Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-18
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Men VINO attended the meeting of
the Republican State Committee in
Philadelphia on Flag Day tell many
interesting stories of the spontaneous
enthusiasm that marked its sessions
and the harmonious manner in which
the business and the incidents of
that eventful gathering blended. TT
was the most important meeting of
Republicans of the keystone state in
the last decade because the schism
which occurred in the campaign of
1912 was definitely healed and the
men who have been opposing each
other and the victors and the van
quished in recent contests. battles so
Vlrulent as to attract national notice,
got together and pledged their sup
port. And the central figure in the
meeting was a Harrisburger, none
other than w. Harry Baker, secre-
tary Oh the State Senate and secre-
tary of the Republican State Com
mittee for the last half dozen years.
Mr. Baker was right with State
chairman William e. Crow, the
| grand harm onizer" And during
the meeting things happened just
the way he planned them. But what
seems to have impressed the men at
the gathering was the remarkable
knowledge of mems names and faces
possessed by the Harrisburg man.
After the meeting was over the peo-
PIE present filed up to meet National
chairman Will H. Hays and Mr..
Baker introduced them. One after
the other he presented them with
thelr names and homes and the ma
tlonal chairman stopped in surprise
ana asked: Great scott, Baker. how
DO you know and remember all
these men?" Those who knew Mr..
Baker knew it was his business.
And when the newspaper representa-
yves, some forty men, were present
ed Mr. Baker introduced each one by
name, paper and home. "All right,
Baker" said the national chairman.
You are the original index" Some
or the older men who were at the
meeting and saw Mr.. Baker doing
the presentations recalled the feats
OF memory of the late General ST.
mon Cameron, who knew Pennsyl
Vania as few men have ever known
1t. When the Legislature used to
pay visits to General Cameron at
ms mansion IN South Front street
IL was always an occasion for a mob
ilization Of every man who was in
public life in the state. And the
general would stand up and greet
3 them, singing out a man from the
coal regions or the northern tier
or from Washington county or from
Erie with words recalling a former
meeting and often times Returning
10 an uncle or grandfather who had
been big man in his community
= maybe half century before.
:, A new form of answer to a COM
munication regarding a hearing be-
fore the Public Service Commission
came to light yesterday. It was from
9 minister who when apprised of a
9 date for hearing replied: God
: willing will be present and submit
. my proofs"
Many Democrats who came in to-
day to attend the meeting of the
state committee tomorrow recalled
the fact that the Democracy has
liking for the Board of Trade Hall.
Practically every Democratic rkSet-
ing of any account in the last fif-
: teen years has been held there. The
old organization held meetings there
and the sessions at which the pres
ent ruling faction rode into power,
both the meeting at which the spe-
cial committee investigated some
charges and the state committee
gathering at which the old regime
! was thrown out were held in the
= - hall. And similarly all of the meet
= ings under the present management
have taken place there.
= The idea of extending the Susque-
- hanna Trail highway to York is be-
g ing much discussed among advocates
= of highways as 1t would link up this
north and south road project with
the Lincoln highway, as it is crossed
by the William Penn here. The Sus-
quehanna Trail is going to be much
heard of in the next few years as 1t
will bring about improvement, as has
been done on the William Penn be-
tween this city and Johnstown. of tho
old Indian trail to Elmira. Portions
of this are now being reconstructed,
including the work at Clarks Ferry
in this county which will form part
of the William Penn and Susdue-
hanna Trail roads to this city. The
trail will go from here to near Sun
bury where it crosses to the west
bank of the Susquehanna and con-
tinues on that side through Lewis
burg, Ralston. Canton and Troy. +
W. H. H. Baker chief clerk of the
State Insurance Department, made
a discovery yesterday. Mr.. Baker
likes the Capitol squirrels and took
up pocketfull of almonds to vary
their diet. He was not aware that
If there is one thing that a Capitol
squirrel likes it is an almond. In a
short time he was assailed by whole
battalions of the little animals. He
passed the word along and some
men are wishing he had not.