Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-24
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By the Ex-Committeeman

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who is regarded as Philadelphian
but how closely it is tied up TO the
O'Neil candidacy is not yet dis.
closed.
Scott has been congressman al
large for two terms and recently
declared that he wanted a place
which would put him into closer
touch with state politics, but his an
nouncement of candidacy for Sec
ond place created surprise. 1t is
said that he has all of his plans
made to tour the state. In fact
they were made long ago as until
the failure to land Representative
Edwin r. Cox as speaker of the last
! House of Representatives the Phila-
delphia lawyer was ambitious to run
for Governor.
The Philadelphia Record says
! of the Scott boom to-day: 1.-The an
! nouncement that Congressman Scott
! would be a candidate for Lieutenant
! Governor dropped into Republican
| circles like n bolt out of a clean sky.
| There had been a general feeling
| that in due time Senator Ware would
! declare himself in favor Of Senator
| Sproul. Although he has kept silent
on the gubernatorial question, Sem
! ator Ware did not hesitate 10 speak
| quickly in behalf of Scott. Con-
! eressman Scott he announced, is
the equal of the ablest man in this
| state, and 1 have no doubt that by
the time the regular Republican or
ganization conferences are called to
pass upon the Republican ticket
sentiment will be all one way in this
city, and that will be for Mr.. Scott
for Lieutenant Governor.
Some of the Philadelphia news
papers indicate that Scott's candi-
dacy may be the basis Of a compro-
mise and that O harmony candidate
be picked for Governor. The Phil
adelphia North American, which was
very friendly to Scott for while,
merely gives him mention.
Friends of Senator Edward e.
Beidleman, of this city, who has
been talked of as a possible candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor de-
clined to discuss the advent of Scott
as candidate to-day. The Senator
had never announced any candidacy
and has not even gone as far as
Sprc al. He and Scott We're col
leagues in the Legislature, but on
opposite sides of the fence lately.
Friends of eX-Speaker George e.
Alter. of Allegheny, also mentioned
for Lieutenant Governor, said to-
day that Alter was in no sense a
candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
They intimated that he would be
good harmony candidate for Gov
ernor.
Friends of Senator Sproul, who
have firmly believed that he means
| to be a candidate, have been more
or less mystified why he has made
no announcement and the state ad-
ministration men are insisting that
! he will not be a candidate. What is
causing the speculation here Is why
Sproul remains silent when Highway
Commissioner j. Denny O'Neil is an
nouncing ambitions with a flourish
! of trumpets and Scott is hopping
| in as a Philadelphia candidate.
| There is growing suspicion
here that the candidate who may
be agreed upon for Governor has
not announced any ambitions,
but may be some big, outstanding
man not lately identified with any
| faction.
Attorney General Brown start
ed for Pittsburgh last night to at
tend series of conferences in Pitts
burgh to-day and to make the big
speech at the O'Neil dinner tonight.
| Mr.. Brown was in high good humor
when he left. II am going to take
a day off and I'm going to make a
speech" said he. When asked If his
speech would be fireworks, he re-
piled: "Well, no, l will say some
J things that are on my mind. During
to-day Mr.. O'Neil will have num-
| q f,,f
| western counties and his own
friends demonstrate to Mr.. Brown
the way things look.
While Governor Brumbaugh re-
mains silent as to O'Neil there are
plenty of administration men getting
active for him, although friends of
Chairman Ainey suggest that things
may take such a turn as to make
him a logical candidate. Paul N.
Furman, who was the headquarters
manager in the Brumbaugh presi-
dental campaign few years ago,
is buzzing around again and report
ed to be telling Capitol Hill people
that they will all Zine up"
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
prints this interesting bit of politi-
cal news: There was n story in
circulation yesterday that the recent
visit of Mr.. Magee to Harrisburg
was to induce Governor NJ. G. Brum-
baugh to get behind the guberna-
torial candidacy of William d. b.
Ainey, chairman of the Public Serv-
! ice Commission, instead of support
ing Highway Commissioner ]. Denny
| O'Neil. Mr.. Ainey has been indi-
eating his desire to become the sue
cessor OF Governor Brum baugh, but
Harrisburg reports Indicate his am
bitions have not found approval in
the executive department or more
particularly in the office of Attor-
ney General Francis Skunk Brown.
In the recent Mayoralty contest Mr..
Magee was anxious to have the ac-
tive support of Mr.. O'Neil, but the
Highway Commissioner gave more
concern to the management of his
department than he did to the Pitts
burgh campaign. If the reports are
correct that Mr.. Magee is now en-
deavoring to discourage the O'Neil
boom by encouraging the Ainey
boom. the inference would be that
he is desirous of tossing monkey