Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-23
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BY s1,e Ex-Committeem.n

The Philadelphia Republican City
Committee did not endorse any as
pirants for nominations for Repub-
lican state nominations yesterday,
but Senator Edwin H.. Ware an
nounced that another meeting would
be held in the next ten days at which
the matter might be discussed.
Friends of ]. Denny O'Neil are
claiming that the committee will en-
dorse John r. K. Scott for Lieuten-
ant Governor in a short time and
that Scott will then make common
cause and appear on the stump with
O'Neil and the Philadelphia commit
tee will fall into line. On the other
hand Sproul Republicans say that
the committee will not endorse
O'Neil. but allow ward leaders to do
as they see fit on the Gubernatorial
nomination.
The meeting of the committee was
largely taken up yesterday in a move
to stand from under" responsible
ity for police conditions which. have
been turned upside down by the Unit
ed States government. The action of
the Navy Department in virtually
taking charge of the police of the
city was n bitter blow to the Smith
administration and evoked such
comment that the city committee
promptly moved to take the police
out of politics.
Concerning this meeting. which is
destined to have an important effect
on the primary and general election
campaigns and the next Legislature
as well, the Philadelphia Press says:
Sensing the trend of public and
governmental sentiment, the Repub-
lican City Committee yesterday au-
thorized the preparation of 'dras-
tic" measure totally to eliminate po-
lice from politics and pledged its
support only to members of the next
Legislature who would vote support
to such bill. The measure putting
the Vare-controlled City Committee
on record in opposition to police
dabbing in politics was offered by
Harry A. Mackey, the Ware leader of
the Forty-sixth ward, but it was not
passed until Senator Edwin II. Ware
had offered an amendment to pro-
vide that the police should still have
the privilege of making prediction
canvasses to purge the voting lists"
Writing in the Philadelphia In
quirer'S who's Who" column,
George ]. Brennan says: THE Gov
ernor is having many names submit
ted to him for appointment to the
supreme bench. There is a sugges-
tion that Alexander Simpson, Jr., of
this city, law partner of Attorney
General Francis Skunk Brown, could
have the appointment, but it is said
that he does not aspire to the place.
The name of Judge George Kunllel,
of Dauphin county has been promi-
nently mentioned in the same con-
nection. Admirers of Judge George
B. Orlady, of Huntingdon, and John
w. Kephart, of Cambria, both of the
Superior Court, have been sounding
sentiment regarding their respective
favorites and in this city President
Judge Charles Y. Audenried, of Com
mon Pleas Court No. 4, and Presi-
dent Judge ]. Willis Martin, of Com
mon Pleas Court No. 5, are both fire.
quently mentioned as presenting
available material for the Supreme
Court bench. Within the last two
days friends of Judge John NJ. Pat
terson, of Common Pleas Court. No.
1, have started movement in hisbe-
half"
Commissioner O'Neil, who re-
turned from Philadelphia last night
after making a speech in West Phil
adelphia in which he predicted his
nomination and said that "Billy"
Sunday would be along next month
to campaign for him. One of the odd
features Of the meeting, according
to the Philadelphia Record, was
that Samuel A. Wilson, one of the
speakers, made demand for the de-
feat of John R. K. Scott, with whom
it is said O'Neil had a meeting earl
ier in the day.
The O'Neil forces were consider
ably elated to-day by the announce
ment that Mayor Alex T. Connell, of
Scranton. had yesterday announced
of ]. Denny O'Neil as the Republi-
can candidate for governor over Sem
ator William c. Sproul. The mayor
said that, inasmuch as he was elect
ed on a "mine-cave platform" and,
with Mr.. O'Neil taking a stand for
needed legislation of this kind, hej
will do all that he can to aid him
in the fight.
The Scranton mayor has had an
eve on some of the big state posi-
tions that are vacant for some of his
friends and has also wanted to have
his private secretary appointed toI
succeed him as registration commls-
sioner for Scranton.
-Philadel elphia newspapers are
landing very vigorously on Mayor
Smith because of the action of the
Federal government in the vice cru
sade.
Senator Penrose's strong decla-
ration in favor of the nomination OF
Anderson H. Walters, the Johnstown
editor, for Congress-at-Large on the
Republican ticket, appears to nave
generally pleased the Progressives, as
Walters was one of the Bull Moosers
elected to Congress in 1917 and IS
one of the wheel horses.
In Altoona the city manger has
named a. bureau of city welfare, a
new idea in government, which will
be closely watched throughout the
state.
lepisIatiye affairs an exchange says:
"The stating of Assemblymen Michael
r. Hoffman and Harry l.. Rhoads
for denomination on the Republican
ticket in the Second district assures
at least two votes in the House for
the prohibition amendment from
Lancaster county. They nave voted
consistently for prohibition ever
since they have been in the Legisla-
ture, and there is no reason to be-
lieye they will do differently this ses-
sion The new men slated by the
Griest organization to fill the places
made vacant by the death of George
Hibshman and the absence of Major
Ouintin O'Reitzel, who is with the
Rainbow Division in France, are G.