Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
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BY the Ex-Cornmitteeman

Senator William E. Crows blunt
statement in Washington that he
would not be candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for governor
and the mention of names of half a
dozen or more men in addition to
Senator William c. Sproul as possi-
bilities have given the Republican
gubernatorial situation a turn that
makes it almost as interesting as the
Democratic. In the case of the
Democracy it is a puzzle of who will
be tagged by the President to lead
the forlorn hope. In the case of the
Republicans 1t is a question OF who
can muster the most strength to lead
the victorious column.
The Republican leaders on Satur-
day carefully canVassed the situation
and numerous names have been sug-
gested. The Democratic leaders have
been running around in rings and
even suggesting Joseph +. Guffey,
the representative of the public util-
ity magnates of Western Pennsylva-
MIA, now the petroleum administra-
tor at Washington, acting Democra-
tic state chairman and boss of the
Allegheny county machine. National
Chairman Mccormick and Secretary
of Labor Wilson are said to have
trouble with their eyesight when told
to look at gubernatorial nominations
Governor Brumbaugh broke his
silence on the Philadelphia situation
yesterday. The Governor refused TO
discuss the matter after his return
to this city from Maine and during
the hearing last week was firm in
his declination to comment. He went
to Philadelphia Friday and yester-
day afternoon made a statement in
the course of which he said: 1T is
the mayors duty to preserve law and
order. The matter is now in the
hands of the courts and truth and
justice are bound to prevail. 1 do not
know enough of this case to help
work it out-and i am glad / don't.
1t looks rotten. | could not act un-
less l had been asked to act and the
National Guard, as you know, is
down in Georgia. But if l had been
| asked to act 1 certainly would have
sent troops down to the Fifth ward"
Representative Isadore Stern, a
prominent figure in the last Legis-
lature, issued a statement on the
Philadelphia situation, in which he
said: Il am fighting this thing, not
to put people in Jail, not to see peo-
pie sent to the electric chair, but to
bring about a revolution of the cor
rupt politics in this city, to remove
the police from politics and to es-
tablish absolute freedom for the
Philadelphia voter. l have no petty
rrnindfnae hnnv ctr
since l was twenty-one years old
against the police in politics down
there, and l am willing to fight till 1
am eighty-one If 1t is necessary. Jim
Carey has never employed the hand
of the police in any of his political
moves, and that is the reason 1 am
standing up for him. If he had act
ed as Deutsch l would be against him
as much as l am against Deutsch
now"
This week promises to be an ex-
treInely interesting one in Philadel-
phia as District Attorney Rotan
plans to go after Director of Safety
Wilson regarding reports on Fifth
ward conditions and the hearing will
be resumed with the coroner's in
quest coming along. to add fresh
thrills.
Senator McNichol issued a state
ment from his sick bed yesterday in
which he declared that he would
testify as soon as he was able and
that he would tell what he could to
clear up Fifth ward conditions. The
Senator said that he wanted fair play
and that he would back Carey to the
limit. When Senator Ware was
shown the McNichol statement he
promptly issued one. too, saying that
he thought it pity politics was be-
ing injected into the situation. Judge
Browns remarks on Jews, which
he retracted, were condemned by a
meeting which threatens to bring the
matter to the Governors office.
The town meeting committee is
looking around for suitable candi-
dates to make up a ticket. The nomf-
nation of District Attorney Rotan by
the committee is considered likely,
but there will be some Independents
put on the rest of the ticket. The
Philadelphia Ledger to-day says that
the call to take place on the ticket
is one which no citizen can evade.
Other newspapers make appeals to
have the right kind of men for such
situation named and insist that
self-seekers be put into the back
ground. The Ware men say that no
matter what Is done they will elect
the councils again.
In Pittsburgh there is consider
able "scrapping" going on over the
registration and charges and counter
charges are being made. Some of
the Babcock leaders say that because
of the backing of William A. Ma
gee by the state administration and
his friendship with the Wares, that
Babcock will be a sure winner.
From Wellsboro comes the in
teresting story that Colonel II. M.
Foots of Tioga county. has congress
sional aspirations. AS ex-senator
! Walter t. Merrick, Representa-
tive A. b. Dunsmore and Represen-
tative G. w. Williams, also of Tioga,
are also reported to be aspirants it
does not look as though Congressman
Kiess would have to worry much
about the vote of Tioga. Kiess de-
feated no less a person than Secre-
tary of Labor Wilson, much talked
OF for governor now and cleaned up
a coalition in 1912 and In 1914.
| Senator w. M. Lynch, OF Lacka-
wanna. is good prophet. He was
reelected superintendent of Farview
institution on Saturday without n
| fight.
The United States Senate failed
| to take seriously Collector of the