Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-30
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By the Ex-Committeeman


the remarkable side-stepping in
dulged in yesterday on the question
OF candidates for state nominations.
From the very beginning the Dry
Federation has been regarded as an
ONeil institution. 1t brought to-
gether men active in the cause of
the prohibition amendment, but the
TACT that at the meeting here IN
February 1t endorsed the state high
way commissioner for governor and
con1ided everything else to a COM
mittee caused much speculation at
the time. The actions of its en-
dorsement committee since have
confirmed the idea in the minds of
many people that it was committed
to O'Neil. When it endorsed O'Neil
again yesterday as far as endorsed
by local organizations, but did not
act on endorsements given to Will
liam c. Sproul, the faith of good
many people in the edisinterestedness
OF the federation began to ebb.
However, the meeting of the fed
Grafton yesterday was not without
much discussion. The Rev. DR.. c. +.
swift, representing the Anti-Saloon
League, objected to an out-and-out
endorsement for O'Neil. and John A.
AlcSparran, master of the State
Grange, fought any effort to men
ton Sproul. The endorsement of
Guffey came only after a battle, and
yet J. Washington Logue, Demo-
. cratic aspirant for the nomination
Tor lieutenant governor on a very
dry platform, failed to land, al
though his declaration was the same
as Guffeys. John r. K. Scott, who
will speak from the same platform
as O'Neil. did not get any endorse
ment either.
1t may be added that some of the
practical men among the O'Neil con-
tlngent breathed freer when the Dry
Federation completed it's work last
night and if it holds another meet
ing it will be surprised.
Commissioner O'Neil came back
TO Harrisburg to-day after a short
tour and will be here until to-mor-
row night, when he will go to Pitts
ourgh for a few days. He will go
thursday night into the anthracite
regions. probably accompanied by
Governor Brumbaugh and Attorney
General Brown.
The appearance of the Attorney
General beside Mr.. O'Neil VIII be
nailed as a sure sign that the Wares
are for him. Mr.. Brown will make
view incidents of the last Legislature.
ciew incidents of the last Legislature.
Both he and the Governor intend 10
attack Senator Sproul.
Senator Sproul will speak at
Williamsport tomorrow and then go
to Western Pennsylvania where SEN
ator Beidleman is to-day. Joseph T..
Guhey intends to stir around in
western counties this week, while his
rival, Judge Bonniwell. like John r.
X. Scott will be busy in the eastern
section.
BY tomorrow when the third
class cities will be holding their reg
istration. the primary campaign will
be in full swing. The "wets" and the
"drys" are saving the political work
ers the trouble of drumming up peo-
pie to get registered this year. There
are thousands of people in the third
class cities who have not registered
and an effort to get them on the
books will be made. They will ne
claimed with the utmost promptness
by every candidate.
The contrast between the action
of the dry" people of Dauphin
county in making endorsements last
night of candidates for the Legisla-
ture in this county and the passing
up" of Dauphin endorsements by
the Dry Federation was commented
upon to-day.
The Philadelphia Record says
to-day that Governor Brumbaugh
is insisting that Senator Ware i'm
mediately cease pussyfooting" be-
tween Sproul and O'Neil and that "a
demand for a final showdown" has
been made. The Record also says
that the Governor may fire" some
Ware men if the Ware organization
does not declare for the Commission
er. The Wares, 1t is said, have Of
fered to be neutral, but this does rot
satisfy the Governor. 1t is well
known that for some days a decision
has been demanded of the Wares.
whose own ward leaders are divided.
Commenting upon the Supreme
Court vacancies the Philadelphia
Press suggests that the Governor
make drafts on the active lawyers of
the state instead OF calling men from
the Common Pleas bench.
Colonel Oliver S. Hershman, for
merly a colonel on the Governors s
staff, and owner of the Pittsburgh
Press, is out for Sproul.
Mayor Smith has finally ordered
city ads taken out of German pa
Mills has ordered politicians out of
the Philadelphia police stations.
Arrangements for a series of re-
ceptions for Senator Sproul the lat
ter part of the week are being made.
The Philadelphia Inquirer SCOTS
at Senator Nare's assertion that des-
pite the decision of the Dauphin
county court Penrose and other men
who voted Town Meeting shall not
vote at Republican primaries and
asks if it is true that John r. K.
Scott is really resident of Mont
gomery county. The Ledger also
takes a whack at the Senator setting
himself up against the court.
Dismissal of Lieutenant Little.
granting of a change of venue for
trial of Deutsch and other men in
the Fifth ward mess and the gen
eral activity to suppress bad police
conditions are making Philadelphia
a very interesting place.
Writing in the Philadelphia
Press on the way the campaign is
going THE Insider" has this to say
a bout what must be apparent to ev-
eryone except the politicians:
"In the last week there has some
how come over political circles a
realization of the fact that with
Pennsylvania facing a general cleo
ton at which a Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor are to be chosen,
the people of the state are compare
lively little interested in the situa-
ton. The war has subordinated pol
itics, as it has everything else. to
second place. This fact has been
patent for some time to a good many
l., dtx,;duaIe hut il has NOT rea chad
general expression among politicians
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