Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-30
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BY the Ex-Committeemah

| w ME RepuDllcan state anu cpuh's
leaders are at the seashore to discuss
plans for the primary campaign,
Democratic machine bosses are Keep
ing their wires hot in an effort TO
get the differences over the candi-
dacy of Acting State Chairman 10
seph +. Guffey, of Pittsburgh, for
Governor, ironed out before there is
an open break. The situation in the
Pennsylvania Democracy is declar-
ed by men who are familiar with it
to be worse than exists among the
Republicans who are out in the omen
land facing a real old-fashioned prt-
mary fight. The Democratic leaders
are pussyfooting around, uncertain
whether to make declarations or to
try to brush by.
| The Republican state leaders have
settled down to a battle and as soon
as the last of the petitions are filed
there will be an opening up of CAM
paign activity all along the line.
! Highway Commissioner ]. Denny
| O'Neil plans to formally open his
campaign on the last day for filing
nominating petitions, which is April
II, by big meeting in his home
city at McKeesport, at which the
Governor, Attorney General and
others are to speak. Senator William
| G. Sproul is outlining his campaign
plans at his headquarters with Will
liam ]. Shaffer and will likely have
some speaking engagements to start
the middle of April. Robert P. Hab-
good. was in Pittsburgh for the
Americus club dinner and is spread
ing his "Hapgood and harmony"
propaganda.
The Democratic situation as it
exists to-day is that Guffey has the
open support of the machine element
in the counties and the tacit support
of National Chairman Vance c. NC
Cormick and National Committee
man A. Mitchell Palmer with chances
of getting the Old Guard leaders won
over. But he is opposed by the dry
element among the rank and file,
which is divided between f. Lowry
Humes, Meadville; EX-Judge w. E.
Porter, New Castle, and William IL.
Berry, Chester. Guffey hopes to avoid
making a declaration on the prohi-
bition amendment, but it is believed
that he will be forced to make some
sort of statement in favor of the
amendment, but whether he goes to
the limit of Sproul or O'Neil, is
doubtful.
The Guffey men figure that they
will be able to chase out Humes and
Berry, who are federal officials, on
pressure from Mccormick who has
the ear OF the President, but it will
be hard to eliminate Porter. The
Lawrence countian is active in the
Dry Federation. And it is said by
some observers that he should be
candidate because If j. Denny O'Neil,
who was endorsed by the Federation
for Governor without regard to party
oh hn IAfA To- bNF STlT
Portet would then be in a position to
run as he has not been active in
party circles.
Democratic leacre=s are general
ly worried over the outlook and the
Democratic windmill is displaSISSS
much uncertainty over the source
of supplies for the primary.
1t is said that as a result of re-
cent flareups in Philadelphia that
Captain of Detectives Tate will he
bounced. He is blamed for the No
BILE arrest incident
Harvey Christman, Democratic
county chairman of Montgomery, has
decided he has had enough of the
House and is a candidate for the
Democratic senatorial nomination.
He figures out that between Boyd
and Amber there is going to be a
fight which will go beyond the pri-
mary.
Samuel Buckwalter, of near
Phoenixville, has entered the race for
the Chester county legislative seats.
County Commissioner Frank J.
Harris, of Allegheny, n Magee lieu
tenant, will be in charge of the Scott
campaign in western counties.
james f. Woodward is touring
the anthracite regions in the inter-
aCf nf his m NaiON for unnrnfarU nf
internal affairs.
Much interest is being manifest
ed in the attitude William Finn will
take in the State campaign. 1t is
generally believed that Finn will
favor O'Neill, but how hard he will
go in is a matter of speculation.
Whether he will back Scott or
Houck is also much discussed.
Attorney General Brown plans
to be one of the O'Neill speakers at
the McKeesport meeting on April IL g..
Congressman William S. Ware is
back in Philadelphia and a meeting
of the Ware leaders is under way to-
day.
Mayor Thomas B. Smith, of
Philadelphia, declined at Washing
ton to express any preference as be-
tween O'Neill and Sproul for the
nomination for the Governership,
but unhesitatingly declared in favor
/ of the nomination of Congressman
John r.. X. Scott for the Lieutenant
| Governership, and strongly indicat-
ed that he would be intensely in the
| fight if Senator Penrose insists upon
the candidacy of Senator E. e. Beid-
Gilman for that position.
The matter in which w. w.
Roper, who was formerly a Wilson
ofIiceholder in Philadelphia, and is
now a Republican, is aspiring to run
for congress is attracting much at
| tention.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch says:
Governor Martin G.. Brumbaugh
has made his plans for the state
campaign regardless of what the
| Wares, his political allies, may even-
tually decide to do. Undoubtedly
the Governor is hopeful that the
Wares will join with him and his
administration and he will probably
not appear publicly in the primary
election contest until the Ware or
ganization in Philadelphia has for
mally gone on record as between
| Sproul and O'Neill for the Governor
ship. But no matter which way they
go, he will start out as an earnest
advocate of Highway Commissioner
O'Neil. Accompanied by Attorney
General Francis Skunk Brown, Gift
ford Pinchot and others, including
Billy Sunday the evangelist, the
Governor will tour the Common
wealth"
H. r. Whitaker, who Is a can
didate for the Legislature in Potter
Is out on dry platform. DR..