Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-13
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By tHe Ex-Committeemaa

The Republican state campaign of
1913 really opened yesterday in
Philadelphia and in a manner quite
different from the way the Demo-
cratic state show will begin. The
men nominated on the Republican
ticket at the recent primary ap-
peared before the Republican city
committee of Philadelphia, and were
given enthusiastic assurances of sup
port. The meeting was one which
settled in the minds of many persons
exactly what would be done in the
Quaker City this fall and is a prelude
to the meeting of the Republican
state committee, which will be held
at Philadelphia tomorrow and be
as enthusiastic and harmonious as
the session held yesterday.
The city committee meeting was
not marked by any clash over seat
ing of members designated as sub
stitutes by the Penrose men who will
rally around the Republican Alliance
standard in the mayoralty fight. The
action of the Penrose men in refus-
ing to accept seats to which they
were elected caused threats by Ware
men to reject them, but it is under
stood that the influence of Senator
Sproul averted row and the matter
will be held over.
The manner in which Senator
Sproul was received by the Ware
men constituting the committee and
the speech he made together with
the presence of Senator Beidleman
and Representative Woodward, his
colleagues on the ticket constituted
evidence that the city organization
was going to be big factor in the
rolling up of heavy majority. SEN
ator Sproul, it will be recalled by
many here, was brought out as a
candidate for Governor at a dinner
given here about year ago by SEN
ator 70. II. Ware and his personal ref
erence to the Senator from South
Philadelphia was in laudatory terms |
He remarked that while the Wares
and If he had differed they had al |
ways maintained good relations.
In his speech Senator Sproul |
said: THE responsibilities of
leadership in the Republican
party, are greater both as res
poets to party affairs and the
principles on which our govern
ment rests than at any time in
our history. There has never
been a time when good service
was in greater demand. And |
am glad to have this opportun-
ity to thank you personally for
your support at the primary
election. I am so closely asso-
ciated with Philadelphians in
business and socially that the
vote 1 received here was regard
ed by me as in a sense a home
vote of confidence"
Senator Beidleman said: 'I want |
to thank you for what L hope you |
will do for me at the November cleo |
tion. If 1 am elected Lieutenant Gov |
ernor, as l am confident will be, |
will give every one a square deal, |
whether he be friend or foe."
Representative Woodward, who |
halls from McKeesport, in incidently |
alluding to the fact that the Wares |
had backed the Brum baugh favorite, |
Paul w. Houck, for the office for |
that he was thankful that the Ware |
men did not do worse to him at the |
primaries than they did
Senator Ware predicted that the |
state ticket will probably have the |
largest majority given to a Repub- |
lican ticket in this city for many |
years. Congressman William S. Ware, |
David II. Lane and David Martin |
also spoke along the same lines.
While the Republican city COM
mittee was meeting Democratic |
leaders of the Palmer Mccormick |
persuasion were sitting in Philadel- !
phia getting ready to fight Judge |
BonniwelPs effort to get control of |
the machine and the Judge was in |
conference in Pittsburgh preparing |
to make a battle to a finish when the |
state committee meets here next
Wednesday. National Chairman Nc
Cormick sat in at the Philadelphia |
conference and it is generally be-
lieved that it was designed to head
off the effect of the conference of
$50 representative Democrats called
for Philadelphia on Saturday.
According to what Governor
Brumbaugh has told friends no ap-
pointments as Public Service Com
missioner, Supreme Court Justice,
members of the State Board of Pub
lie Charities or other officials are to
DG tApcClcu lIOiIl lH0 Ol-
flee for several days.
There have been a number of
ambitious citizens taking out petit
tions to run for Supreme Court JUS
tlce lately. Some of them have names
beginning with A and with B and
some with M.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says
that yesterdays meeting at the city
committee means a record vote in
November" for Sproul and his col
leagues, while the Public Ledger says
Ware leaders and candidates smoked
the peace pipe together" The Phila-
delphia Record does not like the Re-
publican harmony and says Sproul
and the Wares "jollied" each other.
The Press says Sproul praised the
The North American says the Wares
held reception for Sproul.
Judge H. o. Bechtel, of the
Schuylkill county courts, is announc-
ed as candidate for the Supreme
bench of the state, to be chosen att
the election in November. Judge
Bechtel is serving his second term
upon the Schuylkill bench, during
which time he has evinced special
judicial acumen, which his friends
declare equips him for a seat upon
the highest court in the Common
wealth.
Attorneys for Albert Davis. who is
disputing the nomination of David
Phillips for state senator on the Re-
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