Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06


litical hippodroming of recent.
months. They realize that the im-'
portant readjustments inevitable
after the war will require construct
i've and able handling, especially In
view of the tremendous interests OF
Pennsylvania which Governor Brum-
baugh has frequently declared rep
resents one-tenth of the men, the re-
sources and the money needed by
Uncle Sam in this titanic conflict.
Nor are the workingmen blind to
the situation. They have been tag
ged before by individuals for their
own benefit, but many labor leaders
are already warning their followers
against Greeks bearing gifts and the
self-evident scheming in certain
high circles to capture the labor vote
for hand picked candidates of the
Democratic bosses is going to get an
awful jolt, If what is said in WELL
informed quarters is to be credited.
Pennsylvania is taking a large part
in the war and the political man1pu-
lation OF the next few weeks is 60
ing to develop a situation which will
result in placing this great indus
trial commonwealth in it's proper re-
lation to the government. 1t is quite
certain that the shakeup at Wash
ington is going to have reflex influ-
ence upon the political destinies of
few men who have tried to exploit
the state for their personal and po-
litical advantage. Mccormick would
like to be a candidate for "vindica-
tion," after his awful walloping of
1914, but fears the effect upon his
political future of another defeat
before the people. He also realizes
that with every passing day the
power of the national administra-
ton diminishes and the outlook be-
comes less promising for it's favor
ties. 1t is quite common report that
the chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee will avoid another
showdown before the people unless
the Republican leaders of Pennsyl-
vania open wide the doors for his
easy entrance to the chief office on
Capitol Hill at Harrisburg
Roosevelt Stronger
Colonel Roosevelt grows stronger
daily and all the opposition of 1912
seems to have been swallowed up
so far as this state is concerned in
admiration for this patriotic and
typical American. He now stands
out as q forceful leader of the peo-
pie. Pennsylvania will give Roose-
welt its electoral vote in 1920 should
he be a candidate for the presidency
and any factional foolishness which
may tend to decrease the Republican
strength this year will be resented
by the average Republican voter.
With the closer approach of the
American army in France to actual
conflict and the concentration of
the public mind on the world trag-
edy there will be little patience with
we r-fa
Gus consideration is going to be Civ
en- men and measures. Mere denun-
citation of personalities will not suf-
flee as political platform. This is
the view of many of the most able
party men.
Senator Sproul is not disposed, his
friends declare, to engage in a rough
and tumble contest for the nominal
tion for governor and those who ad-
vocate his nomination as the party
standard-bearer this year regret
that Highway Commissioner O'Neil
is disposed to encourage a factional
! lineup.
There is some talk here of a pos
sibie compromise on lieutenant gov
ernor, but it is believed that this
matter will be allowed to drift along
until the atmosphere is clearer. Con-
garded as an honest to- goodness
candidate. 1t is believed that he is
simply being kept in the limelight
until a satisfactory alignment of all
interests in the Republican party
shall have been brought about.
Senator Beidleman, of Dauphin, is
looked upon with favor In some quar-
ters because of his strength with
the workingmen of Pennsylvania,
and the name of James Scarlet, the
brilliant Bloomsbury lawyer is also
mentioned. Whether he would con-
slider the nomination does not ap-
pear to have been discussed, but it
is conceded that he would be a
strong factor in any campaign. The
fact that he is an upstate man is
also one of the reasons given by
those who have mentioned his name
for suggesting Scarlet.