Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-09
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ties as to the registration that has
been under way since the books closed
at the polling places are that the pro-
portion of Republicans registering is
as great as in the early days. In
Philadelphia a majority of. the thou
sands registered were Republicans in
spite of the Gact that the reformers
campaign is in full swing. In other
places the same condition prevails. 1t
only goes to emphasize the fact that
this is a Republican year.
Governor Brumbaugh added to the
rap given to advocates of aspirants to
the Supreme bench by Attorney Gen
eral Brown at Pocono last night. He
had been bothered all along his tour
by friends of candidates who want to
this remark: I have too much re-
spect for John P. Elkin to consider a
successor so soon after his DEATH
The name of the Fair Play party
has been pre-empted in Allegheny
county. 1t IS said to be move of the
friends of David B. Johns one of the
candidates for prothonotary.
FIX x-Dircctor George D. Porter,
the Franklin party's candidate for
mayor in Philadelphia, is having
cause someone started the story that
he was formerly n Democrat. Porter
Is rather vehement in his denials.
Il. p. Knifen, who lost out in the
Wilkes-Barre race for the mayoralty
nomination, may challenge the right
of Mayor, John V. Kosek, of that city,
ID sole place on the ballot. kosek is
the man who brought the action to de-
termine IL a third class city mayor
could be candidate to succeed him
self and won.
Clarence Antrim, who was turned
down by the new Washington party
outfit for sheriff nominee in Philadel-
phia, is inclined 10 be miffed. He has
been insurging so long that it is a
wonder he was not considered in this
years motley collection.
William SulZer. former governor
OF New York, is due in Scranton to-day
to address the Lackawanna county
Prohibition committee. Suffers speech
is being awaited with interest because
OF the view it may give of the latest
political slant.
northumberland county Demo-
cratic bosses of the reorganization
stripe have found themselves so much
m the minority this year that it is
doubtful If they will make any contest
when the time comes to elect members
OF the county committee next year.
Senator Jack" Moore. of Allie
gheny county, Republican nominee for
county controller in his county, yes
terday handed Lieutenant Governor
Frank b. McClain his resignation as
senator. He turned it in at the Phila-
delphia ball game, it is said. The
question will probable be raised ct
Pittsburgh whether Moore is eligible
TO the place under old acts. The SEN
ator says he will take the chances.
a q n of
was heap big Bull Mooser in 1912.
-Suffragists and "antis" are MAX
ing things lively in Philadelphia. The
ants have distributed 100000 but
tons in that city and are making
speeches as vigorous as the sufrragists
Pittsburgh is having much the same
kind of interesting campaigning.
-Schuylkitl. Lackawanna and other
DIG counties had anywhere from forty
to sixty ties to draw yesterday and
there do not seem to have been any
appeals threatened as a result.
Congressman Ware had Repub-
lcan candidates as his guests at the
philadelphia baseball game yesterday.
Men interested in every one of the
political parties on the militant list in
Philadelphia made the baseball game
a gathering ground yesterday and the
great American sport made them for
get they were rivals.
Whether the fusion game will be
worked in Philadelphia or not is in
teresting a good many people. The
Democrats appear to have realized
| that their chances of becoming the
dominant party in that county dis
appeared last year and they are trying
to combine the disaffected elements.
The latest game in the Philadel-
phla reform movements is to have
Michael j. Ryan retire from the race
for judge of Court No. 2 in Philadel-
city solicitor again. Mr.. Ryan was
! elected on the Democratic tickets and
Is being very much courted.
From the mass of evidence in the
| election fraud cases in the Allegheny
courts 1t is doubtful if a settlement OF
| the dispute between William B. Kirker
and David B. Johns as to who will be
| placed on the ballot as the Republican
| candidate for prothonotary will be set
\ tied in time to have the ballots printed
| for the November election. True bills
were returned by the grand jury
| against Charles NJ McChesnev and
Jacob Amrhein. Charging them with
| larceny. misdemeanor and entering a
building with intent to commit a
| felony in connection with the taking
! OF ballots from a box and burning
tnen1. me count In the returninA
! board was completed in the vote for
! prothonotary yesterday, with the re-
silt that Johns received 1926 and
Kirker 1913, giving Johns a lead of
! As. This will stand unless the court
! decides otherwise. Attorney George
E. Alter, who represents Kirker. has
subpenaed 900 voters OF the First
ward. Braddock. alleging that none
had voted. yet their names appear on
the registry as having done so.
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