Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-18
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One by one the roses of the Wash
lngton party fade. Westmoreland, AL
legheny and Fayette having shown a
terrific slump in enrolment now comes
along Clarion with a worse drop than
In any yet reported. Clarion is a
Democratic county and the Bull Moos-
ers developed over 1900 votes for
Roosevelt in 1912. The recent enroll
ment shows Democrats 4.457. about
the normal; Republicans 3,553, which
Is gain, Socialists 365. Prohibitionists
2S2 and Washington party so. Five
men registered as Independents
twelve as Progressives. one as Bull
Moose and one as Anarchist.
The Philadelphia registration is be-
ing watched with much interest as it
is expected to show that the Washing
ton party is now only o shadow.
While the remnant of the Bull
Moose in Dauphin county is talking
about fusing with the dominant wing
of the faction torn Democracy, there
are a good many Democrats who are
objecting, to any new alliance with the
Washingtonians. They claim they
failed to deliver last time and that
they have nothing now.
1T might me remarked in passing
that the fusion game looks a good
bit, to a man on the side, like an ef-
fort to make expenses. The Dauphin
county experiment, now that the DEM
ocrats have shown no scruples what
ever about disregarding the verdict
of primary, may be tried in other
counties.
Nominating petitions were filed at
the Capitol to-day by the following
judicial candidates:
Common Pleas Court = Thomas F.
TzGl nnI
William P. Young, Montgomery; Hen
ry c. Quigley. Center; Robert F.
Glenn, Venango; Sevellon F. Channel,
Tioga; John w. Reed, Jefferson, the
latter being the present judge.
Associate Judge-George Zundell,
Forest.
The time for fling such petitions ex-
pires next Tuesday.
The name of Col. Sheldon Potter.
former chief of artillery of the Ma
tional Guard, is now being mentioned
for the independent mayoralty nomi-
nation for Mayor of Philadelphia.
The Colonel Is getting used to 1t by
this time. Many prominent business
men have been urging him.
The Moore boom received new
impetus yesterday when businessmen
met and urged his selection as a
means of giving an experienced man
and one who would be acceptable to
all.
The Philadelphia Ledger says to-
day that the Ware firm has over a
million dollars worth of city con-
tracts in Philadelphia and hints that
the Senator may unload so as not to
interfere with the Congressman.
-Pottsville has seventeen candi-
dates for City Commissioner
Senator Penrose has made nu-
merous engagements for the re-
mainder of this month and part of
September, indicating that the Phila-
delphia Mayoralty situation will not
receive his undivided attention. His
engagements follow: August "a,
Reading. fiftieth anniversary p. o. S.
of A; August 2S, Lehigh County Re-
publican Committee meeting at Le-
vans, near Allentown, formal opening
of the November campaign; August
S0-31, Scranton, twelfth annual con-
vention Spanish War Veterans Sep
tember 6, Shanksville, Somerset Coun-
ty, P. o. S. of A. meeting; September
z, Pittsburgh Railway Mail Clerks AS
sociation; September 10, Putin Bay,
Ohio, Perry Victory Commission meet
ing; September Is, Hanover, Old
Home Week.