Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-20


days primary election through
out Pennsylvania indicate tre-
mendous trend toward the Re-
publican party and a significant pur-
pose on the part of the voters gener-
ally to restore the government to safe
and sane control. Notwithstanding
the factional uproar in the Democratic
party in this State the total vote cast
for the candidates of that party was
so small as compared with the Repub-
lican figures that there ought to be
little room for argument as to the
lesson of the day.
Notwithstanding the quiet campaign
of the Republican party, Dr. Martin G..
Brumbaugh, the popular Republican
nominee for Governor, makes such a
formidable showing in the figures as
to indicate an overwhelming victory
for the distinguished educator and
executive in November.
Senator Penrose has likewise dem
onstrated such inherent strength as an
advocate of Republican principles in
every part of the State that his selec-
ton over President Wilson'S hand
picked favorite is indicated by a large
majority.
1t is too early to analyZe the vote,
but there are some significant straws
in the early returns. Senator Penrose,
for instance, in the town of Bloss-
burg, the home of Secretary of Labor
Wilson, whose attempted whitewash of
the labor record of the Democratic
nominee for Governor is resented by
organized labor throughout the State,
carried the town three to one over Mr..
DimIck. From all over the State
com the same story and the conclu-
sionns inescapable that the trend of
the voting indicates deep-seated an
tagonism to a further continuance of
Democratic experimenting at Wash
ington.
This is further shown in the magni-
ficent vote given Congressman Kreider
in this district. While he had no op-
position in his own party, he was
nevertheless given a vote larger than
that of any other candidate on par
tisan ticket as protest against the
free trade Congress and as a personal
tribute of appreciation for his own
stalwart services in the cause of pro-
lection and prosperity.
OF course, President Judge Kunkel
leads the procession in Dauphin
county by an almost unanimous vote
for the Supreme Court that is as COM
plimentary as 1t Is deserved. Thou
sands upon thousands of thoughtful
men have placed their seal of approval
upon his fine record as a jurist and
while it is not possible at this hour TO
determine the result of the campaign
for the higher court it is certain that
his friends here and elsewhere have
nothing to regret in the primary con-
test. While all his friends did every
thing within their power to promote
his candidacy it is only fair to say that
the burden of the campaign manage
ment fell upon District Attorney M. E.
Stroup and John r. Geyer, one of the
well-known lawyers of the local bar
These two men were splendidly SUD.
ported by lawyers and laymen but the
intelligent, aggressive and inspiring
campaign was a direct result of the
tine head-work and energetic direction
given the canvass by Messrs. Geyer
and Stroup, with the able and ener.
getic support Of Senator Beidleman.
During the day the missing figures
will doubtless be received, but enough
is known at this writing to indicate
the substantial rehabilitation of the
Republican party in Central Pennsyl.
vania and throughout the Common.
wealth. No matter what may be said
as to personalities in the preliminary
canvass, the fact is self-evident that
the voters, without very much regard
to previous party affiliations, are de.
termined to deal a sledge- hammer
blow at the experimental and misfit
administration now in power at Wash
ington. Those candidates in Penn.
Sylvania who have pinned their faith
and their hope of success upon Presi-
dent Wilson's favor will discover, II
they have not already done so, tina,
they are leaning upon a broken reed
Republicans have come back home
and that means sweeping victory for
the partys candidates next November