Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

| that he could not be reached by
| friends of men to be decapitated.
Private Secretary William II. Ball
| Is the man to whom the task of
firing and hiring" has been con-
| fided and although he has been home
several days nothing has happened.
There We're reports of changes to he
made in the fire marshal, highway,
pubic grounds, insurance fund and
other branches of the government,
but nothing occurred and the belief
is that the administration generals
in Philadelphia, Allegheny and other
counties where there are contests TO
be made or protocols to be worked
out have asked that there be no dis
turbances for the present.
Attorney General Francis Skunk
Brown, who will be the man at the
helm during the Governors vacation,
as he was in the last two years, will
be here tomorrow.
Auditor General Charles A. Sny-
der is expected here late to-day from
the seashore to work on his answer
In the mandamus. ME Snyder will
not uproot things in his department
FORCES unless the administration
starts to make trouble.
Governor Brumbaugh's ap-
proval of the judges salary increase
bill continues to attract much atten-
ton throughout the State and the
Governor has received letters of
thanks from attorneys and friends
OF the judges in the half dozen or
so counties affected.
According to reports which are
current the Ware people are making
Roadway in theirs plan to insure a
majority in both branches of Phila-
delphia Council next month.
II, TDl N
view of politics in Eastern Penn
sylvania and especially Philadelphia
issued yesterday says: But while
there are factional fight possibilities
In the Republican organization there
is far more acute bitterness in the
slender ranks of the Democrats.
There are two factions and a ready
means of emulsifying them in the
Republican organization; there are
at least twice that number of fac
tions, and with mo cohesive power
OF office and no leadership to bring
them together among the Demo-
Gratis. There are the Old Guard at
Tenth and Walnut streets, at whose
head are Charlie Donnelly and John
O'Donnell, both friendly to Senators
Penrose and McNichol, and the fol-
lowers of Postmaster Thornton, re-
garded as quite as practical a poll
tician as Donnelly and bitterly op-
posed to him. They and the two
camps or reorganizers. who have
captured all the big Federal offices
and who look on the Old Guard
as very common clay, make a four
cornered fight over the few minor
ity places, and the empty honor of
nomination for row Offices certain.
And meanwhile. there is dissension
between workers and leaders, too;
for witness the City Committee
meeting Monday night-the workers
openly charge that the easiest way
to get job within their capacity is
to apply not to Democratic leaders
but to Congressman Ware or some
of the other Republican Congress-
men and ward leaders. If the pros
pect for harmony within the Re-
publican Organization is good the
possibility OF freedom from serious
attack from outside is even better"
Although Senator William C.
Sproul smiles when talked about as
candidate for Governor his friends
are becoming very active in the east
ern counties. Delaware is already
lined up and the Chester organiza-
tion is working for him, too, while
Montgomery and Bucks are counted
as pretty certain to support him al
| though the latter counties have a
favorite son in Congressman H. w.
Watson. There is also a movement
for Sproul in other Delaware river
counties. Media dispatches speak
as though the Delaware Senator had
decided to run.
In the western part of the State
Ex-senator John S. Fisher, of In
diana, is being much spoken of as
a possible candidate for Governor.
Altoona has thirty-seven candi-
dates for its school superintendency
which may be filled tonight. Prof
Dively, of that city, is said to have a
good chance.
William Price, prominent bank
| er, has written to the Pittsburgh
| Gazette-Times that he is not q can
didate for Mayor of that city. This
deaves Commissioner William A.
Magee, DR.. ]. P. Kerr, president of
council; e. V. Babcock and Col. o.
K. Taylor as the men most talked Of
The political pot is starting to
! boil in Cambria county. Fire Chief
Logan NJ. Keller, County Detective
| Roscoe Custer, eX-Sheriff William S.
Stutzman and City Councilman John
Berg, all of Johnstown, and Robert
| Dunsmore of Barnesboro, have an-
nounced their candidates. for the
RepuDncan NOMINATION Tor sheriff.
| Councilmen Patrick Lavelle, Thomas
]. Harris and George NJ. Harshber-
| ger, together with Howard Evans
and Charles Stewart, have an
nounced that they will be candidates
for election to Johnstown City Coun-
! Gil
The Democratic State machine
will not figure very extensively when
the Lehigh County Democrats open
the State campaign Saturday. Con-
| gressmen Steele and Dewalt will be
the headliners. The Lehigh Re-
| publicans will start their campaign
| fireworks on August 25 with Lieu
tenant Governor Frank B. McClain
as orator.
A. r. Granger we'll known here
and active in Delaware politics, in
sists on being Republican candidate
! for sheriff.
Fred s. Drake is the latest can
didate for judge in court No. S,
Philadelphia, where Judges Stake
and Monaghan are candidates for
election. Judge Z. c. Bonniwell,
James B. Anderson and c. A. Bart
lett are also candidates.
Dauphin Lions and
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