Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-14
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

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| his administration behind the can
Gidacy of Highway Commissioner ].
| Denny O'Neil for the Republican
| nomir alton for Governor by his as
| sault upon Senator William G.
| Sprouts declaration in favo: of tho
prohibition amendment, but he has
brought on what is termed along the
western front "a period of intense
| artillery fire. And in the midst of
| the clash of assertions, contradic-
tions and denunciations there seems
to be some disturbance over the pos
sible attitude of William A. Magee,
| former mayor of Pittsburgh and late
public service commissioner under
Governor Brumbaugh. The Pitts
| burgh GaZette-Times says that there
are reports in Pittsburgh that Magee
is thinking of running for governor
himself. Similar rumors, oddly
enough, have been heard in Phila-
delphia and Scranton.
According to the newspapers the
Brumbaugh statement of yesterday
seems to have started the campaign
going at pace which is ordinarily
not attained until just before the
primary. The Public Ledger saws
that the Governor and the Delaware
Senator formed Ananias clubs very
promptly The Inquirer says SEN
ator Sproul "gives the lie" to the
Governor, while the Philadelphia
Press in an editorial headed advice
to Brumbaugh" deprecates the en-
trance of the Governor into the cam
paign and suggests that he had bet
ter keep calm and obscure for the
rest of his term" The Press edi-
torial is radical departure from
the nnlfnNy Af hnf
severely criticises the Governor. The
North American plays up the Sproul
denial.
The Democratic Philadelphia
Record takes keen delight in the
interchange of compliments between
the. Governor and the Senator.
In the midst of it all Commissioner
O'Neil, the focal point of the dis
turbance is at the Capitol to-day
busy going over bids for highway
contracts, but rather inclined to
hop into the argument with state
ment or two of his own.
The Magee story has been going
about the state rapidly the last
twenty-four hours and the general
belief is that if he enters the race
he will declare wet" Magee was
ia iii'ouCiPlilei oNSl TIC MtGh-tuu
and there were reports that he was
being groomed as a candidate for
eutenant-governor as a sort>of COM
promise. The former mayor of
Pittsburgh is inclined to silence and
he seems to have been able to
keep it. However, some of his friends
have been talking. The Gazette
Times says of the report: "Rumors
were thick yesterday that William
A. Magee is giving serious considera-
ton to the proposition of announcing
himself as a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for governor of
Pennsylvania. The demand for his
candidacy is said to come from Ii
quor interests and to be occasioned
by the strong prohibition declaration
OF Senator William G. Sproul. One
story in circulation yesterday was
that Mr.. Magee was to come into
the field and j. Denny O'Neil would
retire. The tale does not sound rea-
sonable, as it would put the high
way commissioner in the position of
surrendering to the liquor interests,
thing which is not probable. An
other end of the story is that John
r. K. Scott, of Philadelphia, would
be the running mate of Mr.. Magee
as candidate for the nomination
for lieutenant-governor."
The O'Neil people hooted at the
Magee story to-day, but at the same
time admitted that they had heard
it.
Mr.. O'Neil will visit the anthra-
cite region again the end of this
week. He will likely go into Lu-
zerne county and on Sunday will
speak at series of church meetings
in Williamsport.
-Ex-H hway Commissioner
Frank B. Black, who was here to-
day visiting some friends, remarked
when asked about reports that he
might take dip into the campaign,
"They say 1t is going to be a real
campaign this year" There have
been reports that Black would like
to make some speeches.
Thomas L. Hicks, the former
Progressive, is out with a hot state
ment in which he charges that some
of the men around O'Neil are engi.
neering a movement for a third tic
ket, which evoked some vigorous de-
nunciation around the O'Neil head
quarters The part which aroused
the ire of the O'Neil men was this
statement by Hicks, printed in the
Philadelphia Inquirer: II am firmly
convinced and believe that Mr..
O'Neil, the candidate represented byI
Mr.. DIETRICH and his associates, for
whom they are endeavoring to hold
the Progressive vote, is not endca-
voring solely to secure the Repub-
lican nomination for governor. This
he hopes to accomplish, but in the
event of his failure to do so 1 am
convinced that 1t is his intention.
with the consent of Mr.. DIETRICH. Mr..
Pinchot and others, to be a candi-
may result in the defeat of the Re-
publican Governor and Congressman
in this state"
The Pittsburgh Gazette Times.
the leading dry" newspaper of
Western Pennsylvania. is out with an
editorial attack upon Congressman
M. Clyde Kelly, of the McKeesport-
Braddock district, that scorches.
Kelly was defeated for Republican
nomination two years ago, and ran
on another ticket, being taken up
by Democrats. The Gazette-Times
says: THE German Kaiser excuses
his immortality on the ground that
he sought to promote the welfare of
his country. Ii is in fact the same
plea which is now being put forth
by M. Clyde Kelly. Congressman, for
support in his candidacy for re-eIec-
tion by the voters of the Thirtieth
District, which has been announced.
Kelly is O notorious breaker of
promises, but he argues, in effect
that political crookedness is a merit
IL the one who practices IL can salts
fy his own conscience that his even
tual aim was good"