Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-01
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By the Ex-Committeeman

Reports coming to the States Cap
that the woman suffrage amendment,
the big thing in the State election, will
have hard shedding tomorrow. EST
mates and guesses vary anywhere from
$4,000 to 10000 MS the adverse ma
jority according to feelings of the
guesser. The suffragists themselves
have issued no estimates, claimed no
counties or made predictions, but
have mad pleas for justice, the square
deal and other phrases which have
come to the front in the unique and
splendid canvass which they have con-
Quoted.
The situation with regard to the
suffrage amendment, according to
statements made by men who keep a
close watch on the trend of politics
in their counties, is that the suffragists
have failed to generally interest the
members of their own sex. This con-
dition prevails not only in the
populous counties of Philadelphia and
Allegheny, but in such rural counties
as Lancaster, Lebanon and Hunting
don, and in industrial counties. Many
of the leaders in the parties are out
spoken in favor of suffrage, but the
home influences, upon which the suf-
Hagists unquestionably counted, have
not been aroused to sympathy.
The suffrage amendment will gain
because of it's position on the ballot.
The other three amendments are I'M
portant in State affairs. interesting
people in nearly every walk of life
and through fear of missing many will
probably vote for all. Organized labor
and men active in political and gov
ernmental affairs, from the Governor
to ward leaders are urging the amend
ment to enable the Legislature 30
make laws establishing workmen's
compensation as compulsory. The
ratification of this amendment is eX-
pected by the political sharps here.
The other two amendments, relative
to Philadelphia's debt limit and to the
improvement of the real estate trans
fer system, are also expected to be
ratified, but the vote on them will not
be as great as on the compensation
amendment. Votes on constitutional
amendments have always been less
than for heads of tickets The total
vote in the State for presidential cleo
tors in 1912 aggregated 1,217,O00. In
the last gubernatorial campaign 1t ran
about 1,112,000.
The election of three superior court
judges has attracted much attention
the last fortnight because of the court
proceedings to determine the right of
the three high candidates at the pri-
mary to be sole nominees, it being re-
vealed that the act as far as 1t pro-
vides for computation of the majority
needed to become a sole nominee for
judge is unworkable.
Judges John B. Head, Greensburg.
and George b. Orlady, Huntingdon,
who led the six candidates are certain
to be reelected and j. Henry Will
llams, Philadelphia, will likely be the
third judge S. H. Huselton, Pitts
burgh, and w. d. Wallace, New Castle,
will divide a vote which If concen-
trated would make either one of them
a formidable candidate. Charles Pal
mer. of Chester. stands little show of
getting the vote he received at the
primary. His poll was one of the sur
prises of the September preliminary
election.
Beyond all doubt tho return to the
party movement has generally i'm
many counties which have been battle
grounds in the last few years, such as
Dauphin, the Republicans will elect
their whole county tickets. Deter
mined campaigns to make the Re-
publican sweep of big proportions are
being made so that positions may be
favorable for the presidential. State,
congressional and legislative contests
next year. The Philadelphia mayoralty
and the mayoralty and councilmanic
contests in the cities of the State and
many of the local elections in the
larger boroughs will have an import
ant bearing on the State campaign next
year and reports coming here show
Republicans In far moro advantageous
position than for some time.
One congressional election is to be
held and 1t is in the Beaver Lawrence
Washington district where a Re-
publican will be chosen to succeed the
late William M. Brown, of New Castle.
This election will show extent of tho
return to the party movement in some
significant counties.
The liquor issue is paramount in
over half the common pleas judicial
district elections. These elections, on
a nonpartisan basis. are attracting a
great deal of attention and the per-
sonalities of candidates are being