Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-18
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

| WHO nave sent out Lne SullIllOnS lOT
various safe county and district
leaders to meet them in Philadel-
phta the latter part of this week to
discuss the welfare of the party and
to cautiously consider candidates for
| State nominations are said to be
| divided themselves as to the men to
| run. Some of the big bosses would
like to see certain men candidates
/ knowing that this is not going to be
a Democratic year and that they
would kill them off automatically
before they get too strong. Others
would like to name mere figure
heads whom they could dominate if
they should win the 1000 to 1 shot
or whose defeat would not hurt.
A. Mitchell Palmer. national COM
| mitteeman, will run the meeting and
has let it be known that the respon-
! sibilitieS of the custodianship of
/ alien property will not permit him
1 to embark in any campaign this year
although he will make speeches
whenever he gets a chance. Palmer
| is also said to feel that he sacrificed
enough four years ago. AS to Vance
| {. Mccormick, national chairman,
he feels that he should remain with
the Trade Board because of the vital
| importance of its work and that his
reward will come when the presi-
dent names him on the peace COM
mission to represent America at the
table of the nations. James l. Blak-
slice, assistant postmaster general,
William Fl. Berry, collector of Phila-
delphia port and Roland S. Morris,
ambassador to Japan, are not con-
sidered available for one reason or
another
This leaves Joseph f. Guffey, act
ing State chairman, and +. Lowry
Humes, United States district at
torney, as the offerings in the west,
with Humes very much in earnest,
and elements antagonists to him
favorable to Guffey, and General c.
Bow Dougherty in the East. De-
spite the generals denial that he
knows much about it his name has
been heard in more than one place.
In commenting upon the pro-
posed Democratic meeting, the
North American says that the bosses
are by no means decided upon whom
to concentrate and intimates that
Fumes' candidacy is a lightning rod.
1t also says that if Guffey runs he
will have to be introduced" to the
people of the state.
Some of the newspapers say
that the name of William A. Glas-
gov, Jr., who has been trotted out
with regularity every two years for
some thing or other, is being again
considered Glasgow is a former resi-
dent of Virginia, it may be remarked
in passing and for whatever that
may be worth this year.
The Republican leaders appar-
entity did not make much headway
IN adjusting matters in Philadelphia
over the weekend. The Wares con-
unue their mastery silence and the
Snrnnl Oh
their headquarters ready The decla-
ration of three important men styled
by the Inquirer middle of the road
men" for Sproul, is significant.
Pittsburgh newspapers profess
to see an attempt to carry the war
into O'Neils home district in the
Sproul visit to Pittsburgh. They pre-
dict he will get a big welcome in
the western section.
While the Sproul people at Phil
delphia are getting ready for the
launching of the Delaware mans
campaign and the O'Neil people are
comforting and organizing in West
ern pennsylvania, where Private
Secretary Ball visited over the week
end to make observations for the
Governor when he returns next
week from Florida. friends of other
men talked of for the Republican
nomination are also busy. In the
northern tier Habgood partisans
have begun organizing and Asa A.
Weimer has started his workers
from Lebanon and to let it be known
that he is a sure enough candidate
he has renounced any legislative as
pirations.
Wilkes Barr which is the capital
of the Ainey boon. sends a story to
the Philadelphia Press that people J
in the northeastern section say that
conditions are almost ripe for Com
missioner w. d. b. Ainey to enter
the field as a real harmony candi-
date. The Wilkes Barre article says
there is "a growing demand that
Ainey become a candidate" and then
goes on to present these views:
Prominent Republicans in this
section do not believe there is a
common ground by which the PEN
rose and Ware forces can meet to
get behind the Sproul candidacy.
If there has been any evidence of
harmony among these two factions,
it has not manifested itself so as to
be discernible in this section. The
feeling is strong that the Wares and
Penrose will not get together and
that there is sure to be friction from
that source. The candidacy of ].
Denny O'Nell has failed to make any
impression in the northeastern coun-
ties. 1t is known that O'Neil count
ed on certain support coming out
openly for him just as soon as he
formally threw his hat into the ring.
but it is no secret that this looked
for support has not materialized
Leaders of this section do not be-
lieve that it is possible for O'Neil to
get the support of Magee. and they
also figure it out that if Humes gets
into action on the Democratic side
of the fence O'Neil will be pretty
much of a hopeless candidate"
This week Mr.. O'Neil will sneak
in four counties, having a big meet
ing scheduled for Altoona Thursday.
Tomorrow he will be at Downing
town.
According to the Philadelphia
Public Ledger, Governor Brum-
baugh is puzzled" over what to do
about an extra session. 1t will be
recalled that the Harrisburg Tele-
graph said two weeks ago the sub
ject was being talked over with
visitors by the Governor.