Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22
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BY the Ex-Committeeman


day and made an attack of unusual
vigor, even for him, upon the liquor
interests which have dominated the
politics of the Keystone State for a
quarter of century. The Highway
Commissioners tour of Philadelphia,
which began on Saturday when he
spoke at several meetings and had a
conference with Attorney General
Brown, closed last night when the
McKeesport man had spoken to sew
eral thousand persons. He said that
he wanted to be Governor to make
the state dry"
Senator William C. Sproul. who
has been arranging for tour of the
state, will go to the western counties
the latter part of this week, accord
ing to plans made for him.
Senator PenroSe in a statement Is
sued Saturday declared that he had
no doubt whatever of the nomination
of Senator Edward Z. Beidleman for
Lieutenant Governor and James F.
Woodward for Secretary of Internal
Affairs. The Philadelphia Press in a
review of the Lieutenant Governor
fight to-day says that it is only a
question of a short time until John
r. K. Scott, the only real rival Sem
ator Beidleman has for the nomina-
ton, comes out for ]. Denny O'Neil
for Governor. The Public Ledger in
an article by James S. Chambers says
that the reason why the Wares are
working so hard for Scott is so that
they can control the State Senate.
This is taken in Harrisburg to mean
that they want to see Governor
Brumbaugh's recess appointments,
upheld by the Supreme Court recent
ly, confirmed next winter.
The action of the United States
Navy Department in virtually taking
the control of the Philadelphia police
department out of the hands of
Mayor Smith has created a state
wide Sensation and it is possible that
it may have a grave political effect.
AS yet the full effect of the move has
not developed. The North American
to-day says that the Smith admins
tration is trying to camoufiage the
situation and denounces Director
William H. Wilson as an "obstruc-
tor"
Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell
opened his campaign with a per
sonal Liberty speech in Philadel-
phia on Saturday and arrangements
are being made for an energetic
campaign in his behalf. The Judge
is given considerable publicity in the
Philadelphia Record.
According to the newspapers
yesterday Senator Penrose declared
for Anderson II. Walters. the Johns
town progressive, for Republican
nomination for Congress-at-Large |
He is out for denomination of Con- |
Mol oh in anI
Garland with Walters as the fourth
man.
The Philadelphia Record is
charging that the Wares are holding
back the report of the registration
in Philadelphia because it means the
"puncturing of the Scott BOOM" 1t
also says that the Wares may have
to line up behind O'Neil to save Scott |
Pittsburgh Republicans have re-
vived the Straight Republican"
committee to work for the nominal
ton of Sproul. Senator Charles H.
Kline is in charge. The Northwest
one of the big Republican clubs of
that county, has endorsed Sproul.
The Philadelphia Inquirer makes
the charge in a dispatch from
Wilkes-Barre that there is to-day
more political activity attached to
the office of the mine chief than at
any time in the past decade" II
recalls that Chief Button said on TAX
ing Office that he would not use II
for political purposes and asserts he
has been trave, 'ng about extensively
and his trail plainly marked by
political effort"
Friends of Representative Harry
Zanders, the omega of the House
roll, are making hard fight for him
for denomination. against Fred
Brenckman who has declared dry"
Brenckman is planning a tour of the
county.
Reading people may unite to op-
pose Representative James II.
Maurer for denomination as they did
to block the Socialist move to gain
control of city council. Maurer has
always been able to win because
of division of the older parties.
An organization meeting for AL
legheny county officials to back the
Sproul ticket was perfected at a
meeting in the Office of District At
torney H. H. Rowand and attended,
among others, by County Treasurer
E. B. Friebertshauser, Clerk OIL
Courts w. r. Bailey, Sheriff w. S.
Conner, Recorder John D. Graham,
Coroner Samuel Jamison and Mr..
Rowand. 1t showed county officials
united for Sproul. Monday evening
a meeting to perfect an organization
of the chairmen of the ward COM
mittees of Pittsburgh will be held
at which Mayor E. V. .Babcock and
city department heads will launch a
city campaign.
The Dry Federation opened its
fight for dry" legislators at Bethle-
hem on Saturday and in Delaware
county Sproul speakers attacked the
Mcclure liquor ring.
An Altoona dispatch in the
Philadelphia Ledger says: Union
labor is opposing Plymouth w. Sny-
der, of Hollidaysburg. for State Sem
ator. t., ]. Forbes, of this city, is a
candidate for nomination on both
the Republican and Democratic
tickets. He is president of United
Lodge. No. ia. Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen."
The Philadelphia Press gives
some figures on enrolment in var
ious counties and says the registra-
ton in the third class cities should
be interesting on May 1. Lancaster
county enrolment is given as nor
NAL. The Republican list is $4,000
and Democratic only 5000. In Mif-
fin county the list is Republican,
3,701; Democratic, 2,119; in Potter
county, Republican, 2,136; Demo-
cratic, 1,1S9, and in Northumberland
county, Republican, 12,057; Demo-
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