Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-05
REPUBLICANS LED
IN REGISTRATION
Reports From All Districts Show
That They Have Made Heavy
Gains in Listing
FAR AHEAD In PHILADELPHIA
DR.. Brumbaugh Will Campaign in
the Western Part of State
During Next Week

cities of the State show that the Re-
pubhcans are far and away ahead In
the registration and that there has not
only been a pronounced back to the
party movement in number of
places. but that men who enrolled as
nonpartisan are now frankly avowing
their intention of voting the Republi-
can ticket. The big Republican en-
rollment has taken place without any
more effort on the part of the Repub-
lican committees than those of other
parties, being so discOncerting to the
Democratic windmill force that they
did not even have grace enough to
say. as did State Chairman A. Nevin
DIETRICH of the Bull Moosers, that it did
not matter.
In Philadelphia approximately 94,-
600 persons registered on Thursday.
OF this number less than $500 were
Democrats and about 5000 Washing
ton party men. The total registration
last year was 247,179.
In Scranton 4,500 persons register
ed, the Republicans having 2,3O2,
Democrats LIZA and Washingtonians
247.
In Lancaster 1900 of $500 who
registered were Republicans and but
80 Democrats.
less than 10000, of which 13,023 were
Republicans and but 1880 Democrats.
This gives a percentage of rs of the
first day to the Republicans.
In Williamsport Republicans led
Democrats, but only so Washington
ians enrolled.
In York 1850 registered, Democrats
and Republicans splitting even.
In Allentown, Democrats led as
usual, but the Republicans showed a
gain, and in Altoona Republicans got
81 per cent.
In Pottsville. South Bethlehem and
Beaver Falls, three new cities, the reg
istration was small and the Republi-
cans far ahead, the proportion in
Pottsville being fifty per cent. In
Easton, Palmer's home district, only
1,1S7 registered, the Republicans hav-
ing nearly one-half.
Scattering reports from other cities
show the Republicans were ahead al
most every place.
DIR. Martin G.. Brumbaugh is in
Bucks county to-day meeting the plain
people in the vicinity of Doylestown
and will make a good
many visits through the
Brumbaueh next week. Allegheny's
Has Busy Republican county COM
Days Ahead mittee is arranging for
a reception to the Re-
publican candidate for
will visit the Somerset county fair at
Keysersdale on Thursday, September
10, and will deliver an address. He
will go to Pittsburgh the same evening
and will spend the next day in town.
During Friday, September L, DR.. Brum-
baugh will make the rounds of the
county and city officials. The same
evening there will be a reception. Sat
urday, September 12, DIR. Brumbaugh
will spend in Beaver county, returning
to Pittsburgh the evening of the same
day. He will be in Pittsburgh all the
next day, and Sunday and Monday
September IA and Is, he will speak
at the Pittsburgh reunion of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Service.
The aMc League and the Central
Democratic Club have composed their
schedule for the Fall and tnere will
be no conflict of meet
ings as was recently
feared by the men in Organizations
charge of the club. Will Not BE
The Panic League in Conflicts
will have its ice cream
nights early in the
week and its leading lights will make
a point of going to Central meetings.
The question of which crowd will
handle the snews of war this Fall
will be settled lateE The story that
the League banner dropped into the
streets was pronounced a base fabri-
cation last evening. The League has
had a hard time with its banner.
First the pictures looked like those of
men taking bad medicine; then they
faded in the rains; then they were
touched up again and made to look
worse than ever, and then the banner
fell into the street.
William y. McNair, Democratic
candidate for Secretary of Internal Af-
fairs has sent word to friends in this
city that he will not
retire from the place
McNair Will on the ticket which he
Not Give Up won, so that sailing
His Position may he made easier
for Boss Mccormick.
MCNair holds to the
position that he won out by fair means
and by popular vote without any
machine to back him. If this is done
it will mean that fusion will be eff
fected only on governor and lieuten-
ant-governor. There is no more
chance of fusion on senator than there
is on congress-at- large, because the
Democrats and Bull Moosers are at
loggerheads on national issues, the
leading Bull Moose paper of the State
being an unsparing critic of Wilson,
while James l. Blakslee some time ago
called progressives 'ignoramuses.
Members of the ways and means
committee are being stormed with
protests against taxation to make up
the 500, 100000 ask
ed for by the Presi-
dent in his address to Objections
Congress. There are Made to
two members of the Congress
ways and means COM
mittee from Pennsyl-
vania-Mr. Palmer. Democrat, and
Mr.. Moore, Republican. Mr.. Palmer
will doubtless support the Presidents
plan. but Mr.. Moore is expected to
oppose it. Among those showing the
greatest concern over the new tax
plan are tobacco and cigar dealers and
liquor men. Many Philadelphia con-
Germs have put in protests contending
that tobacco and liquor are already
heavily taxed. Congressman Moore
said the contention was being made
that no matter what the tax was i'm
posed the burden would fall upon the
consumer.
The first annual fair of the Red
ress at Fairmount Park, 1850 feet
above sea level, one
of the highest points
Early Frost in the county, assum-
Reported at ed a. political aspect
Red Lion yesterday after o n.
Robert S. Bright, of
Philadelphia, for con-
gressman- large on the Democratic
ticl,e WAS the only sneaker He