Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-04
PoGtic4 III
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By the Ex-Committeeman

David II. Lane, the Republican
interview at Atlantic City yesterday,
hit the nail on the head when he
said that If the Republicans of the
state are united there will not be any
chance for any Democrat. He spe-
officially said that he did not think
Vance c. Mccormick could win il
the Republicans are united. IF we
are not Iogetner," said he, almost
anything may happen and it will be
our own fault"
Chairman Lane met a number of
leaders of Philadelphia at the sea-
shore yesterday and talked over
things in general. He also conf
mented on affairs with upstate men,
but declined to discuss the Legisla-
ture or anything except the pros
poets for next years campaign.
What the Philadelphia newspapers
term an open season" will start to-
night when ward committees will
meet. The Philadelphia Inquirer
says: There are less than half n
dozen real fights in the contests for
control of the Republican ward eX-
ecutive committees which will be de-
cided when the committeeman re-
convene for reorganization tonight.
one year ago, the combination in
cluding the Wares, David II. Lane
and David Martin succeeded in
wrestling control of the committee |
from the Penrose- McNichol cohorts |
and no matter how the several con-
tests which will be made shall be
decided, the Wares and their allies
will continue to have a majority in
the city committee and David II.
Lane will be reelected to the chair
unless he shall decline to
run again, when the city committee
reorganizes at 10 o'clock next We'd
nesday morning.
A A. Thompson, the new Cum
berland county sealer of weights and
measures, is a doctor and former
postmaster at Carlisle.
Postmaster c. n. Seitzinger, of
Reading, is said to be sure of reap
pointment according to Berks dis
patches.
Democratic legislators are to be
spurred up to some action on their
platform bills when the Legislature
meets again. 1t is said that certain
of the Democratic ringmasters are
indignant at the lack of ginger in
the leadership and that they will de-
mand that their floormen make a
noise when their bills come along.
The Philadelphia Ledger says:
THE Democratic city committee will
indorse Magistrate Borie for re-elec-
ton, and the leaders of the Demo-
cratic Club, representing largely the
control of the city
committee. will support Magistrate
Eisenbrown. The Penrose- McNichol
Endorsement, 1t is anticipated, will be
accorded to Magistrates Rooney and
Tracy. The Wares will support for
election Magistrates Costello and
Nef, who are now filling uneXpired
terms. Because of the larger salary,
it is possible that Senators McNichol
and Ware may split on the magis-
trates at least and that factionalism
will reign in the contests for the
seven vacancies"
The boroughs of Bethlehem and
South Bethlehem will vote on July
Is on the proposition of becoming a
third-class city under the provisions
of the Schantz law, recently approx
ed The councils of the two towns
have acted and it is understood that
Charles NJ. Schwab is in favor of the
project.
Judge T. ]. Prather. of Crawford
county, is candidate for reelection
with fight in prospect, but it Is be-
lieved that he will win because of
his no-license attitude.
The conference committee re-
port on the Graeff judges salary bill
will come up in the House on We'd
nesday afternoon and q fight is in |
prospect.
The Philadelphia North Ameri- |
can to-day prints an interesting re-
view of the antidraft agitation at
Reading and says that Representa- |
tive James II. Maurer denies any dis |
loyalty. 1t says that there is no
more patriotic community in the
tivity of those opposed to conscrip-
tion is resented.
Some interesting selections were
made in the reorganization of the
Farview State Hospital Board. Ex-
Speaker Harry f. Walton succeeds
Walter McNichols, former state sem
ator, as president, and c. II. Dorf-
linger, the Wayne county manufac-
turer, becomes treasurer again in
place of Senator w. NJ. Lynch. Ex-
Representative Alfred Marvin, of
Pike county, was reelected vice.
chairman.
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
calls attention to the fact that very
few people are seeking the passage
of the Boyer bill to establish cleo
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and Pittsburgh and says THAT pub
lie sentiment here is against a
change is obvious"
w. S. Stutzman, former sheriff
of Cambria county. is out for re-
nomination.
&C. c. Townsend, who was named
to a legislative post here early in
the session, has been Teappointed
Chester county's sealer of weights
and measures.
The Philadelphia Inquirer in a
West Chester dispatch says that Sem
ator T. l.. Eyre expects the Legisla-
ture to take recess instead of ad-
| journing finally when it quits this
month.
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