Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-23
PolE;c4 In
Pe'e~s4eSaMta
By the Ex- Committeeman


ascertaining results and the other that
the Republican party will simply have
walkover in November. Even in
Democratic counties the Republican
primary vote showed big gains over
recent years and in other counties 1t
was as in Dauphin, two to one. three
to one and four to one. over the com
bined vote of the Democrats and
Washingtonians.
Just as In Dauphin county, where
Democrats indulged in bitter fight
over the nominations for county conf
missioner and director of the poor,
Democrats in Philadelphia and othef
counties where some remnants of the
party of Harrity and Guffey exist
fought over nominations. These fights
were in many instances outcroppings
of the warfare in the party last year
when the Mccormick and Ryan fac
tions fought it out at the primary. In
many districts Democrats will so to
the polls with the knowledge that in
the face of united Republicans they
must face dissension and hard feeling
In their own party. Not in many
years has the Democracy of Pennsyl-
vania been in such a disorganized state
on the eve of the election preceding
presidential campaign The sit
uation i'll Dauphin county is the same
ir other counties. Democrats are
openly arrayed against party manage
ment and fighting over local offices,
while Republicans have gotten to-
gether and the Bull Moosers have
returned
The Washington party has dissolved
as far as any fighting organization is
concerned and 1t has ceased to be
factor in State affairs. In Dauphin
and other counties the irreconcilables
have Joined with the machine Demo-
Gratis in attempts to stay in the po-
litical arena.
The Philadelphia Press to-day says
regarding the situation in that city.
which is of interest to the whole State:
I'm every ward the Republican trend
was of the most decided character. 1t
was of course most marked in So
called independent wards where Re-
publican candidates received larger
votes than even sanguine expectation
anticipated The Washington party
has been eliminated as a serious oppo
sition factor to the Republican party.
A new party would appear to be the
only possibility for further organized
opposition to the Republican organ
ization. The Democratic party cast a
notably small vote and with the presi-
Dental struggle looming up proba-
Republican organization in this city
would seem to be at least two years
off"
Director Porter last night quit his
place in the Philadelphia city govern
ment to give all his attention to his
campaign for mayor. The figures
show that Thomas B. Smith received
about 12s,000 primary votes Porter
got but $1,000. 1t is going to take the
official count to determine who has
been nominated for orphans court in
Philadelphia.
in Easton Mayor Nevin and his
predecessor H. A. Hartzell, will op-
pose each other at the November cleo
ton.
Edwin U. Sewers, Superintendent
of the Lebanon Department of FL
nance, Of whom it was said by Rev.
DR.. Henry w. Slough, the evangelist,
that he had been slated for defeat by
the liquor interests because of his
marching in the opening parade of the
Slough campaign, is the leading May
orally nominee. according to the un-
official returns of the primary election
The other nominee is George T. Spang,
Superintendent of Public Safety.
Sewers vote is 1888 to 1877 for
| Spang. Councilman George F. Krause
and James e. Fisher are practically
assured of reelection, each having re-
ceived more than fifty per cent. of the
votes polled
Peter ]. Sheehan. of South Beth
lehem, who stands on a platform ad-
vocating childrens Fairgrounds and a
pension fund for policemen and fire.
men, was chosen the nominee of the
! Democrats for Mayor at the primary
Tuesday, polling nearly twice as many
votes as his opponent, II. A. r. Diet
rich. There was no candidate for the
| Republican nomination, but several
voters wrote Mr.. Dietrich's name on
the ballot, so he will be the candidate
of that party.
Register of Wills William Connor
former legislator, was renominated
! by Republicans in Allegheny county
He was about the only one of the anti
| Armstrong -Magee faction to gel
| through according to returns. O'Neil
Cribs and Smith are reported to have
been beaten.
Judge Gillan's victory in the
| Franklin county judgeship was one oil
the most striking in the State.
EX-Congressman Henry W. Temple
appears to have won the nomination OF
the Republicans in the oath congres.
sional district. 1t is said he will have
1000 majority. Republicans and Bull
| Moosers united on him.
Judge r. G.. Bushong, Tener ap.
pointee, is nominee for judge in Berks
after all. Henry D. Schaeffer, a
brother of the State Superintendent oil
Public Instruction, will oppose him.
John " Kosek, who brought the
suit to see if third class city mayor
could succeed himself and won it, was
nominated for another term in Wilkes
Barre.
&C. L. Huston, the Coatesville iron.
master. won the nomination for direc-
tor of the poor in Chester county.
j. n. Langham, former corpora
tion clerk in the Auditor Generals
Department, appears to be the sole
nominee for judge in Indiana county
Jonas Fischer, prominent business
man and head of an electric company
is the sole nominee for mayor of VIII.
Transport.
The Rev. T. w. Mckinney. a minis
ter, is one of the nominees for mayor
| of Coatesville. The town is now q
third class city.
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