Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-16
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BY the Ex.Conamitteeman

The greatest political activity in ad-
vance of a primary since the men,
orable contest of 1912 is being mani
tested all over Pennsylvania to-day
because of the primary for nomination
of candidates for Superior Court by
the state at large, of judicial candi-
dates in almost thirty districts and of
county and municipal candidates.
The registration and enrolment has
been so tremendously Republican that
everywhere predictions are made that
the Republican vote will break rec
ords. 1t Is certain that chances favor
the election of Republicans in almost
every county. the Democrats being di-
vided. as in Dauphin. over the nomi-
nations and because of the manner in
which patronage was distributed.
Senator Penrose has two important
engagements which will take him out
of the State within the next month.
He has been invited by the national
officers of the Patriotic Order Sons of
America to address their national en-
campment, which will be held in Bal
umore on Wednesday, September 20.
The senior senator is booked to make
the principal address at the annual
meeting of the Southern New England
Textile Club, which will be held in
Providence, r. l., on Saturday, Oc-
tober 16. 1t is expected that upon this
occasion Senator Penrose will outline
the general character of the textile
schedule of the tariff bill which he is
drafting for submission to the coming
session of Congress. Senator Penrose
will make an address at a flag raising
under the auspices of the Henry G.
Dodge Camp, Sons of Veterans, at
Darby, on Wednesday, September %.
he has accepted an invitation to at
tend the annual outing of President
Kennedy. Of the Cumberland Valley
Railroad Company at his home.
Ragged Edge, Franklin county, on
Saturday, October 2. Upon the invi-
tation of officers of the association he
will visit the Bedford County Fair at
Bedford on Wednesday, October 6.
The Schuylkill county grand jury,
which is holding a special session to
determine whether fraud has been
used to transfer hundreds of Demo-
cratic voters to the Republican coll
umn, in order to influence the Repub-
hcan nominations, spent the whole of
yesterday inspecting registration books
and is expected to make q report to
court tomorrow. Judge Brumm was
very pointed in addressing the jury.
He said: If only one man has been
falsely registered, that man has cheat
ed somebody else in making that regis
tration. If a Democrat has registered
as Republican for the purpose of
foisting on the Republican ticket some
particular person. that man has cheat
ed some Republican voter. If a Re-
publican has falsely registered as a
Democrat for the same purpose, he
has cheated some Democrat"
The Philadelphia Inquirer says: "A
serious division in the ranks of the in
dependents has resulted over an at
tempt to have Director of Public
Safety George D. Porter picked as the
choice of the Public Service Commit
tee of One Hundred to be supported
for the nomination for mayor. The
issue Will come to a head at meeting
of the committee which has been called
for tomorrow. 1t is possible that the
outcome of this gathering will be a
decision to leave the question to the
voters to decide at the primaries next
Tuesday. Friends of Director Porter
hope, however. TO get majority to
declare in his favor. There is an ele-
ment in the committee which holds
that there should be no Endorsement
OF any candidates until after the pri-
maries. Colonel Sheldon Potter does
not intend to allow the proposition to
indorse Director Porter for mayor to
be put through without protest.
The Cumberland county Pro-
hibition committee has offered re-
wards aggregating $3.50 for frauds at
the primary elections next week. This
cffer has been made every year.
The Philadelphia independents
are in bad way. They do not know
whom to support and want to know
il Potter and Porter will start a new
party in case of defeat.
-Philadelphia and Pittsburgh city
councils will resume sessions next
week for the winter.
An active campaign against the
proposed big loan for Pittsburgh has
been started. 1t is contended that it
is an amount not justified.
Porter and Potter have renewed
their warfare ana rival platforms and
inquiries are spreading about the city.
1t now involves James Alcorn and
Representative Samuel B. Scott.
who are rivals for city solicitor.