Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-11
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By the Ex-Committeeman

I est in all Pennsylvania to the men
who follow politics and when there
! is nothing else to talk about many
remark what fine presidential tim
ber he would make. There is never
much gainsaying that proposition
except by the Governor himself. The
| Governor reiterated yesterday that
all he was interested in as far as
Office goes is to make the best
Governor 1 am capable of making
| for Pennsylvania"
People who were in the western
states Immediately after the con-
! ference OF the governors at Salt
Lake City have brought some inter-
esting stories and newspaper clip
| pings, too, telling of the excellent
! impression made by the Pennsyl-
vania Governor at that nota BILE
| gathering of governors. The news
! papers are filled with references to
his remarks and his grasp OF affairs,
while his ideas have been pretty
generally commended. But the best
part Is that which does not get into
the newspapers, but which gives the
! best index. 1t seems that the Gov
ernor not only was accorded a COM
manding place in the deliberations
and the various meetings by his
commonsense and initiative, but he
appeared to win the good feeling of
everyone with whom he came into
contact by his unassuming ways, his
dem ocracy, if that much employed
word can be used again. One man
who had been out West said that
the folks considered Governor Sproul
a very human" sort of man and
that the fact that he did not have
officials, aids de camp or any kind of
retinue along afforded somewhat of
a contrast to other men who have
gone on official trips from eastern
states. 1t is pretty evident that
Sproul talk will be much heard.
However, the Governor when
asked about his aspirations says that
they are in Harrisburg and that not
withstanding the surging of sugges-
tions that occurs in the close of
first year of term his temperature
continues normal
Remarks by the Governor re-
Gently that he did not see the con-
nection between some of the con-
tests now being waged in Pennsyl
vania and the Penrose candidacy in
1920 appear to have rather definitely
eXtinguished for the time being at
least the foundation for the story
that the Governor was thinking of
the United States Senate. This has
been more or less of "rainy day
story" anyway.
While the Governor has been
standing aloof from the Philadelphia
and Allegheny primary fights he has
been taking a hand in the Delaware
county crusade to drive out the Nc
Clure crowd in his home county and
is exercising a benevolent interest in
the candidates. of various men he
has appointed to judgeships in vari-
Gus sections, although in the Lehigh
and Washington orphans court con-
/ tests he has not been taking any
hand. dp Somerset county it is be-
lieved that administration influence
is for Norman T. Boose, dry" candi-
date.
In Philadelphia, however, there
have been some persistent reports
that the Ware influence is to be
thrown against Judge ]. P. McCul-
len. the Governors appointee, and
in favor of P. P. Conway, generally
classed as a partisan of David H.
Lane. The Governor said yesterday
that he intended to make some in
quiries into the matter and reiter-
ated his remark that opposing to sit
ting judges who have been found
capable he could hardly regard as
friendly"
1t might be possible that the
judicial contests in Philadelphia
would develop situation that would
be interesting not only this year but
next.
The Philadelphia special regis
tration hearings are bringing out
some interesting things, especially
the fact that Senator Edwin H. Ware
regards his South Broad street home
as his legal residence, although the
water and gas have not been turned
on for some time and the Ware fam
lily has not occupied it to any extent.
In Pittsburgh the second days
registration seems to have been up
to expectations and the Pittsburgh
Gazette Times expresses satisfaction
at the way the voters are lining up.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch and Post
print considerable news matter
about the various meetings at which
Senator Max G.. Leslie is fiayed.
Governor Sprouts newspaper is
out in open support of the candidates
of the Republican League in Del
aware county who are fighting what
some of the newspapers call the NC
Clure ring and refer to as the
liquor ticket from time to time.
The Wilkes-Barre Record has
taken the field for the first time in
| primary fight against a set of
candidates for Republican nomina-
tions. 1t comes out for P. A. Meixell
and George S. Renard for the nomi-
nations for county commissioners
and assails the candidates backed by
| Thomas S. Heffernan. This activity
on the part of the Record, which is
! double column editorial. has Gre
ated much comment, as the Record
also bitterly assails Mr.. Heffernan.
For the first time since the old
days of conventions, the Republican
party in Columbia county will have
a candidate for each partisan con-
| test at the November lection. The
Democrats have a bunch of candi-
dates for most of the nominations
that the primary elections can offer,
with the result that internal strife
| has developed almost as many fac
tions in the Democratic ranks as
there are candidates. The Republi-
cans believe they can elect A. II.
Gennaire register and recorder be-
yond a doubt.
I'm the nonpartisan fight for the
| Columbia associate ludgeship,
Charles E. Welliver, now county
commissioner, is endeavoring to un-
seat Judge NJ. Harry Rhodes. who
hopes to succeed himself. Wilson
A. Kramer, of Bloomsbury. and DR..
It. c. Harter, of Bloomsbury, also
are candidates for the ofiice.
| William ]. Curriden, who has