Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-04
PoeiicA i~
Ps~~oqeoania
BY the Ex-Committeeman

circulate them may prove to be the
test whether some of the attaches
of departments will remain in their
jobs. Ordinarily, people at the Capt.
tol are active in circulation of pc
titions and many men not in SYM
pathy with the presidential aspira-
tions in 1916 passed them around
and secured impressive lists of
signers.
About the Capitol it is intimated
that the coming campaign will not
be characterized by the methods
employed two years ago and that
attaches who fail to circulate petit
tions when ordered to do so will
be let out. The state administration
has apparently made up its mind to
fight with patronage and place.
At the same time there were
signs to-day that Capitol Hill people
would not have monopoly of the
petition circulation business because
friends of Senator William c. Sproul
were preparing to become active in
his behalf as soon as the word came.
Owing to his frequent visits here the
Delaware county senator is even
better known than Mr.. O'Neil and
has many friends, especially among
the independent element.
In an exhaustive review OF the
Republican situation THE Insider"
writing in the Philadelphia Press
yesterday said: TT is almost a fore
gone conclusion that Senator Sproul
will come out in his personal plat
form definitely for the ratification of
the amendment, whatever the party
decides. His problem is a different
one from theirs. He has ]. Denny
O'Neil to meet. The Highway Com
missioner generally is believed to be
gaining strength among the dry ele-
ment and there are fearful tales
being told of the unprecedented eff
forts this force is making to get out
the voters who ordinarily do not go
to the polls. If Senator Sproul
meets him on his own ground of un-
qualified support of prohibition, he
will be cutting away a good deal of
ground from under his feet. Incl
dentally it may be said that from the
best information available, Senator
Sproul believes thoroughly in the
party's putting itself on record at
once for prohibition and he is one
of the principal supporters of the
battle being waged with that end
in view. In connection with ].
Denny O'Neil's candidacy, a new an
gle has been injected by the ma
terialization of Governor Brum-
baugh's expected declaration in his
favor. The question of the hour
is: Was it done with the assent
of the Wares and will they follow
suit? If they do not, it means a
break between the Governor and the
Wares, who for some time have been
political bed-fellows."
The Philadelphia Public Ledger
yesterday printed the following:
"Coincident with the intimations
which the Wares allowed to go out
yesterday that they were in nowise
affected in their attitude toward the
gubernatorial situation by the in
dorsement of ]. Denny O'Neil as the
Republican candidate by Governor|
Brumbaugh came the announcement
from Washington that Senator
Sproul had attended a secret con-
ference of Penrose followers in that
city on Thursday, at which prohibit
ton, on which O'Neil has announc-
ed he will make his fight, was the
subject of heated discussion"
The movement for renomina-
ton of Congressman Kreider seems
to be popular everywhere in thel
three counties of the district except
on the east side of Market Square.
Naturally the Congressman will be
reelected.
Ira G. Kutz, the Berlxs Demo-
cratic organist whom A. Mitchell
signal will be q candidate for re-
election to the Democratic State
Committee against Palmer's slate.
Recollection of Judge William D.
Porter, of Allegheny county, to the
Superior Court of Pennsylvania was
urged Saturday by the committee
on judicial vacancies of the Law As
sociation of Philadelphia. In a.
statement issued by the committee
of which Hampton L. Carson is
chairman, the high judicial quail
ties of Judge Porter are praised.
Judge Porter was appointed in June,
1898, was elected in November of
the same year and was reelected in
November, 1908.
At a meeting of the Republican
Committee of Center county Satur-
day, ]. Linn Harris resigned as coun-
ty chairman, and David Chambers
was elected to succeed him for the
uuexpired term. Mr., Harris holds the
position of bond clerk in the Treas
ury Department in this city and his
duties require so much of his time
that he felt he could not give his
undivided attention to politics during
the ensuing campaign, when a Con-
gresham and member of the Legis-
Iature are to be elected. Mr.. Cham
hers, who succeeds him, is now treas
urer of Center county. He lives in
Snow Shoe, where he is largely in
terested in coal operations.
"A nonpartisan meeting for the
ratification of the national prohibi-
tion amendment by the next Legisla-
ture of Pennsylvania was held in
Media Saturday night, under the aus
pices of the Delaware county ratif-
cation committee, of which Charles
T. Eggleston, of Glenolden, who pre-
sided, is chairman. This was the
first meeting in the interest of the
federal prohibition amendment in this
state and it was attended by men of
all parties from all over Delaware
county. John W. Ziegler, of Lans-
downe, secretary of the committee,
announced that the committee was
nonpartisan for the purpose of en-
dorsing candidates for the Legisla-
ture, either Republicans. Democrats
or Prohibitionists. who will favor the
ratification of the federal prohibi-
tion amendment.
Former Congressman and Custo-
dian of Alien Property A. Mitchell
Palmer, the Democratic State Com
mitteeman of Pennsylvania, paid f.
hurried visit to his home in Strouds-