Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-27
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By the Ex-Oommitteeman

According to Philadelphia news
papers, the Wares have been unable
to withstand the pressure from men
/ who, want them to declare them
selves on the question of the Repub-
lican nomination for governor and
will have a meeting of the Repub-
lican city committee next week, at
which the subject will be discussed
freely" The whole Ware organiZa-
ton in the Quaker City is said to ge
"up in the air" over the demands
of Governor Brumbaugh and state
administration leaders that the Phil
adelphia committee declare for j.
Denny O'Neil and the ardor with
which some influential men inside
of the Ware organization are press
ing the Sproul campaign.
The ward leaders were given
the tip in Philadelphia some time
ago that The Wares were going to
allow each one to decide for him.
self whom to support for governor.
The two Wares themselves were
planning to declare for O'Neil and
to allow Lane, Martin, Mackey and
others to go for Sprou1, but this
does not satisfy the Governor or the
Sproul people and it is believed that
the Wares will be forced out into the
open. State administration men
were jubilant over these reports to-
day and claimed that it meant en-
dorsement for O'Neil.
The Philadelphia Record. which
gives considerable space to the in
vestigation made by the ward lead
lers in an effort to find out the senti-
ment of their people on governor,
reaches conclusion similar to what
has been found by representative
newspapers of Pittsburgh and Scran-
ton. namely. that the people are not
pothering very much about politics,
but are interested in winning the
war and the success of the Liberty
Loan.
The Record says: Taking the
wares at their word, many of the
| ward leaders sent their division
| workers out yesterday to learn the
strength of State Senator William C.
| Sproul and Highway Commissioner
j. Denny O'Neil, and the results as
announced last night were surpris-
ing. Scores of political investigators
reported that comparatively few
voters are interested in the CAM
paign for the Republican nomina-
ton, and that, instead of following
! the movements of the candidates,
! the voters are more interested in
| the progress of the war and the sue
| cess of the Liberty Loan. Despite
| their denials. it is known that more
than one-half of the Ware ward
leaders of the city favor Senator
! Sproul for the nomination"
| Pittsburgh newspapers tell of
the activities of Judge Eugene c.
Bonniwell and John r. K. Scott in
that city, but it is very evident that
people are much more interested in
the war and the Liberty Loan than
in those two worthless.
The decision in the Woodward
nomination case yesterday caused
much comment upon the manner in
(which similar tricks have been en-
ployed the last few years. Few peo-
pie have a good word to say for
them.
Predictions of substantial in
crease in registration in all third
class cities on Wednesday are being
made by newspapers.
The Philadelphia Press to-day
| gives much space to an investigation
of police conditions by the Business
/ Mems Association. 1t shows much
political interference.
| United States Senator Penrose,
who returned to Philadelphia yester-
day. declared that there is no doubt
| over the nomination of Senator
Sproul for Governor and Senator Ed
| ward Z. Beidleman for Lieutenant
lGovernor. "The campaign is pro-
crossing very favorably," Senator
Penrose said, land it looks more IA
vorable for Senator Beidleman every
! day. In fact, every one now knows
that Senator Sproul and Senator
/ Beidleman will be nominated"
Organized labor opened its guns
last night on Congressman Stephen
| G. Porter, who is trying to secure the
| Republican and Democratic nominal
| tions in the Twenty-ninth Congress
| sional district, says the Pittsburgh
| GaZette-Times. 1t cited specific in
| stances where he had failed to sup
port important legislation. Incident
| ally 1t brought out the fact that Mr..
Porter had voted to conscript the
Young men of America, but gave no
heed to the bill which insured the
| lives of the soldiers. The candidacy
| of William S. Bigger for the Re-
| publican Congressional nomination
| in the district was indorsed.
State officers of the Protective
Union of Pennsylvania, who are con-
| Quoting an independent canvass of
| Guiding businessmen and profession
III men, manufacturers and others
throughout the Commonwealth favor
Sproul. Branch organizations of the
| Protective Union are being formed in
every county in the state and leading
citizens in the various communities
are being enrolled as members to in
sure the polling of large vote for
Senator Sproul for Governor not only
at the primaries on May 81, but at
the election in November. This move
ment is based upon the thought that
the next Governor of PENNSYLVANIA
must be a man of character, of force.
of experience, of ability and of pa
triotic impulse, regardless of his
political affiliations or activities, and
upon this platform not a few we'll
known Democrats have Joined the
patriotic Union to insure the election
of Senator Sproul as Governor to
meet the inevitable and mighty prob
lens with which the state will be
confronted at the termination of the
war.
announcement was made yester-
day of the organization of the Will
liam c. Sproul Roosevelt Republican
League of Philadelphia, through the
circulation of an Endorsement of the
candidacy of Senator Sproul for the
Republican nomination for Cover
nor, signed by over fifty former
Roosevelt delegates and committees
men, who were leaders in the Pro-
gressive moment when the Roose-
welt men captured the Republican
State convention in 1912. the last
Republican State convention held in