Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23

sues, OF MS party regularity Wnen he
makes his speech. and friends of Mr..
O'Neil say that his statements in the
next week will clear up any uncer-
tainties as to where he stands.
Most people look for q broad
side from O'Neil. as soon as Mr..
Sproul makes his announcement.
and it is probable that there will
be some additional statements by the
Governor. The Sproul policy will
likely be against engaging in a con-
troversy either with his opponent or
the Governor unless the Governor
makes himself an issue in the cam
paign.
1t is interesting to note that
speakers at the Sproul reception will
De lieutenant Governor McClain,
Lancaster, and the Rev. DIR. Russell
Conwell, one of the leading Baptists
of the state.
The North American to-day says
that the Wares insist on Scott and
that upstate Republicans object. 1t
declares Senator e. E. Beidleman
Will not be a candidate for second
place.
The Philadelphia Republican
city committee yesterday threw out
Magistrate w. Il. Campbell, one of
|
utude in the last campaign. Senator
Ware attacked him as traitor"
In Pittsburgh the controversy
between the mayor and the Magee
councilmen is in full swing and
| threatens to be very bitter 1t is over
places in the city legal department.
"A dispatch from the Telegraph S
Sunbury correspondent says that
Major General G. NJ. Clement, who
was one of the Brumbaugh candi-
dates for presidential elector, has
made a declaration in favor of
| SprouL The general is a candidate
( for Congress-at-large and has been
| claimed by the state administration.
Applications for blank nominating
petitions to be filed for the NAV
primary for Legislative nominations
have taken a notable jump at the
State Capitol the last week, and the
supply in hand is now lower than it
has been at any similar period since
the petition law became effective. II
all of the requests for papers had
been granted, there would have been
none left as the demands have been
for ten times as many papers as are
required to nominate candidate
in some cases. Most of the candi-
dates for state nominations have had
their own petitions printed. forms
having been provided, and they will
file names by the thousand.
The time for filing such petitions
expires on April IL. but thus far,
less than 100 papers have been en-
/ tered at the, Department of the Sec
retary of the Commonwealth. The
State officials have suggested that
candidates should not wait until the
last day, as defects which can not
be corrected in time are likely to be
found in papers held until within the
last twenty-four hours.
One of the oddities about the fill
ing is, that hardly any papers have
been filed by candidates for state
committee places.
People who are interested in the
return of legislators who have stood
four-square for local option and pro-
| hibitory measures in the general as
sembly are expressing qualification
at the bright prospects for the re-
| nomination and reelection of Rep
| resentative George w. Williams. of
| Tioga county. Mr.. Williams was
! sponsor for the local option bill in
1915 and ever since he has been in
| the House has been one of the bat
tiers for local option. He will be a
strong man in the fight for the dry
amendment here next winter. Mr..
Williams has long legislative rec
ord which is of value to the Repub-
lican party, too.
An interesting situation has
arisen in the 26th Congressional
| District as the result of the decision
! of Mayor Francis A. March. of
| Easton, to be a Republican candi-
| date. Prof. March, who is n profess
sor in Lafayette college, gave East
| on q real administration and he will
! be very strong in the district. Tho
nomination of March would put the
| Republicans in elegant shape to win
over the Democrats who have gotten
all snarled up because of the at
! tempt of A. Mitchell Palmer and his
pals to slate Calvin f. Smith, an
Easton man, against Congressman I'll.
| j. Steele.
In the neighboring district Con-
gresham Arthur G.. Dewalt, who has
been marked for slaughter by Pal
mer and his pals, insists that men
who are throwing hatchets az him
should come up and debate the is
sues.
In Chester county, legislative
aspirants are Harry C. Graham,
| toPldih DlilluCl a. w OIL
Phoenixville and Maris Holiings-
worth, of New Garden. all members
at the last session; Sanders M. Col
Inns. of Avondale, former clerk of
the courts and candidate for legis-
lative honors two years ago; ex-Bur-
gess Harry c. Thomas, of Oxford, an
active no-license exponent, and
former official of the Oxford Agri-
cultural Society: Prof. Carl Benner,
of the Coatesville public schools and
member of the Chester county bar.
and others.
Patrick McLane, state COM
mitteeman, has settled the worries
OF Democratic bosses over their in
ability to be able to induce the pron-
er man to enter the fight for con-
gress, says the Scranton Republican.
II am willing to stand aside for anv
other decent, regular. upright Demo-
crat who has chance of winning.
out if no one else comes forward
| for the place you can count on me
Ibeing in the fight McIaua decIarad