Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

A moderate course in dealing with
the State administration will prob
ably be adopted at the concluding ses-
sion of the Penrose council of war at
the seashore to-day, but at the same
time plans will be laid to deal in
strenuous fashion with Governor
Brumbaugh and Lis political advisers
| If they try to start anything during
the session. The Penrose people will
be prepared for warlike or diplomatic
moves by the Governor and his friends
and it is not going too far to say that
while Penrose men will be given the
preference in legislative places that
the victorious faction will be ready to
agree on a general legislative plan for
the good of the Republican party as
soon as the administration forces wish
to join.
The Penrose people propose to do
some Republican housecleaning of
tLeir own. Heretofore the slogan of
the Governor and his political ad-
visers had been the reorganization of
the Republican party by removing the
Penrose people from control. The
Penrose people, after calling public
attention to what they consider sins
of the Brumbaugh administration, will
now launch campaign to rejuvenate
the Republican party by sending the
Governor, the Wares and others to
back seats.
THAT Senator Penrose is looking
far ahead is shown by the statement
made in the Philadelphia Inquirer to-
day to the effect that he has done
more than hold council of war at
Atlantic City. The Inquirer says that
the real significance of the meeting is
that the Senator launched the cam
palgn for Governor next year. Says
the Inquirer: '"The Senator has taken
the victory which he and his friends
won in the organization of the Penn
sylvania Legislature as indicating a
call from the Republicans of the State
FOR more positive aggressive leader
ship. He has called his supporters
from every section of the State in
council with view to mapping out a
program which shall be followed out
by his friends in tie Legislature and
by Charles A. Snyder and Harmon NJ.
kephart, who were nominated and
elected by his supporters as Auditor
| General and State Treasurer, respect
lively, and who will take office next
May. The presence at the conference
of State Senator William C. Sproul, of
prominently mentioned for the nomi-
nation for the Governorship is re-
garded as significant"
The Philadelphia Record says
that there will be a decision to-day
/ Ol the hlllIuuo 10 take toward the
State administration, one party of the
| Penrose men being eager for extreme
measures, even to impeachment, while
another favors some inquiries allow
ing the Democrats to make the noise
and do the work. 1t is believed that
q moderate course will be adopted
with investigations into some depart
torney Generals, Insurance and Labor
and Industry. The Philadelphia
Bulletin says that the first clash will
come when the deficiency bills go in,
while the Public Ledger says that the
| conservatives have the uppar hand
and while favoring some discipline for
the Governor do not want to en-
danger the next gubernatorial elec-
tion. The Philadelphia North Am
erican, which is backing the Governor
says that Penrose will let tnvestiga-
tions go just far enough to save his
face and that there will be no i'm
peacLment.
Senator McNichol declared in q
speech at Philadelphia that after
thirty years of fighting Senator Pen
rose was the leader of Pennsylvania
Republicans and that he would con-
tinue to be.
The Penrose people have decided
to have James f. Woodward, Allie
gheny; S. A. Whitaker, Chester and
Frederick Boyer, Philadelphia, look
after their interests on the floor OF
the House. T. f. McNichol and Edwin
r. Cox will look after the State ad-
ministration with valuable help from
Joe Phillips, of Clearneld. George
w. Williams will not get much con-
sideration in appointments.
| Governor Brumbaugh will have
appointment of the successor to Judge
c. N. Brumm.
Some people who read A Nevin
Detrich's declination of the Governors
tender of the appointment of the
superintendency of public grounds and
buildings were unkind enough to-day
to say that Mr.. DIETRICH probably
sensed Il hostile Senate when confirm
ing time came around,
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times in
a dispatch by Walter j, Christy from
Atlantic City says THE attitude
Speaker Baldwin will show toward the
Brumbaugh-Vare members of the
House in the appointment of commit
tees is evidenced by this remark by
him to-nighti fMr. Baldwin claims
to me magnanimous always, but never
at the expense of his friends" This
can be interpreted to mean that in the