Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-30
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Pe~~s4esasia
BY the Ex-Committeeman

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platform upon which he will seek
the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor is expected from Senator Will
liam c. Sproul. This statement will
| be of such a character as to meet
the views of everyone, declare
friends of the Delaware man, who
are preparing to contend with High
way Commissioner ]. Denny O'Neil
and his forces for the honor. Mean
while Mr.. O'Neil is busy aligning
his forces and getting ready to open
his campaign with vigor. Friends of
Chairman w. D. B. Ainey, of the
| Public Service Commission, decline
| to accept the reports from Philadel-
| phia that the bulk of the state lead
ers have agreed upon Senator Sproul
and are pushing his boom, although
the chairman Is carefully staying out
OF politics and working on commits
sion matters. In addition to the
northeastern county men, Mr.. Ainey
| is being doomed by William A.
Magee and some friends in Phis<sdel-
phia. Pennsylvania congressman
who have been busy from Washing
ton in an effort to get harmony have
been no more successful in getting
| Congressman w. w. Griest to run
than the.' have been with Secretary
of the Commonwealth Cyrus E.
| Woods.
State Chairman William e. Crow,
who was in Harrisburg last evening
for several hours on his way home,
declined to make any comments upon
the state ticket or any possibilities,
| except that he said that the cam
paign would be interesting. The
chairman is looking beyond the pri-
maries and intends to have the party
present IL solid front when the nom
nations are made.
Commissioners O'Neil had a
great time in Philadelphia and vi
cinity yesterday and last night and
is very much encouraged. The Com
missioner addressed the Anti-Saloon
League and received a notable ova-
ton and made speeches at several
other gatherings where he was
| cheered. The Philadelphia newspa-
pers give him extended notices and
rather emphasize the belief that Mr..
O'Neil is going to go it more or less
alone.
The Commissioner seemed to be
rather partial to this attitude him
self as in statement he made the
interesting declaration that he had
not received any word from the
Governor. In view of the fact that
Governor Brumbaugh came as close
to endorsing him as desirable in a
letter sent to the dinner and that
Attorney General Brown was the
chief speaker at O'Neils dinner this
is more than interesting here.
In its account of the O'Neil
visit the Philadelphia Ledger says:
I'm alone" said Mr.. O'Neil, so far
q or
had no whisper of a word from the
Wares, none from the Governor. But
feel that mighty host of silent
people all over the state will back
me up. And even if lose, I'll win.
I'm going to make that kind of a
fight" The little Highway Commits
sioner was reminded that a fight for
abstract principles can sometimes
be the loneliest occupation under
the sun, and he said merely that he
had been in politics long enough to
realize this. I'm not only after
Penrose," he said. I'm after his
crowd. I'm going to rip this state
up. I'm going to talk from one end
of 1t to the other. If I haven't a
promise from any leader. If the
Wares will help me I'll be glad. And
ETU be glad If I get the Governors
help. have had no promises from
anybody. All I know is that the
older order is passing all over the
world. The silent people are max
ing themselves felt. Penrose and his
crowd belong to the dark ages OF
politics; to the dark and ugly ages
of free government. Penrose will
go anyhow, whether I win or lose
But I'd like to be the man to send
him on his way"
while here Senator Crow helc
consultations with Senator E. e
Beidleman prominently mentioned
for Lieutenant Governor, and w
Harry Baker, secretary of the stat
committee.
Pennsylvania Congressmen o
both political faiths, who have beel
more or less disturbed by the famil,
quarrels under way in their parties
got on the map yesterday by goini
to Garfield and demanding coal TO
this state. 1t was one of the mos
significant moves made by the Con
gressmen, many of whom are goin
to have trouble at home.
The Democratic bosses ar
working hard to get a candidate t
oppose Congressman II. j. Steele, o
Easton, for denomination. Dallett H
Wilson, Bethlehem, and Calvil
Smith, Easton, have been talked ot
but they are not talking.
The miserable attempt to max
trouble for Fire Marshal G.. Cha
Port by charging that he has bee
making new jobs by the hundreds
has about blown up. The marshal
only carrying out what the law di
rects and calling upon newly-electe
. borough and township officials t
serve and is not naming people righ
> and left as some Democratic organ
would like to have the public believ
in order to detract attention fror
J the wholesale naming of deservin
Democrats to jobs in the revenu
service.
Senator Sproul and Commission
er O'Neil met in a Philadelphia hotC
for a few minutes last night. The
shook hands and chatted and the
went their ways.
: The Pittsburgh Dispatch G
. Monday gives considerable attentio
, / to an attack made upon Governo
Brumbaugh by Allegheny count
l liquor dealers. The Governors att
tude is sharply citicised by TIL
liquor men and given much prom
nence.
Select Councilman Charles Sc
] ger, Philadelphia veteran, is in fai
: ing health. He is one of the pictui
q esque figures of state politics.
Congressman J. Hampton Moor
e is given a great editorial boost b
e the Philadelphia Bulletin which SAY
s he is more than district congress
q man.
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