for
denomination in the Twenty-flrst dis
trict.
According to word from Carlisle
J. C. Bucher, prominent resident OF
Boiling Springs, is circulating pc
! titions to run for large
| on the Republican ticket
Congressman w. S. Ware was here
late yesterday afternoon and is under
stood to have discussed the possibility
of the withdrawal of the Governor the
appointment of John Monaghan, Pub
! lie Service Commissioner. as a judge
| for Philadelphia and the successor to
| Charles Johnson as Insurance Com
missioner. He was at the Capitol two
| hours The Philadelphia North Ameri
can to-day says Congressman Ware
upon his arrival in Philadelphia, said
| that not word of the Governor with
drawing was mentioned at the meet
ing. I have absolutely no information
on the subject said Mr.. Ware. We
merely talked over some Philadelphia
appointments and the first | knew oil
these withdrawal reports was what
read in the papers Attorney Cen
eral Brown, when reached over the
long distance telephone last night, con-
| frmed Vare's statement. It's news to
me-, said Brown when asked IL the
Governor was considering withdrawing
his name. That subject wasn't even
mentioned this afternoon. We merely
| talked over some appointments The
newspapers have told me all l know
about it,"