Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-29
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BY the Ex-Committeeman


to run Acting State Chairman Joseph
f. Guffey They have definitely told
ex-State Treasurer William II. Berry
he is to cease from troubling himself
and the party and they are not con-
cerned about the activities of the
friends of eX-Judge William E. Por-
ter, president of the Dry Federation.
'Guffey went to Philadelphia yes
terday and spent the day meeting
Democratic leaders. With him was
Warren VanDyke, secretary of the
Democratic State Committee, which
is rather significant, as the State
Committee chiefs do not bother with
a man unless he is properly marked.
Whether Guney made much head
way or not is unknown, but it is of
interest that the announcement that
he planned for this week has been
deferred until next week.
The Philadelphia Record saws
that Guffey gave his boom IAN air
ing and then says: Another con-
ference TO discuss the gubernatorial
situation is expected to be held
shortly, either here or in Harrisburg.
The Guffey boom has not met with
much enthusiasm over the state and
some of the leaders are still hoping
against hope that Vance c. McCor-
mick may be induced to enter the
race and avert the threatened fight
between Humes and Guffey over the
Governorship."
The Philadelphia Press takes
quite an opposite view and says that
Democrats are approaching show
DOWN 1t says in part: THE best
information obtainable is to the ef-
feet that Joseph S. Guffey, of Pitts
DnrPh will hn 70 Go
ernor. He is said to be the choice of
A. Mitchell Palmer and Vance c.
Mccormick. leaders of the party in
the state. One story is to the eqect
that Mr.. Mccormick will remove
hlmself as possible gubernatorial
cndfdate by coming out in endorse
ment of Mr.. Guffey. The hitch seems
to be over Guffey's sponsors delaying
decision as to whether he will run
on dry platform"
The North American raps Cuff
Fey for his disposition to sidestep
and the bosses who are not forcing
him to make declaration.
Much attention is being given by
Philadelphia newspapers to the fights
which are starting over Lieutenant
Governor honors and other nomina-
tions in Allegheny, Schuylkill, Mont
gomery and other counties and the
impression is given that the strug-
gle over Republican supremacy is to
be waged on second place on the
ticket, leaving Sproul and O'Neil to
night it out themselves. The Leib-
Houck forces are declared in Phila-
delphia to have started open war on
Auditor General Snyder.
senator Beidleman's candidacy
received a strong endorsement yes
terday in the editorial columns of
the Progressive Labor World, a
publication in the interest of
organized labor. 1t referred to
Beidleman's long legislative ac-
tivity in behalf of measures
favored by organized labor and de-
clared that as he had proved beyond
the shadow of a doubt his loyalty
to labor, labor now has an oppor-
tunity to prove its loyalty to Senator
Beidleman." The article stamped
Beidleman as "labor's candidate for
Lieutenant Governor"
The whole thing is that the
Democrats are up in the air over the
dry amendment and even the ma
tional leaders are wary of maxi
ing a declaration. They appear to
be subordinating everything to the
chance of winning. The fact that
Guffey and Van Dyke saw Charles
p. Donnelly, Old Guard leader, and
that Representative John NJ. Flynn,
of Elk, Democratic floor leader, was
in Philadelphia, is interesting many.
Senator William C. Sproul was
endorsed for governor by the Pike
county Republican committee yes
terday and will start out next week
fn a kn
tors headquarters are commencing
to show signs of much activity. High
way Commissioner O'Neil, who will
speak in McKeesport Sunday and
tour Washington county Monday, is
planning a big meeting at his home
town late in the week at which Gov
ernor Brumbaugh and others are to
speak.
Philadelphia newspapers are
filled with stories of the launching of
the campaign of the Independents
and the Republican Alliance to con-
tinue the battle against the Wares
in Philadelphia. 1t is calculated by
independents that Ware will be so
busy at home that he will not have
/ much chance to do great deal in
the state. Town Meeting headquar-
ters will be opened Monday.
Mayor +. V. Babcock, of Pitts
burgh, says he will support Senator
William C. Sproul, of Delaware, for
the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor. IT favor his candidacy" said
Mr.. Babcock, because L consider
him unusually we'll equipped to ad-
minister the office. His wonderful
grasp of the big problems demand
ing the attention of the next Gov
ernor is shown in his masterful plat
form upon which he is submitting
his candidacy to the electors of the
state. l have known him for a num-
Der of years and have had an op-
portunity to study his capacity for
the handling, of large enterprises
through my association with him in
business. 1t will be a great pleas
ure for me to assist in his nomina-
ton and election" Mr. Babcock
declined to commit himself concern
ing the candidacy of men for other
places on the Republican state ticket.
Representative Robert p. Hab-
good, of Bradford, a candidate for
the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor, said to the Pittsburgh Ga
zette-Times that he intends to make
a vigorous campaign throughout the
state and reports that he Is receiv-
ing much encouragement. He says
he finds strong sentiment against a
factional warfare being carried into
every voting precinct of Pennsylva-
mia.
The boom of General C. M.
Clement. for the Republican NOM
| in n tion for conpraas q z larU anoaor.