Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-26
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

The conference held here on Satur-
day by a.dozen or so Bull Moosers who
had refused to accept the dissolution
Of the Washington party last year and
who plan to create party of protest
under the name of the Progressives,
seems to have suffered the fate of all
such movements. Precious. little at
tention was given to it. The men
who were in the van of the real pro-
Iressive movement and who paid the
bills were conspicuous by their alb
sence and it is regarded as very doubt
full whether the irreconcilables who
gathered here could form an effective
organization in any county.
The conference was called by Mat
thew Hale of Boston. who did not at
tend, and it brought together dozen
men, including some who rode into
fame and office on the wave of 1912
and have not amounted to much since.
1t was decided amid considerable
"resoluting" to send q delegation to
the conference at st. Louis.
Prominent ProgressiveS, who voted
for Hughes and contributed to his
campaign fund last year, declared to-
day that they had no sympathy with
They predicted that it would not be
heard of in the present situation.
According to word from Phila-
delphia there is going to be some
raiding on the State administration
after all. Senator Penrose and his
friends held meeting in Philadelphia
yesterday and decided to carry on
some inquiries by committees, along
the lines of that which has been under
way in regard to contingent funds and
needs for additional clerks by the
appropriations committees.
Auditor sGeneral-elect Snyder is
said to plan some sweeping inquiries
into recent activities in the Auditor
Generals Department. lie will also
stand pat against paying salaries of
men not confirmed by the Senate
when the session ends.
Governor Brumbaugh at Allan
tic City yesterdayreiterated his declar-
alton that the Republicans of Pennsyl-
vania could clean house without the
aid of the Democrats. Answering
some comments by Vance C. McCor4
mick, the national chairman of the
Democrats, whose business it is to
make Republicans look as black as
possible, the Governor said: II do
not believe that at all, the so-called
from being hopelessly bad. And l
believe, Furthermore, that the Repub-
| lican party is entirely capable of do
ing any housecleaning that may need
to be DONE"
According to the Philadelphia
Press there will probably be a show
down on the question of local option
when the representatives of organ
lied labor meet in Harrisburg in May
for their annual convention. Labor
men seem to be somewhat divided
on the question.
Third class city representatives
will have their say here tomorrow
when all the third class city bills will
| be considered by the House commit
tee in charge. There will probably
be more municipal politics going on
the Hill tomorrow than for a long
time.
The proposed boxing commission
bill is being fought by some political
! lights, it is understood. The Catlin
bill, which seems to have had q hard
row in the Senate. will be up for con-
sideration tonight.
There are now four candidates
out for the nomination for associate
Judge in Perry county, George E
Boyer, the latest, being a dry man
The term of Judge Bernheisel expires
next December.
LEGISLATORS are looking for what
Representative Sites called "another
wash day" tonight when there will
! be efforts made to reconsider defeat
of the HeRernan bill to take the po-
! lice and firemen out Of Philadelphia
/ city politics, The latest consideration
| of the bill brought out q fresh basket
| of Philadelphia dirty linen,