Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

in the state west of the city line,
the Republican newspapers of the
state appear to have paid very lit
tie editorial attention to the booms
launched by any of the men talk
ed of for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation. Senator Sproul and Com
missioner O'Neil have had few
nice things said about them, but
the general disposition appears to
be to wait until things become set
tied, there being a belief in many
parts of the state that a compro-
mise that will make victory certain
is possible.
That such view is held at the
Capitol Is well known and thought
full men in Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh have the same idea. Demo-
cratic newspapers are so fearful of
such an agreement being reached
that they are helping on the quar-
rel, quite overlooking the jars in
their own household.
The Democratic slate making con-
ference has again been postponed.
1t was to have been held this week,
but it is off until further notice.
Mayor Smith is now having his
troubles in Philadelphia from his
own people, while in Pittsburgh
Mayor Babcock is engaged in rath-
er strenuous matters with the Ma
gee faction. The Philadelphia mayor
has been unable to get some per-
sonal appointments in his police
bureau and he has been taken into
court on the two-platoon system by
friends of the policemen.
Democratic state leaders are
commencing to get scared over the
fights. There are now
four men wanting to be Democratic
for Congress in Berks
alone; three in the York-Adams
district; two in the Northumberland
district and half a dozen in the
where Congressman b.
*. Focat is going to be reelected.
Even Warren Worth Bailey Will
have opposition if he tries to run
again in the Cambria-Blair satrapy.
j. G.. McCloskey, of Pittsburgh,
has been added TO the Democrats
from Pennsylvania being made coun-
sci in Palmer's alien property bu-
reau. Palmer is looking after hts
own.
The Philadelphia Press prints
his rather unusual declaration for
, PHILADELPHIA newspaper: 1T
would surprise many Philadelphians
f they knew the strength OF the
nti-Philadelphia feeling in politics
throughout the State, that is, the
feeling that the factional strife in
Philadelphia is getting so bitter that
t is bending the interests of the
party in the state to its purposes
beyond legitimate bounds. Up
state politicians will insist with all
the strength they can command, it
S safe to say, that the Republican
party be committed to harmony in
he state campaign. If none of the
now in the field can COM
nand the support of both Penrose
md the Wares, upstate will do the
)est it can to force an agreement
on a new candidate. Nothing that
las reached public notice within the
asst week has caused the insiders to
ose their belief that when a show
lown comes the Wares will be found
accepting Senator Sproul as their
Concerning developments in
he gubernatorial situation the Sum
lay edition of the Philadelphia In
luirer says: There was q throng
Of callers at the Offices of Senator
Penrose yesterday, most of them
from interior counties. While they
got no official tip as to the next
Governor from the senior Senator,
among themselves they practically
Ill agreed that Senator Sproul is
the logical man to meet present
political conditions. Among the
Ware heutenants it is known that
some of the most potential factors
m the Ware organization do not hes
tate to say that they believe Sem
ltor Sproul to be the one man upon
whom their forces can unite with
the assurance that every Republican
treatment under the next state ad-
A Wilkes-Barre dispatch has
this interesting northeast view to
present: 1.-The Ainey boom develop
ed quickly in view of the fact that
party leaders here were able to SEQ
that the situation in Pittsburgh and
Philadelphia offered splendid op-
portunity for a compromise thereby
opening the way for northeastern
Pennsylvania to get political recog-
milton that has been denied it since
the days of the late Governor Hoyt
In the~past it has been the fact that
whenever Luzerne doomed a candi-
date for state office, Lackawanna
leaders refused to go along. Luzerne
leaders too were not anxious to go
along whenever Lackawanna devel-
oped a candidate. There has been
The situation has now suddenly
for with neither Luzerne
nor Lackawanna with strong cam
didate to offer, the surrounding ter
ritory was looked oyer and Ainey
was found
-Ex-Judge A. A. Vasburg, who
is generally credited to be close to
Senator Penrose has spoken az
Scranton for a re-classification or
the cities of Pennsylvania. He says
that under the law, Scranton is a
city of the second class, and is be-
ing over-burdened with legislation
that was really intended for a mum
icipality the size of Pittsburgh.
According to Mr.. Vosburg's plan,
Philadelphia would be a city of the
first class. Pittsburgh in the second
class, and Scranton in the third
class. The cities having a rating as
third class would be dropped TO
fourth.
-Schuylllill and Delaware coun-
ties have joined in endorsing Supe-
rior Court Porter.
FIX Representative Jonathan
Currier. of Clearfield County, wants
TO run for Congress-