Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-16
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delphia. as Democratic guberna-
torial candidate who could end the
subsurface strife in the Democracy
of Pennsylvania because of the rec
/ cgnition that it would give to an
element that has been more or less
ignored by the reorganization clique,
do not appear to have been any bet
ter received around the Democratic
state windmill than the idea of the
Harrisburg Democratic Association
that the old-time Embossed and
free" Democratic state convention
be revived as a means of adopting a
party platform and for discussion
of merits of aspirants for nomina-
| tions 'in advance of the primaries"
The Democratic windmill appears
to be open for the receiving of cash,
rot ideas. All that need be in the
way of thinking is now being or
will be done on the banks of the Po-
tomac and in due season the slate
will be made up for the Democrats
of Pennsylvania without any of them
being called upon to journey to the
national capital for consultation.
All they will be expected to do will
be to vote and contribute.
luGtlg llOWCNSlf 10 oehAh
to be fixed deep in the minds of
number of upstate Democrats as
we'll as in the Old Guard remnants
in Philadelphia and Allegheny coun-
ties.
1t has also been suggested that If
Judge Gordon will not be candi-
date or the bosses are too hostile to
him because of his ability and
brains that IN upstate Democrat be
od Tha rios
Sones, of Williamsport; General
Richard Coulter, Jr., Joseph II.
O'Brien, the Scranton lawyer; John
S. Killing, the public service COM
missioner; William A. GLASGOW, Jr.,
the Philadelphia lawyer, Or some
one not allied with the bunch that
has monopolized all the honors,
nominations, positions and most of
the salaried places in the gift of the
President that are worth while.
Judging from the way he is
making statements every day with
out committing himself Senator Ed
win II. Ware is enjoying himself to
the utmost and also keeping the rest
of the Republican leaders in the
state guessing The Senator, who
was quoted yesterday as saying that
he had not put himself or his or
ganiZation behind any aspirant for
gubernatorial honors, last night
came out in favor of conferences to
ascertain sentiment of leaders in re-
gard to Governor. The Senator meant
Philadelphia primarily, but it is un-
derstood that he is perfectly salts
fled to have the idea spread to the
various counties.
The Philadelphia Ledger, which
gives a long statement by Senator
Ware prefaces it by the following
Senator Ware announced yesterday
that he would not declare for or
against any candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for Governor
until he had consulted with his
friends. Accordingly, meetings of
his lieutenants from all wards in
the city will be held and a thorough
canvass made of the sentiment as to
candidates for the state ticket. Fol-
lowers of Senator Penrose will not
be invited to these conferences. Gov
ernor Brumbaugh and his friends,
however, will be consulted. Senator
Sproul, who has already announced
his candidacy for the gubernatorial
nomination, said that he felt Senator
Ware was pursuing a most demo-
cratic and popular course. 1t is in
tereSting in this connection that Sem
ator Ware made it clear that he had
always maintained friendly relations
with Senator Sproul. He added,
however, that he was friendly to
others who had been mentioned for
the honor, but that the whole mat
ter was one for his friends to de-
eide"
Tho Inl,
which brought out Senator Sproul,
writes about him as though he had
made u formal announcement. 1t
deos not devote much space to Sem
ator Wares interesting remarks, but
has this to say of the developments
of yesterday: Senator William c.
Sproul, who was yesterday the CEN
trail figure at the largest gathering of
upstate Republicans that has been
witnessed in this city for many
| months, was greeted enthusiastically
as Our next governor by prominent
men regardless of party affiliations.
Senator Sproul went to the Belle
-Stratford to keep business
engagement. AS soon as he entered
the lobby of the hotel he was sur
rounded by representative men from
practically every section of tffe state.
He held an informal reception for
J
ro less than two hundred well-known
citizens from interior counties grasp
ed his hand and assured him of their
friendly interest in his candidacy"
Highway Commissioners ]. Dem
ny O'Neil came here this morning
from Pittsburgh and left for Leba-
non where he will confer during the
day with representatives of Dau-
phin, Lebanon and Berks county
commissioners regarding improve
mcnt of the William Penn highway.
Mr. O'Neil is suffering from a'severe
cold.
'I do not know whether I will
have anything to say this week or
not" said the Commissioner when
| inquiry was made whether he was
going to announce his candidacy for
governor. 'I have been laid up for
a few days and not had opportunity
| to talk to friends. I will be back
| in Harrisburg tonight and will re-
main here for some days. Maybe
there will be something doing then;
maybe not"
| Mayor Connell, of Scranton, is
said to be planning to drop a num-
ber of placeholders allied with men
who did not support him for econ
omy's sake, much as Mayor Smith
has been doing with Penrose men in
| the Philadelphia city government.
Senator Ware says that he is
perfecting his plan whereby men who
voted the Town Meeting party ticket
at the primary can not vote at the
Republican primary.
| Stanley Anders, son of the late
treasurer of Montgomery county, will