Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-05
TURNS
OUT HEAVIEST VOTE
All But -Four of the 122 On the
Registered List Cast Ballots
at First Election
SMALLWOOD is ELECTED
People Have a Parade and Red
Fire to Celebrate; After
Congressional Seats

Paxtang's first election for officials
who will organize the new borough
will go or record in Dauphin county
as one of the most remarkable ever
held hereabouts. Not only was it con-
Quoted on strictly nonpartisan lines
with no nominations, but the total
vote polled shows that all but four
off the registered voters cast ballots.
And to wind it up the people of the
borough INDUCED in a parade, band
concert and speechfest last night, at
which victors and vanquished lined
up. The new council will organize
within a few days, select the proper
officers and lay out the town work. A
board of health will be chosen and
a scheme of improvements outlined.
The school board will begin work
without delay.
The vote cast attracted much atten-
ton to-day. The whole registration
is 1872 and 11S was the number cast.
Practically all of the voting was done
by stickers.
Thomas w. Smallwood, who vas
not opposed for the first burgess, Will
be sworn in as burgomeister within a
few days. He got SO
votes. The council
manic contest was red o the
hot and attracted much Ballots
attention. while the Stood
school board election
was a see-Saw all day
long. Howard c. Fry won the magis-
tracy after a strenuous battle with
William Kunkel, and George G. Mar
tin will gather in the first taxes. He
won out in a field of four. The results
outside of burgess were as follows:
Council-J. Q. A. Rutherford, 80;
S. H. Rutherford, 90; F. M. Gilbert,
80; j. H. Fought, 81; 1. r. Lyme, ~;
C. M. Forney, So; d. NJ. Kicker, 81;
II. l.. Holmes, Sr., SO; H. w. Grouse,
"a; j. C. Reichley, "a; j. G. Wensell,
20; P. A. Dearborn, 2S; A. ]. Mayhem,
26, and I. J.. Hudgins. 9.
School Board. H. Sheesley, ITO;
r. l. Delhi, 80; Joshua E. Rutherford,
90; w. C. Sourber, 50; II. G. Witter,
81, and j. f. Horstick. so.
Justice of the Peace-H. c. Fry, 81;
w. S. Kunkel, 81.
High Constable-Edgar Martin, SO;
William Meyer, 80; Isaac Lountz, 4.
Collector of TaXes-G. G. Martin,
81; NJ. E. Grunden, %; w. R. Bealor,
%; J. f. Myers, 10.
Auditors-G. Fl. Sheaffer, 1902; H.
C. Knouse, 1O1; C. r.. Rupp, 100.
Judge of Election-C. p. Cook, 30;
Robert Smeltzer, SO.
Inspector of Election john At
ticks, 100; r. NJ. Goho, SO.
AS the borough INDUCED in its first
election yesterday, County Treasurer
A. IL. Bailey treated 1t to its first band
concert last night. h
~populace gathered at
- -. .,I4olIa,ca tho
Redfire, polling place, at DUSK TO
Speeches meet the State Capital
Band. Redfire and
cigars were burned at a
prodigal rate and the band played the
latest music of the day to hustle up
the count. When the perspiring cleo
ton board had announced the results,
Mr.. Fitting raised a broom to signify
a clean sweep away of animosities and
headed the parade. 1t covered every
street in the built-up section, and at
Kramer's store Burgomeister Small
wood was corralled and compelled to
make a speech. He summoned A. II.
Bailey, w. G.. Dyckman' DR.: ID; L;
Rutherford and other men who had
been called political bosses and
forced them to make speeches. Then
the parade marched around to the
homes of successful and defeated can
didates, men who did not want to be
candidates, those who were afraid to
be candidates, and leading citizens.
and demanded remarks. Very few
real orators developed, but some good,
fsound, wholesome remarks on the
subject of improvements that cost
money were made.
The Republican slogan in the con
gressional campaigns in Pennsylvania
this Fall will be Thirty Seats" The
State has thirty-siX seats
and the sense of the con-
gressional conference at Thirty
Washington yesterday was Seats
that thirty of them could Certain
be gained. The confer
ence was called by Con-
gresham Patton, the chairman of the
Republican committee, and speeches
were made by men from each district,
who reviewed conditions and gave their
ideas. The reports were uniformly ia
vorable to the Republican candidates
and showed widespread interest in the
Republican campaign from top to
bottom.