Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
Poeit;ca &.
'Pe~'.o4eSa~io
By tho Ex-Committeeman


Bright, Philadelphia reorganization
Democratic leader, has told the DEM
ocratio Club of Philadelphia, Vance
c. Mccormick will not change his
mind and become q candidate for
governor under any circumstances.
Bright was one of those who thought
that Mccormick should lead the for
lorn hope, but after he had been at
Washington he is said to have chang
ed his mind.
The Democratic bosses do not
seem to be any closer to q decision
in regard to who to RUN for governor
now than they were six weeks ago
and another conference may be held. |
although before it meets the half
dozen men who framed the slate four !
years ago on the banks of the Po-
tomac will meet there again and ar
range things in the interest of the |
plain people. Then they will go to
the conference with open ears and
speak their piece when the time
comes. The trouble is that the DEM
ocrats are split up the back over the |
liquor issue and especially since Will |
have both declared for prohibition
the Democrats can't get together.
The old liquor element is strong and
being composed of practical politi- !
clans the reorganizers do not want
to antagonize them and break up
the machine.
The machine element would like
to run Acting State Chairman Jo-
seph +. Guffey; the dry" element is
bent on Mccormick or United States !,
District Attorney E. Lowry Humes,.
who is being trotted in and out so
often that he must be dizzy, while
some of the bosses are flirting with |
the name of William II. Berry.
Warren county going "dry"
makes fourteen dry counties in
Pennsylvania and at almost every
other license court there has been
reduction in the number of licenses
granted. There were thirty-two sa-
looms put out of business by Judge
Hinchley's order
. The interchange of fire between
Governor Brumbaugh and Senator
Sproul has created much comment
throughout the state and Philadel-
phia newspapers are printing great
deal of it. However, there does not
seem to be much being accomplish
ed by the bombardments. T.
Guy B. Flyte, a former member
of the House and prominent in the
p. o. S. of A. and Travellers Protec-
tive Association, is being strongly
doomed by LuZerne countians Tor
one of the Republican nominations
for congress-at-large. The Wilkes
Barre independent says that he
would make a valuable congressman
and that he had many friends who
would take off their coats for him.
Jacob F. Huester, Fred Ehr-
hardt's old rival in Scranton, Will
run against him again. -,
The borough of Swissvale will
have an election late this month on
the question whether to join Pitts
burgh. The question is being hotly
debated.
The Scranton Republican says
that O'Neil petitions have arrived at
state offices in that city.
George II. Rowley, of Greenville,
former district attorney of Mercer
county, was yesterday appointed col
lector of customs for the western
district of Pennsylvania, succeeding
George w. Acklin, of Allegheny
county. who died last December. He
is friendly to Joseph f. Guffey act
ing state chairman, q prospective
candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for governor. Mr.. Guftey is
in Washington and the appointment
is considered a result of his visit
there. There were several appllca-
tions for the place and a stiff con-
test to keep the appointment with
in Allegheny county. So there Will
be the usual Democratic aftermath.
Entrance of Prof. C. A. Bow
man. one of the well known Leba-
non county educators, into the legis-
ative contest has caused much in
.erest in that county. Prof. Bow
man is out on dry" platform and
says he intends to make campaign.
Sam Mudson, writing in what is
termed in Philadelphia his "Politi-
cal playground" says that Clifford n
who was shunted out of the
race. is in Florida to
recover from the shock. Pinchot
will likely return in time to take
part in the campaign, he predicts.
sam hudson is veteran legislative
and has a notable
with state affairs, his
tory and men who have made and
are making it. He still maintains
that stlye which is all his own.
Predictions are being made that
Frank B. Black, former State High
way Commissioner, smay become a
candidate for congress at large, al
though he disclaims such ambitions.
Captain r. l. Quigley, COM
mander of the Lock Haven unit of
the Reserve militia, is a candidate
for Republican legislative honors in
Clinton county. He is a brother of
Tudoe Harry C., Ouigley, of Center
county.
People here will be much inter-
ested in the announcement that Cap
tain Samuel A. Whitaker, member
Of the House from Chester county
FOR the last three sessions and one of
The sensible, level-headed, respected
members, will run for Republican
The captain is at
~amp Hancock in command of
The famous PhoeniXville battery and
has confided his candidacy to his
friends. The captain will run on a
dry platform such as that he has
been elected upon in years gone by.
His declaration, sent from the camp,
IS a strong one for prohibition, just
as he would be expected to make.
Elmer E. Eshenhour, of this
city, who vacates his job as paint
er in the Public Grounds and Build
ngs Department to-day, is getting
famous. The anti-O'Neil men call
him the "first of the martyrs" refer
ring to the generally accepted re-
port that he lost his job because he
was not in sympathy with the ad-
campaign for the |
Highway Commissioner.
Representative Marvin, Tioga,
and Lohr. Somerset, who were here |