Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-25
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By the Ex-Committeeman


the municipalities of the State as a
result of the charges regarding Phila-
delphia coal contracts will be under
| taken by the State authorities, al
though they have full authority to do
SO under the terms of the Wilson probe
resolution adopted in the closing hours
of the recent legislative session.
Speaker Charles A. Amber. who
was asked to name committee to
turn up conditions in Philadelphia by
II. d. Altman, chairman of the Frank
lin committee, said last night that he
did not intend TO call 1t, as he did not
believe the commission should meet
before the election. "If it meets at all,
ii will be after that time" said he.
1t Is understood that efforts have
also been made to have the legislative
committee probe Pittsburgh and some
other cities of the State.
John H. Mailey. who was ap-
pointed as n deputy factory inspector
for northumberland county on Sat
uroay. is former postmaster of
northumberland borough.
-Gibboney is now charging that
Director Porter failed to clean up
Philadelphia. He is also charged by
John w. Frazier with ignoring civil
service, and the whole Blankenburg
administration seems to be getting
thumped all along the line.
Delaware county Democrats are
up IN arms against the State machine
because of the effort of the Wilson ad-
ministration to economic by cutting
out some post Offices
Allegheny county Republicans have
gotten together and are making an
aggressive campaign with speeches al
most every night.
Chairman Howard w. Body. of
the Berks county Democratic commit
tee, is being sharply criticised for
cutting into the nonpartisan campaign
Ioi councilmen of Reading. Body has
Deen reported as taking an active part
in the city affairs when he has some
factional troubles in his county.
Considerable interest has been
aroused in Dauphin, Cumberland and
other counties where some remnants
OF last Falls Democratic machine
linger by intimations that voters
should use stickers "in the right
place" This has set some of the
Democratic candidates in fiutter be-
cause they fear that the machine fac
tionists are likely to attempt to put
over some candidates in defiance of
what the Democratic voters did at the
primaries. This and some reported
large contributions are interesting
Democratic workers.
The Lancaster city mayoralty is
once more to the front because the
half past the eleventh hour with
drawal of DR.. H. r. Garvey. the Wash
iington party candidate for mayor of
Lancaster, leaves the fight between DIR.
M. L. Chadman, Democratic candidate
ana Mayor Fl. L. Trout, Republican,
1t is generally conceded that the
washington party could poll only n
small vote and the Republican vote is
so large that only the unexpected
could elect the Democratic nominee
Much interest is manifested by Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike i'm the
muddle of the two Democratic County
Commissionership candidates. David f.
Magee, of Lancaster, and Amos S.
Hess, of Gap. A resolution adopted in
July, at a meeting of the Democratic
county committee required the candi-
date who received the least vote to
withdraw. but Hess refused to obey
the resolution.
Aggressive campaigning for the clos
ing days of the Philadelphia mayor
atty canvass in the interest of Thomas
b. Smith, nominee for mayor, and his
colleagues on the Republican ticket
was inaugurated this afternoon by the
Republican City Committee at head
quarters. AS this was the last meeting
Of the committee before the election,
1T is expected that final instructions
Will be given to be impaired to the
ward committee at the meetings 70
be held throughout the city this eve
ming. Senator Penrose has engage
ments to speak in different sections of
PHILADELPHIA ever night this week eX-
cepting Saturday. which being All Hal
lowe'en campaigning will be suspend
ed. Governor Brumbaugh will speak
in South Philadelphia and German
town on Friday night.
President Judge Johnson, of the
Delaware. county courts. on Saturday
rendered decision which left to
county commissioners the settling of
the ballot. He refused to issue a pre-
emptory writ of mandamus against
the Delaware county commissioners
which would compel them to place
the names of all eight candidates for
council in Chester and the names of
the three candidates for mayor upon
Action against the commissioners was
started by William Ward, Jr.. Ellis 3.
McClenachan and Walter II. Craig,
candidates for council and william T.
Fowden. candidate for mayor and
alternative writs of mandamus were
issued These were argued imme-
diately and the commissioners declared
that it was their intention to place
the names of all candidates for coun-
ell on the tickets. w. S. Mcdowell.
candidate for mayor. received 1896
votes. and the question hinged upon
the fifty per cent. clause of the act of
1915. The court held that the ques-
tion of deciding how many votes were
cast and whether ono man got more
than fifty per cent. of them rests with
the county commissioners, Judge
Johnson declaring that no court can
inquire into the question.
ALLIES AND THE BALKANS
tF'rom the Kansas City Times1
The New York Times doesn't see
what the allies want of the Balkan. di-
trict. anyway, and it urges them not to
be lured to battle-ground not of their